Oct
20
2021
Pittsburgh 5-1 (2-0) : A- Kenny Pickett is getting Heisman buzz, and there was a win at Tennessee. If they had not lost to Western Michigan, they could have got an A+. Pittsburgh can win every remaining game on their schedule, I’m just not brave enough to call it. Predicted Finish – 10-2 (7-1) Virginia …
Oct
19
2021
ACC Team of the Week : NC State – for a 33-7 route of Boston College in Chestnut Hill. 14. Duke (3-4) Last Week: 12 Duke didn’t bother to make an appearance at Virginia as they got trounced 48-0. The clock is ticking on David Cutcliffe. 13. Miami (2-4) Last Week: 14 Miami showed a bit …
Oct
19
2021
Army football coach Jeff Monken can thank Wake Forest coach Dave Clausen — his old colleague as 25-year-old assistants in 1992 at the University of Buffalo — for another chance to knock off a ranked Power 5 school. Well, sort of. Preseason projections pegged Wisconsin as Army’s Top 25 upset opportunity in 2021, but the …
Oct
17
2021
Last week, I mentioned how I kept Texas A&M alive until they were clearly eliminated. After all, they had Alabama up next, and that would solve things either way. The same principle applied to Purdue this week. Once again, the Boilermakers stayed alive until they picked up a third loss or until the season passed …
Oct
17
2021
Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Please Follow him follow on twitter. Justin Fuente had one more chance, one last chance, to save this season and create a badly-needed turnaround at Virginia Tech. If his team could have beaten the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday, Fuente would have been in position to win the ACC Coastal Division championship …
Oct
16
2021
NC State has validated their Clemson victory, with back to back victories. That includes a dominating road win against decent a Boston College team. How did NC State twitter react to the pivotal win, that places them along with Wake Forest as the ACC Atlantic co-favorites for the second half of the season? I wanted …
Oct
16
2021
Do you know how you might be pretty darn good? You sleep walk to a 3 Touchdown victory on the road. That’s exactly what Pittsburgh did Saturday in a 28-7 victory in Blacksburg over Virginia Tech. Pittsburgh jumped out to a 21-0 lead at the half, and never looked back. At no point after the …
Oct
15
2021
After escaping with 17-14 win over Syracuse, it’s become abundantly clear there’s no fixing the Clemson offense in 2021. After a BYE week to reset the offense, it was more of the same as we’ve seen all year with barely 300 yards of offense, and an ugly 5 for 15 on third down. Here’s the …
Oct
14
2021
Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Do yourself a favor and give him a follow on twitter. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are 6-0 in football for the first time since 1944. That’s how impressive Dave Clawson’s body of work has been this season, and that’s how rare the Deacs have tasted gridiron success at the highest …
Oct
13
2021
Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Do yourself a favor and give him a follow on twitter. The Pittsburgh Panthers have won the ACC Coastal Division before, in 2018, but they were 7-5. They got crushed in the ACC Championship Game. They lost their bowl game. They finished 7-7, hardly a team which will be remembered as …
Oct
12
2021
DURHAM – It’s not hard to scan the college football landscape and find a coach willing to throw his players under the bus following a loss. A recent example was three weeks ago in the Big Ten. Nebraska coach Scott Frost expressed disgust with his players after the Cornhuskers lost at Michigan State: “I’m sick …
Oct
12
2021
ACC Team of the Week : Virginia – for making a 2nd half comeback from down 17 to beat Louisville 34-33. 14. Miami (2-3) Last Week: 13 From pre-season nationally ranked 14, to the ACC’s 14th ranked team. A loss to UNC could create a very ugly situation for Manny Diaz. 13. Syracuse (3-3) Last week: …
Oct
12
2021
Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Do yourself a favor and give him a follow on twitter. The North Carolina State Wolfpack, after a much-needed week of rest, return to the gridiron this week to face Boston College in Chestnut Hill. This game begins a journey which is obviously important because the Wolfpack have a legitimate shot …
Oct
10
2021
Last week, I mentioned a great example of my methodology here. I never assume a team will lose a game. In fact, when I’m deciding whether to eliminate a team, I always look at what the resume could be if the team wins out. If a team runs the table and still doesn’t have a …
Oct
10
2021
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. On Columbus Day, I’m going to do a deep dive into Virginia Tech QBs in the Justin Fuente era. I’ll just leave you with baffling backup quarterback decision #2 in success weeks. Two weeks agao, we devoted a post to a massively baffling coaching decision …
Oct
09
2021
As good as Virginia Twitter felt after their comeback against Louisville, well there is the other side of coin. Louisville was cruising to victory, and then they weren’t. Louisville twitter didn’t take the loss well. Still can’t get over the fact this staff doesn’t do the simple things that work. Presssure on the QB, plays …