Dec
30
2019
Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, and Happy Hanukkah. Wherever you are, we at @AllSportsDACC wish you a joyous holiday season!! It’s been a while since we checked in on the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) blogosphere, but we’re here to do that today. Lots going on in ACC world. Let’s check it out below: SB Nation …
Dec
29
2019
Did you know Ohio State has never beat Clemson in their history as a college football program? 0-4. This one kind of summarizes the conspiracy theories. My favorite officiating conspiracy theories from last night: SEC officials wanted a Southern team in the title game. LSU/Burrow didnât want to play Ohio State, called in a favor. …
Dec
29
2019
Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Harry Houdini is known as the original (or one of the original) escape artist stunt performers, who gave rise to David Copperfield and David Blaine in subsequent decades. To “pull a Houdini” is a term which might not be instantly recognizable to …
Dec
28
2019
DURHAM â Two looks at Duke without Tre Jones in late December have offered contrasting views of the Blue Devilsâ depth and balance. Those qualities, coach Mike Krzyzewski believes, are the key to the No. 4-ranked Blue Devils winning an ACC and/or national championship Duke (11-1) appeared to miss Jonesâ presence more in its 75-50 …
Dec
27
2019
Wake Forest has graduated from where 7 or 8 win seasons are considered really good seasons. Three straight bowl wins and three straight seasons of 7-8 wins had Wake Forest ready in 2019 to have that special 9-10 win top 25 season. At 7-1 and ranked in the top 20, that special season was right …
Dec
27
2019
Mack Brown inherited a UNC team that won 5 games the last two years, and just 2 ACC wins. Fast forward to the 2019 season, and the Tar Heels doubled their ACC win total, and finished the season with 3 straight wins. The final record was a modest 7-6 (4-4) record, but the …
Dec
27
2019
Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. The Clemson Tigers have met the Ohio State Buckeyes in a Fiesta Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal. It happened three years ago, in 2016, and Dabo Swinney got the better of Urban Meyer in a blowout which propelled the Tigers to their …
Dec
27
2019
Pitt entered the Quick Lane Bowl as a double digit bowl favorite vs an Eastern Michigan team that hadn’t won bowl game in over 30 years. Eastern Michigan went 6-6 and 3-5 in the MAC this year. Is was arguably the best matchup any ACC team had in their bowl game this year. For Eastern …
Dec
26
2019
Another college football season is winding down as we are in the midst of the bowl games. Clemson, Ohio State, LSU, and Oklahoma will battle it out for the National Championship. And next season you are more likely than not to see Clemson and Ohio State back in the mix again. You see, this will …
Dec
26
2019
Manny Diaz has been at Miami for one season, and he enters the 2020 already in trouble. Don’t think for a minute he’s safe either. When Arkansas and Florida State fired their coaches Chad Morris and Willie Taggart less than 2 years into their tenures, there no reason Miami may not do the same. …
Dec
25
2019
1. Louisville (11-1, 2-0) Projected NCAA Seed 1 A huge game at Kentucky looms on the December 28. 2. Duke (10-1, 1-0) Projected NCAA Seed 2 Duke won has their last 4 games by double digits. To be honest I think they are flying a bit under the radar. 3. Florida State (10-2, 1-1) Projected …
Dec
25
2019
Merry Christmas to everyone of 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
2019
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? đ Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please …
Dec
24
2019
Thanks to the Charlotte Touchdown Club for its âDefender of the Nation Award.â College football needs a âthrowback awardâ and thatâs what the Charlotteâs award has represented since instituted in 2016. The 2019 recipient was Air Force senior linebacker Kyle Johnson, who leads No. 24-ranked Air Force (10-2) into the Cheez-It Bowl against Washington State …
Dec
24
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD  and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review the ACC Football regular season and preview ACC Bowl season with @mattzemek. We really appreciate college football writer @mattzemek for joining us. He contributes to this site as well as several others! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2. We are also now available on Stitcher! http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/httpwwwtalkshoecomtalkshoewebtalkcastjspmasterid130024cmdtc/the-acc-weekly-podcast?refid=stpr0 We are also now available on PodBean! https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/p573j-6e69d/The-ACC-Weekly-Podcast To …
Dec
23
2019
Geraud Sanders and his Air Force teammates as freshmen he arrived with in Colorado Springs were unaware how good they had it. In 2016, Air Forceâs trip to the Arizona Bowl was the Falconsâ ninth post-season game in head coach Troy Calhounâs 10th season. But then a 5-7 record in 2017 sent them home for …