When Cal joined the ACC, I didn’t know what to expect. Stanford had the 2nd to none Olympic sports. SMU seemed to ooze potential, and I know they are a rival, but thought SMU could compare favorably to some of things TCU has done in the Big 12. Cal to be honest – well we …
Sep
12
2024
Articles Around the #ACC Blogosphere – September 12, 2024
ACC Perscription explains how the ACC is really the conference of quarterbacks this season with stats to back things up. Cam Ward has turned Miami into a big play offense according to CanesWarning. Yea I would say that is true. Syracuse has become a very intriguing team with QB Kyle McCord. How does NunesMagician see …
Sep
11
2024
The ACC’s three biggest questions of week 3.
The three biggest ACC football questions of the week. Here we go for Week 2. What if Florida State loses Memphis? Florida State’s 0-2 start is well documented. Could you imagine if they start the year 0-3? It’s not out of the realm of possibility. Memphis came into the season ranked higher in most top …
Sep
10
2024
2024 Week 2 ACC Football Power Rankings
ACC Team of the Week : Cal – for a 21-14 win at Auburn 17. Florida State (0-2) Last Week: 17 There’s no reason to move Florida State from the bottom of the power rankings. They are the ACC’s only winless team, and now host a Memphis team that could send to 0-3 if they don’t …
Sep
09
2024
Podcast – @AllSportsDACC and @TalkinACCSports preview 2024 ACC Football and review week 2 and preview week 3 with @boundarycorner
@AllSportsDACC and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review Week 2 and preview Week 3 in the ACC with Brian Seigla of the excellent Virginia Tech podcast @BoundaryCorner 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 516 …
Sep
08
2024
NC State football flops on the big stage.
NC State’s game with Tennessee was supposed to put NC State football on the national map. In Charlotte, NC, with a big crowd, in prime time it turned into a 3.5 hour commercial for Tennessee football. The Vols humiliated the Wolpack 51-10 for the nation to watch. Dave Doeren has been at NC State since …
Sep
08
2024
We officially welcome Cal to the ACC after win at Auburn.
Did Jim Phillips know something the rest of us didn’t? Of all the recent realignment additions Cal has picked up one of the most noteworthy out-of-conference wins of them all. Cal went to Auburn and left with a 21-14 win. Outside of Texas winning at Michigan, no conference new member school picked up a better …
Sep
08
2024
Suicide Prevention Resources and Finding Work/Life Balance
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Here are some resources that may help you – or someone you now in crisis. Most of the people I know work really hard – and it’s always easy not to take time for yourself. You need to – and here …
Sep
07
2024
Instant Reaction to Syracuse’s 31-28 win over Georgia Tech.
Syracuse moved to 2-0 after a wild 31-28 win over Georgia Tech. How about an instant reaction to the win? QB Kyle McCord and Syracuse’s offense is the real deal. Good luck dealing with this offense this year. McCord ate up Georgia Tech blitzes, made great decisions, and the Syracuse offense looked physical and explosive …
Sep
06
2024
SMU fans react to sloppy discouraging loss to BYU
SMU moved up in weight class, and the physical play of BYU was a good barometer of how the Mustangs will perform in the ACC. The returns are not great, as SMU lost 18-15 to an offensively challenged, but physical BYU team. SMU on the offensive line especially is going to get worked in the …
Sep
05
2024
Articles Around the #ACC Blogosphere – September 5, 2024
ACC Perscription details how the ACC success initiative will work. Tomahawknation has a timeline of how Florida State’s glaring holes got missed. It’s been a disastrous 0-2 start for the Noles. Clemson was humbled against Georgia and ShakintheSouthland talks about what went wrong. It was a Hurricane party in Gainesville, Florida this week StateofTheU tells …
Sep
04
2024
The ACC’s three biggest questions of week 2.
The three biggest ACC football questions of the week. Here we go for Week 2. How can NC State beat Tennessee? NC State did not play well against FCS team Western Carolina. They trailed 21-17 in the 4th quarter before pulling way. How are they going to beat a quality team like Tennessee? To …
Sep
03
2024
2024 Week 1 ACC Football Power Rankings
ACC Team of the Week : Miami – for a 41-17 win at Florida 17. Florida State (0-2) Last Week: N/A Is the FSU truly the worst team in the ACC? After week 1 how can you say otherwise? Boston College took a kneel down inside the Noles 15 up 28-13 on Labor Day. The lines …
Sep
02
2024
Five reasons ESPN will extend the ACC Television Deal.
I’m more convinced than ever that ESPN will extend its media rights deal with ESPN. In fact, I think it is just about a lock certainty. Sure anything can happen in today’s modern landscape, so I never say never, but I consider it highly highly unlikely this won’t get done. Here’s why… 1. The ACC …
Sep
01
2024
Which ACC teams already need to hit the panic button?
Virginia Tech – I can’t even put into words what the debacle of losing at Vanderbilt. Virginia Tech was a darkhorse ACC Title game contender by many. Promptly one game into the season they face planted in spectacular fashion. They fell behind 17-0, fought to take the lead back 27-20 late in the 4th quarter …
Aug
31
2024
Miami looks really impressive trouncing Florida.
As FSU lost their opener to Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech tripped all over themselves in a debacle of a loss to Vanderbilt, and Clemson didn’t look like they belonged on the same field with Georgia – Miami turned back the clock to somewhere in the late 80s, early 90s, or maybe the early the 2000s. …