It’s always a good day to plunder the Big East The slow and gradual collapse of the Big East, which was caused in no small part by the misguided basketball-only schools who never realized that football must come first, leaves plenty for the plunder. 20 years ago, not realizing how much more important football would be … Continue reading
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2013 SEC Football Preview: Because It Is Never Too Early For A Season Preview, A Guest Blog Post
After releasing my “Decade Ahead” rankings for the ACC, a friend reconnected with me and asked if he could do the same for the . He took a decidedly shorter-term view, looking only to next season, rather than the long 5-10 year window I attempted to write towards. Don’t worry, he promises the decade outlook is on … Continue reading
Ranking The ACC Football Programs: The Decade Ahead
As a follow-up to my previous post arguing for the need to realign the ACC divisions, we will now look at which of those programs appear poised for the most success over the next five to 10 years. From one to 14, here’s how I see the ACC programs stacking up. I attempted to remove … Continue reading
How The ACC Could Realign Divisions To Preserve Tradition
Now that I got what I wanted with Louisville replacing Maryland in the ACC (a big upgrade), I’ve have more on my ACC Christmas list, the perfect divisional alignment. Shortly after it was announced that Louisville was invited to the conference, Commissioner John Swofford added that the Cardinals would be assigned to the Atlantic Division and … Continue reading
Clemson Season Review: How Close Were My Pre-Season Predictions
The college football regular has ended for most conferences, and now is a time to review, reflect, and for those involved rest, and then quickly refocus. At the start of the season both myself and a guest blogger made predictions, one of us was close and the other spot on. We’ll take a look at … Continue reading
The University of Louisville Should Be The ACC’s Prime Target, Not UConn, As An Upgrade From Maryland
If Louisville joins the ACC as the conference’s replacement for Maryland, who left for the Big 10 out of financial desperation, it will not only be a quick and sufficient band-aid, it will be an immense upgrade from every conceivable angle. There’s a reason you haven’t heard many ACC fan’s lamenting about Maryland’s exit, and it’s because … Continue reading
Clemson Football Check-Up: 3-0 Headed Into ACC Game of Year vs FSU
Before the season started, a guest blogger and I wrote Clemson football season previews. With the first quarter of the year now complete, it is time to review, and then examine what lies ahead. Clemson began their journey to a 3-0 start with a telling win in Atlanta, versus Auburn. Against the SEC West foe, we learned that … Continue reading
A Winner for the ACC and Notre Dame: Irish Joining ACC as Non-Football Member
The University of Notre Dame has joined the ACC in all sports except football, where it feels like they’ve halfway joined. As an alumnus of a ACC charter member Univeristy, I am excited to welcome the storied program to our proud conference. Notre Dame will be full conference members in basketball adding them to … Continue reading
How Will Clemson Respond To Orange Bowl Shame?
Since the ACC began determining their champion with a conference championship game in 2005, Clemson fans have longed for the title. Elusive to the tigers since 1991, winning the conference championship became the overriding goal for the program. Only the Clemson Tigers we know and love could manage to sour a season in which they … Continue reading
I Attempt To Solve Every Problem With The BCS and The Bowl Season In One Fell Swoop
The vast expanses of empty seats in these college bowl games really demonstrate how the process is becoming watered down. There are now 35 bowl games, yet ESPN ran a story about how a 7-5 Western Kentucky team got robbed. With their two marquee wins coming against Florida International and Louisiana-Lafayette, can we please refrain … Continue reading
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