Last night on the podcast FFM2M released our first ever ACC football bowl predictions. Going forward that will be a weekly fixture, both here on the website and in the FFM2M podcast.
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Before we lay down The Official Football From Mass Two Miami Bowl Predictions lets take some time to outline the bowl games rank in order of selection.
Orange (Miami, FL)
Chic-Fil-A (Atlanta, GA)
Gator (Jacksonville, FL)
Champs (Orlando, FL)
Meineke Car Care (Charlotte, NC)
Music City (Nashville, NC)
Emerald (San Francisco, CA)
Humanitarian (Boise, ID)
Eagle Bank (Washington DC)
Spots number 1-4 as well as 8 and 9 are pretty much set in stone by the ACC overall standings.
Bowl games 5-7 have a little flux within their selection process. The Meineke Car Care, Music City and the Emerald Bowl have their pick of 5-7 between themselves. This means that depending on the teams available each bowl game is going to offer a bid to the team most attractive to them. Issues including date of the game, fanbases' reputation for traveling and opponent match ups all will factor into the Bowl Committees' and the Athletic Departments' decision on which bids to offer and accept.
Now with that cleared up here are Football From Mass To Miami's Week 9 ACC Bowl Predictions:
Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech
The Hokies finally dropped a game in the league, relinquishing their iron fisted grip over the conference and again showing vulnerability on special teams. Frank Beamer's team is still among the conferences elite and the Hokies should end up in Tampa to compete for a chance to redeem themselves in the Orange Bowl.
Chic-Fil-A Bowl: Maryland
Early season the Terps looked to be an unlikely choice for the ACC title game but they're coming on strong with the maturation of Chris Turner and the explosion of Da'Rel Scott and stand out wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey.
Gator Bowl: Florida State
The 'Noles will be served well finishing ahead of the carnage in the middle of the ACC but missing out to a tough Maryland squad. Playing right in their backyard of Jacksonville will definitely serve the fighting Bobby Bowden's justice. Getting Ponder and the rest of the young squad a good bowl game possibly against Notre Dame, renewing an old rivalry.
Champs Sports Bowl: Georgia Tech
Paul Johnson's squad is probably the most overachieving of the bunch in the ACC and they will definitely show Orlando what option football is all about. Set against a Big 10 team this could be a pretty exciting inter-sectional match up.
Meineke Car Care Bowl: North Carolina
A true match made in heaven, Charlotte is essentially Chapel Hill south and the Heels would bring plenty of fans just as they did in 2004. This may be a disappointing finish for the Heels who have started out 5-2 but with the logjam in the middle of the ACC going to this bowl wouldn't be a serious let down. It'd be a nice end to Butch's season and give the young Heels a base to build off of.
Music City Bowl: Wake Forest
Wake will be another team stuck in the middle tier of the ACC and although the Deacons had a decent showing in Charlotte the Tar Heels are a more appealing partner. The Deacs don't have a massive fan base to command the courting of bowls but they do a play an exciting brand of football and would be a good fit for the Nashville area.
Emerald Bowl: Boston College
A team with almost know real following outside of alums and family members will get the short end of the stick when it comes to the bowl bids. This bowl lacks a lot of the luster associated withe the Gator Bowl the Eagles went to last season but Coach Jags has still got a winner in Chestnut Hill.
Humanitarian Bowl: Miami
The Canes fans only travel to BCS games. The Blue Turf Bowl isn't a BCS game. Ergo the Canes fans won't travel. Randy Shannon getting the Canes to any bowl is a major step after a couple poor seasons in Coral Gables. This will be a good building block for the Canes and barring a drastic turn around it'll be the first time most of the those Miami boys see snow.
Eagle Bank Bowl: Virginia
The Hoos are surging but with their emergence on the ACC scene comes the toughest stretch of their schedule (GT, Miami, Wake & VT). Hopefully Al Groh's troops can battle through this stretch to claim the final bowl spot in the ACC. Going to DC would be a perfect fit for the Cavaliers as they've got a strong fanbase in the DC and northern Virginia area.
On The Outside Looking In:
Clemson, Duke, NC State
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Week Nine: Football From Mass To Miami Podcast
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Last week's show we got heavy into busting Clemson's chops about Dabo Swinney and the dismissal of Coach Tommy Bowden. We talked about the possible options including Will Muschamp, Bobby Johnson and my personal favorite prospect the "off the radar" Gene Chizik.
This week's ACC issues will be less about coaching in the conference and more about exposing the ACC's best kept secret:
The team sharing 1st place in the Atlantic, the 5-1 Eagles of Boston College
We'll delve into what makes Coach Jagodzinski's Eagles work so well and take a look at some of their key players. Bring your pencils kiddies because there will be a pop quiz on the BC Eagles by the end of the night.
We'll also say what everyone else is slowly starting to think about: BOWL GAMES. With 9 Bowl Tie-Ins the ACC will have to stop cannibalizing itself to fill the quota but with everyone projecting their butt off the ACC could have some banner bowl match ups. FFM2M will look at where everyone should go and take a shot at figuring out where the most coveted fan bases will end up.
*Spoiler alert, a major fan base will be grossly disappointed at where they'll end up come December-January.
As with every episode of Football, From Mass to Miami you'll find:
A recap of all the Week 8 action in the ACC
Complete breakdowns of the ACC Standings
Detailed rankings of offense, defense as well as overall units
The ACC Issues of the Week
A look ahead to Week 9's games including predictions
Be sure to tune in as your host lays off the Clemson Tigers but gets deep into the ACC. Click here to listen live.
Can't listen live? Be sure to come back to Football From Mass To Miami to check out the show right here on our website.
Last week's show we got heavy into busting Clemson's chops about Dabo Swinney and the dismissal of Coach Tommy Bowden. We talked about the possible options including Will Muschamp, Bobby Johnson and my personal favorite prospect the "off the radar" Gene Chizik.
This week's ACC issues will be less about coaching in the conference and more about exposing the ACC's best kept secret:
The team sharing 1st place in the Atlantic, the 5-1 Eagles of Boston College
We'll delve into what makes Coach Jagodzinski's Eagles work so well and take a look at some of their key players. Bring your pencils kiddies because there will be a pop quiz on the BC Eagles by the end of the night.
We'll also say what everyone else is slowly starting to think about: BOWL GAMES. With 9 Bowl Tie-Ins the ACC will have to stop cannibalizing itself to fill the quota but with everyone projecting their butt off the ACC could have some banner bowl match ups. FFM2M will look at where everyone should go and take a shot at figuring out where the most coveted fan bases will end up.
*Spoiler alert, a major fan base will be grossly disappointed at where they'll end up come December-January.
As with every episode of Football, From Mass to Miami you'll find:
A recap of all the Week 8 action in the ACC
Complete breakdowns of the ACC Standings
Detailed rankings of offense, defense as well as overall units
The ACC Issues of the Week
A look ahead to Week 9's games including predictions
Be sure to tune in as your host lays off the Clemson Tigers but gets deep into the ACC. Click here to listen live.
Can't listen live? Be sure to come back to Football From Mass To Miami to check out the show right here on our website.
ACC's Week 9 Broadcasting Schedule
Folks, sadly the ACC has all but fallen off the radar for this week in the television world. We've got major game in the VaTech and FSU match up that will be seen across the nation but we've been relegated to the U and Raycom ACC Game of the Week for the most part. The Ron Franklin team calling the game in Tallahassee is one of my favorites, especially with Jack Arute giving those excitable sideline updates.
Heels fans, look for Doc Walker to talk about how much of a beast Quan Sturdivant is, he'll definitely create a word for the young linebacker.
Lastly UVA and GT have a good team. Charles Arbuckle is one of the most underrated analysts working college football. He's got detailed analysis and he's a lot less likely to stick his foot in his mouth.
Saturday Afternoon:
Wake Forest @ Miami (ESPNU, Noon)- Dave Armstrong, Larry Coker
Boston College @ North Carolina (Raycom, Noon)- Steve Martin, Rick Walker, Mike Hogewood
Virginia Tech @ 25 Florida State (ABC/ESPN2, 3:30pm)- Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham, Jack Arute
Virginia @ 18 Georgia Tech (ESPNU, 3:30pm)- Doug Bell, Charles Arbuckle
The NC State game up in College Park, MD didn't make the television schedule and neither did the Smart School's of the South Battle between Vanderbilt and Duke.
Heels fans, look for Doc Walker to talk about how much of a beast Quan Sturdivant is, he'll definitely create a word for the young linebacker.
Lastly UVA and GT have a good team. Charles Arbuckle is one of the most underrated analysts working college football. He's got detailed analysis and he's a lot less likely to stick his foot in his mouth.
Saturday Afternoon:
Wake Forest @ Miami (ESPNU, Noon)- Dave Armstrong, Larry Coker
Boston College @ North Carolina (Raycom, Noon)- Steve Martin, Rick Walker, Mike Hogewood
Virginia Tech @ 25 Florida State (ABC/ESPN2, 3:30pm)- Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham, Jack Arute
Virginia @ 18 Georgia Tech (ESPNU, 3:30pm)- Doug Bell, Charles Arbuckle
The NC State game up in College Park, MD didn't make the television schedule and neither did the Smart School's of the South Battle between Vanderbilt and Duke.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
The ACC's Week 8 Television Schedule
The ACC proudly boasts another Thursday night game although this one is paired up against a top twenty five match up between BYU and TCU. But if a game is on VS does it really happen?
All in all we've got some good coverage, all games televised and a couple of solid national television match ups for the ACC to add to their ever growing cache. And yes, Erin Andrews will be at the State Fair Thursday.
Thursday, October 16th:
Florida State @ North Carolina State (ESPN, 7:30pm)- Chris Fowler, Jesse Palmer, Craig James, Erin Andrews
Saturday, October 18th:
Georgia Tech @ Clemson (ESPN, Noon)- Dave Pasch, Andre Ware
19 Wake Forest @ Maryland (Raycom, Noon)- Steve Martin, Rick Walker, Mike Hogewood
21 North Carolina @ Virginia (ABC/ESPN2, 3:30pm)- Terry Gannon, David Norrie
Miami @ Duke (ESPNU, 3:45pm)- Doug Bell, Charles Arbuckle
18 Virginia Tech @ Boston College (ESPN2, 8pm)- Mark Jones, Bob Davie
With the Heels and the Hokies on The Deuce the ACC gets two of their three ranked teams put in front of the nation. Also if you get a chance tune into The U's coverage of the The U playing Duke. There's a little bad blood following the Cane's last trip to Durham and Charles Arbuckle is a very solid
All in all we've got some good coverage, all games televised and a couple of solid national television match ups for the ACC to add to their ever growing cache. And yes, Erin Andrews will be at the State Fair Thursday.
Thursday, October 16th:
Florida State @ North Carolina State (ESPN, 7:30pm)- Chris Fowler, Jesse Palmer, Craig James, Erin Andrews
Saturday, October 18th:
Georgia Tech @ Clemson (ESPN, Noon)- Dave Pasch, Andre Ware
19 Wake Forest @ Maryland (Raycom, Noon)- Steve Martin, Rick Walker, Mike Hogewood
21 North Carolina @ Virginia (ABC/ESPN2, 3:30pm)- Terry Gannon, David Norrie
Miami @ Duke (ESPNU, 3:45pm)- Doug Bell, Charles Arbuckle
18 Virginia Tech @ Boston College (ESPN2, 8pm)- Mark Jones, Bob Davie
With the Heels and the Hokies on The Deuce the ACC gets two of their three ranked teams put in front of the nation. Also if you get a chance tune into The U's coverage of the The U playing Duke. There's a little bad blood following the Cane's last trip to Durham and Charles Arbuckle is a very solid
Week Eight: Football From Mass to Miami Podcast
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On last week's show we talked at length about UNC committing to football in order to keep Butch Davis. I thought the Clemson mess would solve itself but the Tigers will once again take the lead in the ACC issues with their recent firing of Tommy Bowden. The parties involved fumbled the exchange but in the end Terry Don Phillips set himself up to hire the perfect candidate and this week I'll break down MY preliminary list of go to guys. That list will also include two names that the Tigers shouldn't even invite to Pickens county.
Along with the continued Clemson melodrama we'll talk about the Brandon Tate injury and what a blow that strikes to UNC football's season expectations. The Heels will have to pick things up and make some serious personnel changes to continue their push towards the ACC title game.
Lastly this week's biggest ACC issue will be the resurgence of Virginia. The Wahoos looked awful early but the last two weeks they have proven themselves to be a team capable of winning on any given Saturday.
As with every episode of Football, From Mass to Miami you'll find:
A recap of all the Week 7 action in the ACC
Complete breakdowns of the ACC Standings
Detailed rankings of offense, defense as well as overall units
The ACC Issues of the Week
A look ahead to Week 8's games including predictions
This show might get a little bit testy as your host bristles from the incredible let down experienced at the hands of the Clemson Tigers.
Be sure to tune in live by clicking here
On last week's show we talked at length about UNC committing to football in order to keep Butch Davis. I thought the Clemson mess would solve itself but the Tigers will once again take the lead in the ACC issues with their recent firing of Tommy Bowden. The parties involved fumbled the exchange but in the end Terry Don Phillips set himself up to hire the perfect candidate and this week I'll break down MY preliminary list of go to guys. That list will also include two names that the Tigers shouldn't even invite to Pickens county.
Along with the continued Clemson melodrama we'll talk about the Brandon Tate injury and what a blow that strikes to UNC football's season expectations. The Heels will have to pick things up and make some serious personnel changes to continue their push towards the ACC title game.
Lastly this week's biggest ACC issue will be the resurgence of Virginia. The Wahoos looked awful early but the last two weeks they have proven themselves to be a team capable of winning on any given Saturday.
As with every episode of Football, From Mass to Miami you'll find:
A recap of all the Week 7 action in the ACC
Complete breakdowns of the ACC Standings
Detailed rankings of offense, defense as well as overall units
The ACC Issues of the Week
A look ahead to Week 8's games including predictions
This show might get a little bit testy as your host bristles from the incredible let down experienced at the hands of the Clemson Tigers.
Be sure to tune in live by clicking here
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
The ACC's Week 7 Television Schedule
As is the new post for Football From Mass To Miami the weekly ACC football games and their announcing teams and networks. The menu is a little thin this week and probably with good reason seeing as Oklahoma plays Texas and Florida plays LSU, two monster national games. The good thing is the Thursday night spotlight will be shining very brightly on the ACC's somewhat tarnished Atlantic Division match up.
Thursday Night
Clemson @ 21 Wake Forest (ESPN, 7:30pm)- Chris Fowler, Jesse Palmer, Craig James, Erin Andrews
Sorry Jaybird but only one Erin Andrews sighting this week in ACC country, she'll be out in Columbia, MO for the evening game Saturday. On the plus side we do have the "A" team of Nessler, Griese and Maguire in Kenan for the Carolina-Notre Dame game.
Saturday's Games
East Carolina @ Virginia (Raycom, Noon)- Steve Martin, Rick Walker, Mike Hogewood
Notre Dame @ North Carolina (ABC/ESPN, 3:30pm)- Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Paul Maguire, Stacey Dales
Apparently nobody thought it was a good idea to put the monster Georgia Tech vs Gardner-Webb or Miami vs UCF showdowns on television.
Thursday Night
Clemson @ 21 Wake Forest (ESPN, 7:30pm)- Chris Fowler, Jesse Palmer, Craig James, Erin Andrews
Sorry Jaybird but only one Erin Andrews sighting this week in ACC country, she'll be out in Columbia, MO for the evening game Saturday. On the plus side we do have the "A" team of Nessler, Griese and Maguire in Kenan for the Carolina-Notre Dame game.
Saturday's Games
East Carolina @ Virginia (Raycom, Noon)- Steve Martin, Rick Walker, Mike Hogewood
Notre Dame @ North Carolina (ABC/ESPN, 3:30pm)- Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Paul Maguire, Stacey Dales
Apparently nobody thought it was a good idea to put the monster Georgia Tech vs Gardner-Webb or Miami vs UCF showdowns on television.
Week Seven: ACC Podcast
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Last week we talked about Tommy Bowden's white hot seat as well as touching on Al Groh struggling at Virginia. In this weeks edition we're going to hit on a topic that is a little closer to home for the Carolina listeners and might pique the Clemson interest: Butch Davis' future. The rumors flying around have Tennessee hot on his trail but Clemson has also been mentioned as a school that might be interested in a big time name like Butch. We'll talk about what Carolina has to do to keep Butch and continue to build on the success he's created.
As with every episode of Football, From Mass to Miami you'll find:
A recap of all the Week 6 action in the ACC
Complete breakdowns of the ACC Standings
Detailed rankings of offense, defense as well as overall units
The ACC Issues of the Week
A look ahead to Week 7's games including predictions
This week should be exciting and I think we may have a special guest or two stop by to do some Week 7 predictions against yours truly. So be sure to click here and listen live starting at 9 pm.
Last week we talked about Tommy Bowden's white hot seat as well as touching on Al Groh struggling at Virginia. In this weeks edition we're going to hit on a topic that is a little closer to home for the Carolina listeners and might pique the Clemson interest: Butch Davis' future. The rumors flying around have Tennessee hot on his trail but Clemson has also been mentioned as a school that might be interested in a big time name like Butch. We'll talk about what Carolina has to do to keep Butch and continue to build on the success he's created.
As with every episode of Football, From Mass to Miami you'll find:
A recap of all the Week 6 action in the ACC
Complete breakdowns of the ACC Standings
Detailed rankings of offense, defense as well as overall units
The ACC Issues of the Week
A look ahead to Week 7's games including predictions
This week should be exciting and I think we may have a special guest or two stop by to do some Week 7 predictions against yours truly. So be sure to click here and listen live starting at 9 pm.
Friday, October 3, 2008
The ACC's Week 6 Television Schedule
New to Football From Mass to Miami is the weekly announcing schedules. If you're like me you like to know who is calling what game and of course whether or not Erin Andrews will be on your sidelines. This weekend she will be nowhere near ACC country, she's actually patrolling the sidelines at Purdue, what a waste. With that said the ACC does feature a couple of good teams, Charles Arbuckle is a solid analyst and of course the Nessler, Griese and Maguire team is top shelf.
With four nationally televised games the ACC has a chance to show America that we're just as strong, if not stronger top to bottom than the rest of the college football; outside of the Big XII and SEC.
Duke @ Georgia Tech (ESPNU, Noon)- Dave Armstrong, Larry Coker
Boston College @ North Carolina State (Raycom, Noon)- Steve Martin, Rick Walker, Mike Hogewood
Florida State @ Miami (ABC/ESPN2, 3:30pm)- Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Paul Maguire, Stacey Dales
23 Connecticut @ North Carolina (ESPN2, 7pm)- Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard
Maryland @ Virginia (ESPN, 7pm)- Doug Bell, Charles Arbuckle
The ACC also has one game that will go unseen by the masses, the monumental showdown in Blacksburg, Virginia:
Western Kentucky @ Virginia Tech (1:30 pm)
With four nationally televised games the ACC has a chance to show America that we're just as strong, if not stronger top to bottom than the rest of the college football; outside of the Big XII and SEC.
Duke @ Georgia Tech (ESPNU, Noon)- Dave Armstrong, Larry Coker
Boston College @ North Carolina State (Raycom, Noon)- Steve Martin, Rick Walker, Mike Hogewood
Florida State @ Miami (ABC/ESPN2, 3:30pm)- Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Paul Maguire, Stacey Dales
23 Connecticut @ North Carolina (ESPN2, 7pm)- Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard
Maryland @ Virginia (ESPN, 7pm)- Doug Bell, Charles Arbuckle
The ACC also has one game that will go unseen by the masses, the monumental showdown in Blacksburg, Virginia:
Western Kentucky @ Virginia Tech (1:30 pm)
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