Jan
05
2022
My Podcast partner @Hokiesmash_ASD recently made a tweet that looks more and more likely with each passing week. Quite a year for Wake Forest – Dave Clawson as #ACC football coach of the year. And Steve Forbes will probably be ACC men’s basketball coach of the year. @MattZemek @TalkinACCSports — Matthew (!! #HolidayHokieSmash !!) (@hokiesmash_ASD) …
Jan
04
2022
Do you realize selection Sunday is barely two months away? ACC teams had it rough in the non-conference portion of the season, and how has it affected the early projections? It’s never too early look, but hard to see the ACC getting more than 6 bids, and more likely 4 or 5. Things look much …
Jan
03
2022
15. Pittsburgh (5-8, 0-2) NET Ranking 210 Last Week: 15 Pittsburgh has been really close to their first ACC win. For the for first time this year, I think Pitt has a shot not to end up at the bottom of these rankings. 14. Boston College (6-6, 1-1) NET Ranking 182 Last week: 14 Boston …
Jan
02
2022
The ACC could have used a credible bowl season. Sure with all the opt-outs, transfers, and COVID results you can argue that you can’t make sweeping generalizations about a conference good or bad, but results are results. And they weren’t so strong for the ACC again. ACC Teams went 2-4 when at the very least …
Jan
01
2022
Good Saturday night, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. NC State fans are not happy with head men’s basketball coach, Kevin Keatts. It’s not going well for him. NC State lost to Florida State University (FSU) today by the score of 83-81. There are multiple issues to discuss here: FSU is coming off a COVID-19 …
Jan
01
2022
Happy New Year from all of us at @AllSportsDACC! We appreciate your support throughout the year!! We’ve become your source for ACC news and we appreciate your readership, downloads, conversation, and kind words! Wishing everyone a safe and happy new year 🤞🦃🏀 pic.twitter.com/WUb4oJ3gYj — Virginia Tech Men’s Basketball (@HokiesMBB) January 1, 2022 Also, remember, …
Dec
31
2021
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. A few random thoughts on the New Year’s Six Bowls – and the College Football Playoff: 2/ I’ve never been a fan of having major bowl games – including the college football playoff – on New Year’s Eve. College football has to go back to its most …
Dec
31
2021
Dave Clawson and Wake Forest with their Gator Bowl win completed one of the greatest seasons in Wake Forest history. The 38-10 victory over Rutgers finished off an 11-3 season, which may land the Deacs in the top 15. It is virtually assured, that this will be the highest final ranking Wake Forest has ever …
Dec
30
2021
Pittsburgh had a great season. They won 11 games, they beat Clemson, and won the ACC. No one can’t take away what they accomplished, but it’s not what it could have been. It could have been a truly magical season with a win in the Chick-Fila Peach bowl. That would have been a 12 win, …
Dec
30
2021
Since Mack Brown has been at North Carolina, they’ve had a slew of NFL and All-ACC players – Javonte Williams, Josh Downs, Sam Howell etc. In three years Brown barely has a .500 record (21 – 17, 14 – 12), back-to-back seasons with bowl losses, and a pre-season top 10 team that was one of …
Dec
29
2021
On October 23rd, the Clemson Tigers sat 4-3 after getting thumped by Pittsburgh 27-17. In 2021, there would be no national title, no playoffs, and no ACC Title. For a perennial top 5 team, that left Clemson staring at a season with seemingly not a lot to play for. Then Clemson started winning and getting …
Dec
29
2021
My podcast partner @Hokiesmash_ASD tweeted this very early in Virginia Tech’s bowl game, and it hits the mark of where the Hokie program is. This is going to be a long day – and it shows how big a rebuilding job that Coach Pry has on his hands. I imagine that Pry is working the …
Dec
29
2021
The 1962 Rose Bowl established a college football Civil Rights milestone, but the 60th anniversary of the New Year’s Day game will come and go attracting little, if any, recognition. What should be remembered as a tipping point quickly turned into an oxymoron – a “forgotten milestone.” The culprit was a 1960s media custom of …
Dec
28
2021
Going into the off-season it seemed Georgia Tech Geoff Collins would have the ACC’s hottest seat. That’s what happens when you win 9 games in 3 years, but he now has a buddy on the scorching hot seat bench. It’s Scott Satterfield at Louisville. Dino Babers deserves a hot seat mention, but things don’t seem …
Dec
28
2021
Bowl games are getting cancelled left and right. The reasons most schools are citing are COVID protocols, Injuries, opt outs, and transfers in combination as the reason they can’t field teams. You can’t control injuries, and nobody can agree what do to do with COVID protocols. What can be controlled to a certain degree are …
Dec
28
2021
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Welcome to the 1st Annual @AllSportsDACC Hokies Twitter Awards. Please see my tweet cap below: My award for #Hokies independent blogger of the year goes to the crew at @TechLunchPailD – @TimThomasTLP has done an outstanding job. @TalkinACCSports and I saw Tim as a freshman at Virginia …