Monday through Friday each week, we compile the best links on ACC football from around the web.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Is the FSU Realignment Story Over? (ACCSports.com)
While most Atlantic Coast Conference fans and media have been praising the landing of Notre Dame as a coup for the ACC and Commissioner John Swofford, many Florida State supporters are still wrestling with the idea of what it means for them. On one hand, there is the urge to join in the celebration. After all the rumors and innuendo about the future of the ACC in recent months, Florida State supporters are pleased to know…
Your Guide to the ACC, Not-Member Notre Dame (Every Day Should Be Saturday)
The ACC welcomes non-member member Notre Dame, who is most definitely not a member of the ACC. This gets you a welcome from the internet’s leading ACC apologist, Bobby Big Wheel. His warm embrace comes with a knife in the back as always, but this being the ACC it’s a monogrammed pen knife, and it is not long enough to do any real damage. Enjoy. ..
Q&A: ACC’s Swofford on AQ Status And… Oh Yeah, Notre Dame (CBS Sports)
It has been a busy 12 months for ACC commissioner John Swofford. Last September it was announced that Pittsburgh and Syracuse would leave the Big East for the ACC. After some difficult negotiations between those schools and the Big East, both Pittsburgh and Syracuse will become full members for the 2013-14 academic year. This past summer was a bit tense for a couple of reasons…
Clemson, FSU Have Much to Prove Up Front (ESPN’s ACC Blog)
Heading into this season, the offensive lines at both Florida State and Clemson were two of the biggest questions marks in the ACC. The Tigers had to replace three starters up front, and the Seminoles were coming off a Champs Sports Bowl win against Notre Dame in which four true freshmen were in the starting lineup…
What to Make of ACC Defenses So Far? (ESPN’s ACC Blog)
The ACC has featured some pretty terrific defenses over the past several years, and has another outstanding one this season in No. 1 ranked Florida State. But beyond the Noles, there have been several bumpy defensive performances through the first three weeks of the season. Last week alone, four ACC teams gave up 35 or more points. Wake Forest and Virginia gave up more than 50, in league play no less…
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Like the East Carolina Game (Tar Heel Blog)
It’s no secret that UNC has never liked playing East Carolina. Their meetings over the last ten years only began by legislative mandate, although I don’t know if that’s the reason the series continues. ECU fans bring heavy crowds to Kenan, especially for a game that rarely draws interest for Tar Heel fans. Pirates fans, on other hand have a huge chip on their collective shoulders, and mixing the two crowds together generally leads to tempers flaring…
3 Games In, Here Are 5 Things We’ve Learned About This Team (From the Rumble Seat)
A quarter of the way through the season seems to me like a good checkpoint to see what questions we’ve had answered about this team. So without further adieu… 1. This team forgets nothing. 5 days after a loss to open the season, Tech aired a few grievances and opened up a can of whoopass on Presbyterian. A week later, they opened up an entire case of whoopass on a team that shouldn’t have beaten them last year…
Today’s Featured Music Clip:
