The ACC’s last best chance at the playoffs is history. Clemson went to South Bend and was absolutely undressed and exposed by Notre Dame. On a bad weather night, Notre Dame had a simple effective game plan – run the ball, play solid defense and special teams. Check, check and check from the Irish. Clemson …
Nov
05
2022
Brent Pry’s first year at Virginia Tech has concerning warning signs.
Virginia Tech fell to 2-7 after a second-half collapse to Georgia Tech 28-27. The Yellow Jackets have been gritty under Brent Key, but they came into this game with Zach Pyron at QB. Pyron was Georgia Tech’s 3rd string QB barely a month ago. Playing at home the Hokies were up 27-16 in the 4th …
Nov
04
2022
Current Heisman Watch 2022 via @ESPN
We have just a quick post for tonight. We head into the final stretch of the college football season, and who is in a position to be there in NYC? ESPN has their top 5 list. I’d probably have Tennesee’s Hendon Hooker at the top of the list as ESPN does. From an ACC point …
Nov
03
2022
Articles Around the #ACC Blogosphere – November 3, 2022
ACCPerscription has some positive ACC Factoids which sheds light on actual results rather than opinions. Let’s hear again about The Big 10 and their best OOC win being 3 loss Notre Dame and an Auburn team that just fired their coach. ShakintheSouthland has a roster comparison between Notre Dame and Clemson. Oh this is a …
Nov
02
2022
ACC Power Rankings after Week 9
ACC Team of the Week : Louisville – for a 48-21 win over Wake Forest 14. Boston College (2-6) Last Week: 13 I had to drop Boston College after losing to UCONN of all people. I know the Huskies are improved, but still. Jeff Hafley was supposed have BC better than this in his third season. …
Nov
01
2022
The ACC’s three biggest questions of week 10.
Can Clemson play a 60-minute game at Notre Dame? We’ve seen Clemson light it up on the scoreboard. We’ve seen Clemson lockdown defensively for extended periods. We haven’t seen the Tigers play a full 60-minute game on both sides of the ball. Can it happen at Notre Dame? I think the Tigers can beat the …
Oct
31
2022
Podcast – @Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports review week 9 and preview week 10 in the ACC with @WillsWorldMN
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) have special guest and longtime friend of the blog @WillsWorldMN (Will Ojanen) of accnation.net. That’s an ACC site you definitely need to check out. Thanks so much to Will for joining! 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 topics …
Oct
30
2022
What does new Big12 TV deal mean for ACC? Not much…
The Big 12 announced the completion of their new media rights deal Sunday. BREAKING: The @Big12Conference has reached a new six-year media rights agreement with ESPN and Fox worth a total of $2.28B, an average of $380M per year. Read more from @SmittySBJ & @Ourand_SBJ: https://t.co/jTAKDFdZWf pic.twitter.com/S38HIPYvuY — Sports Business Journal (@SBJ) October 30, 2022 …
Oct
30
2022
Week 9 CFP Eliminator: Notre Dame can Wreck the ACC
This year’s Notre Dame football team is, to put things lightly, an enigma. The Irish opened the season by keeping things very close against Ohio State. Notre Dame played far better against the Buckeyes than any team other than Penn State. The Irish also have some solid wins on the year. Then again, they also …
Oct
29
2022
There were positives in the ACC this weekend.
As usual, the media tried to tear down the ACC over a couple of results. I hate to pick on Andrea Adelson because she really does an excellent job covering the ACC, but the tweet below is the kind of thing the media does just to create a negative narrative. We legitimately might see an …
Oct
29
2022
Louisville, back from the dead, crushes Wake Forest.
Think back 4 weeks ago as Louisville was coming off a disastrous 34-33 to a terrible Boston College team. How terrible are the Eagles? They just lost UCONN. After that loss, Louisville sat 2-3, with a brutal stretch of football for the Cardinal’s final 6 games. Scott Satterfield, let’s be honest, looked done as Louisville’s …
Oct
28
2022
Twitter reacts to amazing debut by NC State QB MJ Morris
With the loss of starting of QB Devin Leary for the season, NC State’s outlook for the rest of the year looked bleak. Backup QB Jack Chambers gave good effort, but just couldn’t generate any offense for the Wolfpack. Against Virginia Tech Dave Doeren rolled the dice and went with true freshman MJ Morris briefly …
Oct
27
2022
Articles Around the #ACC Blogosphere – October 27, 2022
Did you know that the ACC had the highest rated college football of the past week in Clemson and Syracuse? ACCPrescription tells us. People will watch the ACC if the quality of games is good. RubbingtheRock says Dabo Swinney is handling the Clemson QB situation perfectly. Nunesmagician tells what Syracuse needs to watch for in …
Oct
26
2022
ACC Power Rankings after Week 8
ACC Team of the Week : Clemson – for a 27-21 win over Syracuse 14. Virginia Tech (2-5) Last Week: 13 With Virginia’s win this past week, the Hokies take over the bottom of the ACC. A road game at NC State probably keeps them there. 13. Boston College (2-5) Last Week: 12 As expected Boston …
Oct
25
2022
The ACC’s three biggest questions of week 9.
Can Syracuse put the Clemson loss behind them ahead of the game with Notre Dame? Syracuse went to Clemson had had the Tigers on the ropes until the final seconds of the game. They proved a lot in that game, but Syracuse can’t let that game become two losses. Erratic, but talented Notre Dame is …
Oct
24
2022
Podcast – @Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports review wk 8, preview wk 9 in the ACC and talk Georgia Tech football with @ksugiuraajc
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) have special guest @ksugiuraajc (Ken Sugiura) tonight to talk Georgia Tech football. Ken covers Georgia Tech for the ajc.com. We are also going to review week 8 and preview week 9 in ACC Football. Thanks so much to Ken for joining! To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can …