It’s January so we have to check on the Way Too Early top 25 rankings. I’ve never had a problem with these coming out early. They are fun to read through, and they create some off-season debate. Clemson and Florida State dot are all over every top 15. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35391913/2023-way-too-early-college-football-top-25 https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-rankings-georgia-michigan-lead-way-too-early-top-25-ahead-of-2023-season/ https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/college-football-rankings-our-way-too-early-top-25-for-2023 https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2023-01-11/college-football-rankings-preseason-top-25-2023-season https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/college-football-rankings-georgia-alabama-top-25-2023/zyvp0csdodb15fnr3hrdkck6 Make sure …

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Thanks to  @ASD_Hokiesmash  who forwarded this press release. Jan. 9, 2023 Four Players and Two Head Coaches Representing the ACC Elected to 2023 College Football Hall of Fame Class GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced Monday the 2023 College Football Hall of Fame Class, which includes …

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We go from coldest to hottest. 0 – Ice Cold 1 – Still cool 2 – There’s smoke 3 – Getting Warm 4 – On Fire 5 – Start working on the resume Jeff Brohm, Louisville = 0 Jeff Brohm takes over at Louisville, much to the delight of Cardinal fans. Brent Key, Georgia Tech  …

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I’m just going to leave this here for FSU fans to enjoy One of the greatest drives in college football history. Eight years ago today, @FSUFootball went 80 yards to win the National Championship 🏆 pic.twitter.com/9gqA1V99bn — ACC Network (@accnetwork) January 6, 2023 Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please …

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ACC Team of the Week : Pittsburgh – for a 37-35 win over #18 UCLA in the Sun Bowl 14. Virginia  (3-7) Last Week: 14 What will the offense look like without Brennan Armstrong? 13. Virginia Tech (3-8) Last Week: 13 Justin Fuente left a mess for Brent Pry didn’t he? 12. Boston College (3-9) Last …

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The last few years it’s been hard to find positives for ACC football after the bowl season. In 2021, we had to say this The ACC could have used a credible bowl season. Sure with all the opt-outs, transfers, and COVID results you can argue that you can’t make sweeping generalizations about a conference good …

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It’s been an up-and-down season for ACC football which is an upgrade over previous seasons. We’ll talk more about that later. The conference did end up with a winning bowl record (5-4) for the first time since 2018, and it was clinched by the Pittsburgh Panthers in an improbable win against one best teams an …

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After a 31-14 thumping in the Orange Bowl to Tennessee, the question is not whether Dabo Swinney should re-evaluate his program. That’s an absolute no-brainer, but will he re-evaluate it? Clemson will finish the year at 11-3 and ACC Champion. It will be a top-15 season. That’s a great season for most college football programs. …

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NC State won 8 games this year. They beat UNC, Florida State, and a pretty good Texas Tech team, and you still feel this is the season that got away from the Wolfpack. The stars aligned with QB Devin Leary returning, and a talented shutdown defense. There was talk of being ACC Champions and a …

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If you think North Carolina had a roller-coaster season, they have nothing on Syracuse. After six games this year, the Orange were the darlings of the ACC. They were 6-0 and ranked in the top 15. Dino Babers was right there with Duke’s Mike Elko as an ACC COY candidate. This included wins against a …

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Florida State didn’t play their best football in a 35-32 Cheez-It Bowl win victory over Oklahoma. The Sooners came out motivated, and with an excellent offensive game plan that kept the Noles off-balance the entire game. As the Seminoles continue to re-establish their program, they did what mature football programs do. They found a way …

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On November 12th, North Carolina stood 9-1 and in the top 15 with a QB in Drake Maye in line to get to NYC and contend for a Heisman. There was even a remote shot at the playoffs. Then it all just fell apart. North Carolina started to find ways to lose in every possible …

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What other superlative can you use to describe Mike Elko’s first season at Duke? After a 9-4 season that included a bowl win was it astonishing, stunning, or shocking? How about all of the above and more? Before Elko’s arrival, Duke went 1-17 in the ACC, and 0-8 last year. They won only 5 total …

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When you are the Alabamas and Clemsons of the world your floor in a season is 10 maybe 11 wins. That is only for the elite of the elite programs. For 95% of college football if your floor is consistently 8 wins then you are probably one of the top 35 programs in college football, …

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Wednesday’s National Signing Day just doesn’t have the excitement it used to have with the transfer portal now a part of the game. That said it’s still a big day, but we’d also have to look at the transfer portal rankings. Who made out in the ACC? Recruiting Rankings are pulled from Rivals.com, 247Sports, and  Transfer …

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