Happy Columbus Day!!! Just a quick post here, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. This week, the ACC has five of its football teams in the top 20 in the @AP_Top25 poll. Five #ACCFootball teams rank in the @AP_Top25 Poll: 3) @ClemsonFB 7) @UofLFootball 14) @FSU_Football 16) @CanesFootball 17) @VT_Football pic.twitter.com/IMAc1oSjIb — ACC Football (@theACCfootball) …
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Oct
08
2016
NC State’s Dave Doeren Gets Biggest Win – Vs. Notre Dame
Greetings and good afternoon Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Kudos to Dave Doeren for the biggest win of his career at NC State. Yes, it’s not a good Notre Dame team – and this Irish team has a lot of flaws, but it’s a name brand victory – and one I didn’t expect that NC …
Oct
08
2016
Baylor is a Massive Problem for the Big 12, the NCAA, and the College Football Playoff
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. @TalkinACCSports (Jeffrey Fann) and I will blog a lot this weekend about the ACC, but until then, we need to keep you up-to-date on Baylor and their football program. Why? Well, because this is a massive problem for the NCAA and the College Football Playoff Committee. Back …
Oct
05
2016
@RobDauster from @CBTonNBC likes the Virginia Tech #Hokies, the #Noles, and the #Cuse (Syracuse)
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. College football, to be sure, is in full swing in the ACC and here at All Sports Discussion. However, men’s college basketball is right around the corner. Rob Dauster, lead college basketball writer at College Basketball Talk on NBC Sports, wrote about seven Final Four sleepers. You …
Oct
02
2016
Welcome Back to the Associated Press Top 25, Virginia Tech
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Just a quick post here.. the Associated Press Top 25 poll was just released and there are six ACC teams in the top 25. Virginia Tech game in at 25th. The Hokies are unranked in the coaches poll, but are in the category of teams that are …
Oct
02
2016
#UNC Victory Over Florida State Is Massive Win for Fedora
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Apparently, the ACC isn’t just the Atlantic Division anymore. Yesterday afternoon, North Carolina defeated #12 Florida State by the score of 37-35. Nick Weiler hits a 54-yard field goal with four seconds on the clock to secure North Carolina’s 1st road win in seven years over a …
Oct
01
2016
Miami is 4-0 For The First Time Since 2013-14
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Hope you are enjoying this college football Saturday. We’re really close to season’s midpoint – and we have blogged much about the Miami Hurricanes football team, but they have quietly started out 4-0 in – and are now a top 15 program. Miami defeat Appalachian State earlier …
Oct
01
2016
Virginia Gets First ACC Victory in the Mendenhall Era
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Hope you’re enjoying another great week of ACC football. ACC football, of course, takes the center stage tonight when #3 Louisville visits #5 Clemson (it’s the third time this year that College GameDay has been in ACC country). Flying under the radar today is a Virginia team that …
Sep
30
2016
Dave Johnson (from Mayville, ND, my hometown) heckles Rory McIlroy and takes $100 from Justin Rose at Ryder Cup
Quick blog post for the evening here, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. David (Dave) Johnson, a real estate agent in my hometown of Mayville, ND, apparently had time of his life at the Ryder Cup. He heckled Henrik Stenson with the old, “You can’t make that putt!!” So, apparently, he gets called out by Stenson …
Sep
27
2016
Around the #ACC Blogosphere – September 27, 2016
I hear there is another huge football game in the ACC this week. We better check on those ACC bloggers from Louisville and Clemson. What does Clemson blog RubbingtheRock have to say about Louisville in their scouting about the Cardinals. Louisville blog CardChronicle says Bobby Petrino isn’t going anywhere. You never know with Petrino, but …
Sep
14
2016
Proposed Locations for 2016-2017 #ACC Neutral Site Championships
If you have heard, lots of things are happening in Atlantic Coast Conference country. John Swofford and member institutions announced that the conference will relocate all neutral site championships for the 2016-17 academic year. That was not surprising as the ACC is basically following the NCAA’s lead. As such, we have a few recommendations for …
Sep
14
2016
#ACC Announces Decision to Relocate Conference Championships from North Carolina
We knew this was coming from John Swofford. Here’s the press release from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) to relocate it’s conference championship events from North Carolina to other locations. In a future post, we will put out our recommendations for the new sites. Statement from the ACC Council of Presidents: “As members of the …
Sep
12
2016
2016-2017 Virginia Tech #Hokies Men’s Basketball Schedule Released
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Just a quick post here. The Virginia Tech Athletic Department just released men’s basketball home schedule (h/t @VTPromotions) and I have a few observations on that: Virginia Tech will welcome back Ace Custis as the University of Maryland at Eastern Shore pays a visit to Blacksburg (unfortunately, …
Sep
11
2016
Wake Forest Might Be Bowling This Year
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. If you missed it, Wake Forest defeated Duke by the score of 24-14 yesterday in what @AllSportsDACC site friend – and SBN Nation Wake Forest @BloggerSoDear blogger, @Robert_Reinhard, says is the biggest win of Head Football Coach Dave Clawson’s tenure. Here’s what Robert had to say: Wake …
Sep
11
2016
A Few Words About the Virginia Tech #Hokies Football Game With Tennessee
So, let’s talk briefly (I’ll get out of my #ACC hat and go homer here for a minute): 1.) There are some positives: Virginia Tech had more total yards on offense than Tennessee. The play calling was as good as I’ve seen in many years. The Hokies actually have an offensive system. 2.) It was …
Sep
06
2016
Six Reasons Why Virginia Tech Can Defeat Tennessee
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Fans. So happy college football is back!!! The ACC had a really good weekend with Clemson’s win over Auburn – and Florida State’s win over Mississippi. And that brings us to ACC week two – the game of the week – the Battle at Bristol – college football’s most …