Jan
16
2022
Do you realize selection Sunday is barely two months away? ACC teams had it rough in the non-conference portion of the season, and how has it affected the early projections? It’s never too early look, but hard to see the ACC getting more than 6 bids, and more likely 4 or 5. Things look much …
Jan
15
2022
Virginia got some good news this week when QB Brennan Armstrong announced his return to Charlottesville. This makes Virginia a threat in the Coastal along with Pittsburgh and Miami. The Hoos are a definite team to keep an eye on the ACC for 2022. the news we needed 🤩 https://t.co/LwuWIrtw0m — Hoo Crew (@Hoo_Crew) January …
Jan
14
2022
Duke’s coaches enjoyed more than one celebration following Wednesday’s bounce-back win over Wake Forest in Winston-Salem. First, there was the post-game celebration. The Blue Devils won 76-64. That was routine for a blue-blood program that this season is ranked No. 8 in the nation with a 13-2 record overall and 3-1 in the ACC. The …
Jan
14
2022
So ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips took a firm stance on playoff expansion, and I’m all for it. It’s inevitable that the playoff expansion is coming, but the ACC has little leverage with ESPN, Notre Dame, and really the other power 5 conferences. This is one place where the ACC does have leverage. Phillips says this …
Jan
13
2022
Who knew that an Alabama Georgia national championship rematch from a few weeks prior would result in poor ratings? ACCPrescription tell us about it. ShakintheSouthland reviews the running back position from this past season at Clemson. DukeBasktballReport says Duke is not a great rebounding team, and doesn’t need to be. Could cold days could …
Jan
12
2022
It’s January so we have to check on the Way Too Early top 25 rankings. I’ve never had a problem with these coming out early. They are fun to read through, and they create some off-season debate. The ACC is pretty well represented with 3 or 4 teams in each of these polls. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32999406/the-2022-way-too-early-college-football-top-25 https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-rankings-alabama-ohio-state-lead-way-too-early-top-25-ahead-of-2022-season/ …
Jan
11
2022
NET Rankings are from – https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2022/net 15. Boston College (6-7, 1-2) NET Ranking 186 Last week: 14 Boston College gets their chance to put Georgia Tech in this spot if they beat them this week. 14. Georgia Tech (6-8, 0-4) NET Ranking 167 Last Week : 13 I suggest Georgia Tech fans watch the Yellow …
Jan
10
2022
Please Check Out our Podcast Sponsor – Main Street Pharmacy @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are back for the New Year as the ACC Weekly Podcast gets back in gear. It’s a great start as @TimThomasTLP of the fine Virginia Tech blog techlunchpail.com joins to talk ACC Basketball and Virginia Tech. To find old podcasts prior to …
Jan
09
2022
No one is going to argue that ACC basketball is down. We’ve been waiting for a team to stand up look like a real bonafide NCAA tournament team. We saw that Saturday in an ACC basketball game that is going to be hard to top the rest of the year in the conference. The Miami …
Jan
09
2022
Do you realize selection Sunday is barely two months away? ACC teams had it rough in the non-conference portion of the season, and how has it affected the early projections? It’s never too early look, but hard to see the ACC getting more than 6 bids, and more likely 4 or 5. Things look much …
Jan
08
2022
A few days ago we wrote how Wake Forest could have the ACC COY in football and men’s basketball. Well, there is always the other end of the spectrum. In 2021-2022 that end of the spectrum resides in Atlanta, Georgia. The failures of Geoff Collin’s 3-year tenure are well documented at Georgia Tech. At the …
Jan
08
2022
A few weeks ago we had a mid-season ACC Coaching HotSeat rankings. Some of those coaches didn’t make it to 2022. After the bowl season, how does ACC Football Hotseat look? This is what this looked like before the season began. We go from coldest to hottest. 0 – Ice Cold 1 – Still cool 2 – There’s …
Jan
07
2022
It was January 7, 2019. On this day the Clemson Tigers caught the Alabama Crimson Tide as a program in a stunning 44-16 victory in route to the National Title and a 15-0 season. Jan 7, 2019: With a 44-16 romp over Alabama, #Clemson becomes the first college football team to go 15-0 in a …
Jan
06
2022
ACCPrescription looks at the underclassmen that are declaring for the NFL in the ACC. BloggersSoDear tells us that Wake Forest football has a new defensive coordinator. Clemson is getting back defensive lineman KJ Henry according to ShakintheSouthland. The Tigers defense is going to be so good next year. Fundraising and season tickets are up at …
Jan
05
2022
My Podcast partner @Hokiesmash_ASD recently made a tweet that looks more and more likely with each passing week. Quite a year for Wake Forest – Dave Clawson as #ACC football coach of the year. And Steve Forbes will probably be ACC men’s basketball coach of the year. @MattZemek @TalkinACCSports — Matthew (!! #HolidayHokieSmash !!) (@hokiesmash_ASD) …
Jan
04
2022
Do you realize selection Sunday is barely two months away? ACC teams had it rough in the non-conference portion of the season, and how has it affected the early projections? It’s never too early look, but hard to see the ACC getting more than 6 bids, and more likely 4 or 5. Things look much …