Atlantic and Coastal is The Athletic’s new weekly ACC podcast hosted by Andy Bitter. Every week we’ll discuss what you need to know about the ACC and hopefully entertain you in the process. Andy will be joined by a rotating cast of contributors including Matt Fortuna, Manny Navarro, Grace Raynor, Brendan Marks & Matt Gutierrez to share their insight about the league.
82 Available Episodes (82 Total)Average duration: 00:40:09
Dec 09, 2021
Pitt wears the ACC crown, Miami hires Cristobal & bowl season
00:43:14
Andy Bitter is joined by Miami writer Manny Navarro to talk about Pitt claiming its first ACC championship in football by beating Wake. Then they spend a lot of time talking about the Hurricanes, who brought Mario Cristobal back home and look like they've made the financial commitment to play big-time football again. They also touch on UVA's coaching situation and an ACC bowl game that intrigues them.
ACC Championship preview + VT hires PSU DC Brent Pry as new HC
00:53:17
Andy Bitter is joined by Roddy Jones of ESPN/The ACC Network to break down an ACC title game between Wake Forest and Pitt that might not feature the biggest names but sure could be a lot of fun. They touch on wild finishes in the NC State-North Carolina and Virginia Tech-Virginia games last weekend before Penn State writer Audrey Snyder joins the pod to offer insight about what Brent Pry brings to the table as the Hokies' new coach.
ACC Atlantic comes down to the final week of the season
00:48:16
Andy Bitter is joined by Clemson writer Grace Raynor as the Atlantic Division comes down to the final weekend, with Wake Forest, NC State and Clemson all still alive. We untangle that knot, talk about Pitt winning the Coastal and hit on all the Thanksgiving week rivalry games as the ACC season wraps up.
Justin Fuente is out at Virginia Tech. Andy Bitter is joined by David Teel of the Richmond Times-Dispatch to talk all about the fallout in Blacksburg: what went wrong, what issues do the Hokies have, who makes sense for the job? Then they talk about critical games in the ACC this week, with Wake Forest traveling to Clemson and Virginia heading to Pitt in contests that could decide both divisions. They make the usual run through all of the ACC's Week 12 games as well.
Wake Forest finally falls & the ACC's playoff hopes are dead
00:50:30
Andy Bitter is joined by Matt Fortuna of The Athletic to pour some out for the ACC's chances in the College Football Playoff. They talk about UNC's wild, high-scoring win against Wake Forest and if the Deacons can rebound in an important Atlantic Division contest with NC State. They also talk about the All-ACC quarterback race, handicap the Coastal Division, list potential replacements for Justin Fuente at Virginia Tech and hit every Week 11 game in the ACC.
Andy Bitter is joined by The Athletic's Brendan Marks to talk about the first College Football Playoff rankings and Wake Forest's place in it as the top-ranked ACC team at No. 9. They talk about Wake's weird non-conference game with UNC, Miami coming back from the dead, Pitt's letdown and all the Week 10 matchups. At the end, they hit on the start of an ACC basketball season featuring coaching transitions at North Carolina and Duke, with Brendan handicapping the league race.
Pitt slays the dragon, Miami gets a win & Wake's offensive masterpiece
00:38:42
Andy Bitter is joined by Eric Mac Lain of the ACC Network and ESPN to talk about the latest in the ACC, including Pitt slaying the Clemson dragon, what's behind the Tigers' offensive struggles, Miami backing up its talk with a win against NC State, Wake Forest's offensive masterpiece at Army, Virginia's ability to score with anyone, plus a look at all of the Week 9 games.
Andy Bitter is joined by Manny Navarro to talk about two teams -- Pitt and NC State -- who look like they're for real after last weekend's lopsided wins. They hit on the hot seat at their respective schools, talking about Justin Fuente's future at Virginia Tech and Manny Diaz's at Miami, before taking a swing through all of the Week 8 ACC games.
Andy Bitter is joined by ESPN.com's David Hale this week, with Hale getting to cash in all that Kenny Pickett stock he's been sitting on for years. We talk about if we're believers in Pitt, if Virginia Tech can figure out its offense, how hot is Manny Diaz's seat at Miami and what's amiss at UNC. We talk about this week's entire ACC slate before figuring out who's in the top tier of the league at the end.
Andy Bitter is reunited with old friend Aaron McFarling of the Roanoke Times to talk about not only the state of the ACC but also sports gambling and how novice wagerers can be profitable and have a little fun throwing down money on games. We do a mini-draft on who we're picking to win a wide-open ACC and play "Juice or No Juice!" with this week's slate before Aaron picks some winners at the end.