Aug
13
2016
The ACC sometimes get criticized for their lack football fan support. Clemson and Florida State have SEC like fanbases, but this isn’t the case with some of the other schools. A welcome development is occurring in the football tier below Clemson and Florida State. Season ticket sales are going well Pittsburgh, NC State and Miami. …
Aug
13
2016
Pac-12 Football: Ranking the North Division 6 Oregon State 2015 Record: 2-10 (0-9 Pac-12) Returning Starters Offense: 8 Defense: 6 Points Per Game: 19.0 Opponents Points Per Game: 37.0 Good news: The Beavers only lose three starters from last year’s offense. Bad news: Offense was responsible for 19 points per game last season, ranked …
Aug
13
2016
Pac-12 Football: Ranking the South Division 6 Colorado 2015 Record: 4-9 (1-8 Pac-12) Returning Starters Offense: 8 Defense: 9 Points Per Game: 24.6 Opponents Points Per Game: 27.5 The Buffaloes took a step back on offense last season and quarterback uncertainty leaves this team at a crossroads. With quarterback Sefo Liufau still recovering …
Aug
12
2016
Ranking the Big 12 Conference 10 Kansas 2015 Record: 0-12 (0-9 Big 12) Returning Starters Offense: 6 Defense: 7 Points Per Game: 15.3 Opponents Points Per Game: 46.1 The Jayhawks went winless in David Beaty’s first season as head coach, including a loss to FCS opponent South Dakota State. As of now, the road …
Aug
12
2016
Happy Friday, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans – tomorrow, we’re three Saturdays from college football!!! Let’s take a look at what is going on with our fellow ACC bloggers in our look at the ACC Blogosphere… here we go: The guys at Louisville Sports Live (LvilleSprtsLive) recently had college football guru, Phil Steele, on …
Aug
11
2016
We could know as soon as Friday whether the ACC is going to go with 8 or 9 conference games as reported by the Daily Press’s David Teel. No matter how the vote goes, someone isn’t going to be happy. Clemson, Florida State heavily favor the 8 game conference schedule. Georgia Tech and Louisville likely do …
Aug
11
2016
Big Ten Football: Ranking the East Division 7 Rutgers 2015 Record: 4-8 (1-7 Big Ten) Returning Starters Offense: 8 Defense: 7 Points Per Game: 27.1 Opponents Points Per Game: 34.9 The Rutgers Scarlet Knights had a season to forget in 2015. Kyle Flood saw his lowest win total since arriving at Rutgers and didn’t qualify …
Aug
11
2016
Big Ten Football: Ranking the West Division 7 Purdue 2015 Record: 2-10 (1-7 Big Ten) Returning Starters Offense: 7 Defense: 9 Points Per Game: 25.1 Opponents Points Per Game: 36.5 Darrell Hazzell is 6-30 entering his fourth season as the Purdue Boilermakers head coach and is certainly on the hot seat entering this season. …
Aug
10
2016
Very sad news today…. ESPN host John Saunders has passed away. For sports fans like myself Saunders was the epitome of a true professional. He didn’t have that overbearing personality or a gimmick that many do in his field. Saunders was just that comfortable voice that could cover anything from baseball, to college football, to the …
Aug
10
2016
SEC Football: Ranking the West Division 7 Mississippi State 2015 Record: 9-4 (4-4 SEC) Returning Starters Offense: 7 Defense: 6 Points Per Game: 34.4 Opponents Points Per Game: 23.2 The Bulldogs will have a totally different look on offense without Dak Prescott under center but they still return three starters on an offensive line …
Aug
10
2016
SEC Football: Ranking the East Division 7 South Carolina 2015 Record: 3-9 (1-7 SEC) Returning Starters Offense: 5 Defense: 8 Points Per Game: 21.9 Opponents Points Per Game: 27.5 The Gamecocks were left in dire straights midseason by Steve Spurrier and now South Carolina looks to Will Muschamp to right the ship, particularly on offense. …
Aug
09
2016
ACC Football: Ranking the Atlantic Division 7 Wake Forest 2015 Record: 3-9 (1-7 ACC) Returning Starters Offense: 8 Defense: 7 Points Per Game: 17.4 Opponents Points Per Game: 24.6 If Dave Clawson has anything brewing up his sleeve for the Demon Deacons, now’s the time to use it. From top to bottom, there’s room …
Aug
09
2016
Today I put on my Georgia Tech fan hat. It was a good day in Atlanta. In welcome news AD Mike Bobinski is headed to Purdue. Previous AD Dan Radakovich left Georgia Tech on probation, as he mis-handeled an NCAA investigation involving the football team, but he did improve the facilitates at the school. That’s …
Aug
09
2016
ACC Football: Ranking the Coastal Division 7 UVA 2015 Record: 4-8 (3-5 ACC) Returning Starters Offense: 5 Defense: 5 Points Per Game: 25.8 Opponents Points Per Game: 32.2 Bronco Mendenhall looks to turn around the UVA program after the departure of Mike London. With safety Quin Blanding and linebacker Micah Kiser leading the way for …
Aug
08
2016
@Hokiesmash and myself @TalkinACCSports preview the college football season with a very special guest. We were privileged to have @SectionTPJ (Terry Johnson) of the fine college sports site http://thecomeback.com/thestudentsection/ . This podcast was a lot of fun and SectionTPJ was a great guest. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the …
Aug
07
2016
We’re an ACCcentric blog here at AllSportsDiscussion as you know, but it’s hard to ignore what is happening over in the Big 12 as they try to secure their future. Their situation is not so different from the ACC a few years ago. Are they going to get poached? Are certain programs looking elsewhere? Will …