Jul
22
2020
We might have college football this fall. We might not. If we do, however, plans ought to be in place to adjust to an anything-but-normal reality. I give you the Syracuse Orange football program, the one ACC football program whose normal home games are played indoors, in the Carrier Dome. Very simply, Syracuse shouldn’t play …
Jul
22
2020
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the 2020 college football season, but it’s not stopping Fisher DeBerry, Air Force’s retired coach, from calling an audible. The 82-year-old coach, a College Football Hall of Famer, has been forced to join the virtual world. If that’s what it takes to continue raising money through the Fisher DeBerry Foundation, a …
Jul
21
2020
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) want to get you ready for what will hopefully be a college football season. This week we talk Syracuse football with @BoyGreen25 host of “The Manchild Show w/ Boy Green” (10:00-12:00 pm ET) on @TheScore1260 You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES …
Jul
21
2020
Jack White expected to be in Las Vegas this time of year playing in the NBA Summer League. But the COVID-19 pandemic that has turned the world upside down has the Duke alumnus back home Down Under in Australia. “This is the longest stretch I’ve been back home,” said White, who participated on a Zoom …
Jul
20
2020
I know people don’t want to read this, but if I have an NFL draft grade of a 4th round or better, there is no way I am suiting up this season. If you have made it this far and you are Trevor Lawrence, or Justin Fields, or Penei Sewell why are you even considering …
Jul
20
2020
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We have had uniquely fun experiences with Michael Kelly, former Senior Associate ACC Commissioner, Chief Operating Officer of the College Football Playoff, and now University of South Florida Athletic Director. We have lobbied for Mike to be ACC Commissioner a couple of times. As College Football …
Jul
19
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Well we are still hoping there will be a college football season. There are plenty of posts regarding the probability of that, but if there is we’re going to have top 50 ACC players ranked for the season. We’ll largely take our top 5 at each position rankings for 45 of …
Jul
17
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Predictions in the middle of a pandemic are worth as much as the amount of home runs I hit in the major leagues, or the number of Wimbledon titles I won, or the number of NBA Finals appearances I have made in my life. I have tried to severely limit …
Jul
16
2020
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Hey, how about this? Is #COVID19 fear running rampant in your household? A @VTEngineering professor has you covered (and coated) with his development of a surface coating that when painted on common objects, inactivates the virus that causes COVID-19 in one hour. ➡️ https://t.co/JpV9ETrwLT pic.twitter.com/i1iWAQurvO — …
Jul
16
2020
The Notre Dame-Navy rivalry endured World War II interruptions to American life, but the COVID-19 pandemic continues to linger above the 2020 college football season. The clout of the deadly virus can still cancel or abbreviates schedules. The Irish and Midshipmen, though, have demonstrated determination to continue the series for a 95th straight year – …
Jul
15
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing With the COVID-19 raging across the United State, if we even have football, conferences need to be creative with their schedules. @ByDavidTeel proposes a pod system in his article “Geographic ‘pods’ could be the key to salvaging ACC football season”. One proposal league athletic directors are considering is dividing the …
Jul
14
2020
(Photo Credit: Associated Press Photo/Ken S. Warren) Just a quick post for tonight – because I think many of his are in need of some good news: BREAKING: The first vaccine tested in the U.S. for the coronavirus boosted volunteers’ immune systems as hoped, researchers report. Final study starts this month. https://t.co/NPeK5a4iBP — The …
Jul
14
2020
If you haven’t followed the TBT (The Basketball Tournament ) on ESPN, it’s been pretty good. It was a pretty high level of basketball with overseas pros, ex college stars, and players who have appeared in the NBA. They have in my opinion done an excellent job managing their event during a COVID-19 Health Panademic. …
Jul
13
2020
Kara Lawson needs to win her first game before she can think about the NCAA tournament, but she has already made a coaching leap once thought to be reserved for Pat Summitt. Duke introduced Kara Lawson as its new women’s basketball coach Monday on a Zoom call, but the Blue Devils didn’t pick the 39-year-old …
Jul
13
2020
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) want to get you ready for the football season with some good ole ACC podcasting. We are moving along in our ACC previews with Georgia Tech. @ksugiuraajc (Ken Sugiura) of the AJC.com joined us and we really appreciate him taking the time to chat with us. Let’s hope a college football …
Jul
12
2020
Notre Dame football may soon request the Atlantic Coast Conference throw it another lifeline. The Irish treasure their independence in football, and to preserve it they have been previously forced to survive ramifications of conference expansion and post-season College Football Playoff contraction. Now it faces new threat, the COVID-19 pandemic that threatens to shrink its …