Nov
26
2019
Monday night saw two ACC coaches (Virginia Tech’s Mike Young and Georgia Tech’s Josh Pastner) traveling in opposite directions. They started the season in somewhat similar fashion – looking for early season credibility. One has found it, while the other floundered. Let’s start with Virginia Tech’s Mike Young… Young was a 17 year head coach …
Nov
26
2019
Death finally beat Hank Bullough. He passed away Sunday night at age 85, but the Michigan State Hall-of-Famer robbed death of at least another five years while recovering from health scares. Bullough, a national champion as both a player under Biggie Munn (1952) and assistant coach under Duffy Daugherty (1965 and 1966), suffered a major …
Nov
25
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review of 13 and preview of week 14 with special guest @PaulVWags of espnblacksburg.com. Thanks so much Paul for joining! 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 listen go here – https://www.talkshoe.com/episode/7814886 In this order, these are topics we …
Nov
24
2019
By TOM SHANAHAN LAHAINA, Hawaii – As the eight coaches participating in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational took their seats upon an outdoor dais with a Pacific Ocean backdrop at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa, tournament director Dave Odom asked them to don their Jim Maui sunglasses. You’ve got to have a little …
Nov
24
2019
From the theACC.com on Bowl Selection ACC Champion – Not In Top Four CFP Ranking If the ACC Champion is not in the top four of the final CFP rankings, it will appear in the Capital One Orange Bowl against the highest ranked available team from the Big Ten, SEC or Notre Dame following team …
Nov
23
2019
I think most us already had Scott Satterfield as the clear front-runner for the ACC COY. Wake Forest Dave Clawson was right there through the first half of the season, but has lost ground in the 2nd of the season and lost the head to head game with Satterfield and Louisville. Dabo Swinney is doing …
Nov
23
2019
Georgia Tech’s season effectively finished on Thursday night with a 28-26 over win over NC State. Yes there is still UGA left, but the final score of that game will be irrelevant to this season. UGA is fighting to be a top 4 team, and GT is trying to win game number 4. If the …
Nov
22
2019
Last night’s game was unacceptable for NC State. There are no other words to explain what happened in Atlanta last night. NC State likes to hang its hat on the ability to stop the run. Georgia Tech ran for 235 yards and averaged 6.5 yards per rush. Georgia Tech came into the game 103rd in …
Nov
21
2019
While the playoff committee doesn’t rank the power 5 conference, there is no way conference strength – which means OOC results doesn’t figure in to a committee members thought process. Let me point out on my philosophy on these rankings – your most recent OOC results count a lot, and you’ll see me reference that …
Nov
20
2019
Tom Izzo’s 25th season as Michigan State’s basketball coach clearly places him in rarified air. Among one-school identity coaches winning an NCAA title, Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim is the only other club member at 44 and counting. Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski is in his 40th Blue Devils season with five NCAA titles, but he spent five at …
Nov
20
2019
Week 12 had a little bit of everything: nail-biters, upsets, and a handful of blowouts. So how did these results impact our weekly power rankings? Here’s the latest installment: 14. Duke Last Week: 10 The Devils “earned” the last-place spot after getting destroyed by Syracuse at home. That’s all I have to say about that. …
Nov
19
2019
The Orange Bowl will select the highest ranked non-playoff ACC Team, and if they are in the top 25 the Orange Bowl will select a team. Clemson (11-0, 8-0) The Orange Bowl isn’t even on Clemson’s radar screen. The Tigers are thinking playoffs and only playoffs. Wake Forest (7-3, 3-3) Wake Forest is hanging on …
Nov
18
2019
@CUBOSCO (James Bostic) graciously filled in for the usual co-host @Hokiesmash_ASD. He and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review of 12 and preview of week 13 with @TigerPreGame (Scott Rymer) of tigerpregameshow.blogspot.com. Thanks Scott for joining us! 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 listen …
Nov
18
2019
As you read this, Dave Odom is enjoying his annual Maui two-week working-vacation. The extended stay comes with the job as tournament director of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational next week that includes No. 3-ranked Michigan State. “Nice work if you can get it,” as the George Gershwin song goes. Odom, best known for his …
Nov
17
2019
QUESTION: Should Virginia Tech be ranked in the top 25? Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. If we are to wrestle with this question, we have to look at the other teams across the United States. Without trying to litigate every single team-to-team comparison, let’s use these broader …
Nov
17
2019
Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Few collegiate athletic programs have endured a more exhausting period than Louisville has over the past four years. NCAA and FBI investigations, turnover in the athletic department, Bobby Petrino’s swift decline, Rick Pitino’s combative posture, Tom Jurich’s messy departure, and other …