Nov
27
2022
I enjoyed spending a day at E.E. Smith High in Fayetteville, N.C., at the invitation of NFL 360 director/producer Osahon Tongo. He invited me down as the author of “Raye of Light” for interviews on a documentary on Jimmy Raye, Michigan’s pioneering Black quarterback and pioneering Black coach in both college and the NFL. E.E. …
Nov
27
2022
There is a lot of noise about Tulane HC Willie Fritz and his candidacy as Georgia Tech Head Coach. Some sites report this as a near-done deal. Nobody has reported it as official. You know how that works. If it is not officially confirmed, it’s not final. If it is not final, the search is …
Nov
27
2022
This will be a somewhat expanded introduction to the Eliminator, because there really is only one question left for the selection committee. We know that Georgia and Michigan have locked up Playoff bids. TCU is in if it wins next week, and might even be in with a loss. USC is almost certainly in with …
Nov
26
2022
What Mike Elko did at Duke this year was simply astonishing, as he coached Duke to an 8-4 regular season. He’s your slam dunk ACC COY. FSU’s Mike Norvell is the only other ACC coach that should be mentioned in the same sentence as Elko. As other coaches like Dino Babers and Mack Brown made …
Nov
26
2022
The DJ Uiagelelei experiment at Clemson has failed. Saturday’s dismal effort by Clemson against South Carolina cemented this conclusion. Dabo Swinney loyal to a fault hitched his ride to DJ Uiagelelei, and it’s now cost him the end of the Clemson dynasty, the end of Clemson’s ACC Multi-year Title run, the longest home winning streak …
Nov
25
2022
This is just a quick post for tonight, as I have an early wake up. Congrats to Florida State for defeating Florida 45-38. QB Jordan Travis was spectacular as he willed the Noles to victory. Mike Norvell is building. He is definitely building something in Tallahassee. FSU students taking to the field to celebrate with …
Nov
25
2022
NC State had such high expectations coming into the season. Through bad luck, injuries, and poor play the Wolfpack went into their instate rivalry game with UNC 7-4. A 5-loss regular season would have been bitterly disappointing especially with arch-rival North Carolina just a week ago being 9-1 and your Coastal Division Champion. The Wolfpack …
Nov
23
2022
ACC Team of the Week : Georgia Tech – for a 21-17 win over North Carolina 14. Virginia (3-7) Last Week: 13 It was not the way the season was supposed to end for Virginia. 13. Virginia Tech (3-8) Last Week: 14 Virginia Tech’s win over Liberty didn’t gain as much attention as it should. Virginia …
Nov
23
2022
It seems Georgia Tech’s football head coaching is down to two guys that have split the Jacket fanbase Coastal Carolina’s Jamey Chadwell and interim coach Brent Key. Honestly, I’m completely on the fence here, so lets have a little tale of the tape. Jamey Chadwell Pros Navigated Coastal Carolina as they became a FBS school. …
Nov
22
2022
Can the ACC win the ACC/SEC Rivalry week? Yes the ACC can certainly win it this year. Florida State will be a fairly heavy favorite against Florida. Georgia Tech will be a huge underdog against Georgia. Clemson will be favored against South Carolina, but that’s no gimme given the Gamecock’s recent thrashing of Tennessee. Louisville …
Nov
21
2022
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) talk some commonwealth sports with AP Sports Writer @hankkurzjr. It is always a treat whenHank joins the show! 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 topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 435 hankkurzjr tells us about …
Nov
20
2022
With just two weeks left in the season–and one of those weeks has a limited number of games–there is now a pretty distinct number of possible outcomes this year. In certain ways, this makes The Eliminator’s job very easy. Let’s find the most chaotic scenario we can, and ask who’s left out. If we know …
Nov
19
2022
The Clemson Tigers received a gift Saturday from an unlikely source. The South Carolina Gamecocks just gave Clemson a path to the playoffs, with an out-of-nowhere beatdown of the Tennessee Volunteers. This completely eliminates the Vols from playoff consideration. Now I’m not arguing that Clemson is a playoff-caliber team. I can’t say that until I …
Nov
19
2022
Before anyone says Georgia Tech won because Josh Downs dropped a TD pass in the final minutes – well that score wouldn’t have clinched the game, and it’s how you take advantage of breaks that decide games. After that play, Georgia Tech ran out the final couple of minutes by picking up necessary first downs …
Nov
16
2022
ACC Team of the Week : Boston College – for a 21-20 win over NC State 14. Virginia Tech (2-8) Last Week: 13 A road game at Liberty? Good luck with that Hokies. 13. Virginia (3-7) Last Week: 12 God Bless the University of Virginia and its football program after the tragic events of this week. …
Nov
15
2022
Can NC State recover from the disastrous loss to Boston College? NC State losing to Boston College at home on their senior day is the worst conference loss in the ACC… period. Hokiesmash_ASD called in epically bad in a piece he wrote. It’s not even close. NC State had been resilient surviving the season-ending injury …