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10 Nov 2013
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ACC Bowl Picture: A case for 11 teams

With 3 weeks remaining in the regular season, the ACC bowl picture is starting to take shape. Six teams have already secured their positions in post season (Florida State, Clemson, Miami, Virginia Tech, Duke, and Georgia Tech).

Unfortunately for some, their hopes of post season play are gone (Virginia), while North Carolina St. and Wake Forest are not eliminated but have uphill challenges to get to eligibility.

For the rest of the conference however, there is still a lot of promise. In fact, depending on how things shake out down the stretch, the ACC could potentially send 11 teams Bowl Games.
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Posted by Vinnie Saltine in Bowls, Football and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
20 Oct 2013
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ACC Recap, Weekend of October 19, 2013

If you doubt whether ACC football can be huge, the moments prior to kickoff of Clemson-Florida State should quickly disabuse you of that.  What a great job by the Clemson athletic department and fans to make the scene truly memorable.  Unfortunately, Clemson did not follow through on the field.  But let’s take a look across the ACC.

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Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, Football, Results and tagged , , , , , , ,
13 Oct 2013
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ACC Recap, Weekend of October 12, 2013

Well, another interesting week in the Atlantic Coast Conference comes and goes.  The team that needed to win the most to help the conference’s standing–Clemson–pulled off the win.  Narrowly.  But let’s take a look across the ACC.

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Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, Football, Results and tagged , , , , , , ,
05 Oct 2013
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And Then There Were Three: Florida State, Clemson, and Miami are 5-0

The ACC came into Saturday with four undefeated teams.  With two of them (Florida State and Maryland) playing, they were certain to have no more than three.  But with Miami and Clemson living up to their rankings, the ACC will finish Saturday, October 5, 2013, with the maximum number of 5-0 teams possible–three.

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Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, Football, Game Review and tagged , , , , , ,
04 Oct 2013
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ACC TwitterBag, October 4, 2013

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.

If you have any questions for the Confidential, don’t bother emailing… follow us on Twitter @ acconfi and send a direct message there.  Or leave us an answer here in the comments section for the next rundown.  If you insist on emailing, sending it to afc44enterprises@yahoo.com.  If it is a good one (or there are only a few), we’ll answer it here.  Let us know how you want to be described (anonymously, etc.).

Now… onto the mailbag…errr… twitterbag.  The names have been changed to protect the innocent.

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Posted by acaffrey in ACC only and tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,
22 Aug 2013
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Allen Iverson to Retire from the NBA? How is this news?

If you have not done something in several years, there is really no reason to tell people that you are not doing it anymore.  But not Allen Iverson.  He is set to announce his retirement from the NBA “soon.”  Of course, Iverson is not on an NBA team.  Nor was he last year.  Or the year before.  Or even the year before THAT.  And, really, he only played 85 games over the two seasons preceding that.  In any event, this writer has played in as many NBA games as Allen Iverson since this day in 2010.  So I guess I should announce my retirement. Anyway, look for Iverson to finally get around to retiring four years after his last NBA game.  Exciting.

ACC Nation has a few overdue announcements to make…

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Posted by acaffrey in News, Opinion and tagged , , ,
05 Aug 2013
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The ACC School Mount Rushmores: Maryland FINAL

Update: The Confidential does want to thank all of the folks that provided comments–both here and on Testudo Times.  It is a tribute to Maryland sports fans that there was so much interest in this issue. 

Having reviewed all of the comments and criticism, the Confidential is sticking with Gary Williams, Boomer Esiason, and Curley Byrd.  While Randy White had a fine career, his notoriety lags behind Esiason overall and also trails the final two competitors for the 4th spot.  As for the 4th and final spot… it came down to Len Bias vs. Juan Dixon.  Bias was the better player and the better athlete.  But Dixon led Maryland to a national championship.  Maryland fans got to savor a national championship because of Juan Dixon’s leadership and skills.  He gets the final spot.

The final verdict: Gary Williams, Boomer Esiason, Curley Byrd, and Juan Dixon.

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Posted by acaffrey in Mount Rushmore, Opinion and tagged , , , , , , , ,
27 Jul 2013
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The ACC School Mount Rushmores: Maryland

The Confidential has been having some fun with league-wide coaches Mount Rushmores.  Football and Basketball, plus polls for each of football and basketball to share your thoughts.  In fact, it was so sufficiently fun and controversial that we are going to do school-wide Mount Rushmores now.  And we will only put three people on the list, leaving you–our readers–to comment as to who should be the fourth.  We will not do polls anymore.  For today, let’s go with the school that has one foot out the door… Maryland.

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Posted by acaffrey in Mount Rushmore, Opinion and tagged , , , , ,
22 Jul 2013
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Monday Poll: Who IS the ACC?

The Confidential was started shortly after the ACC announced plans to add Syracuse and Pittsburgh.  From day one, the Confidential approached the ACC as the then-current teams, plus Syracuse and Pittsburgh.  Our rankings reflected 14 teams.

Now, of course, Syracuse and Pitt are officially part of the ACC.  But then Maryland will soon be replaced by Louisville.  And whither Notre Dame, with its 5-game football schedule preventing full membership.

What is your opinion as to the simple question–as of today, who do YOU consider to be part of the ACC?

Thanks for sharing.

 

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, Conference News, Conference Realignment, Opinion and tagged , , , , , ,
15 Jul 2013
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Maryland vs Louisville: Is It Academics vs Athletics?

When Maryland leaves for the B1G in July 2014 the ACC will no doubt lose an excellent academic institution and a founding member. A lot has already been discussed on this topic but what will the ACC actually gain and lose when the University of Louisville comes in as their replacement? What are the real athletic and academic differences between the two schools?

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Posted by lenvillecards in ACC only, Basketball, Conference Realignment, Football, Louisville Correspondent, Opinion, Uncategorized and tagged , , , , , , ,

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