Aug
22
2021
With the uncertain weeks following the Oklahoma/Texas move to the SEC, the ACC got some very unexpected good news Sunday night. The country’s largest cable carrier is setting up to have the ACC Network. While this looked likely, many expected finalization of this in late September. Some ACC Comcast customers may have the ACC Network …
Aug
22
2021
Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Do yourself a favor and give him a follow on twitter. There are plenty of good candidates for the must-see offensive player of the year in ACC football, but the nuance about “must-see” is that it is more subjective, whereas the “best” or “most important” player is (while somewhat subjective) a …
Aug
21
2021
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2021 Football Schedule Clemson When you are in the rarified air of the Clemson Tigers, you are measured differently than the rest of the ACC. In fact you measured differently than the rest …
Aug
20
2021
Spartans endorse Alan Haller as Michigan State’s next AD Jimmy Raye of Fayetteville, N.C., the South’s first Black quarterback to win a national title, and other Spartans from Michigan State’s 1965 and 1966 national championship teams have endorsed Alan Haller to be promoted as the school’s new athletic director. Raye rode College Football Coach Duffy …
Aug
18
2021
DURHAM – Duke coach David Cutcliffe reached back to his Alabama roots in the off season, purchasing a mobile tower for the practice field. He decided to “Bear” down his day-to-day practice role from a year ago. He’s gone from micro-managing the offense, calling plays as the offensive coordinator, to climbing a modern-style Bear Bryant …
Aug
18
2021
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2021 Football Schedule NC State We haven’t always been the easiest on Dave Doeren on this blog, but last year was his best coaching job. We’ve said it before Doeren should have been the ACC …
Aug
17
2021
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Pittsburgh | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2021 Football Schedule Virginia Tech Justin Fuente is in trouble and I’m sure he knows it. No ACC coach enters the 2021 season with more at stake. Justin Fuente wasn’t hired at Virginia Tech …
Aug
16
2021
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are looking at Commonwealth football this week. That’s means previews of Virginia Tech and Virginia football with Virginia AP SportsWriter @hankkurzjr. We really appreciate Hank joining us! You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2. We are also now available on Stitcher! …
Aug
16
2021
A conversation with Ken Burns, thanks to the National Sports Media Association. EPISODE 7: Ken Burns (click on video below) on a Michigan State football as an important story to tell and to understand. And announcement at the end about Raye of Light being adapted into a screen play. Ken Burns and Michigan State’s Milestone …
Aug
15
2021
DURHAM – Duke quarterback Gunnar Holmberg rolled to his left for some running room in Saturday night’s first scrimmage when he was tackled near the sideline. He said he was eager for some live action. “We wanted to make it as real as possible,” Holmberg said. “It’s still mid-August. We were never live in the …
Aug
14
2021
With the news yesterday that the ACC, Pac 12, and Big 10 could be looking at an alliance, the questions start about what could that alliance look like? TV Revenue Let’s be honest the Big 10 has a healthy revenue lead on the ACC, and the Pac 12. I don’t expect this to make up …
Aug
13
2021
Remember a few weeks ago following the Oklahoma/Texas move to the SEC, we suggested that the Big 10, Pac 12, and ACC should form a bloc to combat the SEC on various topics, including the playoff proposal. 4) In parallel to Notre Dame this is where Phillips has to think outside the box. I really …
Aug
12
2021
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2021 Football Schedule Florida State During the middle part of the 2010s, Florida State was one of the four best programs in college football. It would be a stretch to call Florida State one of …
Aug
11
2021
Duke basketball fans obviously felt relief to watch the recruiting train continue delivering the goods sans the usual lure of a chance to play “for the best coach in America” – the frequent comment from players announcing their commitment to the Blue Devils. Dariq Whitehead, a 5-star small forward, committed on Aug. 1 knowing he’ll …
Aug
10
2021
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2021 Football Schedule Pittsburgh Is this a now or never year for Pat Narduzzi? In six years at Pitt, Narduzzi has lost at least 5 games every single year. It’s been combination of stirring upset …
Aug
09
2021
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are back at it! It’s time get you ready for the ACC College Football Season with our our annual preview podcasts, and we are finishing up with Wake Forest. We have @Les_Johns who covers Wake Forest from 247 to help us preview Wake Forest. We thank Les for joining us! You can …