Backing The Pack

Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images I wanted to highlight David Hale’s piece on Davin Vann and the mental health battle Vann has been going through since losing his sister in an accident when they were kids. It’s a difficult story but an excellent read, and also kinda shocking. “I was just tired of being tired,” he said. Vann wasn’t planning to die, exactly. That would imply some … [Read more...] about ESPN story on Davin Vann’s struggle with grief

Gonna need some of that Rivers magic on Thursday night in Atlanta A look at games that might pique your interest I gotta say, Thursday night games are amazing. I know, the general caveat of “only if you win” applies, but it’s still great. NC State gets the Thursday night treatment this week, and while the atmosphere in Atlanta won’t come near the level of what a … [Read more...] about Week 13 Football: What to Watch

Photo by Lance King/Getty Images Louisville loses in hilarious fashion; SMU remains unbeaten in ACC play 1. SMU (last week: 38-28 W vs Boston College) For a while, it looked like SMU was going to trip over themselves and get knocked off at home by a BC squad that just made a QB change. Instead, the Mustangs outscored the Eagles 18-7 down the stretch to pick up the win. … [Read more...] about ACC Football Power Rankings – Week 12

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Sometimes you do a complete 180 with your coaching hire and it pays off, and then sometimes you get Geoff Collins. These things happen. After more than a decade of Paul Johnson’s triple option, Georgia Tech opted to get back to a more, uh, modern approach, and it was a disaster. The silver lining for the Jackets is that without Collins, they … [Read more...] about Georgia Tech’s digging back in, and finding the problem’s not that deep

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images Go Pack! First televised game of the year, huzzah. Raiders vs. Wolfpack Tip time: 7 p.m. ET TV: ACC Network (Wes Durham, Cory Alexander) Online streaming: ACCNX … [Read more...] about Game thread: Colgate vs. NC State