Dec
01
2020
In its history, the CFP selection committee has actually been someone consistent in being immune to criticism from media outlets. We haven’t really seen big shifts in rankings based on criticism from college football media. The closest we’ve ever seen to that was in the very first year of the rankings, when the committee flipped …
Dec
01
2020
One matchup to watch when Michigan State and Duke play is between a pair of 6-foot-9, 220-pound forwards from Wisconsin. They can play it big or small, they can score, rebound and pass. They are key position-less players added to deep and versatile rosters of teams searching for an identity from a year ago before …
Dec
01
2020
As I discussed in CFP Implications this week, we can start to pin down some scenarios. All of those scenarios right now assume that Alabama and Ohio State win out, and that Notre Dame wins out until at least the ACC Championship Game. If Clemson and Florida each win out, we could be looking at …
Nov
30
2020
Most years the college football world runs gets ahead of itself anointing the top teams too early in the season. Chaos always comes, and the elites always trip up eventually. Top teams do make their way through the seasons, but we very often have a different set of top teams in Week 12 than we …
Nov
29
2020
Roy Williams is taking North Carolina on another trip to Maui, but the Tar Heels are riding a bus to Asheville in western North Carolina’s mountains rather than boarding a plane for paradise in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. But you won’t be able to tell the Camping World Maui Invitational court’s location by …
Nov
29
2020
We are one day removed from the NC State versus Syracuse game. A game, that in my eyes, was an absolute debacle. A game that I believed not one NC State fan should be satisfied with. Yet, what did I learn? That I was the only one that found the win to be disappointing. A …
Nov
28
2020
The Georgia Tech football program under Geoff Collins can drive Jacket fans to the point of utter frustration. Is the team progressing? Is Geoff Collins really moving forward in his rebuild? Why does the team make so many mental errors? All are valid questions. That said most Georgia Tech fans understand the magnitude of the …
Nov
28
2020
Clemson last played on November 7 in a 40-37 2 OT to Notre Dame. That was 3 weeks ago. Prior to that game the week before they nearly lost to Boston College 32-28. The Tigers were injured, dealing with COVID to their starting QB Trevor Lawrence, and simply not playing all that well. For Clemson …
Nov
26
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. ACC Team of the Week : North Carolina State – for their 15-13 win over Liberty 15. Syracuse (1-8) Last Week : 15 Other ACC coaches seem to have gotten more heat than Dino Babers, but the Cuse have been an absolute disaster this year. They just lost 30-0 to …
Nov
25
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. The ACC Question of the week is back with our esteemed friend and college football writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Do yourself a favor and give him a follow on twitter. Answers to questions can simultaneously be simple and layered. They can be clear yet require explanation. Such is the case with this question about …
Nov
24
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) want to get you ready for week 13 in ACC Football with a look back at Week 12. We were joined by @Techlunchpaild (Tim Thomas) of techlunchpail.com. We were happy Tim came on the show, and please check out his Virginia Tech blog. We are also …
Nov
24
2020
We had a lot of questions coming into the first CFP selection committee rankings this year. After all, 2020 is one of the strangest seasons in modern college football, because of the lack of an organized schedule and teams starting the year at different points. How would the committee judge different number of games …
Nov
23
2020
One of the hallmarks of my Eliminator series is that I never want to un-eliminate a team. Some years, that leads to waiting a few extra weeks to eliminate questionable teams. This year, though, it’s causing a serious problem. I have 24 teams still alive, and barring some surprising upsets, there’s no real path to …
Nov
23
2020
In a week where several Playoff contenders once again missed games, the Big Ten took center stage. The undefeated teams in each division faced off, with Northwestern stopping Wisconsin and Ohio State surviving Indiana’s comeback attempt. What does this mean for the Big Ten in terms of Playoff bids? Well, two bids doesn’t look to …
Nov
22
2020
For every Trevor Lawrence and Sam Howell in the ACC getting national acclaim, there are some players that are flying under the radar that are quietly having very good seasons. Here are six such players in this years 2020 ACC Alex Kessman, Pittsburgh K What an impressive statistic for the Pittsburgh kicker below. He’s got …
Nov
21
2020
Saturday morning, Florida State cancelled their game with Clemson that was scheduled to kickoff at noon. The reason was Clemson had 1 positive COVID test to a backup lineman that travelled with the team. While I found the decision curious, it was Florida State’s decision out of an abundance of caution. What’s done is done, …