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Dec
13
2014
Dec
13
2014
ACC Football has the best collection of non-conference wins since bowl season 2012.
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
The three tiers of ACC Basketball in 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
ACC Basketball Power Rankings – December 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
Podcast – @HokieSmash and @TalkinACCSports talk ACC Bowls and the College Football Playoffs with @SectionMZ of the @TheStudentSect
@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
ACC Championship gets its highest Television ratings ever. What does it mean?
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
Articles from around the ACC Blogosphere December 8, 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
In the end, the College Football Playoff Committee makes it clear what they want.
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, Oregon, Florida State and Ohio …
Dec
07
2014
3 quick takes on the ACC after week 15.
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
Georgia Tech vs Florida State : Five thoughts on the most anticipated ACC Championship Game ever.
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
What did we learn about ACC basketball from the ACC/Big10 Challenge?
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
Here are Five Improvements for the College Football Playoff Committee.
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 …
Dec
02
2014
ACC Power Rankings For Conference Championship Week
It’s time for one last go on the football power rankings before we shift over to basketball mode. Rivalry week was a great one for the ACC, especially for its members that faced the SEC. 1 – Florida State: Another week, another poll where Florida State drops out of the top spot despite having zero …
Dec
02
2014
Podcast – @HokieSmash and @TalkinACCSports review ACC rivalry week and preview FCS playoffs with @kroth37
We hope you had a good Thanksgiving Holiday. We know the ACC did against their rivals from the SEC. @Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) review those games, and preview the FCS playoffs with @kroth37 (Kyle Roth), who has covered North Dakota State University and the Missouri Valley Football Conference since 2008 with the midwest magazine Bison Illustrated and the …
Dec
01
2014
Articles from around the ACC Blogosphere December 1, 2014
It doesn’t get any better than beating your rival, and several ACC football teams are feeling pretty good. Let’s see what the ACC Bloggers have to say about that and anything else…. Georgia Tech blog FromtheRumbleSeat was overjoyed with the win over arch-rival Georgia. They grade out the Yellow Jackets performance. That high school offense just …
Dec
01
2014
ACC’s 4-0 rivalry sweep of the SEC resonates with the National Media.
So the ACC swept the SEC 4 -0 in rivalry games this past weekend. Clemson 35 South Carolina 17 Florida State 24 Florida 19 Georgia Tech 30 Georgia 24 Louisville 44 Kentucky 40 In all fairness other than Georgia none of the SEC representatives were among the top 4 teams in the SEC, and these …