Nov
03
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Editor Note – Willie Taggart was fired late Sunday, and suddenly we have a retrospective… QUESTION: Can Florida State fans find one positive in Willie Taggart’s tenure? This question is powerful for the simple reason that it needs to be asked in the …
Oct
31
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. We have one month left in the ACC regular season. Teams are scrambling for postseason positions. The pressure on coaches is intensifying. Teams have been forced to confront the weaknesses which have been exposed over the previous few weeks of conference play. Coaches …
Oct
29
2019
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, it’s important to expect the unexpected when it comes to the ACC. Every time that I think I have things figured out, mass chaos ensues. In fact, as one post on Reddit points out, operation #4and4ForAll could actually happen. So how did these unexpected results impact …
Oct
22
2019
Raise your hand if week 8 went exactly as you expected. Don’t feel bad: no one else saw some of these upsets coming, either. So how did these contests impact our weekly power rankings? Here’s the latest installment: 14. Miami Last Week: 8 The Hurricanes drop six slots this weekend after losing at home to …
Oct
15
2019
As Steve McCroskey said in the movie Airplane!, “Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking“. That sentiment summarizes how things went for the conference last week. Thanks to a handful of upsets, the league only has one team in this week’s AP Top 25. How does that impact our rankings? Here’s the …
Oct
08
2019
Week 6 was the most exciting weekend of the year (so far). Three of the four contests were decided by a touchdown or less. How did this abbreviated schedule impact this week’s standings? Here’s the latest installment of the ACC Power Rankings… 14. Georgia Tech Last Week: 14 The Jackets remain in the cellar after …
Oct
01
2019
Week 5 provided plenty of excitement as several games went to the wire. How did these contests impact this week’s standings? Here’s the latest installment of our ACC Power Rankings. 14. Georgia Tech Last Week: 14 Even though the Jackets outgained Temple, Tech never had a chance in this game. The Jackets converted only 2 …
Sep
24
2019
Week 4 wasn’t as bad as week 3. However, the ACC didn’t fare as well as it needed to. The league suffered a loss to the Sun Belt, and a few games with MAC opponents were tougher than expected. How will these results impact this week’s rankings? Here’s how things look after week 4. 14. …
Sep
17
2019
It was a tough week for the ACC. The league suffered a handful of embarrassing losses, which prompted one publication to say that it should be relegated to Group of Five status. While I think that’s a bit of an overreaction, it’s clear that the league isn’t as deep as it usually is. Here are …
Sep
15
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: Is there any doubt that Virginia is the ACC’s second-best team? Maybe a slight pinch of doubt, but not enough to matter at this point. Everyone in the ACC knew this was high-stakes poker on Saturday night in Charlottesville. Style points didn’t …
Sep
12
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Florida State might wake up this weekend and play well, renewing a sense that it can compete for a decent bowl bid and forge a respectable season. We don’t know, but we can allow for that possibility. Maybe the Seminoles are late-bloomers in …
Aug
22
2019
It’s weird to talk about the ACC’s Playoff contenders this year. Mostly because there is one team that is so far out ahead of the league that it’s considered a Playoff near-lock, something we have yet to see in the CFP era. Different betting markets have the line on Clemson reaching the CFP anywhere from …
Aug
10
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the WEEK : Which team would win a four-team playoff among these four? 1995 Nebraska 2001 Miami 2013 Florida State 2018 Clemson __ This is not an attempt to find why the three non-winning teams are weaker. This is an …
Aug
03
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Bud Foster announced earlier this week that the 2019 season will be his last as the Virginia Tech Hokies’ defensive coordinator. The Frank Beamer era technically ended in 2015, but when Foster hangs up the whistle at the end of this season, the …
Jun
15
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the WEEK : What would be a successful season at Florida State? Wins and losses are the foremost measurements of college football seasons. Teams get only 12 or 13 bites at the apple in the regular season. Some programs can …
Mar
24
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the WEEK : How many ACC teams will make the Final Four? In ACC country, the Final Four is serious business at Duke, North Carolina and Virginia. It would be a dream come true for Florida State and Virginia Tech. …