May
29
2016
You #FireHam supporters SMH. Soooooo….Jay Wright to FSU? #fireham — Dow Young (@JDowyoung) April 5, 2016 Let’s drop some truth here about Leonard Hamilton (h/t @YouTube for my new favorite song, Truth, from Universal Mind Project): Here are some excerpts from Leonard Hamilton’s biography: Leonard Hamilton is the winningest coach in Florida State history and …
May
28
2016
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Our friend, David Teel (you can follow him on Twitter at @DavidTeelatDP) feels that an ACC Network is imminent (h/t @TalkinACCSports). And as we head into NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship weekend – best of luck to North Carolina who will be making the trip to Philadelphia – …
May
27
2016
Lamar’s Freshman Campaign: A Comparative Study & Caveat For 2016 By Dave Lackford The 2016 Buzz There are plenty of reasons for Cards’ fans to be excited about the 2016 season. For one, the defense is stacked. They return ultra-talented edge rusher DeVonte Fields, who caught fire in the second half of the 2015 season, …
May
27
2016
Remember when the ACC was going to be left out of the playoff structure predicted in 2012 by some? That didn’t happen. Remember when Florida State and Clemson were supposed to be in the Big 12 and the ACC was going to dissolve? That didn’t happen either. What about the ACC not being able to …
May
27
2016
FSU TRIBE16: A CASE STUDY OF ALL FOUR RECRUITING SITE’S RANKINGS. 5/27/2016 By Dave LackfordAs a moderator for warchant.com I see a lot of comments from subscribers claiming Rivals rankings are totally off and the only sites that can be relied upon for accurate recruit rankings are 24/7 and ESPN, and that Scout should be …
May
26
2016
May 26, 2016 By Dave Lackford Top Newcomers 20-16 Top Newcomers 15-11 Top Newcomers 10-6 1. Dexter Lawrence –Early Enrollee, Clemson, DT, NC, 6’4” 325-pound Lawrence was a 1st Team USA Today All-American, consensus 5 star, and the composite #2 overall player in the country. Name a Power Five school and the young man …
May
25
2016
Lots going in the ACC this week. Let’s check in on the ACC Bloggers. Good news for Clemson fans – Clemson blog RubbingtheRock tells us Jaron Blossomgame is returning for his senior season to play basketball for the Tigers. The Tigers will have their best chance to make the NCAA Tournament in years. Pitt fans …
May
24
2016
This will probably be the last bracket projections before the official announcements on Monday May 27. The ACC looks to be well represented with as many as 10 teams projected to the make the field. Check out some of the projections below. http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/projected-field-of-64-may-24/#6TzgrgkmiXTb0XB5.97 http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/baseball/bracketology http://www.d1baseball.com/projections/d1baseball64052416/ Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account …
May
23
2016
Atlantic Coast Conference fans – this is the best thing you will read today on the Internet. No more needs to be said. We are very happy for Pittsburgh running back, James Conner. God is AMAZING. Just got the call that my body is clean of cancer!!! Been a long road but God had …
May
23
2016
I’ll admit I’m not that big of Major League Baseball fan, but recently I sat down with my father and watched an Atlanta Braves baseball game. He still enjoys the game, and the Braves actually beat Kansas City 5-0. If it had been the first time I had followed the Braves this year ( yea …
May
23
2016
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are previewing the 2016 Florida State football team in this podcast. We talk with @KilroyFSU, who is a big FSU fan, and a previous podcast guest. We really appreciate him taking the time to join on the podcast. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In …
May
22
2016
Thanks to @Hokiesmash for news release from the ACC GREENSBORO, N.C. — Pairings and game times have been set for the 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship, which gets underway Tuesday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina. Miami (43-10, 21-7) earned the No. 1 overall seed and will head up Pool A. The …
May
22
2016
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Just a really quick post this morning – we’re 14 Saturdays away from a full slate of college football (AC/DC is happy) – and I missed some ACC football news in the last couple of weeks. The ACC is going to partner again with the American Athletic Conference …
May
21
2016
Here is an article I’m going to do each year following football season, so some of the games reviewed will be repeats of the year before. The reason I start in 2010, is because I want to highlight the resurgence of the ACC that started during the current decade. 1. #1 Florida State 34 #2 …
May
20
2016
By Dave Lackford Top Newcomers 20-16 Top Newcomers 15-11 10. Baveon “Booga Joe” Johnson, Florida State, C, 6’3″ 332-pounds Johnson was the composite #1 center in the class of 2016. He is a ferocious mauler and gets into the second level of the defense better than any center FSU has recruited in a long time. …
May
19
2016
It’s that time where we start preparing some of those first looks at ACC football, and where ACC baseball is starts to take centerstage. Let’s see what the ACC Bloggers are talking about. Syracuse blog NunesMagician discusses what a potential Big 10/ESPN split could mean for the ACC. In front of over 19000 college …