Follow @Ryan_Kantor In this week’s ACC Power Rankings, we offer bowl projections for each of the ACC’s bowl eligible programs. Below is a quick look at the bowl projections. Let us know what you think in the comments section below. BCS National Championship: FSU Orange Bowl: Clemson (vs. Alabama or Ohio State) Chick-fil-A Bowl: Duke Russell … Continue reading
Follow @Ryan_Kantor Virginia Tech threw a wrench in the ACC Coastal while Stanford cleared up the outlook for the conference’s top programs. In this week’s ACC Power Rankings, we break the conference into five tiers, talk about BCS scenarios, and ponder what happened to Jim Grobe’s program. We also have a new #3. Check out this … Continue reading
Follow @Ryan_Kantor FSU has now pulverized the only other ACC teams that ever posed a threat. Miami will try to bounce back next week as Clemson has since their loss to the Seminoles. The Tigers picked up win number eight this week, a magnificent in a 49-point romping of Virginia. Meanwhile, Frank Beamer’s Hokies were … Continue reading
Follow @Ryan_Kantor In my first post with SB Nation’s popular Clemson blog, Shakin the Southland, I evaluate the ACC top to bottom. ESPN’s ACC Blogger, Heather Dinich, ranked Miami over Clemson and Duke over Georgia Tech. I think she’s completely off base. Check out my ACC Power Rankings by clicking here. Related articles Week 7: ACC … Continue reading
Follow @Ryan_Kantor The ACC isn’t exactly known for its plethora of intimidating stadiums, nonetheless, I love traveling along with my alma mater for road games. With trips to Carter-Finley in Raleigh and Byrd in College Park this season, I can now say I’ve visited every ACC Charter member’s stadium in addition to some others. Below, … Continue reading
Follow @Ryan_Kantor We’re at halftime of the college football season, and it’s amazing (and sad) how quickly it flies by! We wait eight months and then blink and it’s already at the midway point. In first half of the year, the ACC enjoyed some marquee wins with Clemson knocking of then #5 UGA and Miami … Continue reading
Follow @Ryan_Kantor You may not remember, but in 2008, ESPN created the Helmet Clash, where they pitted some of college football’s best looking helmets against each other in tournament style polling. Florida State’s iconic gold helmet with the spear won out. Now, in “honor” of this week’s Thursday Night ACC matchup where Virginia Tech is … Continue reading
Clemson’s week 1 victory over Georgia was a statement win for the program. As I said in a previous post (linked here), it marked the culmination of Dabo Swinney’s work to transform Clemson from annual pretender to serious contender. In week 2, that win over UGA was validated as UGA defended their home turf to … Continue reading
It’s been a long and anxious wait for August 31st, but we’re getting close. As I previously wrote, this is the most anticipated Clemson football season in memory and expectations couldn’t be higher. That’s because Tajh Boyd decided to return for his redshirt senior season, a decision that vaulted him into Heisman discussion and Clemson … Continue reading
According to TigerNet.com, Clemson will play host to the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2014, dropping UVA after a trip to Charlottesville this season. In the past, the ACC has always played home-and-roads with opponents from the opposite division. The “crossover rival” remained constant every year with two other crossover games that featured same team two years … Continue reading
