ACC football news links digest - August 4, 2009

Posted Wednesday, August 5, 2009

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Pittsboro, NC - Here's a rundown of Tuesday's top Atlantic Coast Conference football news links as posted by the Chatham Journal's online resource accfootballnews.com on Twitter:

Florida State Puts a Price on Free Speech? FSU is auctioning off chance to participate in its football Media Day. - http://bit.ly/1zBUM
College Football Awards Watch Lists to be Announced on ESPN's College Football Live - http://accfootballnews.net/node/174
Virginia Tech Season football tickets to be mailed this week. All tickets anticipated to be delivered by Mon, Aug 10 - http://bit.ly/si6qZ
@osgators breaks down the details of Urban Meyers contract extension at Florida http://tr.im/vnjE
@TarHeelMonthly http://twitpic.com/cp1qh - Deunta Williams is football preview coverboy. Issue mails one week from today.
Who makes your top 40 cut for the new and improved FBS? - http://bit.ly/12wStq
Things you may not have known about Georgia Tech football coach Paul Johnson - http://bit.ly/I9y2T
N.C. State's opening practice was cut short by stormy weather: http://bit.ly/1EcVh
Georgia Tech's Jerrard Tarrant happy to be back on the field: http://tinyurl.com/mfhzu7
Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson happy with first practice: http://tinyurl.com/n2qrvw
Photo gallery from today's Georgia Tech practice: http://tinyurl.com/kua22d
Georgia Tech not far behind Virginia Tech - http://tinyurl.com/nufel6
Storm cuts short Wolfpack's first workout. O'Brien likes how veterans are taking charge in his third season - http://bit.ly/IRvNp
Interview with Dallas Cowboys' (and former UVA) Receiver Kevin Ogletree - http://bit.ly/70jx0
Tar Heels quarterback, T.J. Yates, puts aside basketball - http://bit.ly/bdux9
Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson wants home field to be more intimidating - http://bit.ly/N0sdi
Clemson gets commitment of Atlanta Westlake High cornerback Darius Robinson over the weekend - http://bit.ly/Ymrsz
DB Garry Peters (6-1 180) of Conyers, Ga., committed Monday night to Clemson over Alabama - http://bit.ly/fiiLm
Clemson, South Carolina both have QB questions - http://bit.ly/XMf63
NC State's First Day of Football Practice Ends with a Bang - http://bit.ly/SVWHk
Great ACC Football video highlights set to James Otto's "Ain't Gonna Stop" - http://bit.ly/d2UoE
Four ACC quarterbacks make 2009 O’Brien Quarterback Award Watch List: Skinner, Wilson, Nesbitt, Taylor - http://bit.ly/qyeFa
NC State coach Tom O'Brien met with the media following the Wolfpack opening practice (w/audio) - http://bit.ly/34sBv4
BC Interruption is not embarrassed to ask you to vote BC One of 40 Best FBS Programs - http://bit.ly/2ipOgM
2009 Wide Receiver Sleepers and Keepers - http://bit.ly/rqVg8
UVA Football: 2009 Impact Players: RB Mikell Simpson, QB Vic Hall, CB Ras-I Dowling, WR Jared Green - http://bit.ly/mNLAv
[Good read] The Golden Decade: Crazy upsets, crazy seasons, crazy money - http://bit.ly/qGa20
UM football: Ex-wide receiver Sam Shields' move to defense has rejuvenated career - http://bit.ly/pZhRj
Media lawyers appeal to have FSU papers released - http://bit.ly/3wOvcf
TechSideline 2009 ACC Football Preview: Florida State - http://bit.ly/CNzja
Shoot on Sidelines of FSU Seminoles vs. the JS Gamecocks football game with Scott Kelby & Mike Olivella contest - http://bit.ly/ig5WR
ACC coaches struggle to beat each other on the road - http://tinyurl.com/mnwosc
Sports Briefs: Young Jackets open practice for '09 season - http://bit.ly/s8Nct
Georgia Tech is short on seniors. Yellow Jackets have only six to provide team leadership - http://bit.ly/CSfEH
Matt Ryan and Tony Gonzalez feed off each other's intuitions - http://bit.ly/kEVJ1
Aaron Curry should hold out for most money possible - http://bit.ly/oU64P
Rodney Hudson is everything that Florida State offensive line coach Rick Trickett seeks in his linemen - http://bit.ly/2sHAuk
It would not seem like tweeting is part of #ACC football coaches' jobs - http://bit.ly/15EvjA
Tweeting ACC coaches - Cutcliffe - @DavidCutcliffe 1,538; Swinney - @coachdabo 1,349; Friedgen - @CoachFridge 678 followers
Clemson Opens Practice Today. Fan Appreciation Day on Sun, Aug 23 at concourse of Clemson Stadium - http://bit.ly/40Mds2
ACC football: Scheduling quirk could end up a positive. North Carolina- Duke finale on hold for a season - http://bit.ly/3A4dLR
Clemson football: Five fall camp story lines - http://bit.ly/sLWSl
Tigers begin their search for starter. QB battle between 3rd-year soph Willy Korn & 2nd-year frosh Kyle Parker - http://bit.ly/10zp66
Sports reality shows we would like to see: UNC, Duke, Wake & State Plus Eight, starring John Swofford - http://bit.ly/BwcIZ
South Carolina, Clemson open fall practices Tuesday night - http://bit.ly/3rViJs
Video: How NC State will replace Irving - http://tinyurl.com/ktf98s
UNCs Draughn could be one of several 1,000-yard rushers - http://tinyurl.com/me979g
Rain shortens N.C. State's first football practice - http://bit.ly/vYNpM
Ken Tysiac's observations from the Wolfpack's first practice - http://bit.ly/1eLzeG
40 pictures from NC State Wolfpack's First Practice - http://bit.ly/13tEje
The 12 Days of ACC Football - Clemson edition http://ow.ly/j0N9

Clemson Tigers will practice in shorts. If you go, here are 10 things you can watch for - http://bit.ly/17taZt
Virginia Tech Vs. Georgia Tech: Settling the Debate. Teams will play each other Oct 17 in Atlanta - http://bit.ly/11OBfG
ACC Sports Journal ACC Football Commitment Lists: Atlantic Division, August 4 - http://bit.ly/BibKv
Christian Ponder, Thaddeus Lewis and Greg Boone discuss the 2009 season - http://bit.ly/2m5ny3
ACCs lunchtime links - http://tinyurl.com/nnabwa
ESPN College football mock draft: 1.USC Trojans, 2.Florida, 3.Oklahoma, 4.Texas, 5.LSU, 6.Ohio State, 7.Penn State - http://bit.ly/LJyqf
Recruiting rankings no predictor of success in ACC, #SEC - http://bit.ly/lBOQN
Check out Jonathan Dwyer and Derrick Morgans trip to the ACC Kickoff last week http://tinyurl.com/nlntsh
Wolfpack fans are excited! Check ESPN.coms Front Page (1:00 pm) - http://bit.ly/AiWO4
OTB’s ACC Power Poll: ACC Coastal Positional Rankings-QBs - http://bit.ly/mfWfk
ESPN Video: How NC State will replace Irving - http://bit.ly/46VMgs
850 The Buzz ACC Kickoff 2009: NC State - http://bit.ly/2btpRP
Apparently Florida State has become the school of choice for Lowndes High football players - http://bit.ly/citUd
Media lawyers have cited a White Sox court ruling in seeking the release of documents on FSU's appeal to NCAA - http://bit.ly/2u21n0
Tigers add DB Garry Peters (6-1, 180) of Conyers, Ga pledge, miss on Lattimore - http://bit.ly/1ZRFjx
Boston College Student Football Ticket prices had gone up again this year to $120 - http://bit.ly/eSgXc
Doug Marrone is hearing good things about quarterback Greg Paulus' progress - http://bit.ly/1cvw0
FSU junior Hudson has ideal makeup for offensive lineman - http://bit.ly/iUlJC
Maryland Terrapins will have a dramatically different look in 2009 - http://accfootballnews.net/...
Colin Summers, 6-foot-3, 310lb football offensive guard, has accepted a football scholarship to WFU - http://bit.ly/mYLlS
Nolan Carroll: Fond of winning everything - http://bit.ly/zxcAg
Deion Sanders stopped by Florida State last week and chatted with the media - http://bit.ly/gPXNl
Spoke FSU football with Bill King on RivalsRadio today. Practice starts Friday. Here we go. http://tinyurl.com/l62zp5
Columbus (Ga.) Carver quarterback Devin Burns discusses Maryland commitment - http://bit.ly/UsGv8
It’s that time again!!! Ranking the Conferences in college football - http://bit.ly/GspXp
NBC Sports, you are dead to me. While compiling 30 best college football traditions, NBC failed to visit Blacksburg - http://bit.ly/Ponzd
WRAL-TV: NCSU Post-Practice Video Interviews with Tom O'Brien, Russell Wilson, Tony Baker, Mike Glennon - http://bit.ly/gmRZb
2009 is the time to get lean in college football. Most powerful & least powerful of 120 teams have little in common - http://bit.ly/mUVUj
Phil Steele's Teams of the Decade (Part 1) 1.VT, 2.FSU, 3.BC, 4.GT, 5.CU, 6.Terps, 7.UVA, 8.Miami, 9.NCSU - http://bit.ly/3vdNbp
A different version of 2009 ACC Atlantic Division Ultimate Football Schedule - http://bit.ly/XO0zi
Progression, Continuation, or Regression? Noles Offensive Backfield http://sbnation.com/e/741287
Andrew Carter is going to Florida State media day on Sunday – and now you can, too! - http://bit.ly/fpDos
AJC sports columnist Jeff Schultz looked for a USC picture & this was the best he could come up with - http://bit.ly/157aD2
ESPN College football mock draft: ACC schools 13.VT, 14.FSU, 21.Clemson, 24.Miami, 32.GT, 36.BC - http://bit.ly/LJyqf
Despite Boston College's Absence, This Is Still Big East Country - http://bit.ly/lIhGT
Draft results are in: Six ACC teams make the cut - http://tinyurl.com/nulvaq
ACC Toughest Schedules 1.FSU, 2.VT, 3.Miami, 4.GT, 5.UVA, 6.WFU, 7.Terps, 8.BC, 9.CU, 10.UNC, 11.NCSU - http://bit.ly/wB1tX
Florida State Football To Stage Whiteout against South Florida on Sept. 26 - http://accfootballnews.net/node/186
Will the Florida State Offensive Line Pass Protect in 2009?It surely didnt happen in 2008. http://sbnation.com/e/491797
Turnover Margin and 2009 Expectations - http://bit.ly/q8AQ2
It Might Be Time For ESPN To Update Its Sidebar http://deadspin.com/5329985
ACC Announces 2008-09 Academic Honor Roll http://bit.ly/iSET9
How they REALLY stand? Georgia 10th, Georgia Tech 32nd - http://bit.ly/sQ6xy
10 ACC Football Games @gobblercountry is Looking Forward to in 2009 - http://bit.ly/2IVUT
Clemson Tigers 2009 College Football Predictions - 2010 BCS Odds - http://bit.ly/Szpfk
Jimmaul Simmons decides to quit NC State. I Don't Suppose Any Of You Can Play Defensive Back - http://bit.ly/UBiXf
ACC well-represented on Doak Walker candidate list - http://tinyurl.com/qw3lm5
What’s in the cooler? Tailgating Beer of Choice - http://bit.ly/WKfpJ
Bourbon Shots: Frank Beamer's Contract Edition - http://bit.ly/db963
WFU has added 9 players to its recruiting Class of 2010 since Jul 22 RT @highschoolot: Wake Forest bringing in recruits http://bit.ly/2nt4lm
Nesbitt on the OBrien watch list. Dwyer on Doak Walker list. http://bit.ly/xrBH4
To have or not to have a No. 1 WR? Many believe Hurricanes are lacking at WR because there is no dominant player - http://bit.ly/Jd5vE
Pahokee senior Raheam Buxton makes a name for himself, plans to play for Miami Hurricanes - http://bit.ly/bSAzD
Smiley and McCloud on fast track to be at FSU in January with three years to play - http://bit.ly/3Xb1xe
With 1 month to go, Miami & FSU awaiting matchup in season-opening, prime-time, nationally televised showdown - http://bit.ly/kElmL