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 …
Dec
27
2021
Per release from the theACC.com via blog contributor @Hokiesmash_ASD GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today an addition to the league’s Medical Advisory Group Report that includes options for reducing isolation for vaccinated individuals, if permitted by local and state public health officials. In addition to the updated report, the Medical Advisory Group …
Dec
27
2021
A conversation with bestselling author John Feinstein on his latest book, “Raise a Fist, Take a Knee.” The End Game, Episode 2 I invite you to follow me on Twitter @shanny4055 Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Dec
26
2021
It’s become virtually impossible to determine if a coaching hire will pan out. Virginia Tech’s Justin Fuente looked like a home run, that obviously didn’t pan out. Louisville’s Scott Satterfield also looked like a great hire that remains a question. We know how the skeptics looked at the hire of Dabo Swinney. We don’t know …
Dec
25
2021
Merry Christmas to everyone from all of us at @AllSportsDACC!!! Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Dec
24
2021
Merry Christmas Eve, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Just dropping an oldie but a goodie here from @DHPIV – I think it’s due for an update with the new institutional members of the conference – will you help us, Hayes? 😉 Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please …
Dec
23
2021
Do you realize selection Sunday is less than three 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 …
Dec
23
2021
The common reaction to Brian Kelly’s abrupt move on Nov. 30 from Notre Dame to LSU was surprise, but that doesn’t begin to describe Notre Dame legend Terry Hanratty’s reaction. “He threw everybody under the bus,” Hanratty said. “When he made that appearance in Louisiana, he said he’s got the greatest coaches, the greatest AD …
Dec
22
2021
Here is the ACC’s bowl schedule for 2021, and whether you think the games are purely exhibition or not the ACC needs a respectable performance. Last year the conference went a disastrous 0-6 in bowls and was hammered for it. Actually they have lost 11 straight bowl games going back to 2019. This season the …
Dec
21
2021
We’ll add NET rankings later in the season. 15. Pittsburgh (5-7, 0-1) NET Ranking — Last Week: 15 Pitt has a stranglehold on the bottom of these rankings, but they have won 3 of their last 4. 14. Boston College (6-5, 1-0) NET Ranking — Last week: 12 BC didn’t play this week so they …
Dec
21
2021
As Duke’s coaches observed Wendell Moore in the preseason, it was not whether junior swingman made the third shot he took after two misses in summer workouts that mattered. What they liked was they saw growing confidence to take that third shot. He had passed it up as a freshman and sophomore. But a third …
Dec
20
2021
Please Check Out our Podcast Sponsor – Main Street Pharmacy @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) talk about the goings on in ACC Football and preview the college football post-season with @MattZemek. Matt is a longtime friend of the show and we were happy to have him join. Check out his work at as Editor, @TrojansWire. The Pac …
Dec
19
2021
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) men’s basketball fans. We hope all is well in your world. The Virginia Tech men’s basketball team completely obliterated St. Bonaventure – and it was never close. Our friend, Tim Thomas (@TimThomasTLP) has a recap over at Tech Lunch Pail, for my cash, the big Virginia Tech Hokies …