Jun
20
2022
Logo photo provided from Wikipedia Commons Good morning, Atlantic Cost Conference (ACC) sports fans. I’m going to step out of the ACC today – and once again, talk about Title IX once again. As a review, here’s what Title IX covers: Title IX covers all forms of sexual harassment, and sexual violence is considered a …
Jun
19
2022
Well, here we go. It’s time to start ranking the best players in the ACC for the 2022 season. As usual, we hope you enjoy the rankings. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Marshon Ford, Louisville As Scott Satterfield and Louisville look to have …
Jun
18
2022
Army football coach Jeff Monken appeared on a Zoom call not long ago to talk about the Black Knights’ spring game, so I jumped on it. As usual, he offered interesting insight on some players developing into productive Division I talent. One of the players mentioned was tight end Joshua Lingenfelter, a 6-foot-3, 240-pounder positioned …
Jun
17
2022
The Name, Image and Likeness one-year anniversary is upon us. It was July 1 last year when the NCAA threw in the towel on holding back against public sentiment, state legislatures and looming court rulings permitting college athletes to cash in. NIL’s impact continues to evolve rapidly entering year two, but looking back, North Carolina …
Jun
17
2022
Notre Dame’s partial membership in the ACC has had benefits for parties. The Irish have a home for their Olympic sports and can maintain their football independence. The ACC gets increased home football ticket sales and TV ratings when they play Notre Dame. The agreement also allowed the ACC to get more favorable bowl agreements. …
Jun
16
2022
Did you catch that the @NILSummit was held this past week? The NIL Summit was created for a singular purpose – To Democratize College Athletics Built by student-athletes, for student-athletes, the NIL Summit is an immersive multi-day professional development experience and gathering place for college sports’ most important stakeholder to share cutting-edge ideas, discover new interests, …
Jun
15
2022
Just a quick post for tonight. There was buzz from critics that Dabo Swinney wouldn’t be able to recruit as well at Clemson. The transfer portal and NIL would put Clemson behind the curve. Yea about that… By either recruiting service Rivals rankings or the 247 Rankings, Clemson has a top 6 class. This after …
Jun
14
2022
Way back in 2013, we wrote an article that is true now as it is now. Other conferences need to stop complaining about SEC football dominance and do something about it. The point remains true in any sport, if you are tired of hearing about the SEC, then you have to beat them on the …
Jun
13
2022
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) move on in our annual previews of the College Football season with the Florida State Seminoles. @CFBWhatNot2Wear joined and we appreciate his time to preview the Noles. 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 topics we covered on the …
Jun
12
2022
Well, here we go. It’s time to start ranking the best players in the ACC for the 2022 season. As usual, we hope you enjoy the rankings. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Zion Nelson, Miami Miami is returning one of the better …
Jun
11
2022
In the last few months, we’ve done Hotseat rankings for football and Hotseat rankings for men’s basketball. What we haven’t done is combine the two biggest revenue sports in the ACC. Here is why this is important, if you have these 2 sports struggling, you are likely going to be making a decision. There are …
Jun
10
2022
There’s no other to say it. Paul Finebaum is completely and utterly obsessed with Clemson and Dabo Swinney. He simply won’t stop talking about Swinney. The obsession goes back years. Back in 2019, my podcast partner @Hokiesmash_ASD talked about how Dabo Swinney Clemson was living rent-free in the head of Paul Finebaum. Three years later …
Jun
09
2022
Well, here we go. It’s time to start ranking the best players in the ACC for the 2022 season. As usual, we hope you enjoy the rankings. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Josh Downs, North Carolina Josh Downs just might …
Jun
08
2022
Did you know the NBA Mock Draft is only a couple of weeks? June 23, 2022 is the date for the draft. Plenty of Duke players on the list, and for my money if I’m choosing Jabari Smith of Auburn and Paolo Banchero of Duke I’m taking Banchero. I know what I saw when I …
Jun
07
2022
Former Pittsburgh star Aaron Donald just signed the richest non QB deal in the history of the NFL. What is interesting is with a blog that’s been going over 10 years, we can look at what we wrote about a player in his college days that became the NFL’s best defensive player. Our first introduction …
Jun
07
2022
Michigan State’s 2022 track and field season opened with Ryan Talbot essentially a newcomer to the decathlon, the 10-event all-around athleticism test. The COVID-19 pandemic wiped out his first college season, 2020. He was injured in 2021. By 2022, his career goals of a Big Ten title and school record remained only a vision. Well, …