Basketball Conference: The Acc Football Podcast

Our season preview series rolls on, and we have a MEGA podcast for you today leading into Week Zero.  Florida State and UNC both play FCS schools in Week Zero, and as our only ACC representation on opening weekend, it was only fitting that we include both in the same podcast. First, we chat with James Coleman, former Florida State fullback under Bobby Bowden and current media personality on The Sports Den Live and Fifth Quarter College Football. Can Mike Norvell make meaningful progress in Year Three? We then welcome first-time guest Akil Guruparan, a staff writer at Tar Heel Blog to help us breakdown the North Carolina Tar Heels. There's plenty of talent, but can Mack Brown finally get the most out of his recruiting while replacing a defensive coordinator and starting a freshman at quarterback? Use promo code "GOACC" for 10% off your first order of premium, great-looking, officially-logo'd Georgia Tech gear at Section103.com! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Follow us on Twitter and Ins

Virginia Tech enters Year One of the Brent Pry era in Blacksburg. After a tumultuous last few years, the Hokies football program is looking to capitalize on momentum found with a new coaching regime. There's plenty of starting talent on both sides of the football, but depth in certain position groups could make or break the first season for Pry in Blacksburg. Is a bowl game in the cards? Can the Hokies compete for a Coastal Division crown? Or can this team realistically bottom out and miss a bowl game? We welcome Tech Sideline Managing Editor David Cunningham to the podcast for the first time to break it all down. Use promo code "GOACC" for 10% off your first order of premium, great-looking, officially-logo'd Georgia Tech gear at Section103.com! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!

After Clemson's 10-3 2021 season, many are wondering if the program's best days under Dabo Swinney are behind them. Now, with two new coordinators and the same questions remaining about quarterback "DJ U", can the Tigers bounce back into College Football Playoff contention? Will Qualkenbush of 105.5 FM "The Roar" and the Clemson Radio Network rejoins the podcast to break it all down. Use promo code "GOACC" for 10% off your first order of premium, great-looking, officially-logo'd Georgia Tech gear at Section103.com! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!

EDITORS NOTE: THIS PREVIEW WAS RECORDED BEFORE (LITERALLY ONE DAY BEFORE) THE SAM HARTMAN INJURY ANNOUNCEMENT It's time to talk about the STEAMIN' DEACS! We welcome in Conor O'Neill of Deacons Illustrated to help us preview Wake Forest.  We discuss: Dave Clawson's best roster since he's been in Winston-Salem Sam Hartman's last hurrah?! How close was Clawson to leaving Wake Forest for Virginia Tech? Top 5 offense nationally? How much can the defense improve under defensive coordinator Brad Lambert, who returns for his second stint with the school? Use promo code "GOACC" for 10% off your first order of premium, great-looking, officially-logo'd Georgia Tech gear at Section103.com! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!

Our preview series heads to Raleigh, where we preview NC State in Year 10 (!!!) under Dave Doeren. Joe Giglio (@Giglio_OG) of 99.9 The Fan joined the show to talk about a potentially special year for the Wolfpack, INCLUDING: What makes the current coaching staff a cohesive winning formula for Doeren's "second act" in Raleigh? With both Zonovan "Bam" Knight and Ricky Person, Jr. both gone to the NFL, who gets the carries out of the backfield, and how does it impact offensive balance? A couple of key returns from injuries might make this the best linebacker corps in the ACC. Are there really any holes on this defense? All of this, plus a look at a "DREAM" schedule, record predictions, and MORE! Use promo code "GOACC" for 10% off your first order of premium, great-looking, officially-logo'd Georgia Tech gear at Section103.com! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!

Our preview series travels to Louisville, where we'll look at Scott Satterfield's Cardinals and their 2022 campaign. Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) of 93.9 The Ville joined the show to talk about a pivotal Year 4 for the current regime, INCLUDING: Scott Satterfield's tenure to date has been a roller coaster of emotions for the fan base, and this year he should theoretically have a warm seat -- but how is their recent impressive recruiting run helping to calm the masses? What key change was made to the coaching staff that might make just enough difference on defense? Why might Malik Cunningham rack up significantly fewer rushing yards this year? All of this, plus a look at a fairly tough (but fair) schedule that will tell us a lot, record predictions, and MORE! Use promo code "GOACC" for 10% off your first order of premium, great-looking, officially-logo'd Georgia Tech gear at Section103.com! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!

Our preview series continues with a trip to Durham, where we'll preview the Duke Blue Devils' 2022 campaign. Steve Wiseman (@stevewisemanNC) of the Raleigh News-Observer and the Durham Herald-Sun joined the program again to discuss the start of a rebuild under new head coach Mike Elko, INCLUDING: Mike Elko's staff looks a little different than some other young ACC head coaches' initial staffs have looked in recent years, and it's a good thing! We don't know who the starter will be, in part because the quarterback situation may remain very fluid into the season, and even within possessions. Why is the plan for 2022 not to go pure "youth movement" with an eye towards the future? All of this, plus a look at a schedule that might even be workable for a rebuilding team, record predictions, and MORE! Use promo code "GOACC" for 10% off your first order of premium, great-looking, officially-logo'd Georgia Tech gear at Section103.com! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Follow us on Twitter and Ins

Our preview series rolls on with a look at the Virginia Cavaliers' 2022 campaign. Justin Ferber (@Justin_Ferber) of CavsCorner.com joined once again to discuss the start of the Tony Elliott era in Charlottesville, INCLUDING: Tony Elliott took over as a first-time head coach, and has a staff around him with minimal Power 5 experience -- is that cause for concern? Brennan Armstrong and almost all of his top receivers are back...but can they operate alongside a brand new group of offensive linemen? The defense can't get much worse than it was last year -- but will it be better? All of this, plus a look at a fortuitously-structured schedule, record predictions, and MORE! Use promo code "GOACC" for 10% off your first order of premium, great-looking, officially-logo'd Georgia Tech gear at Section103.com! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!

Our previews continue with a look at Joey's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in a pivotal year for Geoff Collins and his coaching staff. Kelly Quinlan (@Kelly_Quinlan) of JacketsOnline.com joined once again to discuss Year 4 of Collins' Yellow Jackets program, INCLUDING: If coaching was always the issue, will coaching staff changeover make the difference? How does Jeff Sims need to take a major step forward in 2022? Has offensive line depth improved, or will 1-2 injuries totally derail the offense (again)? Will new voices on the coaching staff fix what ailed one of the worst secondaries in the country last year? All of this, plus a look at an infamously brutal schedule, win predictions, and MORE! Use promo code "GOACC" for 10% off your first order of premium, great-looking, officially-logo'd Georgia Tech gear at Section103.com! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!

Our preview series continues with a trip to New England as we preview Boston College's 2022 season. With Mike still on paternity leave, Joey talked with Dan Rubin (@BCDanRubin) of BCEagles.com about all things Eagles as we head into the fall, INCLUDING: Everything we've seen through two years tells us that Jeff Hafley is a better coach than Steve Addazio was...except in the record column, somehow? Phil Jurkovec is back and should be fully healthy, with multiple of his top weapons around him back and another big-time TE transferring in...but there's one potentially missing piece on offense that could determine how the season goes. The schedule should really work in Boston College's favor, both in who they play and when they play them. All of this, plus record predictions, foreshadowing of the inevitable upcoming Dad Episode, and much more! Use promo code "GOACC" for 10% off your first order of premium, great-looking, officially-logo'd Georgia Tech gear at Section103.com! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podca

We kick off our 2022 previews series with a look at our reigning, defending, undisputed champions of the ACC -- Pat Narduzzi's Pittsburgh Panthers! With Mike still out on paternity leave, Joey got with our favorite Steel City correspondent Jim Hammett (@JimHammett) of Panther-Lair.com. They discussed all things Pittsburgh coming into 2022, INCLUDING: Was 2021 a culmination of Pat Narduzzi's tenure to date and something repeatable, or just catching lightning in a bottle and unlikely to happen again? Lots of turnover on offense between the coaching staff and roster within the passing game, but plenty of reason for optimism for continued success as well. Some things are changing on offense, but Pitt's defense never really seems to change much! Starting the season with the revival of the Backyard Brawl is exciting, but potentially risky? All of this, plus a look at the schedule, record predictions, and much more! Use promo code "GOACC" for 10% off your first order of premium, great-looking, officially-log

With Mike out on paternity leave, Joey jumped on to give some thoughts on a couple of particularly newsworthy recent developments: As we've previously discussed was a possibility, the ACC announced an update to their football scheduling model beginning in 2023! Let's talk about what it looks like, why it's a good thing, and some odd quirks for the announced matchups. USC and UCLA are leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten -- here's why that matters for the ACC and its fans. All of this, and MORE! Use promo code "GOACC" for 10% off your first order of premium, great-looking, officially-logo'd Georgia Tech gear at Section103.com! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!

Mike and Joey are back, kicking off Season 7 with a look at the win totals for every team in the ACC, and some early picks (before we've properly previewed them all). Lots of these win totals are pretty on-point with our expectations -- but which ones offer some betting value? Join us in getting an initial feel for every team in the ACC this fall! PLUS, the guys go over some housekeeping, in particular about the upcoming preview season and why it will look very different from prior seasons. All of that, and much more! Use promo code "GOACC" for 10% off your first order of premium, great-looking, officially-logo'd Georgia Tech gear at Section103.com! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!

We're wrapping up Season 6 with an in-depth look at the NC State Wolfpack, as we're joined by long-time listener and Raleigh resident Derek Taylor! We discussed all sorts of things surrounding NC State, including: With all of the big-name players that have come through Raleigh, how has the team only managed one double-digit win season in its entire history?? NC State shares the state of North Carolina with three other Power-5 programs -- how does that impact their perception? North Carolina has a lot of high school football talent, but recruiting in-state kids is a little more complicated than you'd think... How is Dave Doeren's relationship with his boss an unusual one in college football? All of this, and much, much more on the Season 6 finale, and our newest episode of Tell Us About Your Team! Want to be on the next episode to Tell Us About Your Team? Send us an email and let us know you're interested! Use promo code "GOACC" for 10% off your first order of premium, great-looking, officially-logo'd

The guys got back together to talk about some recent news updates surrounding ACC football, INCLUDING: The NCAA dropped a new ruling that no longer requires conferences to organize by divisions, paving the way for the ACC to ditch the Atlantic and Coastal Divisions in football and put in a much more rotational "3-5-5" scheduling model. Is this a good thing? We've got some preseason ACC Championship odds to discuss, and you may be interested in a few teams at the numbers they're getting... Two different ACC transfer candidates have given us updates that felt very worthy of discussion, for very different reasons. We close with a listener question about the legality of NIL-funded walk-ons -- and the answer might surprise you! All of this and MORE! Use promo code "GOACC" for 10% off your first order of premium, great-looking, officially-logo'd Georgia Tech gear at Section103.com! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!

The guys got together to continue the Tell Us About Your Team series, this time welcoming on Kevin Carpenter to tell us about his Boston College Eagles. We talked to Kevin about the things that make Boston College the way that it is: The Eagles are relatively historically successful (beyond what you might realize)... Is the perception of being a college sports team in a pro sports-focused town accurate? How does geography impact Boston College's ability to keep up with other schools' facilities? The Eagles are in a particularly critical era as it relates to the school's administration following some recent turnover... All of this, and much, much more on our second episode of Tell Us About Your Team! Want to be on the next episode to Tell Us About Your Team? Send us an email and let us know you're interested! Use promo code "GOACC" for 10% off your first order of premium, great-looking, officially-logo'd Georgia Tech gear at Section103.com! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Follow us on T

The guys got back together, inspired by some recent events involving Jordan Addison's election to transfer out of Pittsburgh for "professional development". They had a long discussion about the state of affairs in college football, what it means for their own interest in the sport, and potential solutions for how to fix it. Then, they went through and recapped the ACC's 21 picks in the NFL Draft, including a couple who fell past their projections and one major snub. All of this, and more! NOTE: This episode included some stronger language than many of ours typically do -- just a forewarning! Use promo code "GOACC" for 10% off your first order of premium, great-looking, officially-logo'd Georgia Tech gear at Section103.com! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!

The guys got back together to work through a backlog of questions from listeners that have been received over a couple of months' worth of time, INCLUDING: Will there come a point where head coaching salaries are reduced due to the relative impact that schools' NIL collectives have on recruiting and on-field results? Mario Cristobal is compared to one of his recent predecessors....but why is this time different? Dabo Swinney has a couple of interesting approaches at Clemson that basically don't apply anywhere else. How related are they? If Georgia Tech wins 3 games for the fourth straight season under Geoff Collins, which games will those 3 wins come in? All of this, and MORE! Use promo code "GOACC" for 10% off your first order of premium, great-looking, officially-logo'd Georgia Tech gear at Section103.com! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!

After a month-long hiatus, the guys are back and ready to kick off the Tell Us About Your Team series that was promised this offseason. We started in the most obvious place, learning about the 'Hoos of UVA following Joey's takes on the last episode about Tony Elliott being set up to fail in Charlottesville. We welcomed on Chris Grondin, a listener of Basketball Conference and a student in the Cavaliers' student body, to talk all things that make UVA what they are, including: Internal state politics between Virginia and Virginia Tech How UVA's high academic standing (and standards) impact the team's ability to recruit Does the success of the men's basketball program impact the football team positively or negatively? And finally, we got a rebuttal from Chris on Joey's take about Tony Elliott failing, with some great points coming from the fan of someone who follows the program as closely as he does. All of this, and much, much more on our very first episode of Tell Us About Your Team! Want to be on the ne

The guys are back, ready to drop some hot (warm? lukewarm? room temperature? downright cold?) takes about a few different ACC programs, INCLUDING: As promised, Joey has a strong opinion about Virginia's hiring of Tony Elliott, and it's where we'll kick off this episode. Mike saw some recent news, and it's made him reconsider who has the top coaching staff in the ACC. Finally, Clemson has been the ACC's top program over the last several years, but Joey wonders -- are their best days yet to come? All of this, and MORE! Use promo code "GOACC" for 10% off your first order of premium, great-looking, officially-logo'd Georgia Tech gear at Section103.com! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!