Oct
18
2021
Please Check Out our Podcast Sponsor – Main Street Pharmacy @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review week 7 and preview week 8 in ACC Football on our new platform podbean! 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 podcast. It’s …
Oct
17
2021
Quick Hokies and #ACC shout out to @VT_JoeRogers_38. I had an error in Twitter post (which I deleted later). Specifically, I mentioned Virginia Tech needed to win two games to get bowl-eligible – and indeed, that numbers is three. Thanks to @VT_JoeRogers_38. We all make mistakes whether it’s an occasional brain fart (that’s mine) …
Oct
17
2021
Last week, I mentioned how I kept Texas A&M alive until they were clearly eliminated. After all, they had Alabama up next, and that would solve things either way. The same principle applied to Purdue this week. Once again, the Boilermakers stayed alive until they picked up a third loss or until the season passed …
Oct
17
2021
Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Please Follow him follow on twitter. Justin Fuente had one more chance, one last chance, to save this season and create a badly-needed turnaround at Virginia Tech. If his team could have beaten the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday, Fuente would have been in position to win the ACC Coastal Division championship …
Oct
16
2021
NC State has validated their Clemson victory, with back to back victories. That includes a dominating road win against decent a Boston College team. How did NC State twitter react to the pivotal win, that places them along with Wake Forest as the ACC Atlantic co-favorites for the second half of the season? I wanted …
Oct
16
2021
Do you know how you might be pretty darn good? You sleep walk to a 3 Touchdown victory on the road. That’s exactly what Pittsburgh did Saturday in a 28-7 victory in Blacksburg over Virginia Tech. Pittsburgh jumped out to a 21-0 lead at the half, and never looked back. At no point after the …
Oct
15
2021
After escaping with 17-14 win over Syracuse, it’s become abundantly clear there’s no fixing the Clemson offense in 2021. After a BYE week to reset the offense, it was more of the same as we’ve seen all year with barely 300 yards of offense, and an ugly 5 for 15 on third down. Here’s the …
Oct
15
2021
We’ll learn more about Duke’s national title chances once the season tips off against Kentucky on Nov. 9 in the State Farm Classic in New York, but coach Mike Krzyzewski already is in mid-season form. He arrived at the ACC basketball media day on Tuesday in Charlotte swatting way all questions about his last season …
Oct
14
2021
Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Do yourself a favor and give him a follow on twitter. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are 6-0 in football for the first time since 1944. That’s how impressive Dave Clawson’s body of work has been this season, and that’s how rare the Deacs have tasted gridiron success at the highest …
Oct
13
2021
Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Do yourself a favor and give him a follow on twitter. The Pittsburgh Panthers have won the ACC Coastal Division before, in 2018, but they were 7-5. They got crushed in the ACC Championship Game. They lost their bowl game. They finished 7-7, hardly a team which will be remembered as …
Oct
12
2021
DURHAM – It’s not hard to scan the college football landscape and find a coach willing to throw his players under the bus following a loss. A recent example was three weeks ago in the Big Ten. Nebraska coach Scott Frost expressed disgust with his players after the Cornhuskers lost at Michigan State: “I’m sick …
Oct
12
2021
ACC Team of the Week : Virginia – for making a 2nd half comeback from down 17 to beat Louisville 34-33. 14. Miami (2-3) Last Week: 13 From pre-season nationally ranked 14, to the ACC’s 14th ranked team. A loss to UNC could create a very ugly situation for Manny Diaz. 13. Syracuse (3-3) Last week: …
Oct
12
2021
Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Do yourself a favor and give him a follow on twitter. The North Carolina State Wolfpack, after a much-needed week of rest, return to the gridiron this week to face Boston College in Chestnut Hill. This game begins a journey which is obviously important because the Wolfpack have a legitimate shot …
Oct
12
2021
DURHAM –Michael Savarino possesses new stature on Duke’s basketball roster as he enters his junior season. Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski, AKA grandpa, granted him a scholarship. That raises questions surrounding the former walk-on guard from Durham Academy. How does his new status translate to Savarino’s grandmother, Mickie, and mother, Debbie? Are they lobbying Duke’s …
Oct
11
2021
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. I had a small discussion on Twitter this past Saturday about Virginia Tech’s quarterback room under Justin Fuente. Here area a few tweets on that subject: The good teams have a decent QB for more than two years starting in a program – they do not leave …
Oct
10
2021
Last week, I mentioned a great example of my methodology here. I never assume a team will lose a game. In fact, when I’m deciding whether to eliminate a team, I always look at what the resume could be if the team wins out. If a team runs the table and still doesn’t have a …