Tag Archives: ACC

ACC Bows to Howls of the Mob

So, the ACC has decided to suspend the officiating crew who blew the ending of the Miami Duke game.  After what I wrote earlier this week about officials and accountability, you might think I’m all for the suspensions.  You’d be … Continue reading

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ACC Strong, indeed

Before the season we all knew that the ACC was Florida State, Clemson and 12 also-rans.  Little has happened on the field to change that, but some people want to imply that the conference is strong, resurgent and ready to … Continue reading

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What We Learned: Week 8

Think Twice Before Kicking that FG.  For years we’ve all known that in a tie game there’s virtually no downside to kicking a field goal as time expires.  If you make it, you win; if you don’t, there’s overtime. Auburn’s … Continue reading

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Chaos Theory: the What Ifs

During the BCS Era, the nightmare scenario was always 3 undefeated teams remaining for two spots.  In mid-October people would begin to speculate what was going to happen with all the undefeated teams.  Some people rooted for an unsolvable problem … Continue reading

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The Pride and The Shame: Week 7

The Pride.  Iowa.  Where did these guys come from?  The Hawkeyes demolished Northwestern and are almost certainly going to be in the Big Ten championship game.  It’s not even November and it’s tough to see a normal scenario where Iowa isn’t … Continue reading

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It’s Monday: What do we Know?

Jim McElwain is a Wizard.  In the waning years of the Will Muschamp era Florida was known as much for its dysfunctional offense as it was for its dominating defense.  The offense was so bad that it was assumed it … Continue reading

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The Pride and The Shame: Week 6

The Pride.  Michigan certainly looks different with Jim Harbaugh, don’t they?  The Wolverines weren’t supposed to be ranked this year; it was supposed to be the beginning of a rebuilding process.  Now Michigan is sky rocketing up the polls behind … Continue reading

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The Pride and The Shame: Week 3

The Pride.  Michigan.  The hype surrounding the return of Jim Harbaugh to Michigan is beginning to come to fruition.  The Maize and Blue annihilated a BYU team that isn’t bad at all.  The Wolverines led 31-0 at the half and … Continue reading

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All on the Line in Charlottesville

You need to know your place in college football.  You have to know where you are in the pecking order.  If you’re one of the Ohio State’s of the world, you’re going to get the benefit of the doubt when … Continue reading

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The Pride and The Shame: Week 3

The Pride.  Northwestern.  There isn’t a lot of chest thumping from the Big Ten this week.  Ohio State and Minnesota survived scares against lesser opponents, and many of the other teams played uninteresting games as well.  In the high profile games … Continue reading

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