Nov
03
2018
When you are Ohio State or Alabama and you’ve been on Gameday a million times, it is not a big deal. Clemson has been on Gameday plenty too. When you are Boston College and trying to build a brand, it is a very big deal. BOSTON COLLEGE GET READY! College GameDay AND Saturday Night Football …
Nov
03
2018
I was at the Clemson Louisville game today, and what I saw from Louisville had me thinking hard if there has ever been a worse ACC team – at least in the last 25 years. Calling the game a simple blowout would be a big understatement. Louisville was so over-matched in this 77-16 blowout, that …
Nov
03
2018
It can become very difficult to break a pattern. When you are Clemson and Alabama, you seem to just find ways to win games even when you are not at your best. When you are Georgia Tech, you’ve got a pattern too – and in the last two years it’s been losing games when you …
Nov
02
2018
As the ageless Drew Brees continued his milestone tour, his NFL records overlapped with the historic Navy-Notre Dame series visiting San Diego. It reminds me fate prevented Brees from saving his city’s NFL franchise. I mean San Diego, not New Orleans – the one he actually saved when he joined the Saints in 2006 and …
Nov
02
2018
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
2018
North Carolina State Well, that was humbling. After what was the worst loss in Doak Campbell history, the Seminoles must of felt the humiliation of their predicament. Three seasons in a row, the Noles quit against a rival opponent. After what appeared to be growth since the Louisville game, Florida State seemed to be on …
Oct
31
2018
Micah Capra practiced dutifully yet watched on Saturdays from the sidelines his first two seasons. Now, though, he is another uncanny example among academy athletes that overcome their inexperience when called upon in the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy series. Capra, an Air Force senior second-year starting defensive tackle, was ready for Army and Navy despite the pressure …
Oct
31
2018
A week ago Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo, while studying video to face Notre Dame, judged Irish quarterback Ian Book a dynamic difference between coach Brian Kelly’s 2018 team and recent seasons. Well, now what does he think? With a chance to see Notre Dame (8-0) up close in the Irish’s 44-22 win over the Navy …
Oct
30
2018
The game this weekend between Clemson and Louisville looks like one of the biggest mis-matches in recent ACC history. The current spread is Clemson -39, but is that the biggest spread between two ACC teams the last 20 years? I asked this question on twitter, and got some eye opening responses. Thanks for those that …
Oct
29
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) were happy to have @BSD_RaJohnston of the fine Wake Forest blog bloggersodear.com this week on the podcast! You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES at 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=stpr To listen go here – https://www.talkshoe.com/conf/summary/5449982 In this order, these are topics we covered …
Oct
29
2018
DURHAM, N.C. – Mike Krzyzewski’s post-game concerns ranged beyond grading his No. 4-ranked basketball team’s performance as the Blue Devils prepared for their season opener with Kentucky on Nov. 6 in the Champions Classic. The venerable Coach K wanted to know if the Bulldogs, his invited guests as the reigning NCAA Division II champions, enjoyed …
Oct
28
2018
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his additional musings on college football at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the week: How did Bronco Mendenhall make Virginia the ACC’s most surprising team so far this season? You saw the carnage around the country on Saturday in Week 9. You saw one ranked team after another bite the dust, often …
Oct
28
2018
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Oct
27
2018
NC State fans are quick to blame their defense after Syracuse dropped 51 on them. They should be mad too, but there’s some context to what happened. Nobody has stopped the Syracuse offense all season, except for Clemson pulling the trick in the 2nd half of their game. That Clemson defense is arguably the nation’s …
Oct
27
2018
How bad is Louisville playing right now? It’s as bad as Clemson is playing good. Today Louisville played Wake Forest, the only other winless team team in the ACC at home. It was likely the Cardinals last opportunity for a victory this season. They lost their 5th game of the season by 18 or more …
Oct
27
2018
If there is any concern about Clemson football, it’s that could peaking too soon… I guess. Such is the concern of fanbase that is currently on 183-27 scoring run since halftime of the Syracuse game. Averaged out over the course of a whole game Clemson is beating their opponents roughly 52-7 since this dominant run …