The Virtual Tailgate

We review the week in ACC football, recognize standout performances, rank the conference teams and discuss Florida State’s decision to fire Mike Norvell. We also debate the futures of Tony Elliott, Bill O’Brien and Dabo Swinney, then preview upcoming games, make picks and consider Florida State’s next coaching candidates and the playoff prospects of Miami and Wake Forest.

0:09 Welcome to the Virtual Tailgate

0:58 Sponsor Spotlight: Tecovas

3:27 ACC Game Ball Picks

6:54 ACC Power Rankings

11:13 Judge Jared’s Coaching Court

28:00 This Week’s Picks

28:42 Duke vs. NC State

34:42 Virginia Tech vs. SMU

41:14 Who Will Coach Florida State?

44:00 Miami vs. Notre Dame

49:18 Playoff Paths and ACC Chances

58:49 Quickfire Picks

1:03:15 Sign-Off and Final Thoughts

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We review the week in the ACC, highlighting standout performances from Gio Lopez, Umari Hatcher, Ashton Daniels and Landon Wright, and assess the conference power rankings.

We preview Duke at Virginia, Pitt at Miami and Virginia Tech at Clemson, discussing each matchup’s key questions. We close with quick picks for Boston College, Cal against SMU, NC State at Stanford and Syracuse against North Carolina.

0:07 Virtual Tailgate Season 16

0:28 Work Boots for Port-a-Potty Confidence

3:05 ACC Players of the Week

6:06 Game Balls and Florida State’s Near Upset

8:35 ACC Power Rankings

12:13 Season Standings and Betting Recap

13:21 Friday Night: Duke at Virginia

18:52 Miami Hosts Pitt in a Major Spread

26:57 Virginia Tech Takes on Clemson

35:18 Quickfire ACC Bets

38:25 Sign-Off and Final Rules

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The Virtual Tailgate opens with its weekly player awards, recognizing Wake Forest’s win over NC State and Isaac Brown’s 235-yard performance for Louisville. The hosts update their ACC power rankings, review their season betting records, and make Week Seven picks, including Miami–Florida State, North Carolina–Duke, and SMU–Virginia. They finish with quickfire picks and discuss whether Clemson and Stanford will cover in their matchups.

0:07 ACC Tailgate: Week Seven Preview

1:47 Players of the Week and Game Balls

6:41 ACC Power Rankings

9:54 Season Betting Standings

11:58 Miami–Florida State Rivalry Showdown

19:26 North Carolina Takes on Duke

26:48 Virginia and SMU Battle in Dallas

36:02 Quickfire Bets Around the ACC

39:29 Last-Minute Lines: Clemson and Stanford

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In this episode we cover ACC college football, starting with the weekly players of the week: SMU’s Marquez White, Florida State quarterback Ashton Daniels, NC State quarterback C.J. Bailey, and Syracuse receiver Yamari Hatcher. We also go through the updated ACC power rankings, with Miami, Pitt, Duke, Wake Forest and SMU among the top teams, and note movement from Syracuse, Stanford and Georgia Tech.

We then discuss the week’s betting slate, including Florida State at Louisville, North Carolina at Pitt, Wake Forest at NC State, Virginia against Syracuse, Cal against Virginia Tech, Duke against Georgia Tech, and Notre Dame against Stanford.

0:07 Introductions and Week One Wrap

1:46 Player of the Week Highlights

3:32 Ashton Daniels Dominates UVA

6:11 Group Chat Chaos

7:05 Hokies Kicker and Syracuse Hero

8:56 C.J. Bailey Upsets Louisville

11:54 Updated ACC Power Rankings

16:24 Betting Standings and Futures

18:35 Florida State at Louisville Preview

26:22 Pitt and UNC Preview

33:02 Wake Forest at NC State Preview

38:58 Quick Fire Bets

43:29 Closing Thoughts and Sign-Off

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We recap a week of ACC football, starting with player of the week picks and key performances from Davis Warren, Jeffrey Overton, and Bo Perbula. We also cover Wake Forest’s upset of Louisville and update the power rankings, with Miami still at No. 1 and Louisville and SMU dropping out of the top five.

We then look ahead to several matchups, focusing on Pitt at Virginia Tech, Virginia at Florida State, and Miami at Clemson. We discuss the spread in each game, how tested the teams have been, and make quick picks on the main ACC lines.

0:07 Intro Banter Begins

2:15 Players of the Week

8:26 Power Rankings Shakeup

11:50 Rainy Game Weirdness

13:40 Pickem Standings Update

15:13 Friday Night in Blacksburg

24:20 Virginia-FSU Showdown

35:40 Miami-Clemson Clash

43:27 Quickfire Bets Roundup

45:53 Sign-Off Rules

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In this episode of Virtual Tailgate, we cover a week of ACC football and start with our player shoutouts. We recognize Pitt freshman Damon Ferguson Jr. for his rushing performance, Virginia Tech tight end Luke Reynolds for a productive game, Miami quarterback Darian Mensah for his record-setting completion streak, and SMU running back Kendrick Raphael for carrying the offense against Louisville.

We then move to the power rankings, with Miami still at number one, followed by Louisville, SMU, Virginia Tech, and Duke. At the bottom, we discuss Boston College, Syracuse, and Stanford, along with the confusion caused by a few incorrect game references in the rundown. We also revisit NC State’s loss and talk through what it means for their season.

From there, we preview several games. We discuss Virginia Tech’s trip to Boston College and agree that the Hokies are the stronger team, with Boston College struggling to score. We then look at Wake Forest at Louisville and note that Wake has shown fight in recent games, but Louisville’s offense and overall talent still make the Cardinals the pick.

We also preview Clemson at Cal, where the main question is whether Clemson’s late comeback against North Carolina can carry over on the road. Some of us think Cal is the better team, while others still trust Clemson’s talent and defense. We end with quick-fire picks, including NC State, Georgia Tech, SMU, and Virginia, and close with a few final jokes and sign-off lines.

0:08 Intro and Irony

0:53 Walking Taller Awards

1:29 Carolina Collapse Recap

4:46 Mensah Takes Over

8:48 Power Rankings Shuffle

15:25 Season Standings Check

17:13 Hokies at BC

23:54 Wake Visits Louisville

31:23 Clemson Faces Cal

37:39 Quick Fire Bets

43:52 Closing and Sign-Off

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Season 16 of Virtual Tailgate opens with light talk before moving into the week’s ACC player awards, including standout performances from Miami, Virginia Tech, Cal, and Duke. The hosts then debate their top five and bottom three power rankings, placing Miami at No. 1 and Syracuse, Stanford, and Boston College at the bottom.

The episode also reviews betting records and previews the week’s biggest games, including North Carolina at Clemson, Virginia vs. West Virginia in Charlotte, and SMU at Louisville, along with several quick-fire picks. It closes with praise for Duke’s road win over Illinois, brief discussion of Florida State coaching speculation, and the hosts’ usual sign-off.

0:08 Intro and Sponsors

1:39 Running and Confidence

3:40 Weekly Player Picks

8:09 Power Rankings Shuffle

12:29 Betting Standings

14:31 UNC-Clemson Preview

22:03 Virginia-West Virginia Matchup

26:39 Duke's Mayo Classic

29:25 SMU-Louisville Showdown

35:28 Quick Fire Bets

39:58 Duke Shout-Outs

42:08 Closing Banter

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The Virtual Tailgate opens Season 16 with Week 1 ACC discussion, starting with game balls for standout performances from Pitt quarterback Mason Henschel, Miami receiver Malachi Toney, and Miami quarterback Darian Mensah. The hosts then break down Miami’s roster strength, Duke’s transfer losses, and Nate Shepard’s role for Duke before Jarred reads his top five and bottom three in the ACC, including Miami at No. 1 and Clemson and NC State near the bottom.

The episode also turns into a broader debate about Clemson’s slide, Dabo Swinney’s job status, and the impact of NIL and the transfer portal before ending with previews and picks for Georgia Tech-Tennessee, Duke-Illinois, Rutgers-Boston College, Syracuse-Cal, Georgia Southern-Clemson, NC State-Richmond, and Pitt-UCF.

0:06 Boot Giveaway Banter

2:25 Power Outage and Standouts

9:02 Space-Time Nonsense

10:41 ACC Power Rankings

21:33 Sponsor Reset and Rankings

23:48 Week Two Betting Slate

34:10 Ugly Game Spotlight

43:53 Quickfire Bets

47:49 Closing Out The Tailgate

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The Virtual Tailgate crew opens Season 16 by reviewing Week 0 across the ACC and handing out game balls for standout performances, including Beau Pribula, Michael Ford, Brandon Hillman, and Bill Belichick after North Carolina’s win over TCU. They then reveal their top five and bottom three teams, with Miami and SMU at the top and Wake Forest, Syracuse, and Boston College at the bottom, before debating Clemson vs. LSU and Louisville vs. Ole Miss. The episode closes with picks for SMU at Florida State and a few quickfire bets on Stanford, UCLA, Georgia Tech, and Cincinnati.

0:08 Intro and Week 0 Recap

1:16 Game Balls Roundup

5:25 Belichick and Petrino

6:27 ACC Rankings Update

8:54 Clemson-LSU Breakdown

18:34 Louisville at Ole Miss

26:15 Florida State Hosts SMU

36:24 Quickfire Bets

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