Dec
17
2014
It was a pretty slow week for ACC basketball, as exams cut into playing schedules. Only one game paired ACC teams against each other, and most were against weaker teams from small conferences. Thus, there wasn’t a lot of shake-up in the rankings, but there was no shortage of drama, coaching rants, and Karl Hess. …
Dec
16
2014
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) were happy to be joined this week by several ACC Bloggers to preview the ACC Bowl season. Thanks to our very own site contributor @ztevans, (Zach Evans), past podcast guest @willsworldmn (Will Ojanen) – writer for scacchoops.com and accnation.com, and @statesportsbeat (Dustin) for taking the time to appear on the podcast. All …
Dec
15
2014
We have Bowls and College Basketball from the ACC Bloggers this week. Did you know the ACC had the most 1st and 2nd All-Americans according to the USA Today? Good find by ACCPerscription… Don’t say it was just because the ACC has a lot of teams either. The Big 10 and the SEC have just …
Dec
14
2014
The non-conference portion of the college basketball is drawing to a close. If you picked up a couple of good non-conference wins, great! If not then there is a lot of work to be done from now until in March. The ACC is solid through the top 6 teams, and then it’s total chaos. The …
Dec
13
2014
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Dec
13
2014
When the ACC was a struggling football conference through most of the 2000s, criticisms of the conference were very much justified. It’s a big effort to undo somewhere around a decade of bad football, but if you are still calling the ACC a terrible football conference, then you aren’t paying to the on the field …
Dec
11
2014
Just a short post for tonight as we turn the page from football to basketball at least until bowl season. I’ll be starting up an ACC Bubble Analysis in the next few days, but before I get into that I want to do a quick breakdown of the ACC. There are three distinct tiers in …
Dec
10
2014
With the ACC Football Championship behind us, the only thing left in football season is the bowl parade during the holidays and this newfangled playoff. Until then, we have basketball to entertain us! By entertain us, of course, I mean give us a few games to watch but not that many because student-athletes will be …
Dec
10
2014
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) were pleased to be joined by one of our favorite and most knowledgeable repeat guests @SectionMZ (Matt Zemek) of the @TheStudentSect. TheStudentSection is one of our favorite college sports sites, and is well worth your time to check out. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. You can also find this …
Dec
08
2014
This past weekend’s Florida State\Georgia Tech ACCCG was a classic between two top 15 teams. It was by far the best conference championship of the weekend, and it set an ACC Championsip Game Television viewing record. It was the fourth highest rated college football game of the season. From SportsMediaWatch The 6.9 ranks as the …
Dec
08
2014
Well that was a great ACC Championship game wasn’t it? Florida State beat Georgia Tech in a thrilling game. You know we are checking in with those ACC bloggers. Let’s see what elser is out there too. Tomahawknation says facing Oregon in the national semi-finals is better for Florida State, but it is not better …
Dec
07
2014
Each week when the college football playoff committee released their rankings, it seemed we got more confused than the week before. The criteria for ranking teams seemingly changed with each new announcement. In the end though the committee made it crystal clear what they want in the future when Alabama, Â Oregon, Florida State and Ohio …
Dec
07
2014
Just returned from the ACCCG in Charlotte. What a game. 1) Florida State makes the playoffs and they absolutely deserve it Any discussion of FSU not making the playoffs is just ridiculous. Tonight they just found a way to win… again. Georgia Tech’s triple option was working most of the night, but Jameis …
Dec
05
2014
It’s easily the most anticipated ACC Championship game ever. Many are saying it’s the best conference championship of the weekend. It’s the kind of matchup John Swofford has always dreamed of. An ACC championship with national title implications. Two excellent football teams both ranked in the top 12. Here are some thoughts I have on …
Dec
04
2014
The Big 10 won the ACC/Big 10 Challenge 8-6, and at one point led 8-3. I like this challenge against a quality basketball conference like the Big10 because it gives good barometer of where the ACC is. Here is what we learned. Duke is really really good Duke walked into Wisconsin to face the number …
Dec
03
2014
After the college football playoff released their latest rankings, it’s apparent the committee has a lot room for improvement. We can wait until the final rankings next, but why do that? Some of the issues are apparent, and we offer some improvements the committee can starting working on for next year. 1) Do not release …