Oct
10
2013
Good evening everyone – from All Sports Discussion – hope you are doing well. First, we know that some of our readers live in the Washington, DC/Suburban, MD/Northern (and other parts of the country) have been called back from furlough and are now working back in our nation’s federal government. That’s good news!! We also …
Oct
10
2013
The latest from contributor @A_E_M One of the great things that bloggers like myself do is surf the net reading about their favorite teams or sports. Most of those articles I agree with, some I do not, and then there is the ones that make me shake my head and those I write about as “My …
Oct
09
2013
Virginia Tech fans – it’s finally here!!! Let’s cut to the chase here: For years, we have wanted to play Tennessee in a regular season match up – this is something that should have happened a long time time ago (schools are 233 miles apart)!!! We should be playing an entire series over six years …
Oct
08
2013
@HokieSmash returns and is back with me ( @TalkinACCSports ) this week on the ACC podcast. We have a special guest @STH_Hokie joining us. Please give him a follow a twitter. We review Week 6 and gets you ready for week 7 in ACC Football. There are also a couple of new special segments we hope you enjoy. To download …
Oct
07
2013
We have to check in on our ACC Bloggers today. Here goes! How about some news and notes from Tomahawknation after Florida State’s destruction of Maryland this past weekend. What do you say about such a performance when you are on the other end of a 63-0 loss? Ask TestudoTimes. Clemson blog ShakintheSouthland was pleased with …
Oct
06
2013
It’s been a good year in the ACC. Clemson and Florida State are in the thick of the national title chase. Miami is undefeated and in the top 15. Virginia Tech has moved into the top 25. There are marquee wins over Georgia and Florida. Yes it’s been a good year in the ACC unless …
Oct
06
2013
The ACC never needed to be great from top to bottom to start gaining respect as a football conference. What they needed was for a group of teams to start separating themselves from the rest of the conference. In the last 2 years Florida State and Clemson were already very much doing that. That’s was …
Oct
03
2013
@HokieSmash couldn’t participate this week on the podcast, so we have @DukeBlogMKline joining me ( @TalkinACCSports ) on our Week 6 ACC Podcast that reviews Week 5 and gets you ready for week 6 in ACC Football. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. We really appreciate @DukeBlogMKline coming on and sharing his thoughts on ACC Football for this …
Sep
30
2013
We are starting to get into the thick of the ACC conference race. What are the ACC bloggers take on things? Virginia Tech blog GobblerCountry says A Vision was Realized in the Hokies win over Georgia Tech. From what I’ve seen that’s the best defense in the ACC, maybe one of the 5 best in the …
Sep
29
2013
There are 20 remaining undefeated teams at the FBS level. We are going to rank their shot at the national title game from 1-20. This is not a ranking based on who are the best teams, but of their chances of getting to the title game. 1) Alabama (4-0) : AP – 1 Coaches – …
Sep
29
2013
It’s been a good start to football in the ACC this year. There are big wins over the likes of Georgia and Florida. Clemson, Florida State, and Miami are all top 20 teams. Virginia Tech is showing signs of life. Maryland looks legitimate and is much improved. Pittsburgh is out of the gate 3-1. Alot …
Sep
26
2013
Reports of the demise of the Virginia Tech football team may have been premature. The Hokies football program is slipping. Frank Beamer is past his prime. Not so fast, in 2013 the Virginia Tech Hokies just moved to 4-1 after a win over Georgia Tech. Look Virginia Tech isn’t going to join Clemson and Florida …
Sep
24
2013
Here are @HokieSmash and me ( @TalkinACCSports ) with our Week 5 ACC Podcast that reviews Week 4 and gets you ready for week 5 in ACC Football. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. This week we cover… ACC Teams of Week 4 Which ACC Team could have done better in Week 4? ACC Offensive …
Sep
23
2013
We missed our Articles from around the ACC Blogosphere last week when I was out of town, but we are back to it this week. As we get into the thick of the ACC conference races, lets see what our ACC bloggers have for us. After Georgia Tech’s hard fought win over North Carolina, Yellow …
Sep
22
2013
The leaves are starting to change. It’s the getting towards the end of September, and looking down the ACC schedule there aren’t many conferences that are going to catch the rest of the country’s attention… Not so this year. There are three things you need to make for a football conference people want to watch. …
Sep
21
2013
I guess you’ve noticed there’s been a little inactivity on the blog for a few days. Sometimes the day job throws a little snag in the blogging. I got winged out of the country for the week, but I’m back. I’ve been following what’s been going on, and a couple of ACC teams not named …