Jul
16
2015
ESPN has lost 3.2 million subscribers in a year, according to Nielsen. To put that in perspective, Netflix added 3.3 million subscribers in three months. ESPN reaches 92.9 million households, but with streaming services becoming readily available, subscribers are finding it easier to cut the cord. As a result, ESPN has seen cuts to some …
Jul
15
2015
As we near the end of our players rankings, we are moving on to safeties. Let’s see who makes the list. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen| Linebackers | Cornerbacks| Special Teams 1) Jeremy Cash, Duke If Jeremy Cash is fully healed from off-season knee surgery, the senior Cash will be an All-American. Last …
Jul
14
2015
@VaBeachRep and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review the spring and preview Florida State football for 2015 with one of our favorite guests @KilroyFSU. @VaBeachRep did an awesome job filling in as co-host for @Hokiesmash this week on the podcast. We thank Joe for the pinch hit! We really appreciate @KilroyFSU taking the time to join the podcast and discuss FSU …
Jul
13
2015
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. I know you all miss college football like everyone here at All Sports Discussion. Until then, make sure you check out our site for the best in ACC sports coverage (and follow our Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC). This morning, I’m stealing a page out of my colleague, …
Jul
12
2015
The British Open is headed back to the home of golf – St. Andrews, and there are a couple of major story lines. Jordan Spieth is going for the 3rd leg of the grand slam. Does Tiger Woods even have the remotest change of contending? It’s a shame defending champion Rory Mcilory will miss …
Jul
11
2015
Just a quick post here – I’m not one who posts very often on college football award watch lists – I’m really one who thinks these award lists just give alumni, fans, and friends of the particular schools something to talk about over the summer until college football starts. That said, it’s almost an extremely …
Jul
11
2015
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans – hope you are ready for a great weekend. Earlier this week, I participated in an ACC football roundtable with our friends over at the @Bloguin college sports blog, The Student Section (you can follow their account on Twitter at @TheStudentSect). Participants in the roundtable included @TheStudentSect Associate …
Jul
09
2015
The ACC has the best cornerbacks in the country… period. This list is loaded with All-Americans and future NFL draft picks. Let’s check them out. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen| Linebackers | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Kendall Fuller, Virginia Tech If there was an All-American team last year Kendall Fuller was on it. …
Jul
08
2015
Thanks to @Hokiesmash for sending us this ACC press release. Be sure to check out @Hokiesmash and his thoughts on an ACC Roundtable on players to watch in the ACC at the @theStudentSect. Total of 25 Honorees Ties for Second-Highest Among All Conferences GREENSBORO, N.C.—A total of 14 Atlantic Coast Conference defensive players have been selected to the preseason …
Jul
07
2015
CBSSportsline put together a ranking list of the best sports program’s in country. I like what CBSSportsline did here. They weighted the sports, giving the most points to football, then basketball, Women’s basketball and baseball. A last ranking went to a Wild Card which was the best ranking for one of the other sports. Ohio …
Jul
06
2015
It’s on the horizon… you know it, College Football. It’s lets than 2 months away. What do the ACC bloggers have for us today? Can the 2015 year be going any better for the University of Virginia? 3 National Titles including the ACC drought ending Baseball title, and now UVA blog StreakingtheLawn celebrates 4 …
Jul
05
2015
Here is an interesting article that was on ESPN.com recently. 10 Things that make college football unique and should never be changed. Check this list out, because I agree with just about all of them. I’d like to add a few more. Bowl Games To me there is something about bowl games that I like. You …
Jul
04
2015
I hope everyone is having a great 4th of July! Here is a little football reading for your Independence day. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen| Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Terrance Smith, Florida State Terrance Smith is set to have a huge senior season at Florida State. Last …
Jul
03
2015
For the last 2-3 years we’ve heard that an ACC Network is in discussion with ESPN. We’ve posted on this topic several times here on this blog giving periodic updates when when any noteworthy information was released. I firmly believe an ACC Network is coming, but there hasn’t been official announcement. Until that happens there …
Jul
01
2015
As we look ahead to the 2015 college football season, one thing is abundantly clear, there is more balance across the country in college football that at anytime in the last 10 years. SEC fans may bristle at the notion, but the rest of the country has caught up to SEC in football. Does that …
Jun
30
2015
It is time to turn our attention to the stars on defense in the ACC starting with the defensive linemen. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Dadi Nicolas, Virginia Tech The more I look at Virginia Tech defense, the more I think this could be …