Tag: ACC
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FBS Roundup Week 12
This delivered once again with multiple upsets that will shake the landscape and huge performances from teams that needed them. ACC Clemson at Pitt was the biggest ACC game, but it lost some luster with Eli Holstein out for Pitt. The Panthers really struggled in the first half but rallied in the second half to…
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FBS College Football Roundup Week 5
How did we already get to week 5?? This season is flying by but with most teams in conference play things are ramping up on the field. American The headliner in the conference was Tulane’s blowout of South Florida. The Wave rolled the Bulls from start to finish in a truly dominant effort. Outside of…
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College Football Roundup Week 4
This season is already flying by, and even though it doesn’t feel like it (because of so many weird matchups) conference play has begun for most. It’s time for things to ramp up. American The American had a lot of teams mentioned as playoff favorites and none of them really panned out. Suddenly it feels…
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College Football Roundup Week 3
This weekend was called a bad slate by many, but you can’t ever go in with that mindset this sport always delivers. American This hasn’t been a banner OOC performance by this conference and Saturday in particular was really rough. Yes, what appears to be the top 2 teams in the conference won Memphis and…
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College Football Roundup Week 1
Welcome! This is a new weekly article where I’ll break down some interesting results from each conference and break down what it means, without attempting to make any crazy “hot takes” (we’ll see how that goes.) I opened this year differently, most of the time I watch from home to begin the season or if…
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State of the Program: Stanford Cardinal
Head Coach: Troy Taylor is entering his 2nd season with the Cardinal with a 3-9 record. He took over the program in need of a complete rebuild, but showed progress as time went on last season. Taylor came in after having a ton of success at Sacramento State where he led the Hornets to their…
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State of the Program: Virginia Tech Hokies
Head Coach: Brent Pry is entering his 3rd season with a 10-14 record. He was tasked with getting the Hokies back to prominence after some down years and after a strong finish to last season it appears he may be on the verge of doing just that. Program Outlook: Before Dabo Swinney got things going…
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State of the Program: California Golden Bears
Head Coach: Justin Wilcox is entering his 8th season as the head coach of the Golden Bears with a 36-43 record. He’s gone the last 4 seasons without a winning record, before that in 2019 they got off to a great start before injuries halted the breakthrough. The breakthrough was finally poised to come in…
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State of the Program: Duke Blue Devils
Head Coach: Manny Diaz is entering his first season as the head coach at Duke. His career has been up and down but already his tenure here has lasted longer than the one he had at Temple. You can read more about this profile and hire grade here: https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/06/07/college-football-coach-hire-grades-duke/ Program Outlook: Duke is very much…
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State of the Program: Pittsburgh Panthers
Head Coach: Pat Narduzzi is entering his 10th season as the head coach of Pitt with a 65-50 record. He led the Panthers to an ACC championship and Peach Bowl in 2021, making Pitt the only non Clemson or Florida State ACC champ since Virginia Tech won it in 2010. He seemed to have really…
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