Apr
26
2023
For some off-season football reading, we want to look at the ACC’s 10 best Out of Conference wins of the 2020s. For the health of the ACC, the list needs to improve, but we did see some significant wins last year as the league took a step in the right direction. For the previous decade, we …
Apr
25
2023
It’s just 2 more days until the NFL draft, so we take one more last minute look at those Mock Drafts. This year’s NFL Draft is April 27 – April 29. It’s time to check out those NFL Mock Drafts. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2023-nfl-mock-draft-ravens-trade-lamar-jackson-to-49ers-for-trey-lance-will-anderson-jr-falls-out-of-top-5/ https://www.nfl.com/news/eric-edholm-2023-nfl-mock-draft-3-0-raiders-trade-up-for-c-j-stroud-texans-pass- https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2023-nfl-mock-draft-pff-analysts-seven-rounds-four-qbs ProFootballTalk.NBCSports https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2023/4/24/23689765/nfl-mock-draft-2023-new-projection-first-round Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account …
Apr
24
2023
@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are moving along in our previews with Virginia Tech. We are joined by Tim Thomas @TimThomasTLP of https://techlunchpail.com/. Checkout Tim’s great coverage of Virginia Tech there! We appreciate him joining the podcast. 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, these are …
Apr
23
2023
While this is an ACC blog, it doesn’t mean we don’t pay attention to actual realignment news across the country. Anything that happens or potentially could happen may affect the ACC and that’s why it matters. Notice I said “actual realignment news” and not the latest non-sense Twitter rumor. In recent weeks we’ve seen a …
Apr
22
2023
14. Virginia Injured during last year’s tragic events at UVa, Mike Hollins scoring a TD in the spring game was one the biggest highlights of the ACC Spring Football season. There’s potential at UVa for this season, but it’s harder to gauge the bottom of the league right now than the top. 13. Virginia Tech …
Apr
21
2023
Last Saturday we looked at the ACC Spring Game Highlights from that day. Three more games were Friday night, so let’s check out their Highlights. Louisville 👀 The flea flicker 👀 💻 https://t.co/n5pZI9k38m#GoCards pic.twitter.com/fsGmoizTZq — Louisville Football (@LouisvilleFB) April 21, 2023 Syracuse OOOOOOronde! 📺 https://t.co/B3x5XYh68C pic.twitter.com/gppjPYlXch — Syracuse Football (@CuseFootball) April 21, 2023 Duke BOMBS …
Apr
20
2023
It’s back! The articles around the ACC Blogosphere. ACCPerscription says there is an existing blueprint for Pac 12/ACC merger – take a look at the ASUN/WAC merger. What was ShakintheSouthland’s reaction to Clemson’s spring game? Let’s take a look. What a difference a year makes in recruiting for Florida State says ChopChat. With the …
Apr
19
2023
An annual right of spring is laughing at how bad ESPN’s FPI is each season. This year’s ESPN FPI came out and I expected more of the same. I was ready for it, and they of course the ESPN FPI didn’t fail. Using recruiting rankings as a predictive component is just not something I can get behind. …
Apr
17
2023
@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are moving along in our previews with Florida State. We are joined by John Cary @CFBWhatNot2Wear a Florida State grad to get you going with our look at the Seminole preview. Thanks John for joining! To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this …
Apr
16
2023
I took in the Clemson Spring game yesterday, and to my casually observing eye, I just want to throw out some thoughts. I don’t particularly pay too much attention to the unit performances. There are typically players out, schemes aren’t fully employed, and sometimes not even usually developed yet. What does catch my eye is …
Apr
15
2023
Recently I got on to the ACC and ESPN for disappointing Spring Game coverage. It seems ESPN pretty much did the same with the SEC with the large majority of their spring games on the ESPN streaming service. That decision appears above the conference networks, but that doesn’t mean we have to be happy about …
Apr
13
2023
Every time the ACC Network takes a step forward in its programming, they take a step back. The Final Four coverage for the Virginia Tech women, and Miami men was spot on. There was non-stop coverage, interviews, and a focus you’d expect from a conference network. On to the spring games, and the ACC Network …
Apr
11
2023
Three months ago we speculated that ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips was on the Big 10’s radar to be their next conference commissioner. Speculation on that can end. Sources: The Atlantic Coast Conference and commissioner Jim Phillips are finalizing a three-year contract extension that will essentially keep him atop the league through the rest of the …
Apr
10
2023
@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are ready to start our annual series of ACC Football previews beginning with Virginia Football and one of our favorite people – @WillsWorldMN Will Ojanen of accnation.net. Please check out the great work being done over there. To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this …
Apr
08
2023
9 years ago to the day, we looked at the possibility of whether the ACC should consider adding UCONN. I agree UCONN makes some sense, but the southern football schools won’t accept another northern school primarily known for basketball without a football power joining. That means unless Notre Dame walks through that door as a …
Apr
04
2023
Last month we wrote about how the Pac 12 struggled to control the narrative of their recent TV negotiations and realignment activities. When it comes to PR only the Pac 12 does as poor a job as the ACC. Over the last several months most of the realignment rumors have been pure non-sense, not even …