Sep
08
2013
During the week 2 podcast with @HokieSmash and myself I said Texas’s game at BYU could be very tricky, and that if Texas didn’t win the heat would really turn up on head coach Mack Brown. This is was despite the Cougars season opening loss at Virginia. You just had the feeling going into Provo the Longhorns …
Sep
07
2013
To quote the great American wrestler Ric Flair “To be the man, you got to beat the man… Wooo!” The SEC has been the top collegiate football conference for what seems like forever. They’ve earned it. 7 straight national titles, multiple top 20 teams each year. On and on… it actually can be a bit …
Sep
06
2013
There have been a couple of things I’ve kept an eye on all year that are under the radar but bode well for the ACC’s future. One is football recruiting, where the ACC by most any measure is 2nd to the SEC in football this year. More than half the conference including Louisville is the …
Sep
05
2013
@HokieSmash and me ( @TalkinACCSports ) are at it again as we do our 2nd ACC Podcast that reviews Week 1 and gets you ready for week 2 in ACC Football. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. This week we cover… ACC Team of Week 1 Which ACC Team could have done better? ACC …
Sep
03
2013
What a unbelievable first week of college football! Clemson made a statement against Georgia, the good kind. Jameis Winston looks like the real deal at Florida State, and Virginia scored a quality non conference win over BYU. Nobody in the ACC lost to anybody they weren’t supposed to. It was a solid opening for the …
Sep
03
2013
@HokieSmash provided us this press release… Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Football Players of the Week Tajh Boyd leads four Clemson honorees following Tigers’ win over No. 5 Georgia GREENSBORO, N.C. – Clemson senior quarterback Tajh Boyd, who accounted for five touchdowns in leading the eighth-ranked Tigers to a 38-35 win over fifth-ranked Georgia in Saturday night’s nationally-televised college …
Sep
02
2013
Sometimes changing the football perception of a conference isn’t just always about who you beat it’s also about who you don’t lose to. Conferences and their football prowess, it’s a narrative we hear all the time. Maybe it’s over blown, but if the last couple of years have taught us anything it matters with TV …
Sep
01
2013
Let’s face it Clemson’s history gave them a lot of doubters. Brilliant performances followed up inexplicable and in some in cases humiliating losses. Things started to change last year when the Tigers only losses were to top 10 ten teams Florida State and South Carolina. The season ended with a confidence building win over SEC …
Aug
31
2013
First off, really happy for my man @HokieSmash. He’s the only North Dakota State fan I know, and earlier in the week on our podcast he said NDSU could upset Kansas St. Congrats sir! By the way anyone that schedules Boise St. or a top 10 FCS school is insane. Good FCS teams, are well coached …
Aug
29
2013
So North Carolina got beat 27-10 to South Carolina. It wasn’t a particularly close game either. What I don’t understand is the gross generalizations that come from a game like this. The Tar Heels are awful, ACC football is awful. It’s more of the same year after year. Look this game doesn’t change anything about …
Aug
26
2013
Take a listen to @HokieSmash and me ( @TalkinACCSports ) as we do our first ACC Podcast that previews Week 1 in ACC Football. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. This week we cover… ACC Game of the Week ACC Team that might get upset this week Offensive and Defensive …
Aug
25
2013
When the Miami Hurricanes joined the ACC in 2004, John Swofford had dreams of epic Florida State and Miami battles. The Hurricanes were going to be one of the ACC’s flagship football schools. It never happened. Since the Miami has been in the ACC, Wake Forest has won an ACC Title. Virginia Tech has 4 …
Aug
24
2013
When you are the Clemson Tigers and Dabo Swinney, each big non-conference game is like audition. 2 years ago Clemson won the ACC, but got humiliated by West Virginia in the Orange Bowl. In many ways the luster of winning the 2011 ACC, was tarnished. Last year’s season opening win over, at the time, a fringe …
Aug
22
2013
Do you realize this time week we will be watching football? So a couple of more preview articles to get you ready for the season. For each ACC teams there are dangerous games that they simply cannot overlook. What’s the biggest trap games for each ACC team this year? Boston College Villanova – August 31, …
Aug
20
2013
2 days ago I was one of many who criticized the NCAA for ruling that ex-Marine Steven Rhodes was ineligible to play this year due to his participation in what amounted to intramural football games while he served this country. Thankfully the NCAA came to it’s senses in short order, no doubt due to the …
Aug
19
2013
This time next week we’ll be readying for week 1 of college football. So what do the ACC bloggers have to say about it. What are ShakintheSouthland’s thoughts on Clemson past week of practice. Some good information here… SCACCHoops has an article of great twitter accounts to follow from one of the ACC’s new members Pittsburgh. …