Aug
12
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports move right along with our ACC Podcasts. Today we discuss the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, and we are pleased to have special podcast guest @Robert_Reinhard (Robert Reinhard) to help us preview Wake Forest. We really appreciate @Robert_Reinhard for joining us and sharing his thoughts on the Wake Forest Football team. Please check out @Robert_Reinhard‘s Wake Forest blog BloggerSoDear to catch up …
Aug
11
2014
It’s that time of week to take a look around the ACC blogosphere. What’s new with less 3 weeks left until the college football season starts? Basketball isn’t that far off too. Looking for an ACC preview from a national blog? The fine folks at the StudentSection have a solid ACC preview that’s worth a …
Aug
10
2014
Well that was fun wasn’t it? Finally a major championship that was worth watching. The best golfer of this generation (Rory Mcilory), the 2nd best golfer of the previous generation (Phil Mickelson), the best American golfer under the age of 30 (Rickie Fowler), and one of the best European players (Henrik Stenson) in the world …
Aug
10
2014
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Only 20 days until your first Saturday of college football – you got to be happy about that 😉 If you are like me and missed the late Friday news from the conference offices is North Carolina, the ACC and Maryland have come to an agreement on an …
Aug
09
2014
As we know recruiting is the life blood to college football. If you don’t recruit well best of luck competing against the best teams in out there. We’ve documented the slow growth of ACC football the last couple of years, but it can only continue if the conference’s member can recruit the top football players …
Aug
08
2014
Well there we have it, the week 8/3/2014, will be remembered as the week that changed major college athletics for better or for worse. We probably really won’t know sure for another 10 years or so. If you haven’t followed the last 2 days. Two majors rulings were handed down… The NCAA granted the Power …
Aug
08
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports have another great podcast for you. We are are looking at the ACC’s newest member Louisville today. We are pleased to have special podcast guest @theBigRedLouie. He runs the excellent Louisville blog BigRedLouie.com. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. You can also find this most recent podcast and all our …
Aug
07
2014
@Hokiesmash Picks Coastal Division Team Wins Losses Virginia Tech 9 3 North Carolina 8 4 Duke 8 4 Miami 8 4 Pitt 7 5 Georgia Tech 6 6 Virginia 2 10 Atlantic Division Team Wins Losses Florida State 12 0 Clemson 9 3 Louisville 9 3 Boston College 6 6 North Carolina State 5 7 …
Aug
07
2014
We knew it was coming, power 5 Autonomy. CBSSportsline has a good article explaining what power 5 autonomy means and what this ruling means for the future . Below is ACC commisioner John Swofford speaking on the topic. It’s just matter of time, in my opinion, before the ACC gets the deregulation of their conference championship …
Aug
06
2014
Hopefully you caught our best players in the ACC previews, and I hope you’ve been listening to ACC Weekly Podcast Preview with @HokieSmash and myself. Now we are going to get into our predictions for the ACC. We started with the best and worst case seasons for each Coastal Division. We’re going to be to realistic with …
Aug
05
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports are nearing the end of our ACC podcasts, but we still have a few more to go. We hope you are enjoying them. Today we discuss the always intriguing Miami Hurricanes, and we are pleased to have special podcast guest @Category6UM (Jerry Steinberg) to help us preview the Hurricanes. We really appreciate @Category6UM for joining us and sharing …
Aug
04
2014
Just a bit over 3 weeks to go until the college football season starts! What do the ACC bloggers have for us as we prepare for the season? @TheBigRedLouie of the Louisville blog Big Red Louie joined @Hokiesmash and I on our weekly ACC podcast this past week, and we appreciate his insights into Louisville …
Aug
03
2014
For me next week marks end of the golf season. I know there’s the Fed Ex stuff, but is anyone really watching after the PGA Championship? It’s only for the most hardcore golf fans. That said things are setting up for an extremely intriguing final major. Rory Mcilory is playing the best stretch of golf …
Aug
03
2014
You’ve read my best players in the ACC previews, and I hope you’ve been listening to ACC Weekly Podcast Preview with @HokieSmash and myself. Now we are going to get into our predictions for the ACC starting with the best and worst case seasons for each Coastal Division. We’re going to be to realistic with these Best …
Aug
02
2014
Aye, good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans – only four Saturdays until ACC Football begins!!! Seems like forever during the summer waiting for college football to start – but we’re officially in that month 😉 Until then, Jeff (@TalkinACCSports) and I (@HokieSmash) got you covered with our first ever ACC mailbag. And we didn’t …
Jul
31
2014
The pre-season Coaches poll is out, and now it’s time to analyze if the coaches got it right. 1 Florida State Seminoles Hard to argue with the defending National Champions, who return Heisman Trophy QB Jameis Winston, not being Number 1. No problem here. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide I’m not even sure Alabama is the …