This week has presented me with some interesting dilemmas, some that are unique even for this year. Let’s look at Maryland as a case study. The Maryland Terrapins are 2-1 with a blowout loss to Northwestern. Their only potential path to the Playoff remaining is winning the Big Ten Championship Game, with a win over …
Category Archive: College Football
Nov
18
2020
Is Miami’s D’Eriq King the 2020 ACC football MVP? | answered by @mattzemek
#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. What have we said ever since the Miami Hurricanes joined the ACC in 2004? What have we said the past several years, even when …
Nov
18
2020
Week 10 CFP Implications: Not Enough Games
Not much changed this week in the College Football Playoff race because not too many games were played, especially among the top contenders. Alabama, Ohio State, and Texas A&M all had games canceled due to COVID-19. (It seems noteworthy, at least, that all three were canceled because of outbreaks among their opponents, not on their …
Nov
17
2020
ACC Power Rankings after Week 11
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. ACC Team of the Week : North Carolina – for their 59-53 win over Wake Forest 15. Syracuse (1-7) Last Week : 15 Syracuse didn’t play this week so they didn’t lose. That’s progress right? 14. Florida State (2-6) Last Week: 12 Is Florida State even trying anymore? They barely showed up …
Nov
16
2020
Podcast – @Hokiesmash_ASD & @TalkinACCSports review Week 11 and preview Week 12 in ACC Football with @HunkerDownHokie
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) want to get you ready for week 10 in ACC Football with a look back at Week 9 with an old fashioned podcast. Take a listen as we were joined by @HunkerDownHokie host of the Host of 2-Minute Drillfield podcast. #Hokies https://bit.ly/2KAhwtI We are also now available …
Nov
15
2020
Who’s the three-quarters of season leader for ACC Coach of the Year?
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Well we’ve gotten to the three quarters point of the ACC football season, and it’s time to check in on the ACC COY race. Two months ago we revealed our first early contenders, then 3 weeks ago, we checked in on the mid-season list. Only Manny Diaz has been on …
Nov
14
2020
Louisville fans react to what is now a lost season.
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. Remember when Scott Satterfield was the talk of the ACC, and Louisville came into the season with high hopes and high expectations? That seems like an eternity ago. Louisville’s latest loss, this time to Virginia, dropped them to 2-6 and guaranteed a losing season for the Cardinals. The only teams …
Nov
14
2020
UNC’s offense saves their season against Wake Forest.
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. There’s really nothing North Carolina can do about their defense. It’s just bad, and any competent offense will shred it to pieces. Wake Forest dropped 53 on North Carolina. It’s the 4th time this year, UNC has given up more than 30 points. The Deacs had a 45-24 2nd half …
Nov
14
2020
Inconsistency Thy Theme – A Tweet Cap of Virginia Tech vs. Miami
Good afternoon. Here’s a tweet cap from the Virginia Tech Hokies – Miami football game. Shout out to the #Hokies defense. They have done everything we’ve expected them to do today. — Hokie Matthew (@hokiesmash_ASD) November 14, 2020 Mike London style clock management here. — Hokie Matthew (@hokiesmash_ASD) November 14, 2020 In the same …
Nov
13
2020
2020 ACC Men’s and Women’s basketball picks and schedules released.
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. This week the ACC released their men’s and women’s picks and schedules this week. Check out the schedules and picks below. ACC basketball just will be tipping off soon! https://theacc.com/news/2020/11/9/acc-announces-2020-21-mens-basketball-conference-schedule.aspx https://theacc.com/news/2020/11/11/2020-21-acc-womens-basketball-conference-schedule-announced.aspx https://theacc.com/news/2020/11/10/virginia-named-2020-21-acc-mens-basketball-preseason-favorite.aspx https://theacc.com/news/2020/11/10/louisville-picked-to-repeat-as-acc-womens-basketball-champion.aspx Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Nov
13
2020
Wendell Moore ready for another year of the college basketball ‘experience’
Duke’s Wendell Moore eagerly awaits his sophomore basketball season while two of his classmates prepare for the Nov. 18 NBA draft as one-and-dones along with a third teammate that left school early, Tre Jones. They’re about to become instant millionaires, but Moore isn’t envious. If the 6-foot-5, 216-pounder guard/forward, who was an Academic All-ACC selection …
Nov
12
2020
ACC Power Rankings after Week 10
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. ACC Team of the Week : Notre Dame – for their 47-40 (2 OT) win over Clemson 15. Syracuse (1-7) Last Week : 15 Syracuse is a lost cause in 2020. Take out the lightening in a bottle 10 win season a couple of years ago, and what has Dino Babers …
Nov
11
2020
Cedrick Cunningham’s path to West Point as a future Veteran
Cedrick Cunningham explained how West Point recruited a guy that knew little about service academy football. In exchange for a chance to play Division I college football, he committed to serve as a future officer during an endless war on terrorism. It’s not your stereotypical West Point story of son or daughter following their father …
Nov
11
2020
Jeff Monken unhappy with Air Force’s handling of postponing Army game
This year’s Army-Air Force game might end up with a singular stage it deserves similar to the historic Army-Navy Game reserved for the final Saturday of the regular season, but Army coach Jeff Monken doesn’t like how the circumstances are playing out. The Air Force-Army game that was scheduled for last Saturday at West Point …
Nov
10
2020
Week 9 CFP Eliminator: The Pac 12 Conundrum
2020 has been a weird year for everyone, for lots of reasons. And it has certainly thrown the Eliminator for a loop. I’m sure, when Selection Sunday comes, it will provide a unique and odd set of circumstances for the selection committee also. This week, I want to discuss what to do with the Pac …
Nov
09
2020
Week 9 CFP Implications: Clear Path to Two ACC Bids
Since early in the year, it’s been obvious that there would likely be one of the four College Football Playoff bids up for grabs. The SEC is almost certainly getting a bid. The ACC is almost certainly getting a bid–we had assumed that one would be Clemson, but now Notre Dame has the inside track. …