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Louisville v Clemson: Football 2013
The ACC media days just ended with a lot of folks predicting that Clemson would win the ACC title this fall. Meanwhile, Louisville is certainly projected to dominate the AAC. Our recent poll regarding the expected ACC winner, which included Louisville in jest, was utterly dominated by Louisville. The question that begs, however, is who would you pick to win a game between Clemson and Louisville? And this is a game that may actually be played, as both teams could (and should) win BCS berths. Anyway, here is what we think.
ACC Quick Hitters: July 22, 2013
Finally! The ACC media days have come and gone–and that means one thing: FOOTBALL! Nobody wants summer to end, but if there is one silver lining within the cloud of August around the corner, it is that the college football season follows right behind it. Yeah, the NFL is OK too. But college football is something else entirely.
In any event, let’s take a look at what is going on in the ACC today:
Sunday Poll
It is a Sunday in July. Basketball is a distant memory. Baseball and lacrosse are over. The Grant of Rights has expansion talk limited to the Big 10 imperialists. Football is close, but perhaps not close enough. So let’s change that with a poll. Who do you think is winning the ACC this year? Schools are shown randomly. Do not forget to comment below as to why someone is going to win…
The ACC Coaches “Hot Seat”
The phrase “hot seat” is now commonly used to describe coaches that are under a lot of pressure to start winning immediately. The implication is that failing to have a sufficiently-good season will lead to termination. In the old days, a coach would get five years to turn a program around. Now, coaches are on much shorter “leashes.” Not literally, obviously. Anyway, who are the ACC coaches on the hot seat headed into the 2013 college football season?
Golson Hopes to Return to Notre Dame in 2014
ESPN is reporting that former Notre Dame quarterback, Everett Golson, plans to return to the Fighting Irish in the spring. For Notre Dame fans, this is a good–but, of course, not nearly as good as having him for 2013. Quite obviously, Golson was instrumental in Notre Dame’s 12-1 season in 2012.
The ACC & Texas
To the average pro-imperialism Big 10 fan, the ACC is ripe for colonization. Indeed, there is a certain sense of “Well, the grant of rights is nice, but we’ll be back for Virginia, North Carolina, and a few other schools soon enough.” Just take a look at the comments over at Frank the Tank. The only issue for them is whether the Big 10 goes to 16 or 20 or 24. Let’s assume, however, that the Big 10 was able to take Kansas and Virginia (as they predict) in the next round of expansion… do not be surprised to see Texas in the ACC. Consider this…
Which School Will Win Their First College Football National Title, First?
UCLA, the home of over 100 national championships in multiple sports, just won their first College World Series for their first national championship in baseball. I imagine that served as the inspiration for a great question on the college football sub Reddit which asked which program will be the next to win their next college football national championship.
To come up with my top five choices to answer this question I used the information from College Football Data Warehouse, which lists the recognized national champion on a yearly basis dating back to 1869. Most people today go by the first Associated Press champion, which was Minnesota in 1936. Because I am going by the CFDW list I do not include a program like Stanford, who is recognized as the 1926 national champion.One thing to keep in mind here as well is the idea that this upcoming season will be the final year under the current BCS format. Starting in 2014 the College Football Playoff will kick off with a four-team playoff format, which will offer more opportunity for a couple of teams to make a realistic and viable championship run.
So, which schools do I think are most likely to win their first national championship first? The first program on my list may be the easiest answer.
Report CARD: Recruiting
Louisville Cardinals athletic logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
July 1st brings in a new era for the ACC as Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame officially join the conference. It also is the dawning of a new conference, the American Athletic Conference. I hope Commissioner Aresco pardons Louisville fans for not greeting this day with applause and cheers. What we will relish is one final year with two old rivals in Cincinnati and Memphis.
Last week I took a look into the Louisville Cardinals future, their 2014 football recruiting class. Over the course of last week it has changed as the Cards received seven commitments in five days, it was truly a busy week. The week started with the news that Detrick Dukes switched his commitment to his home state Georgia Bulldogs but this bad news was short lived as the new commitments began to trickle in. Read more…
ACC & Pinstripe Bowl
Look, this is not even news. Once it is announced, it will just be the fulfillment of what has been speculated for weeks. And it also makes complete sense. The Pinstripe Bowl will matchup the Big 10 and the ACC.
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