May
07
2018
During its “ACC Rivalries” segment of ACC This Morning on XM Satellite Radio this past Friday, Mark Packer and Wes Durham discussed out of Boston College, Syracuse and Pittsburgh, who has managed the expansion process the best in the form of creating a natural rival? Mr. Durham commented that he has called Syracuse’s football games …
May
06
2018
As the college baseball season starts winding down, it’s time to check out where your favorite college baseball team will end up, who is hosting, and who still has work to do to get into the field. I’ll be checking on these links and posting updates every week until the field is announced. Here’s …
May
06
2018
Good evening, folks. I spoke with the guys at @ACCNation tonight on their podcast about Virginia Tech football and men’s basketball tonight. We also talked about my love of ice hockey as a northerner lol. Thanks to @WillsWorldMN @ACCTheQ and @xayveon for having me on their show. Matthew @hokiesmash_ASD talks with Will, Xayveon and Jim about …
May
05
2018
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Hope your weekend is going well. We step out of the ACC tonight for a short post (there are several lacrosse aficionados in the ACC and we’re going out of the conference tonight). Full disclosure: I’m a donor to Georgetown University Athletics (I’m an alumnus of …
May
05
2018
By Tom Shanahan Duke coach David Cutcliffe shares many traits with his successful brethren that have kept him in the college game four decades, including resuscitating the Blue Devils’ long moribund program. But despite such similarities he has demonstrated once again that depth chart paranoia isn’t one of his idiosyncrasies. Many coaches these days wait …
May
04
2018
Interesting read from CBSSportsline writer Tom Fornelli who wrote about the 5 college football fanbases he most angered in 2017. Who knew 3 of the 5 fanbases would be from the ACC – Clemson, Miami and Wake Forest? Yes you read that right – Wake Forest made the list. Wake Forest is a small school, but …
May
03
2018
Well renewing the storied Clemson vs Georgia series appears to be getting close happening according to CBSSportsline. I’ve been to two of these games. The atmosphere was incredible. The 2013 game that Clemson won 38-35 was one of the best games I ever attended. The teams have a great history each other, and in the foreseeable …
May
02
2018
Have you a chance to checkout the Post Spring Top 25 College Football? Here’s 4 I have found that I’ve compiled together. For the ACC schools – Clemson, Miami, and Virginia Tech made every post-spring top 25, while Florida State appeared in 2 of them. CBSSportsline Top 25 USA Today Top 25 ESPN Top 25 …
May
01
2018
We’ve already given you our ACC Draft Winners – Virginia Tech and NC State. Now we flip things to talk about who are the ACC’s draft losers, and the choices were easy. Georgia Tech and Duke combined had exactly zero draft picks. That means South Carolina State, South Dakota State, Sam Houston State, North Carolina …
Apr
30
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports are getting you prepared again for the college football season! We are moving along with our podcast previews with @treadmillhorse of the excellent Virginia Tech blog site treadmillhorse.com as we preview the 2018 Virginia Tech Hokies football team. We were once again joined by @sportsbroad as a great guest co-host! You can also find this most recent podcast and all our …
Apr
30
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports are getting you prepared again for the college football season! We are moving along with our podcast previews with @WillsWorldMN of the fine ACC blog site ACCNation.net as we preview the 2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team. We were also joined by @sportsbroad as a great guest co-host! You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on …
Apr
29
2018
As the college baseball season starts winding down, it’s time to check out where your favorite college baseball team will end up, who is hosting, and who still has work to do to get into the field. I’ll be checking on these links and posting updates every week until the field is announced. Here’s are …
Apr
29
2018
By Tom Shanahan Now that Georgia coach Kirby Smart has guided Mark Richt’s former players to a College Football Playoff berth, Richt must prove Thomas Wolfe wrong. He’s gone home to Miami to show he can indeed win big games and thus guide his alma mater to a CFP berth. In Richt’s 15 Georgia seasons, …
Apr
28
2018
The ACC again had a strong 2018 NFL draft finishing 2nd to the SEC in the total number of NFL draft picks. FINAL — Most Picks by Conference (2018) 53- SEC 45- ACC 32- Big Ten 30- Pac12 20- Big12 — Pick Six Previews (@PickSixPreviews) April 28, 2018 4️⃣5️⃣ total #ACCFootball players selected in the …
Apr
27
2018
We’ve reached the end of this series, and I hope you’ve enjoyed it! Games 10 – 6 | Games 11 – 15 | Games 16 – 20 | Games 21 – 25 1. #1 Florida State 34 #2 Auburn 31 – January 6, 2014 What else but this game could be number 1? It will end up being the most historically …
Apr
26
2018
We’ve reached the top 10! There are no changes from last year… The ACC teams need to work on that this year. Games 1 – 5 | Games 11 – 15 | Games 16 – 20 | Games 21 – 25 6. #12 Georgia Tech 49 #7 Mississippi St. 34 – December 31, 2014 This game was significant in so many …