Jul
22
2018
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Virginia Virginia was always going to be a multi-year rebuilding project for Bronco Mendenhall. Last year there were signs that the Cavaliers might be able to turn things around. A 5-1 start helped get the Hoos to their …
Jul
21
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 …
Jul
20
2018
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NCAA’s recent rule change permitting freshmen to play up to four games without burning their redshirt season was met with universal approval, but the media buzz sounded like a golf clap. Not so when the ruling reached Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson. He celebrated. He freely describes his ACC school as …
Jul
19
2018
ACCPrescription recaps Day 1 at the ACC Media Days. Good summary write up… ShakintheSouthland wonders how much the Freshman will contribute to this years Clemson football team. Larry Fedora made some controversial comments about concussions this week. TarHeelBlog says they are much ado about nothing. I’m not so sure about that. BackingthePack has a different …
Jul
18
2018
It’s ACC Football Media Days this week. As with every ACC Media Days in recent years, ACC fans are looking for updates on the ACC Network. @DavidTeelatDP in his article “Swofford reveals potential ACC Network programming” gives us the latest ACC Network. There were some interesting comments on scheduling… Swofford cemented Wednesday that the ACC will stage multiple …
Jul
18
2018
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On every kickoff return, Anthony Ratliff-Williams sizes up many moving parts. All at once he must follow the ball, catch it and scan the field for tacklers, looking for running room. That skill takes a special knack, and the North Carolina redshirt junior has it — and more. His powers of observation …
Jul
17
2018
CARY, N.C. — Scottie Montgomery returned to the annual Pigskin Preview where he first arrived two years ago as East Carolina’s rookie head coach. He oozed confidence and optimism in 2016. He was nattily dressed in a grey suit with a purple tie. He stood ramrod straight. He looked reporters comfortably in the eye. He …
Jul
16
2018
CARY, N.C. — David Cutcliffe called for a show of hands at the 16th annual Pigskin Preview that the Bill Dooley Chapter of the National Football Foundation presented on Monday at the Embassy Suites Hotel. The Duke football coach, seated at the dais along with North Carolina State’s Dave Doeren, North Carolina’s Larry Fedora, East …
Jul
16
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports continue with our podcast ACC college football previews. Good friend of the blog @JoeMicik joins us to talk Boston College football. Check out his site http://www.bracketyard.com/. 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 In this order, these are topics we covered …
Jul
16
2018
I was born and raised in Syracuse, NY by parents who were both born and raised in the South (Alabama and North Carolina respectively). I fell in love with Syracuse Orange basketball, football, and its other sports as a kid in grade school/elementary school in the 1974-75 academic year. This column, which I am calling …
Jul
15
2018
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We almost never talk about government or social issues at All Sports Discussion mostly because this is an ACC sports site. For many people, watching sports is a safe haven away from the rest of the real world (it’s those few hours a week where you …
Jul
15
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 score, and …
Jul
15
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 …
Jul
14
2018
Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties We’ve come to the conclusion of our ACC player rankings with our Special Team’s player rankings. We hope you’ve enjoyed the rankings. These rankings will be a little different, as instead of a write-up of the player we let highlights do the talking. 1) Anthony Ratliff-Williams, North Carolina …
Jul
12
2018
247Sports has a good read on Virginia Tech’s plans for a $10 Million ACC Network Studio. From that article… The investment will build the necessary broadcast studio on Virginia Tech’s campus in anticipation of the launch of the ACC Network in 2019, while also improve infrastructure and facilities to support the change… …The studio will also …
Jul
11
2018
Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Special Teams 1) Jaquan Johnson, Miami The Miami Hurricanes have an All-American in Safety Jaquan Johnson. Last year he had 96 tackles to go along with 4 interceptions. He was named ACC defensive back 3 times in 2017. Johnson is under 6 feet tall, but that doesn’t …