Dec
29
2021
On October 23rd, the Clemson Tigers sat 4-3 after getting thumped by Pittsburgh 27-17. In 2021, there would be no national title, no playoffs, and no ACC Title. For a perennial top 5 team, that left Clemson staring at a season with seemingly not a lot to play for. Then Clemson started winning and getting …
Dec
29
2021
My podcast partner @Hokiesmash_ASD tweeted this very early in Virginia Tech’s bowl game, and it hits the mark of where the Hokie program is. This is going to be a long day – and it shows how big a rebuilding job that Coach Pry has on his hands. I imagine that Pry is working the …
Dec
29
2021
The 1962 Rose Bowl established a college football Civil Rights milestone, but the 60th anniversary of the New Year’s Day game will come and go attracting little, if any, recognition. What should be remembered as a tipping point quickly turned into an oxymoron – a “forgotten milestone.” The culprit was a 1960s media custom of …
Dec
28
2021
Going into the off-season it seemed Georgia Tech Geoff Collins would have the ACC’s hottest seat. That’s what happens when you win 9 games in 3 years, but he now has a buddy on the scorching hot seat bench. It’s Scott Satterfield at Louisville. Dino Babers deserves a hot seat mention, but things don’t seem …
Dec
27
2021
A conversation with bestselling author John Feinstein on his latest book, “Raise a Fist, Take a Knee.” The End Game, Episode 2 I invite you to follow me on Twitter @shanny4055 Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Dec
26
2021
It’s become virtually impossible to determine if a coaching hire will pan out. Virginia Tech’s Justin Fuente looked like a home run, that obviously didn’t pan out. Louisville’s Scott Satterfield also looked like a great hire that remains a question. We know how the skeptics looked at the hire of Dabo Swinney. We don’t know …
Dec
23
2021
The common reaction to Brian Kelly’s abrupt move on Nov. 30 from Notre Dame to LSU was surprise, but that doesn’t begin to describe Notre Dame legend Terry Hanratty’s reaction. “He threw everybody under the bus,” Hanratty said. “When he made that appearance in Louisiana, he said he’s got the greatest coaches, the greatest AD …
Dec
22
2021
Here is the ACC’s bowl schedule for 2021, and whether you think the games are purely exhibition or not the ACC needs a respectable performance. Last year the conference went a disastrous 0-6 in bowls and was hammered for it. Actually they have lost 11 straight bowl games going back to 2019. This season the …
Dec
21
2021
As Duke’s coaches observed Wendell Moore in the preseason, it was not whether junior swingman made the third shot he took after two misses in summer workouts that mattered. What they liked was they saw growing confidence to take that third shot. He had passed it up as a freshman and sophomore. But a third …
Dec
20
2021
Please Check Out our Podcast Sponsor – Main Street Pharmacy @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) talk about the goings on in ACC Football and preview the college football post-season with @MattZemek. Matt is a longtime friend of the show and we were happy to have him join. Check out his work at as Editor, @TrojansWire. The Pac …
Dec
19
2021
Back in April we had a way to early look at the ACC Baskebtall hotseat rankings. As we close on the non-conference portion of the schedule, some coaches are starting to fell the heat. Who are they? We go from coldest to hottest. 0 – Ice Cold Seat 1 – Still cool 2 – There’s …
Dec
18
2021
As we just pass mid-December, it’s looking bad for ACC in regards to NCAA bids. I mean real bad. Before anyone says let the season the play out. It is playing out, and the ACC is in big trouble. In 2021 if you can’t pick up quality wins in the OOC portion of the schedule …
Dec
16
2021
Welcome news for ACC Fans today. The ACC Network is starting to show up in some COMCAST markets. This is opposed to when this happened earlier in the fall. The ACC Network on COMCAST appears permanent this time. ACC fans that are COMCAST customers have waited a long time for this. ACC Schools have waited …
Dec
15
2021
As we head into the bowl season 10 ACC Teams made the post-season. Everybody wants to win their bowl game, but some coaches need it more than others. Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Miami are in coaching transitions. Jeff Hafley is only in his second season at Boston College. Pat Narduzzi just won the ACC, and …
Dec
14
2021
We’ll add NET rankings later in the season. 15. Pittsburgh (3-7, 0-1) NET Ranking — Last Week: 15 Will Pitt win 10 games this year? 14. Boston College (6-5, 1-0) NET Ranking — Last week: 12 Yikes, BC just lost at home to 2-7 Albany. 13. Georgia Tech (5-4, 0-1) NET Ranking — Last Week …
Dec
13
2021
Please Check Out our Podcast Sponsor – Main Street Pharmacy @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) talk about the goings on in ACC Football and preview the college football post-season with @TerryPJohnson. It’s always a good time when Terry joins! 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, …