Jun
05
2016
We continue with our series look at the state of the ACC Football programs – You’ll see writings from all our contributors @Hokiesmash, @HereGoJayAgain, and @Res4Six. Thanks to @HereGoJayAgain for the graphics! Previous State of Program Virginia Tech | What’s the Season Outlook for Georgia Tech football? Last season was simply an unmitigated disaster for …
Jun
04
2016
Greetings, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. You might have seen my article last week when I talked about the unfathomable lack of institutional control at Baylor University, which permitted an unchecked culture sexual violence. Much has happened since I published that article. Just a small update on this: Ken Starr has been demoted to …
Jun
04
2016
Let’s take a look at the ACC’s top returning Running Backs. There’s some good ones. The conference is loaded with solid backs. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen |Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Dalvin Cook, Florida State With Deshaun Watson at Clemson, and now Dalvin Cook at Florida State, the ACC enters 2016 with two …
Jun
03
2016
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We are going to start a new series on here at All Sports Discussion where we look at the state of the football programs for each ACC school. Today, we start with Virginia Tech. We asked @Treadmilhorse to join us for a question and answer session on …
Jun
02
2016
It’s time. This is the point in the summer where we start ranking players in the ACC at their respective positions. Enjoy as we start moving towards the college football season. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen |Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Deshaun Watson, Clemson Deshaun Watson being the ACC’s top returning QB was an …
Jun
02
2016
We have this reader submitted article on how they would build the perfect College Football Program. Do you agree or disagree with the choices? ——————————— Many colleges usually have limited resources to build up their football programs and the most suitable way to go about this is to start from scratch. However, you must consider …
Jun
01
2016
The ACC Network is being described as “imminent” from Sports Illustrated’s Pete Thamel. Remember those expansion era bloggers writing about done deals and imminent realignment movements? The word imminent carries a little more weight from a Senior Writer at Sports Illustrated. In an article previewing the Big 12 Springs Meetings, Thamel has a couple of …
May
31
2016
It’s only fair if we talk about the ACC’s 10 best OOC wins since 2010 we have to talk about the worst losses in that time span as well. The good news is we have only one new entry since last year. Keep in mind these aren’t always losses to bad teams, but some of these …
May
31
2016
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are previewing the 2016 Miami football team in this podcast. We talk with @chauntelpowell (Chauntel Powell), sportswriter for the albanyherald.com and huge Miami Hurricane fan. We really appreciate her taking the time to join on the podcast. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe …
May
30
2016
They are calling it the NCAA Baseball Tournament, but it is more like the SEC/ACC Invitational Baseball Tournament. 7 of the 8 National Seeds are from those leagues, and 13 out of 16 Regional Seeds. Virginia from the ACC is the defending national champions. Check out the entire field from NCAA.com. A record six #ACCBase …
May
30
2016
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are previewing the 2016 UNC football team in this podcast. We talk with @ztevans (Zach Evans), who is a big UNC fan, and a previous podcast guest. We really appreciate him taking the time to join on the podcast. It’s always a good time when Zach joins us. To download the …
May
29
2016
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Hope you all have had a great Memorial Day Weekend. Please remember all those men and women who have died in military service for our country. We are thankful for their sacrifices – and we have our freedom today because of their service. I’m going to write about …
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 …