Most of us figured Clemson and FSU leaving the ACC was a forgone conclusion. Well as Lee Corso says, not so fast my friend. If you have access to the Clemson site TigerIllustrated.com, they dropped a nugget that had realignment followers doing double takes. Also, none of these so-called insiders had a peep about this …
Sep
15
2024
ACC Football Coach Hotseat Rankings through one-fourth of season (10-17)
We last looked at the ACC Hotseat Rankings in the Summer. Since then we’ve had the spring, and 3 new programs have entered the ACC. How are those hot seat rankings looking as we’re only weeks from the season? We go from the coldest to the hottest. 0 – Ice Cold 1 – Still cool 2 …
Sep
14
2024
Pitt never gives up. Just ask Cincinnati and now West Virginia.
Something is becoming quite apparent in the early part of the ACC football season. Pittsburgh has a ton of heart, or basically the opposite of what we’ve seen out of Florida State. Pittsburgh now two weeks in a row against P4 opponents has trailed by double digits in the second half. Against Cincinnati, they were …
Sep
14
2024
Florida State’s season is now officially a total and complete trainwreck.
Florida State dropped yet another game in this young season as they fell 20-12 to Memphis at home. They left the Noles 0-3. That would be zero wins and there losses, all as a favorite. There is no sugarcoating it now. The season for Florida State is a total and complete trainwreck. on September 14, …
Sep
13
2024
Cal Twitter and fans have pleasantly surprised the rest of the ACC
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 …