Basketball Conference: The Acc Football Podcast

The guys are back, recapping an extremely eventful week in the ACC, which saw... - Clemson ended up without Trevor Lawrence, and Boston College got almost every break they could've asked for...but DJ Uiagalelei, Travis Etienne, and the rest of the Tigers still managed the comeback win. - Virginia had a great game plan and executed it even better to pull off the upset against North Carolina...and Mack Brown continues to struggle in Charlottesville in his career. - Virginia Tech gave up almost 550 yards, and yet Mike was still impressed with the Hokies' defensive effort against Louisville. - Georgia Tech lost by 18 to Notre Dame, and Joey is perfectly OK with that! All of this, plus weekly awards, and MORE!

The guys are back, previewing 5 conference games slated for this weekend, along with a non-conference game that might end poorly for the ACC team. Joey is in the Picks Penalty Box thanks to an embarrassing track record of picks so far this season, but is still telling you what he'd do with these games, so that you still know what picks to fade. The games discuss include: - North Carolina heads to Charlottesville to take on a Virginia team that has been very competent, but not able to pull an upset just yet. Is this the week that changes? - Virginia Tech heads to Louisville, trying to bounce back from a rough loss to Wake Forest while the Cardinals try to keep building momentum. - Notre Dame and Clemson are huge favorites over Georgia Tech and Boston College, but is this a lookahead spot for either (or both) with their head-to-head matchup coming next weekend? All of that, plus Picks of the Week, and MORE!

The guys are recapping a busy week of ACC football, where we learned a good amount from every game that was played, including: - The Steamin' Deacons shocked Virginia Tech on Saturday, overwhelming them in the trenches en route to pulling a pretty major upset over the ranked Hokies. - Clemson thought they were in for a walk in the park against Syracuse, except the Orange hung around and gave the Tigers a scare late in the third quarter. - Pittsburgh was a trendy pick to make the Notre Dame game close, and Joey even picked them outright -- but the Fighting Irish had different ideas, clearly. - Georgia Tech is starting to look like a lot more talk than substance, and Joey is getting pretty fed up with it. All of this, plus weekly awards, and MORE!

The guys are back, previewing a Week 7 in the ACC that has the potential to get a little bit weird, including: - Pittsburgh is a double-digit home underdog to a top-5 Notre Dame team, and yet... - NC State is finally ranked this week and playing against rival UNC, but find themselves as huge underdogs? - Florida State and Louisville find themselves both in transition, and playing each other in a nooner this weekend. All of that, plus Syracuse getting 46 points, Georgia Tech in Chestnut Hill, Picks of the Week, and MORE!

The guys are back to recap Week 6 in the ACC, which saw multiple outright upsets among other interesting outcomes, including: - Florida State came up with the first big win of the Mike Norvell era, knocking off North Carolina in Tallahassee...so do we finally feel a bit worse about the Tar Heels? - Notre Dame and Louisville played a weirdly slow, low-possession, low-scoring game on an extremely windy day in South Bend, and the Irish managed to hold off the Cardinals. So is.....Louisville getting better? - Clemson won big over Georgia Tech. That's not a problem. Joey's issue is Georgia Tech's role in the degree of blowout we saw. PLUS, Miami tried to lose (but Pittsburgh wouldn't let them), Virginia Tech bounced back really nicely against Boston College, NC State won (but is worse off for it), awards of the week, and MORE!

Mike and Joey are back, previewing a BUSY Week 6 in the ACC that features every team in the conference in action! We take a look at every matchup, featuring: - North Carolina got their offense rolling in a big way last week against Virginia Tech, but now are faced with a road trip to Tallahassee where they'll take on Florida State. Can the Tar Heels stave off a letdown? - Virginia Tech is a huge favorite at home against Boston College...but is that warranted? And just generally, what *are* the Eagles right now? - Miami hosts Pittsburgh, in an attempt to avoid a hangover after a loss to Clemson, as the Panthers try to get their season back on track. - Joey's picking Georgia Tech to cover against Clemson. You should probably fade that pick. All of this, plus NC State-Duke, UVA-Wake Forest, Syracuse a home underdog to Liberty, Picks of the Week, and MORE!

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.