@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) preview the ACC Football season with a great return guest @TerryPJohnson. Terry as always had great insight into the ACC and we enjoyed having him. ACC Preview Podcast. Virginia | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Miami | North Carolina | Syracuse | Louisville  To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this order, …

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Monday morning I saw this tweet from media consultant @JWMediaDC. It was the first indication that the ACC was taking a hard look at the the Pac-12’s remaining schools. The Pac 4 will talk with the ACC have talks about a merger. The ACC legal team feels that the additions @StanfordFball @calfootball @OregonState @WSUCougarFB could …

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Let’s not kid ourselves, it’s not the Big 10 vs SEC, it’s FOX vs ESPN. When a realignment move occurs, it doesn’t happen without FOX and ESPN evaluating and approving or rejecting it. They may be even initiating it depending on who you ask. In the last 2 years, Texas and Oklahoma joined the SEC. …

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August 4, 2023 – the official end of college athletics as we knew it. We can look at previous realignment moves, media rights agreements, NIL, etc etc as other landmark events, but it really and truly died Friday. This isn’t the end it’s the beginning. When schools like Stanford, Oregon State, California, and Washington State …

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Florida State’s BOT had a lot to say on Wednesday. ESPN’s @ADavidHaleJoint shared his take on the ACC after the events of yesterday. We highlight some of his most interesting comments. I don’t want to address every message board rumor, but I’ll talk about 1: FSU does not have a fraud claim to get out …

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Best / Worst Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson |  Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2023 Football Schedule Florida State Welcome back Florida State Seminoles. The Seminole football program had been MIA since 2016, but in 2022 the Noles resembled the program they are undoubtedly capable of being …

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College Football news that’s not about realignment? How about the ACC pre-season poll? ⭐️ 2023 ACC Football Preseason Poll ⭐️ 📰 https://t.co/soUsyxXFXx pic.twitter.com/pdeSDw8S50 — ACC Football (@ACCFootball) August 1, 2023 Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page.

It’s finally here, well mostly. The Pac 12 media deal is a primary streaming one with incentives. “The [Apple] deal is a primary streaming deal…the money, although initially may be below where the Big 12 is expected to start…there’s potential through subscriptions via Apple TV to go past that Big 12 number.” – Pete Thamel …

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@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) close out our podcast ACC preview series with a fantastic guest @Les_Johns  of https://247sports.com/college/wake-forest/ to cover Wake Forest. It was a great way to finish our previews and we thank Les for joining. Virginia | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Miami | North Carolina | Syracuse | Louisville  To find old podcasts prior to episode …

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Best / Worst Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College |  Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson |  Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2023 Football Schedule Pittsburgh Pittsburgh spent has spent the majority of the last 25 years treading water as a program. Under Pat Narduzzi the Panther really took a leap forward the …

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Best / Worst Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Pittsburgh |  Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson |  Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2023 Football Schedule Boston College  Jeff Hafley and Boston College are at a crossroads. Hafley enters his 4th season at Boston College with zero bowl wins, zero 7+ wins seasons, …

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So here we are – Colorado is headed to the Big 12, and the Pac 12 is on life support in a development that sent shockwaves through the college football world. There are lessons to be learned especially for a conference like the ACC tied together for now by the GOR, but fighting an uphill …

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Best / Worst Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke  | Boston College | Pittsburgh |  Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson |  Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2023 Football Schedule Georgia Tech The nightmare Geoff Collins era at Georgia Tech ended in September 2022. Interim now full-time head coach Brent Key brought more consistency …

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I never expected ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips to release a full blown revenue plan Tuesday, but he left big clues on that subject. If you think the ACC’s Media Rights revenue doesn’t increase more than current projections at some point in the next few years then you simply are not paying attention. Whether this assures …

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@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) keep moving through our ACC Podcast previews. In this podcast we preview the Syracuse Orange with Syracuse Alum @BH_Orange44   Brian Harrison. We appreciate Brian joining us on the show!  Previous Podcasts Virginia | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Miami | North Carolina | Wake Forest | Louisville  To find old podcasts prior …

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