Nov
06
2019
The Orange Bowl will select the highest ranked non-playoff ACC Team. Clemson (9-0, 6-0) Just avoid a loss, and Clemson will not be going to the Orange Bowl. Believe me they have no interest in that game. They have their sights on bigger prizes. This week they face NC State. Wake Forest (7-1, 6-1) Here’s …
Nov
05
2019
Week 10 did not disappoint, delivering some nail-biters, as well as a few unexpected outcomes. So how did these results impact our weekly power rankings? Here’s the latest installment: 14. Syracuse Last Week: 14 The Orange got beat by 31 at home by a team that entered the game with a losing record in conference …
Nov
04
2019
DURHAM – Duke basketball again confronts teams with a formidable trio, although it’s not comprised of one-and-done NBA draft picks like a year ago. This trio doesn’t require a hot shooting hand or drives to the basket to have a big night. Its defensive hands create a road block to the basket. The Blue Devils …
Nov
04
2019
One of the core limitations of life is that you don’t always get what you want. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have large appetites and far-reaching aspirations. It means that while we might want to achieve richly, we live in a world of imperfection. It means that while we shoot for the stars, we live …
Nov
03
2019
NC State is coming off a beating. Actually NC State is coming off back to back beatings, with a bye week in between. The offense hasn’t looked very good and the defense has looked worse. The ineptitude of the offense can be explained away by the loss of 3 offensive linemen, a 1,000-yard rusher, …
Nov
03
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Editor Note – Willie Taggart was fired late Sunday, and suddenly we have a retrospective… QUESTION: Can Florida State fans find one positive in Willie Taggart’s tenure? This question is powerful for the simple reason that it needs to be asked in the …
Nov
02
2019
Pittsburgh 20 Georgia Tech 10 Pitt had 3 turnovers and a block punt and gave up 10 points. This defense is something man — Pitt Basketball Partisan (@TheRyNKing) November 2, 2019 this offense is the college football equivalent of jabbing forks into your thighs — Carter, the Georgia Tech tweeter (@MagnaCarterLive) November 2, 2019 Clemson …
Nov
01
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
01
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. John Chaney, the legendary former basketball coach of the Temple Owls — quite possibly the best coach in the history of college basketball who never made the Final Four — used to have his players practice before six in the morning. It was …
Nov
01
2019
(Photo by Getty Images) Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. I’m going to step out of the ACC tonight and talk some Washington, DC (we call it the DMV) sports. So, I’ve been in the DMV area longer than any place I’ve lived in my life – and, while I’m not quite …
Oct
31
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. We have one month left in the ACC regular season. Teams are scrambling for postseason positions. The pressure on coaches is intensifying. Teams have been forced to confront the weaknesses which have been exposed over the previous few weeks of conference play. Coaches …
Oct
30
2019
The Orange Bowl will select the highest ranked non-playoff ACC Team. Clemson (8-0, 6-0) I can’t imagine Clemson losing a game prior to the playoffs. They treated Boston College like an organized scrimmage. The Tigers are hitting their playoff stride, and only a complete catastrophic meltdown game would land them in the Orange Bowl. Wake …
Oct
29
2019
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, it’s important to expect the unexpected when it comes to the ACC. Every time that I think I have things figured out, mass chaos ensues. In fact, as one post on Reddit points out, operation #4and4ForAll could actually happen. So how did these unexpected results impact …
Oct
28
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review of 9 and preview of week 10 with @BostonCollegeSI (AJ Black) of https://www.si.com/college/bostoncollege/.We really appreciate AJ 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 go here – https://www.talkshoe.com/episode/7629861 In this order, these are topics we covered on …
Oct
27
2019
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Hope you had a great weekend. Earlier this year, I made the case the University of Louisville should hire Scott Satterfield for head football coach (I really thought Satterfield was the best hire in the nation). I made the case the the University of Louisville made …
Oct
27
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Virginia the school isn’t female, but Virginia O’Hanlon was a young girl whose story gave rise to the familiar and enduring expression, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” If we were to inject a feminine dimension into a discussion of Cavalier football, …