As a person, Geoff Collins might be wonderful, a great family man, and a friend you can count on in any situation. As a football coach though any school that hires him as HC or one of your primary coordinator positions risks the entirety of your football program. We know the story well. Geoff Collins …
Oct
11
2024
Articles Around the #ACC Blogosphere – October 11, 2024
ACCPrescription has its take on the new details of ESPN ACC media deal. FromtheRumbleSeat readies for Georgia Tech’s matchup with UNC, and program-killing former Georgia Tech HC coach Geoff Collins, who is now the Heel’s DC. This one is personal for many Jacket fans. CanesWarning talks about the resiliency Miami has shown in their last …
Oct
10
2024
The ACC’s three biggest questions of week 7.
The three biggest ACC football questions of the week. Here we go for Week 7. Will the loser of Georgia Tech vs UNC miss the post-season? Neither Georgia Tech nor UNC will challenge for the ACC Title, but this is a hugely pivotal game for both teams’ post-season hopes. Georgia Tech is 4-2, but Notre …
Oct
09
2024
New Details emerge about ACC ESPN Deal and how the ACC Network is involved.
Remember we said this back in May how the ACC Network is the wildcard conference’s future. When considering the ACC’s future, you must always take into account the role the ACC Network may play. If you aren’t, then you are assessing the situation with a massive gap in understanding what factors may play a role …
Oct
08
2024
2024 Week 6 ACC Football Power Rankings
ACC Team of the Week : Wake Forest – for a 34-30 win over NC State 17. Florida State (1-5) Last Week: 16 Florida State played with some pride against Clemson, but you never felt they could actually win in a 29-13 loss. The Noles are like the football version of the bad news bears. Even …
Oct
07
2024
Podcast – @AllSportsDACC and @TalkinACCSports preview 2024 ACC Football and review week 6 and preview week 7 with @JamesCurle
@AllSportsDACC and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review Week 6 and preview Week 7 in the ACC with @JamesCurle of PackPride.com. We really appreciate James joining us. To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this order, these are the topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 519 @JamesCurle tells …
Oct
06
2024
Enjoy the beauty of Saturday in College Football before Greg Sankey and Tony Petetti destroy it.
Saturday was one of those amazing days in college football that make the sport so great. Starting at noon and going until 2:30 EST there were massive upsets, incredible games, Heisman moments, and the entire country engaged in each and every result. From California to Florida to Idaho, results affected programs around the country. Gameday …
Oct
06
2024
Did 4th quarter against Duke save Georgia Tech’s season?
As the 4th quarter began Georgia Tech trailed Duke 14-10. At 3-2 and 1-2 in the ACC, the Jackets season was on the brink. The schedule is already tough enough, and Duke at 5-0 had already proven to be a very good 4th quarter team. Duke had not given up a 4th quarter touchdown the …
Oct
05
2024
Rank Pittsburgh and SMU in the top 25 this week.
Pittsburgh has been skirting with the fringe of the top 25 for a while. SMU nationally hasn’t recovered from barely beating Nevada in week 0 and a poorly played loss to BYU where it looked like the Mustangs were about to have major issues at QB. Well, it’s time to look at these teams differently …
Oct
04
2024
Cal Twitter and a legend prep for ESPN Gameday in matchup with Miami
Cal twitter is at it again… With ESPN Gameday coming to Cal for the first time in the Bears matchup with Miami, the Calgorithm appears ready. Oh, and the legendary Marshawn Lynch will be the guest picker. Though I’ve largely tuned out Gameday since Pat McAffee joined, I might have to check that out. …
Oct
03
2024
How to Donate to Hurricane Helene Relief
While we try to have fun with the blog, sometimes real-life steps in. Hurricane Helene caused devastation from the panhandle of Florida, eastern Georgia and western South Carolina through the upsate and into western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, and western Virginia. Some are calling the Hurricane, the Appalachian Katrina. If you have the means, please …
Oct
02
2024
The ACC’s three biggest questions of week 6.
The three biggest ACC football questions of the week. Here we go for Week 6. Can Florida State upset Clemson? Sure anything is possible. Northern Illinois did beat Notre Dame after all, but Florida State is a very bad team, and Clemson is starting to become a very good one. It’s that simple. Florida State’s …
Oct
01
2024
2024 Week 5 ACC Football Power Rankings
ACC Team of the Week : SMU – for a 42-16 win over Florida State 17. Wake Forest (1-3) Last Week: 17 Wake Forest just lost 41-38 to Louisiana to fall 1-3. The Deacs program is in a bad way, and I’m not sure Dave Clawson has any answers. NC State is next. 16. Florida State …
Sep
30
2024
Podcast – @AllSportsDACC and @TalkinACCSports preview 2024 ACC Football and review week 5 and preview week 6 with @theVT4L
@AllSportsDACC and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review Week 5 and preview Week 6 in the ACC with Joe Rogers @VT4L_Joe. We really appreciate Joe joining us! To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this order, these are the topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 518 @VT4L_Joe …
Sep
29
2024
As Duke football continues to rise, UNC sinks further.
If there ever was a tale of two football teams’s direction we saw it Saturday between Duke and North Carolina. When Duke’s 21-20 victory was over, the Blue Devils moved to 5-0 under new head coach Manny Diaz. UNC fell to 3-2, Mack Brown’s seat gets even hotter, and Geoff Collins is looking like a …
Sep
29
2024
SMU in throttling of Florida State is one of ACC’s most improved teams since Game 1.
Outside of Clemson who’s mowing down opponents since their early loss to Georgia, SMU is the ACC’s most improved team. Early in the year, SMU’s near loss to a bad Nevada team in the open set off all kinds of warning flags. There was an ugly 18-15 loss to BYU at home, but it turns …