Jul
05
2018
The outspoken @TimBrando recently had this say, and it’s ruffled some feathers from Tuscaloosa to College Football Playoff offices. “There’s absolutely no way in hell Alabama doesn’t get in the playoff,” says @TimBrando. “And don’t tell me they’re not privileged … They’ll shame Georgia’s schedule but not Alabama’s. It’s sickening and pathetic but nobody wants to take …
Jul
04
2018
Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Mark Gilbert, Duke Duke with the top Linebacker and Cornerback in the ACC? Yep it’s true – David Cutcliffe has definitely elevated the talent base in Durham. Mark Gilbert made several pre-season All-America and All-ACC lists. He is also a Jim Thorpe candidate. …
Jul
03
2018
FromtheRumbleSeat says Georgia Tech’s change to Adidas apparel is more than just a change in uniforms. RubbingtheRock ranks the Clemson 2018 Home Games. StreakingtheLawn writes that Virginia football is flipping the script on their football recruiting – in a good way. Wake Forest also has some momentum in their football recruiting, and BloggersSoDear took notice. …
Jul
01
2018
Dave Doeren made building a fence a priority upon his North Carolina State arrival five years ago. That effort to fence-in his new state’s growing talent base is holding its ground. Doeren landed this weekend his 12th home-state recruit of 16 in the 2019 recruiting class. They include players that have turned down Alabama and …
Jul
01
2018
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We are missing college football. So much so that I’m watching the Canadian Football League when broadcasted on the mothership of ESPN. So I figured it would be time to look at the 2018 college football season trap games for each ACC Atlantic Division team. We already …
Jul
01
2018
Well here we go. It’s time to start ranking the best players in the ACC for the 2018 season. As usual we hope you enjoy the rankings. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Mark Gilbert, Duke 1) Joe Giles-Harris, Duke SouthernPigskin calls Duke’s Joe Giles-Harris the …
Jun
30
2018
When it comes to football recruiting in the ACC the past few years Clemson, Florida State and Miami typically recruit at exceptionally high level. Virginia Tech under Justin Fuente is becoming basically a top 25 recruiting fixture. In 2018 some ACC schools (NC State, Boston College and Virginia) not known for their recruiting prowess are …
Jun
29
2018
Jameis Winston is in trouble again. The former FSU star led the Seminoles to the 2013 National Title, and he won a Heisman Trophy. On his athletic achievements alone, he’s one of the most celebrated players in the ACC and Florida State history. Despite at best putting himself into questionable situations, while in Tallahassee Jameis …
Jun
28
2018
Have you ever wondered where you can find those old ACC games? Sure you can find some of them on YouTube, but there’s quite a few you can’t find. The ACC used to have many of the gamest at http://vault.theacc.com/. That site is no longer up. The reason may be that Raycom Sports has gotten the …
Jun
27
2018
Well here we go. It’s time to start ranking the best players in the ACC for the 2018 season. As usual we hope you enjoy the rankings. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Dexter Lawrence, Clemson Never before in these top 5 position rankings have we had …
Jun
26
2018
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Today I voted for the Anthony J. McKevlin (best ACC male athlete) and Mary Garber (best ACC female athlete) Awards. Specifically for the McKevlin award, I voted for NC State defensive end, Bradley Chubb. Here’s the run down on Chubb: The No. 5 pick in the …
Jun
25
2018
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We are missing college football. So much so that I’m watching the Canadian Football League when broadcasted on the mothership of ESPN. So I figured it would be time to look at the 2018 college football season trap games for each ACC Coastal Division team. Urban Dictionary …
Jun
25
2018
RubbingtheRock has 5 areas of improvement for the Clemson Football Team for 2018. YellowJackedUp wonders if Georgia Tech QB TaQuon Marshall will take a step back in year 2 as a starter. CardinalSportsZone discusses putting an end to the Tom Jurich era. TarHeelBlog talks about UNC welcoming one and done talent and wonders how successful …
Jun
24
2018
Recently the Big 10 announced a whopping $51 Million per team revenue distribution. Frankly that’s an incredible number, and hats off to their commissioner Jim Delany and their university leaders for an extremely savvy handling of the conference’s TV deals over the last 10 years. Check out this report from AwfulAnnouncing on the subject. http://awfulannouncing.com/ncaa/big-ten-tv-revenue-distribution-reaches-an-insane-51-million-per-school.html …
Jun
24
2018
Army-Duke is overshadowed among marquee college football season openers to watch compared to such luminous matchups of Michigan-Notre Dame, Louisville-Alabama or Miami-LSU. Nonetheless, Army-Duke is one of the more intriguing games pairing two teams that are looking to build on last year’s momentum. ESPN recognized this when the network moved the opener from a crowded …
Jun
23
2018
Trust the Process: I’ll be using a standard format across all Chop’s Takes: I’ll take a look at the returning production (keeping in mind the evaluation of talent applicable to each ACC Program) and compare to each team they face on their schedule. I’ll look at the opponent faced the week before, that game’s final …