Jul
17
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Predictions in the middle of a pandemic are worth as much as the amount of home runs I hit in the major leagues, or the number of Wimbledon titles I won, or the number of NBA Finals appearances I have made in my life. I have tried to severely limit …
Jul
16
2020
The Notre Dame-Navy rivalry endured World War II interruptions to American life, but the COVID-19 pandemic continues to linger above the 2020 college football season. The clout of the deadly virus can still cancel or abbreviates schedules. The Irish and Midshipmen, though, have demonstrated determination to continue the series for a 95th straight year – …
Jul
15
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing With the COVID-19 raging across the United State, if we even have football, conferences need to be creative with their schedules. @ByDavidTeel proposes a pod system in his article “Geographic ‘pods’ could be the key to salvaging ACC football season”. One proposal league athletic directors are considering is dividing the …
Jul
13
2020
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) want to get you ready for the football season with some good ole ACC podcasting. We are moving along in our ACC previews with Georgia Tech. @ksugiuraajc (Ken Sugiura) of the AJC.com joined us and we really appreciate him taking the time to chat with us. Let’s hope a college football …
Jul
12
2020
Notre Dame football may soon request the Atlantic Coast Conference throw it another lifeline. The Irish treasure their independence in football, and to preserve it they have been previously forced to survive ramifications of conference expansion and post-season College Football Playoff contraction. Now it faces new threat, the COVID-19 pandemic that threatens to shrink its …
Jul
11
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing I really don’t think we can get any clearer than this on the risk of no college sports this fall than what SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says below. This quote from @GregSankey today from the interview with @MartySmithESPN & @ESPNMcGee today….. pic.twitter.com/Vl6xtGbRpk — Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) July 11, 2020 Many …
Jul
10
2020
As the editor of the USC Trojans Wire site, I have written a lot about COVID-19 and college football in recent days and over the past few months in PandemicWorld, this bizarre realm we are all forced to live in. I have written dozens of columns, but they all flow into a few central points: …
Jul
10
2020
Four months ago, at the start of the COVID-19 shut down, Duke coach David Cutcliffe cautioned his brethren to think about uniformity. He was concerned about schools and coaches seeking a competitive edge. “That’s when people start trying to take care of themselves,” said Cutcliffe on April 10. “They take off their college football hat …
Jul
09
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing As we said yesterday, once the Big 10 goes to conference games the rest of the conferences would follow. That’s exactly what seem to happened with the ACC. SOURCE: ACC coaches have been told of a conference-only games plan (as @Brett_McMurphy reported). I’m told the coaches have not yet been …
Jul
08
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing As the covid-19 situation in the United States continues to deteriorate, fall sports is coming into focus. It doesn’t look good either. CFB UPDATE: – According to @TomDienhart1, B1G will likely play a 10-game, conference-only schedule – Nothing officially decided yet but important meeting to be held 7/9 – Expect …
Jul
07
2020
Ruffin McNeill’s 36-year college coaching career includes stops at 10 programs – with return stints at two, Appalachian State and East Carolina – yet taking his first job at N.C. State somehow feels like a homecoming. McNeill, one of the most respected and liked coaches in a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately businesses, joined the Wolfpack staff as special …
Jul
06
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | As we’ve done each with Special Team players, we give you a video of their skills. 1) Nick Sciba, Wake Forest 2) Damond Phillyaw-Johnson, Duke 3) Andre Szmyt, Syracuse 4) Hassan Hall, Louisville 5) …
Jul
01
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Special Teams 1) Paris Ford, Pittsburgh Let’s be honest, sometimes we forget a little bit about Pittsburgh, but so far in a our player rankings which school has the most – best player at …
Jul
01
2020
If you read our blog’s recent article, With John Swofford retiring, who may be the next ACC commissioner?. This was a list put together by @Hokiemsash_ASD in 2015. From the NewsObservers in their article discussing Swofford’s retirement, they list these candidates… Top candidates to replace Swofford include West Virginia athletic director Shane Lyons, Atlantic 10 …
Jun
30
2020
Jerry LeVias knows how it feels to see nooses directed at him. The College Football Hall of Famer and six-year NFL veteran spoke from experience on Bubba Wallace’s NASCAR crew finding a noose at his Talladega Speedway garage In 1966, a cluster of Texas football fans held nooses aloft to greet LeVias as the Southern …
Jun
29
2020
.@MarkPacker’s All-Decade Team. Who’s on your list? 🤔 #PackerAndDurham pic.twitter.com/u3q3gfG3NC — ACC Network (@accnetwork) June 29, 2020 .@WesDurham picked his @ACCFootball All-Decade Team 👀 Thoughts? #PackerAndDurham pic.twitter.com/L76te1Re3G — ACC Network (@accnetwork) June 29, 2020 Cam Erving was also on the OL list for Durham, and Lamarcus Joyner was the other CB for Packer. You don’t …