Jul
07
2020
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Kudos to Boo Corrigan and Dave Doeren for making one of the very best hires of the college football offseason – McNeil will make a nice special assistant to Doeren: This is probably one of the very best hires in college football – State won the …
Jul
05
2020
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. This is a culture blog post. From time to time, you’re going to see some “hair metal” or “glam metal” on my Twitter timeline – it was a culture of it’s own during 1981 – 1992. In some ACC stadiums, you’re going to hear some hair …
Jul
04
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Happy 4th of July, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Wherever you are, I hope you’re spending time with your families and friends today (get some some rest and relaxation). Please check out this well-written, timely report from the New York Post’s Zach Braziller, Howie Kussoy, and Ryan Dunleavy. …
Jul
03
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Ah the great college football blue blood debate. @kyleumlang put his top 35 #CFB teams of All-Time together, and I think he did a pretty good job. Top 35 #CFB teams of All-Time #ThisIsTexas #HookEm 🤘🏽😎 pic.twitter.com/HEeHRVdRKh — Kyle Umlang (@kyleumlang) July 3, 2020 The ACC is reasonably is well …
Jun
22
2020
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) want to get you ready for the football season with some good ole ACC podcasting. We are joined by @PickSixPreviews (Brett Ciancia). He’s was a great guest and please checkout his College Football preview – http://www.picksixpreviews.com/2020-season-preview.html You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES …
Jun
20
2020
The late Howard Cosell transformed sports broadcasting with an outspoken style defending 1960s black athletes, particularly with his manner of explaining their causes to his audiences. He worked against the tide of the “times.” In 1963, Cosell supported Muhammad Ali’s right to change his name. Others continued to call him his birth name, Cassius Clay. …
Jun
15
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 Pittsburgh. @ChasRich27 Creator/owner of http://PittBlather.com and freelance writer/editor joined us, and we appreciate @ChasRich27 for appearing on our podcast and sharing his thoughts on Pitt football. You …
Jun
10
2020
How much money will the power 5 lose if football is not played this season? Find out from ACCPrescription says a whole bunch of $$$. Tajh Boyd said Dabo Swinney is sincere in his response to the George Floyd tragedy. This is from RubbingtheRock. FromtheRumbleSeat thinks Georgia Tech will be the Coastal’s top team sooner rather …
Jun
04
2020
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Here is Florida State Football’s Marvin Wilson on what it means to be a black man in America: Kudos Marvin!!! @jwgop @TalkinACCSports https://t.co/MAcfT6e7g6 — Hokie Matthew (@hokiesmash_ASD) June 4, 2020 After seeing Marvin’s Instagram post – which as you can see hit my Twitter feed – …
Jun
03
2020
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Virginia Tech men’s basketball coach, Mike Young, recently issued a statement on the death of George Floyd. Please see his statement below: pic.twitter.com/YTwswv6yz5 — Mike Young (@CoachMKYoung) June 1, 2020 Proud of Coach Mike Young. Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and …
Jun
03
2020
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Virginia Tech Football Defensive Coordinator, Justin Hamilton, had one of the better statements I’ve seen thus far on racism in society. His tweets say it all: ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻✊ Spread Love (pt 1) pic.twitter.com/S9W0zSFQPU — Justin Hamilton (@coach_ham) June 1, 2020 Pt 2 pic.twitter.com/XKSedAbJMt — Justin Hamilton (@coach_ham) …
May
31
2020
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Kudos to Virginia Tech football for a strong statement on the death of George Floyd. Unity, inclusion, and social justice. Choosing compassion, working to understand, and showing kindness are always correct choices. We must be better. We have to be better. https://t.co/aAGjKywxhK — Brad Wurthman (@wurthman) …
May
24
2020
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. I thinking today about how National Collegiate Athletics Association teams are going to have to be creative and save money in a lot of different ways because many are footing the entire bill for their athletes in all sports (which is good). This, however, also means …
May
21
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing So here we go… We just did The All-Time Top 75 NFL Players from a current ACC School, and now we’re moving to the professional basketball list. Enjoy! Players 6-10 | Players 11-15 | Players 16-20 | Players 21-25 Some players are still in the middle their careers on the list and could …
May
18
2020
This is supposed to be a dead period in football recruiting. With no official visits allowed to be taken, and coaches not allowed to conduct camps on campus one would think that there would be no recruiting news. Well, that has NOT been the reality of the situation. We are seeing more verbal commitments now …
May
15
2020
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Our friend, Will Ojanen, frequent guest on the @AllSportsDACC podcast – and part of the team at @ACCNation, had this to say about Miami: Also, what did Manny Diaz prove in year one that makes you believe he can be a good coach? — Will Ojanen …