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Friday night, Wake Forest closed out what can only be described as a truly remarkable 9 win season by beating Mississippi State in the Duke Mayo’s Bowl 43-29. Going into the game Wake Forest was an underdog to a 5-7 Bulldog team. Mississippi State was a bad team, from a very pedestrian SEC. I don’t … Continue reading »
With the context of actual game play, several things that most keen football fans and observers knew already were validated by the results. It’s a shame the CFP Committee was force-fed to include the wrong teams based on brands and conference affiliation. This is what the CFP ended up doing. Indiana (13-0) Ohio State (12-1) … Continue reading »
With the context of actual game play, several things that most keen football fans and observers knew already were validated by the results. It’s a shame the CFP Committee was force-fed to include the wrong teams based on brands and conference affiliation. This is what the CFP ended up doing. Indiana (13-0) Ohio State (12-1) … Continue reading »
Picture credits: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons Yes, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans – you know it’s me – Matthew – so you know it’s time for a snarky post. Miami overcame so much adversity tonight. The Hurricanes had to play 11 on 18. Let me preface – I’m a … Continue reading »
Picture credits: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons Yes, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans – you know it’s me – Matthew – so you know it’s time for a snarky post. Miami overcame so much adversity tonight. The Hurricanes had to play 11 on 18. Let me preface – I’m a … Continue reading »
For the last 2 years, any variation of the future College Football Playoffs heavily favored the SEC and the Big 10. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and Big 10 commissioner Tony Pettiti were creating a P2 that marginalized the Big 12, ACC, the G5 to such an extent that there was even a discussion of just … Continue reading »
For the last 2 years, any variation of the future College Football Playoffs heavily favored the SEC and the Big 10. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and Big 10 commissioner Tony Pettiti were creating a P2 that marginalized the Big 12, ACC, the G5 to such an extent that there was even a discussion of just … Continue reading »
This is a quick post for this evening, but congrats to the Miami Hurricanes on their 24-14 win over the defending national champs Ohio State Buckeyes. The scored more points against Ohio State than anyone did this year. That was the nation’s #1 scoring and total defense. Miami ran for 153 yards and then held … Continue reading »
This is a quick post for this evening, but congrats to the Miami Hurricanes on their 24-14 win over the defending national champs Ohio State Buckeyes. The scored more points against Ohio State than anyone did this year. That was the nation’s #1 scoring and total defense. Miami ran for 153 yards and then held … Continue reading »
On November 16th, Duke sat 5-5 after getting blown out by Virginia and preceded with a loss to UConn. One December 31st, Duke finishes the season with a Sun Bowl win over Arizona State, an ACC Title, a 9 win season, and possibly a top 25 finish. The 42-39 win over Arizona State gives Duke … Continue reading »
On November 16th, Duke sat 5-5 after getting blown out by Virginia and preceded with a loss to UConn. One December 31st, Duke finishes the season with a Sun Bowl win over Arizona State, an ACC Title, a 9 win season, and possibly a top 25 finish. The 42-39 win over Arizona State gives Duke … Continue reading »
We hope you’ve been paying attention to November and December basketball, because that’s when those NCAA resumes largely get built. Here’s a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2026, as those conference seasons get going soon. Men https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/bracketology/ncaa-bracketology-2026-march-madness-men-field-predictions https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracketology/ https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/bracketology-ke...
We hope you’ve been paying attention to November and December basketball, because that’s when those NCAA resumes largely get built. Here’s a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2026, as those conference seasons get going soon. Men https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/bracketology/ncaa-bracketology-2026-march-madness-men-field-predictions https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracketology/ https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/bracketology-ke...
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. What “an interesting time” for the University of North Carolina (UNC) football program!! When you have a long-time UNC professor reaching to the athletic director – asking him to end the circus, you got problems lol. From The Spun: “When you agreed to pay a king’s ransom … Continue reading »
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. What “an interesting time” for the University of North Carolina (UNC) football program!! When you have a long-time UNC professor reaching to the athletic director – asking him to end the circus, you got problems lol. From The Spun: “When you agreed to pay a king’s ransom … Continue reading »
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We step out of the ACC today to discuss the University of Colorado Buffaloes (herein the Buffs) football program. By now, you know that Georgia Tech defeated the Buffs around Labor Day weekend. @TalkinACCSports chronicled that win here. That win looked really good for Georgia Tech early … Continue reading »
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We step out of the ACC today to discuss the University of Colorado Buffaloes (herein the Buffs) football program. By now, you know that Georgia Tech defeated the Buffs around Labor Day weekend. @TalkinACCSports chronicled that win here. That win looked really good for Georgia Tech early … Continue reading »
Almost every coach in the ACC talks about their teams being physical. They all want to be physical and tough. There’s no question about it, but how many truly do what it takes to get that way on both sides of the ball? Virginia head coach Tony Elliot did. He had a vision from the … Continue reading »
Almost every coach in the ACC talks about their teams being physical. They all want to be physical and tough. There’s no question about it, but how many truly do what it takes to get that way on both sides of the ball? Virginia head coach Tony Elliot did. He had a vision from the … Continue reading »
At the beginning of the year, I would have said a 9-win season was near the ceiling of Georgia Tech. When you start the season 8-0 though expectations change. Georgia Tech lost 4 of its last 5, and it feels like several attainable goals got away. The question is, did Georgia Tech have a foundational … Continue reading »
At the beginning of the year, I would have said a 9-win season was near the ceiling of Georgia Tech. When you start the season 8-0 though expectations change. Georgia Tech lost 4 of its last 5, and it feels like several attainable goals got away. The question is, did Georgia Tech have a foundational … Continue reading »
Dabo Swinney is an unabashed optimist, but at some point, reality has to set in for Dabo. Clemson might be years away from being relevant on the national scene again. Saturday was just more evidence of that. At Saturday’s Pinstripe Bowl, depleted Penn State beat Clemson 22-10. In fairness, Clemson was down nearly 30 players, … Continue reading »
Dabo Swinney is an unabashed optimist, but at some point, reality has to set in for Dabo. Clemson might be years away from being relevant on the national scene again. Saturday was just more evidence of that. At Saturday’s Pinstripe Bowl, depleted Penn State beat Clemson 22-10. In fairness, Clemson was down nearly 30 players, … Continue reading »
Something is broken with the Pittsburgh program. When the calendar turns to November, Pittsburgh largely calls it a season. After November 1, Pitt in 3 years has won 2 games. In 2023, Pitt had 3 double-digit losses in 4 games to finish the year 3-9. In 2024, Pitt started the year 7-6, then lost a … Continue reading »
Something is broken with the Pittsburgh program. When the calendar turns to November, Pittsburgh largely calls it a season. After November 1, Pitt in 3 years has won 2 games. In 2023, Pitt had 3 double-digit losses in 4 games to finish the year 3-9. In 2024, Pitt started the year 7-6, then lost a … Continue reading »