Follow @Ryan_Kantor Just as fans of major football programs love to follow recruiting, fans of big dollar baseball teams love the Hot Stove season. Luckily I fall in both categories. Now that the regular season is officially over, the Hot Stove season begins for two-thirds of the teams. With that, I, in concert with the … 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
Mark Rogers posts hundreds of college football discussions on his website and invited me to join him for a 15:00 discussion leading up to Clemson’s game at NC State. We discussed the Charone Peake injury, Tajh Boyd (and his place in Clemson history), Sammy Watkins, Clemson’s defense, NC State, and the tough games coming after NC … Continue reading
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Last week I published this article on the college football conferences and argued that no conference outside of the SEC could make a sound claim as being stronger than the ACC. I was promptly lambasted by Nebraska and UCLA fans for not shedding a favorable enough light on their beloved programs. So, here is a completely, 100%, objective graphic … 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
Follow @Ryan_Kantor Tajh Boyd started his season season with a victory over Georgia that earned him the Athlon Sports National Player of the Week. The win, coupled with the LSU truimph in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, marked the Tigers’ entrance onto the national stage and the completion of the program’s full transformation–from annual under-achiever to serious … Continue reading
Huge props to the Clemson Tigers who played a great game to knock off the #5 Georgia Bulldogs. Although it has no ACC Title implications, it has broader program implications (perception, recruiting) and possibly even BCS implications. Chad Morris was great. He was able to establish the run while still taking shots and creating havoc … Continue reading
In honor of College football’s kickoff I wanted to take a look at one of the featured team’s today: The Gamecocks of South Carolina. Also, as a tribute to Ryan for letting me contribute to this blog I will go one step further and give five reasons not to believe the hype and why those Gamecocks … Continue reading
In a fairly exciting development, an old college friend and current college football player offered to contribute to the blog. I quickly took him up on the offer. I expect he’ll bring a unique perspective. A brief bio is below. If you’re a regular reader, you’ll want to peruse quickly. His first article on why … Continue reading
A few things to mention before I offer my ACC Power rankings. Firstly, this won’t be a consistent weekly digest. For that, Robert Reinhard of Blogger So Dear does a phenomenal job and I recommend his #GoACC Power Rankings. Also, these should not be viewed as projected standings because standings are to some extent dictated … Continue reading
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