Aug
09
2018
The status of Duke’s most important 2018 priority – improved offensive line play – was the same following spring drills as it was after the Quick Lanes Bowl. Back then, the win over Northern Illinois in Detroit was the first look ahead from a 7-6 record enhanced by a three-game winning streak. But in unusual …
Aug
09
2018
ACCPrescription has their thoughts on the rising costs of the ACC Network for each ACC school. There’s a lot of infrastructure that had to be and is still in the process of being built. ACC Nation looks at where each ACC football team is ranked in the CBSSportsline College Football pre-season rankings. Check out FromtheRumbleSeat …
Aug
08
2018
Herm Edwards recently appeared on a Michigan State-based sports talk radio show. Always engaging, insightful and entertaining, Arizona State’s new football coach has been one of my favorites to deal with over the years. We all know him for his memorable lines, most notably this one from his time with the New York Jets: “YOU …
Aug
08
2018
So Andy Bitter is getting sued by his former employer the Roanoke Times over his twitter account. I have some thoughts on this and in my title the hash tag gives it away #FreeAndyBitter. The account in question is @AndyBitterVT. This article from the Washington Post summarizes the lawsuit. Below is from that article. The lawsuit is noteworthy …
Aug
07
2018
One benefit of being the last conference to launch a network is that the ACC can learn from SEC, Big 10 and Pac 12 and avoid some of their pitfalls. Jon Wilner covers the Pac 12, and he’s one of the best in the business. He recently tweeted this in an article he wrote. Schools …
Aug
06
2018
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Pittsburgh The last 2 years have shown what Pitt is capable of and how far they have to go to be a top tier program. They have wins over Penn State, Clemson, and Miami. Penn State was the …
Aug
05
2018
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Boston College There’s a buzz about Boston College football this season. That’s something we haven’t seen around Chestnut Hill in many years. Steve Addazio has slowly, but surely built BC into a program that’s not be taken for …
Aug
04
2018
Happy Saturday, Atlantic Coast Conference sports fans. First, some awesome music. So I have a nice, friendly Virginia Tech football wager going on with All Sports Discussion friend, @HunkerDownHokie. Basically what it comes down to is is that I “took the over on 7.5 games.” If Virginia Tech wins 8 games or more, I …
Aug
04
2018
The last time we talked about Clemson Kelly Byrant we compared him to Alabama’s Jalen Hurts and made this statement. Coming off a Sugar Bowl performance where Bryant was overwhelmed and tentative, he honestly played poorly in Clemson’s spring game. He was inaccurate in the passing game and the offense stalled while he was out …
Aug
03
2018
The service academies remain lumped together as triple-option offenses thanks to College Football Hall of Fame coach Fisher DeBerry. A generation ago he laid down the blueprint at Air Force on how to remain competitive with lightly recruited athletes. But take a closer look in recent seasons. Air Force lines up with a quarterback, fullback, …
Aug
03
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports have a special podcast for you. @Brett_McMurphy broke the story of Urban Meyer potentially knowing about domestic violence committed by his assistant coach. We discuss if Meyer is finished at Ohio State. 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 …
Aug
03
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 …
Aug
02
2018
Another gem of an article from the esteemed @DavidTeelatDP. This time he discusses the challenges of the ACC Network distribution. Here are some highlights from the article. But the paramount ACC Network challenge for ESPN and its parent company, Disney, during the next 12 months will be securing carriage deals with the nation’s top cable and …
Aug
02
2018
DURHAM, N.C. – Ben Humphreys, smiling and healthy after an injury-hampered junior season, stood brimming with optimism. On the first day of fall camp, he said something that stands out as more challenging for this year’s Duke seniors than Blue Devils have faced in past farewell seasons. “I want to finish with a good year …
Aug
01
2018
There’s potentially an ugly scandal brewing at Ohio State. Urban Meyer may have known about domestic violence committed by a former assistant coach. Meyer has already been put on administrative leave by Ohio State. BREAKING #OhioState announces that Urban Meyer will be on administrative leave. OC Ryan Day will serve as acting head coach. — …
Jul
31
2018
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Georgia Tech Over the last 4 years no ACC team been more wildly inconsistent than Georgia Tech – 11 wins (2014) , 3 wins (2015), 9 wins (2016), 5 wins (2017). The Yellow Jackets are capable of …