Oct
03
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 …
Oct
02
2019
The University of Virginia football teams bye week may have come at just the right time. The Cavaliers traveled to South Bend last weekend to take on the 10th ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and were handed their first loss of the 2019 season. The Cavaliers committed five turnovers, four in the second half …
Oct
02
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC fans know how football works: Clemson wins everything. Florida State’s offensive line can’t pass protect. Boston College runs out of steam. Dave Clawson overachieves at Wake Forest. North Carolina State exasperates its fan base. North Carolina: almost. Those are just some of …
Oct
01
2019
GREENVILLE – A year ago, East Carolina’s former coaching staff thought as preseason camp ended it had a special year coming from a rapidly developing defensive end. They were right, but they had the wrong guy. Former head coach Scottie Montgomery predicted a big year from Kendall Futrell, but it was the defensive end Nate …
Oct
01
2019
@RBrentBlevins and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review of 5 and preview of week 6 with @PaulVWags of http://espnblacksburg.com. We thank both @RBrentBlevins and @PaulVWags for joining. @Hokiesmash_ASD will be back next week. 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/7445976 In …
Oct
01
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. When John Swofford imagined a new world of ACC football 15 years ago, he imagined a world in which Miami and Florida State would define the league. It is one of the more surprising plot twists of college football in the 21st …
Oct
01
2019
Week 5 provided plenty of excitement as several games went to the wire. How did these contests impact this week’s standings? Here’s the latest installment of our ACC Power Rankings. 14. Georgia Tech Last Week: 14 Even though the Jackets outgained Temple, Tech never had a chance in this game. The Jackets converted only 2 …
Sep
30
2019
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Just a quick post here for tonight. The last couple of nights, you’ve seen me post about how Virginia Tech football might be losing the focus on family. It’s worth it again to provide this tweet from the Tim Donnelly Show for context: ‘When you look …
Sep
30
2019
Short post tonight again, Atlantic Coast Conference sports fans. Check out this quote from Ike Charlton, IV: ‘When you look at Virginia Tech, we’re not welcomed back like they are.’ More from former All-American Ike Charlton (@IkeCCharltonIV ) Entire interview starts at 37:45: https://t.co/Gn9RS1xANt pic.twitter.com/DIwhzZyC6C — The Tim Donnelly Show (@DonnellyShow) September 30, 2019 …
Sep
30
2019
Well, here we are 5 weeks into the season and I have no idea what to make of this NC State team. If I told you back in say, May, that NC State would be going into the bye week at 3-2, people might be disappointed, but a lot would say, that isn’t very newsworthy, …
Sep
29
2019
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) football fans. Just a quick post – I’m dropping a thread that was pretty popular on Twitter: 2/ Justin Fuente has gone a long way from that – he has to reach out to former players – not just to the stars – and bring them back into …
Sep
29
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: Is there cause for concern at Clemson? Early on Saturday, the Texas A&M Aggies barely defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks. The Aggies won, but the game felt like a loss, because no one in their right mind would say that A&M has a …
Sep
28
2019
Virginia’s game at Notre Dame was the day’s biggest game featuring an ACC team. Clemson’s near loss to UNC turned into the Saturday’s biggest story. Georgia Tech continues to be dysfunctional on offense, and Pittsburgh nearly collapsed to Delaware a week after beating UCF. Wake Forest at Boston College seemed to fly under the radar. …
Sep
28
2019
Good evening. Here are a few words about the status of Virginia Tech football: Paul Myerberg of USA Today nails it: Since last October, the Hokies have lost to BC (twice!), to Notre Dame by 22, Georgia Tech by 21, Pitt by 30, Miami by 24 and now Duke by 35. This has basically …
Sep
27
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 …
Sep
27
2019
As East Carolina drained time off the fourth-quarter clock with a 19-7 lead, the Pirates moved the ball 62 yards to William & Mary’s 1-yard line. Only seconds remained, but it was time enough to pad the final score. Impressive wins are important for a program trying to climb out of the depths of three …