Jan
07
2017
Some people are calling this year’s Alabama team Nick Saban’s best, but don’t worry Clemson fans I’m going to give you three reasons why the Tigers will beat Alabama. 1) Deshaun Watson Jalen Hurts is going to win a national title at Alabama, but in this game the difference between Hurts and Watson is an …
Jan
05
2017
Followers of this blog know we were there when ACC football was a national punchline. Remember this article back from early 2012, when we lamented the ACC embarrassing itself during bowl season? You don’t have to root for your conference brethren to do well out of conference, but the ACC football was struggling so badly that …
Jan
04
2017
I saw this posting from from the blog SaturdayDownSouth “Conference affiliation aside, Dabo Swinney built an SEC-like Clemson team”. Now SaturdayDownSouth is a fine blog. They write a lot of good articles, but on this I completely disagree. Clemson is most definitely not an SEC like team. In fact they are the epitome of the new …
Jan
03
2017
What do the ACC Bloggers have for us? I think we have some bowl game discussion here. Clemson and Alabama are set to play for the national title, and Clemson blog RubbingtheRock starts off the previews by comparing the offenses. Was the ACC this year’s best football conference? ACC Blog ACCPrescription says the ACC …
Jan
03
2017
To start the new year out right, I’m setting up a separate Twitter account for myself – you can check out @AllSportsDACC material from me at @HokieSmash_ASD. We’d really appreciate the follow – and we will reciprocate. Thanks much and Happy New Year!! Matthew
Jan
02
2017
This is going to be a weekly article, where I seed the ACC teams and where I think they’d should be placed if the tournament started the same day as my posting. In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top (50) obviously worth more. Any losses …
Jan
01
2017
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. How bad was Ohio State’s 31-0 loss to Clemson in the national College Football Playoff semifinal? Historically bad for Urban Meyer – and we mean really bad: If it holds, Clemson’s 31-point margin would make this the worst loss of Urban Meyer’s head coaching career (194 games). …
Dec
31
2016
Before the season started, many people thought Clemson could reach the national title game. The pieces were in place with QB Dehsaun Watson, talent at the skill positions on offense, and one the country’s best front fours on defense. There were bumps in the road for the Tigers – a much improved ACC had a …
Dec
31
2016
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Just a quick post here – ACC men’s basketball is going to be an absolute grinder this year. The conference is the deepest that both @TalkinACCSports and I have seen in many years – and one thing we’ve learned is that it is going to be …
Dec
31
2016
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. What. A. Game. In a sold-out Cassell Coliseum, I did think that Virginia Tech would have a good chance to defeat #5 Duke today – but I did not think in my wildest dreams that the: Hokies would drill Duke off the floor by double digits in a …
Dec
31
2016
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. We’re dropping a special post here about Louisville today – a two-fer, if you will, on Cardinals football and mens basketball. Today, the Cardinals got absolutely smacked around by LSU in the Florida Citrus Bowl – final score was 29-9. The Cardinals had 35 yards of rushing …
Dec
31
2016
Georgia Tech can’t recruit. The Triple Option simply can’t work at this level. There are too many new good coaches in the ACC, and Georgia Tech and Paul Johnson will fall behind. Somehow everytime the least is expected of Paul Johnson and his Jackets, they find a way to have a successful season. After last …
Dec
31
2016
Admit it you thought Florida State might have started to slip. From the middle of the 2015 season to the beginning of the 2016, Florida State was a pedestrian 7-5. There were losses to a 3-9 Georgia Tech team. There was an epic 63-20 blowout to Louisville. There was a home loss to North Carolina. …
Dec
30
2016
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Another week of vacation – almost dreading going back to work 😉 Good for Jeff (@TalkinACCSports) that I can blog, though 😉 In my day job, I’m an auditor – and we tend to write the titles of our report and some of the contents with a …
Dec
29
2016
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. I’m going to be a bit of a homer tonight – and talk about my Hokies – you can’t me blame, a little, right? Virginia Tech football has taken some quality steps this year. First, we told you earlier in the year that Virginia Tech, to show …
Dec
28
2016
In recent years, the Miami Hurricanes had become the ACC poster child for underachievement. They hadn’t won a bowl game since 2006. Their best season during that time was a 9-4 2013, where the Canes lost 4 of their last 6 games and got blown out by Louisville in their bowl game. There was another …