Basketball Conference: The Acc Football Podcast

The guys are back, recapping a busy and eventful Week 5 in the ACC, including: - Clemson proved, once again, that they're just on a different level from anyone else in the ACC. This time, it was a top-10 Miami team who was on the business end. - North Carolina won in a shootout with Virginia Tech, where we FINALLY saw the Tar Heels squad we were expecting this year. - Georgia Tech beat Louisville on Friday night, which is great for the Yellow Jackets, but perhaps more importantly raised a LOT of questions about the Cardinals in year 2 under Scott Satterfield. All of that, plus questions about Pittsburgh after a disappointing overtime loss to Boston College, Florida State might be on to something with Jordan Travis, weekly awards (including a new one!), and MORE!

Joey and Mike are back to preview Week 5, which has a number of games putting the ACC in the national spotlight, including: -- Joey's favorites, Louisville and Georgia Tech, kick off the weekend in Atlanta Friday evening, and Joey believes he's found an edge on who to pick using some advanced analytics... -- Miami and Clemson headline the weekend Saturday night, as we get to see just how close "The U" is to being "back". -- Virginia Tech visits North Carolina, where both teams will be playing their toughest opponent to date, and with expected weather impacts to boot! All of that, plus NC State-Virginia, Florida State-Notre Dame, picks of the week, and MORE!

The guys are back, recapping a Week 4 that saw a lot of games go much differently than expected (which was reflected in the questionable record on weekly picks), including... -- Pittsburgh was a huge home favorite, and Kenny Pickett played as well as we've seen him play in a long time...and they lost to NC State? -- Virginia Tech continues to weather a storm of missing personnel, surviving in a road win against Duke to avenge last year's loss. -- North Carolina needed some late-game heroics to hold off a Boston College rally and preserve the win, and it might be time to start asking questions about the Tar Heels... All of that, plus we give out weekly awards, and MORE!

The guys are back to preview a Week 4 that's light on ACC action, and even lighter on games we expect to be competitive as they each feature double-digit spreads. - Virginia Tech travels to Duke, looking to avenge last year's embarrassing home loss against a struggling Blue Devils squad. - North Carolina finally plays again, heading to Chestnut Hill to face a Boston College team that almost lost to Texas State last week. Will rust be an issue again for the Tar Heels after a long layoff from playing? - Pittsburgh hosts an NC State team that has major concerns on both sides of the ball -- but how much separation can the Panthers get? - Clemson hosts Virginia in a lookahead spot, as the Tigers play Miami next week in prime time. Can the 'Hoos take advantage and make this a game? All of that, plus -- how do we handle Picks of the Week with a bunch of huge spreads that we don't really love?

The guys are back, recapping an interesting Week 3 in the ACC, including: - Miami beat the snot out of Florida State, and it's probably time that we're mature enough to have a difficult conversation...about Miami being legitimately good. - Pittsburgh beat Louisville in a very competitive game that made us feel pretty decent about both teams! - Virginia Tech kicked off their season with a dominant win over an NC State team that's creating more questions than answers. - Joey has STRONG opinions on Georgia Tech's loss to Syracuse...and we'll leave it at that. - Virginia started their season with a win, but does that say more about them or Duke? All of that, plus weekly awards and MORE!

The guys are back, previewing a densely-packed Week 3 in the ACC, where 5 of 6 games on the slate are in-conference action. - Headlining the weekend (and hosting College GameDay) is Miami, who welcomes arch-rival Florida State to town. Will Florida State look better than they did two weeks ago against Georgia Tech, or will Miami continue rolling with another big win? - Louisville had a number of flaws exposed last week, and now looks to right the ship with a trip to Pittsburgh. The Panthers are solid defensively, and Louisville's defense seems capable of making any offense look good -- can Pittsburgh take advantage? - After multiple weeks of cancellations, Virginia and Virginia Tech are finally ready to get their seasons underway, even though Virginia Tech's roster situation has looked incredibly dicey over the last few days. Can each team get started off on the right foot? All of this, plus we make picks of the week, and MORE!

Week 2 of ACC play is in the books, and things did NOT go the way that Joey and Mike thought they did -- they were a combined 2-10 against the spread and just 4-3 straight-up in picks this weekend! That's because: - Miami proved too much for Louisville to handle, which was a really good sign for the 'Canes to go with some not-so-good signs for the Cardinals... - Pittsburgh had major issues on special teams and missed opportunities on several occasions, but still disposed of Syracuse without much issue (and that's not a great sign for the Orange). - Boston College kicked off the Jeff Hafley era with a win over Duke, although it's still hard to say whether the Eagles or Blue Devils are particularly functional at this point. - NC State broke a 6-game conference game losing streak in hanging on to win against Wake Forest, despite some unexpected quarterback turbulence. - Georgia Tech played UCF somewhat closely for a 28-point loss but still has some major issues to work out, including some majorly detrimental fre

The guys are back, moving on to Week 2 in the ACC, which still features several projected blowouts in nonconference games but a few key in-conference matchups: - Headlining the weekend (and hosting College GameDay) is #17 Miami at #18 Louisville, where we'll learn a ton about both teams, helping us to better understand the conference as a whole moving forward. - Georgia Tech hosts #14 UCF, hoping to follow-up last week's performance and continue showing progress in Year 2 of the Geoff Collins era. - Wake Forest is an underdog in Raleigh against NC State...and that doesn't seem quite right. - The Jeff Hafley era at Boston College begins in Durham against David Cutcliffe's well-established Duke program, and it's extremely hard to say what we'll get from either side in this matchup. All of that, plus ACC Picks of the Week, and MORE!

After a long offseason where we weren't sure if/when we would get to record this, the guys are back recapping a busy week 1 in the ACC: - Bad news out of Blacksburg regarding COVID testing and its impact on the schedule moving forward... - Georgia Tech was led by a phenomenal performance from true freshman QB Jeff Sims en route to pulling a big upset over Florida State in Tallahassee for the first game of the Mike Norvell era. - North Carolina's offense took a while to get going, while Syracuse's offense still hasn't gotten going -- is that cause for concern? - Dabo's got some explaining to do to Clemson boosters... PLUS, we hand out the #goacc Moment of the Week, the Brian VanGorder Memorial "You Tried" Award, make some changes to the Team/Player of the Week awards, and MORE!

We did it gang, we made it to Week One. Amidst all the uncertainty in the pandemic, ACC football will be played this weekend. We start by revisiting our preseason ACC standings, before diving into Coach of the Year and Player of the Year picks. We then do a full Week One ACC preview, beginning with Miami and UAB on Thursday night. Finally, as always, we give our ACC Picks of the Week.

It's Notre Dame season preview time on the Basketball Conference Podcast. The Irish have joined the ACC as a full league member in 2020 as a result of COVID-19 scheduling restrictions. Can the Irish compete for an ACC crown? They have the veteran leadership to make it happen, but a couple of key question marks could make it difficult for them to overtake Clemson in the ACC.

It's North Carolina season preview time! The Heels are loaded on offense and pretty solid on defense....except for the secondary. This should be a solid team that has a VERY forgiving schedule. What can they be in 2020 and will they live up to the lofty expectations in front of them?

It's time to preview the 2020 Duke Blue Devils with beat writer Steve Wiseman of The Herald Sun and The News & Observer in North Carolina. How big of a jump in production should be expected with Clemson transfer Chase Brice at quarterback?

It's time to preview the Florida State with former Seminoles running back James Coleman, who now writes for Fifth Quarter College Football and is a radio personality for 1010XL and 92.5 The Game in Jacksonville. James guides us through what to expect in year one of the Mike Norvell era for Florida State football.

As the 2020 ACC Football season inches closer, it is time to preview the 2020 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Kelly Quinlan of JacketsOnline.com, part of the Rivals Network, joins us to discuss what to expect in Year Two of the Geoff Collins era.

It's time to preview the 2020 Clemson Tigers, who seemingly have a chokehold on the ACC. Will it continue this season?  We discuss with new guest William Qualkinbush of 1055 "The Roar" - The flagship station for Clemson athletics.

It's NC State preview time, as we are joined by friend of the show Steven Muma of SB Nation's Backing the Pack. We dive into what went wrong for the Wolfpack last season and the best path forward for improvement on both sides of the football. Improved quarterback play? A better turnover margin? What will it take? *Editor's note: This was written prior to the news regarding the postponement of the opener against Virginia Tech.

It's time to preview the Virginia Cavaliers with a new guest, Justin Ferber, of CavsCorner.com on the Rivals Network. Ferber details what Virginia needs to do to avoid a letdown after a wildly successful 2019 that saw the program win the ACC Coastal and make an appearance in the Orange Bowl.

Longtime friend of the podcast, Mr. Cam Underwood of SB Nation's State of the U, joins us once again to preview the Miami Hurricanes. What are reasonable expectations for the Hurricanes after adding offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee and Houston QB transfer D'Eriq King?

It's time to preview the 2020 Boston College Eagles, as we bring back esteemed friend of the show, Mr. Dan Rubin of Eagles Unlimited on BCEagles.com to help us break it all down.  How will the Eagles adjust in year one under Jeff Hafley, and what will the offense look like with Notre Dame transfer QB Phil Jurkovec? We discuss all this and more in our newest podcast.