Nov
04
2023
All season Georgia Tech had been noted for their erratic play. They beat teams they shouldn’t. They lost to teams they should have beaten. Teams with that kind of inconsistency usually lack an identity. Brent Key has to build that identity for Georgia Tech to start truly turning the corner as a program. I think …
Nov
04
2023
Last week I said Clemson had become a bad football team, and at the time of the posting they were. Sitting at 4-4 (2-4), that is a mediocre team record. Clemson had #15 Notre Dame coming to town, and ravaged by injury they had a 4-5 record staring them right in the face. The Tigers …
Nov
04
2023
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. ESPN personality, Dan Mullen, finally said what everyone in the room was thinking last night (and what we have been saying all season long on the @AllSportsDACC podcast) during halftime of the Boston College – Syracuse football game: It’s true – both Washington and Florida State …
Nov
03
2023
Just a quick post for tonight… The ACC Basketball season is starting in just a couple of days. This is my favorite time of year when college football and college basketball are going. So how does the ACC look? How about a couple of ACC basketball previews to get you going for the season. https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/acc-expert-picks-2023-24-predictions-projected-order-of-finish-overrated-and-underrated-teams-key-players/ …
Nov
02
2023
Integrating SMU, Cal, and Stanford into the ACC Football schedule was never going to be easy, but in the end I think the ACC did a reasonable job of maintaining some of the rivalry games on a yearly basis while minimizing travel as much as possible. The other thing I like is every graduating class …
Nov
01
2023
We ask the three biggest ACC football question marks of that week. Here we go for Week 10. Does Clemson have a realistic shot against Notre Dame? There’s a reason Notre Dame has won 31 of their last 32 ACC regular season football games. They’ve been really good the last few years. This year they …
Oct
31
2023
14. Pittsburgh (2-6, 1-4) Last Week – 14 Pittsburgh got wiped out by Notre Dame 58-7, and Pat Narduzzi seemed to throw some players under the bus. For their trouble Pitt gets the Florida State freight train this week. 13. Syracuse (4-4, 0-4) Last Week – 10 Syracuse is the ACC’s only winless team, and …
Oct
30
2023
@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review week 9 and preview week 10 in ACC Football as we go with a classic 1 on 1 podcast. To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this order, these are the topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 475 We introduce …
Oct
29
2023
If you are as confused by Georgia Tech as I am, you aren’t alone. Georgia Tech under Brent Key has become the most confounding team in the ACC maybe even the country. One week they are winning games as a double-digit underdog, the next week they are losing games they should be winning. Saturday they …
Oct
29
2023
Louisville is having a special season in Jeff Brohm’s first season. Sitting at 7-1 (4-1) and in the top 15, Louisville has the inside track to the the ACC Title game where they would likely face the Florida State Seminoles. This is in large part due to Louisville being unbeatable so far in their home …
Oct
29
2023
Last season North Carolina started the year 9-1 lost to Georgia Tech and didn’t win another game. Last week North Carolina was 6-0, and lost to previously winless in the ACC Virginia. We spoke about it in our power poll, would that Virginia loss derail North Carolina’s season? The early returns are North Carolina is …
Oct
28
2023
Miami won Saturday 29-26 in OT against Virginia. On the surface that sounds like a pretty non-descript win to move the Canes to 6-2 (2-2), but I think there was some significance to it. After the debacle of a finish against Georgia Tech, then a tough loss at North Carolina previous Miami teams would have …
Oct
28
2023
If anyone is still sugarcoating things including Dabo Swinney, let it go. The 2023 Clemson football team is just bad. They are bad and getting worse. The OT performance against Florida State that apologists keep pointing to was fool’s gold. Clemson in that game faced a diminished QB in Jordan Travis, was at home, and …
Oct
27
2023
Thursday night might have as well been somewhere around the mid 2000s for Virginia Tech. If it was Thursday night the Hokies used to own it in Lane Stadium. It looked light that again for Virginia Tech against Syracuse. The offense was explosive, the defense was stifling, and the special teams was solid. Virginia Tech …
Oct
26
2023
ACC Prescription looks at some comments made by ACC Commissioner Jim Philips at ACC Tipoff. RubbingtheRock says that Dabo Swinney can adapt but can he adapt enough? What are three keys for Florida State in their game against Wake Forest asks ChopChat? BigRedLouie has three keys for Louisville in their big game with the Duke …
Oct
25
2023
We ask the three biggest ACC football question marks of that week. Here we go for Week 8. Will North Carolina implode like last year? Last year UNC was 9-1 when they lost at home as a huge favorite against Georgia Tech. They never won another game. This year 6-0, and a huge favorite at …