Jun
16
2016
With the NBA Draft just a week away, here’s a look at some of the top ACC prospects with their names in this year’s upcoming NBA Draft on June 23. Before the rankings though, here’s how the ACC has fared with terms of draft picks in the NBA in the last 10 years. Since 2005, …
Jun
15
2016
State of the Programs Virginia Tech | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Syracuse | Miami | Wake Forest Season Review Record: 4-8 (3-5 ACC) Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall Passing Rushing Total Offense Split G Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg Offense 12 21.0 34.4 61.0 238.3 1.8 35.3 144.8 4.1 1.1 69.8 383.0 5.5 …
Jun
14
2016
It is time to look at the ACC’s top returning Wide Receivers. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen |Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Isaiah Ford, Virginia Tech All Isaiah Ford did last year with a mediocre offense and inconsistent QB was catch 75 balls for 1,164 yards and 11 TDs. What kind of …
Jun
13
2016
I keep reading from some ACC fans the difficulty if the ACC goes to 9 conference games. We need our 7 home games, we need to play power 5 opponents – like this was rocket science. What if I said you can play 9 conference games, and only 1 lose home game every 5 years. …
Jun
13
2016
State of the Programs Virginia Tech | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Syracuse | Miami Season Review Record: 3-9 (1-7 ACC) Head Coach: Dave Clawson Passing Rushing Total Offense Split G Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg Offense 12 19.7 34.8 56.6 228.3 1.1 34.8 105.7 3.0 1.0 69.5 333.9 4.8 Defense 12 16.6 26.8 …
Jun
12
2016
By now, you all know about Brock Turner. If you don’t, here you go: In March 2016, Brock Turner, a Stanford swimmer, was found guilty of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. A jury found Turner guilty guilty of three felonies including assault with intent to rape an intoxicated woman and sexually penetrating an unconscious person …
Jun
12
2016
The U.S. Open returns to Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania, and the world’s best come in playing well. 1. Jason Day Jason Day’s best seems just a little bit better these days than everyone else that tees it up. Jason Day has won 3 of the last 7 tournaments he’s entered. He can bomb …
Jun
12
2016
Just a quick post here. We’re praying for Orlando, FL. Early this morning, there was a terror attack at an Orlando, FL night club. There were 50 casualties. In addition to the shooter, there are 53 people that are also injured. We never talk about religion here on the site, but it is appropriate today: …
Jun
11
2016
In recent years the ACC’s football resurgence has been led by Florida State and Clemson. There is no question about that. They have done the heavy lifting. Florida State has a national championship, a playoff appearance, and is starting to dominate their series with arch-rival Florida. Clemson just played in the national title game and …
Jun
11
2016
Previous State of the Programs Virginia Tech | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Syracuse Last Season in Review Record: 8-5 (5-3 ACC) Head Coach: Mark Richt Passing Rushing Total Offense Split G Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg Offense 13 20.6 34.5 59.7 277.1 1.4 32.6 119.9 3.7 1.5 67.2 397.0 5.9 Defense …
Jun
10
2016
This is one of first times I’ve tried a twitter poll. According to David Teel ESPN could be looking the ACC to increase inventory by adding a ninth conference game. Suddenly this is a hot topic again. How many conference games should the ACC play? — Jeff or Jeffrey Fann (@TalkinACCSports) June 9, 2016 Many …
Jun
10
2016
Previous State of the Programs Virginia Tech | Georgia Tech | Boston College Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We continue our state of the ACC football program series (Virginia Tech was a very recent post) – and this Friday, we continue with Syracuse. We asked @BH_Orange44 to join us for a question and answer session on Orange …
Jun
09
2016
Here’s another post in our state of the program series featuring those pesky but always good on defense Boston College Golden Eagles. Previous State of the Programs Virginia Tech | Georgia Tech | Syracuse Season Review Record: 3-9 (0-8 ACC) Head Coach: Steve Addazio Passing Rushing Total Offense Split G Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Att …
Jun
08
2016
The esteemed ACC writer @DavidTeelatDP‘s article today “Nine-game conference football schedule possible for ACC” got me thinking about the topic for the first time in quite awhile. Back in 2013 I said the ACC wasn’t ready for a 9 game conference schedule. I argued that the ACC hadn’t become a strong enough top to bottom conference to …
Jun
07
2016
We’ve reached the Super Regionals portion of the NCAA Baseball tournament, and 4 ACC teams have advanced. One of the great stories of the tournament is the Boston College baseball team. They have reached the Super Regionals for the first time in over 40 years. Boston College blog BCInterruption says the teams has reached …
Jun
06
2016
It’s June. Your first team offense and defense looked unstoppable during the Spring game. This is finally the year your boys beat their hated in-state rivals and win their conference. You don’t care what anyone says, all the experts are sleeping on your school, and they’re destined for the Playoffs this season. Ah yes, the …