Jul
04
2017
Just a short post here today, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. From all of us at All Sports Discussion, we hope you a great 4th of July holiday. Take some time out – see your family and friends – and test some of those tailgate recipes you will use this fall. Have a great …
Jul
03
2017
@Hokiesmash_ASD and myself @TalkinACCSports discuss Miami football with college football writer @antwanstaley of @AthlonSports. He also covers the #Dolphins as Managing Editor of @thedolphinswire of USA Today. It was @antwanstaley ‘s first time on the podcast, and he was a great guest that we hope comes back in the future. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you …
Jul
03
2017
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Hope you are doing well. I’m in the process today of contacting Comcast to review my account options (I just got a letter in the mail from them about this – so I’m eager to see if they will lower my cable bill. NOT. THEY WILL NEVER DO …
Jul
03
2017
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We rarely talk about college sports networks outside of the ACC, but there’s been some pretty brutal assessments on the Pac-12 Network over at @AwfulAnnouncing that caught my eye: It’s no secret that the Pac-12 conference does not boast the same television revenue as the Big Ten …
Jul
02
2017
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference fans. Saw this nice post from @CoachingSearch here on the prediction of ESPN’s 2017 College GameDay sites. Lots of ACC football in the picture!! Week 1 Week 1 (Sept. 2) – Alabama vs. Florida State (Atlanta) Lee Corso has already revealed this will be the site. A potential top-3 …
Jul
02
2017
Top Power 5 College Football coaches under the age of 45 1) Buzz Williams, Virginia Tech (44) When Virginia Tech hired Buzz Williams back in 2014, it was universally hailed as a great move by the athletic department. Williams is the 5 star recruit that’s lived up to the hype. In 6 six seasons …
Jul
01
2017
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I had a twitter discussion of some of the best young coaches in College Football today. Who are the next generation of great college football coaches? That got me thinking about writing a blog post about it. Remember FSU’s Jimbo Fisher and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney were under the age 45 when they were …
Jun
30
2017
Another great article from the esteemed @DavidTeelatDP of the Daily Press. John Swofford has been ACC Commissioner for 20 years, and @DavidTeelatDP looks back. From that article… The fourth commissioner in ACC history, and the longest-tenured, Swofford has shepherded this bunch to a football revival, cable network and grant of media rights. And at age 68, he shows …
Jun
28
2017
We move to the defensive side of the ball, and we’re starting with the best defensive linemen in the ACC. This could be the conference’s most loaded position. D Line in the ACC is as talented as I’ve ever seen I had to leave off guys like Settle Josh Sweat, Cleilin Ferrell. Think ACC QBs …
Jun
27
2017
Time for some ACC Bloggers. ACC Blog ACCPrescription shows us where each ACC coach is ranked in Athlon’s ranking of all 130 FBS coaches. There’s a reason why the ACC has improved so much in football in recent years. Clemson is set for a big football recruiting month according to Clemson blog ShakintheSouthland. Big moment …
Jun
27
2017
Thanks to @Hokiesmash_ASD for sending this press release. GREENSBORO, NC (TheACC.com)–The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Tuesday the 28 football student-athletes who have been chosen by its 14 league schools to attend the 2017 ACC Football Kickoff, July 13-14 at the Westin Charlotte located in Charlotte, N.C. The football student-athletes who will be attending the 2017 …
Jun
26
2017
Graciously, filling in for @Hokiesmash_ASD, @treadmillhorse (Dan Caro) of treadmillhorse.com (a fine Virginia Tech blog) joins myself @TalkinACCSports to discuss UNC football with @ztevans (Zach Evans) a UNC Alum and past contributor with us. You can find Zach’s current work at http://speed51.com/ . To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe …
Jun
26
2017
Huge thanks to yehonala04 for sending me this link. The ACC Network has gotten its first distribution and carriage deals as reported by http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. From that article, here are a couple of highlights. The ACC Network is off and running with its first distribution deals. The ESPN-owned conference channel recently secured its first carriage agreements with digital video …
Jun
25
2017
@Hokiesmash_ASD and went solo on this podcast as he talked Old Dominion football with a good friend of the podcast and ODU grad (Joe Suhoski). We thank @vabeachrep for joining the podcast this week. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast on ITUNES to get the …
Jun
24
2017
Greetings, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. If you’re like me, you miss college football – a lot lol. Here are a few events that will occupy your time before college football starts. You can start by reading All Sports Discussion (this is an ongoing event – like all year long). Check out the #ACC …
Jun
24
2017
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. The awesome veteran columnist, David Teel, of the Norfolk, VA Daily Press, just wrote an excellent blog post on the University of Louisville’s progress as an ACC athletics member institution. The blog post was very thoughtful, even, and fair. Read it now. Teel has some very positive …