The Virtual Tailgate

Andrew Marshall
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Covering ACC Football and beyond. We talk Atlantic Coast Conference football and NCAA news. Weekly recaps on the games, and predictions for the coming week are standard, and we branch out into conference realignment, players of the week, and award and draft chatter as they come up. Boston College Eagles, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, North Carolina Tarheels, Duke Blue Devils, NC State Wolfpack, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Clemons Tigers, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Florida State Seminoles, Miami Hurricanes, and soon, Pittsburgh Panthers and Syracuse Orangemen, Louisville Cardinals, Cal Goldlen Bears, Stanford Cardinal, SMU Mustangs, and sometimes Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 3d ago

    Season 16 - Week 8: Two Passing Touchdowns? All Season?

    We discuss the latest ACC results, recognize our Players of the Week and review the conference power rankings, including NC State’s coaching change and uncertainty around Florida State coach Mike Norvell. We preview Florida State–Clemson, Miami–North Carolina and Virginia–Wake Forest, then make quickfire picks for Stanford–Louisville, Boston College–Duke, Pitt–Georgia Tech and SMU–Syracuse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. Oct 22

    Season 16 - Week 7: Jarred on Dial-Up

    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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. Oct 15

    Bud Foster! The Musical

    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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. Oct 8

    Season 16 - Week 5: Getting the Vapors for CJ Bailey

    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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. Sep 30

    Season 16 - Week 4: Matador Defense in Dire Need of Towels

    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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. Sep 23

    Season 16 - Week 3: ACC After Dark with Vince Clortho

    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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. Sep 17

    Season 16 - Week 2: Pounding the Spread at the Old Country Buffet

    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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. Sep 10

    Season 16 - Week 1: The Dodgers of the ACC

    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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Covering ACC Football and beyond. We talk Atlantic Coast Conference football and NCAA news. Weekly recaps on the games, and predictions for the coming week are standard, and we branch out into conference realignment, players of the week, and award and draft chatter as they come up. Boston College Eagles, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, North Carolina Tarheels, Duke Blue Devils, NC State Wolfpack, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Clemons Tigers, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Florida State Seminoles, Miami Hurricanes, and soon, Pittsburgh Panthers and Syracuse Orangemen, Louisville Cardinals, Cal Goldlen Bears, Stanford Cardinal, SMU Mustangs, and sometimes Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Information

  • Creator
    Andrew Marshall
  • Years Active
    2011 - 2026
  • Episodes
    263
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Andrew Marshall
  • Show Website
    The Virtual Tailgate