David Hale
@adavidhalejoint.bsky.social
ESPN college sports reporter. Raconteur, gadfly, man about town. [email protected]
Three of these teams are ranked. One is not.
November 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Three of these teams are ranked. One is not.
You ain’t lived until you’ve had scrapple. Hooves and testicles have never tasted so good.
November 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
You ain’t lived until you’ve had scrapple. Hooves and testicles have never tasted so good.
Offensive vs. Defensive success rates... Wake Forest trending into traditional Iowa territory while Iowa looks entirely normal. This is indeed a disturbing universe.
November 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Offensive vs. Defensive success rates... Wake Forest trending into traditional Iowa territory while Iowa looks entirely normal. This is indeed a disturbing universe.
Remember some QBs, ACC edition!
November 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Remember some QBs, ACC edition!
Successful play rate differential vs. explosive play rate differential... ND is better than Miami, yes... but Miami still profiles as a playoff team.
November 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Successful play rate differential vs. explosive play rate differential... ND is better than Miami, yes... but Miami still profiles as a playoff team.
Total BS. @sickoscommittee.org needs to talk to the editors at the Times.
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Total BS. @sickoscommittee.org needs to talk to the editors at the Times.
2-loss teams... How would you rank them?
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
2-loss teams... How would you rank them?
Explosives vs. Successful plays... Even the quagmire of misery that is a trip to Iowa couldn't diminish what an outlier Oregon is.
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Explosives vs. Successful plays... Even the quagmire of misery that is a trip to Iowa couldn't diminish what an outlier Oregon is.
Not only is @mattbrown.bsky.social the finest journalist covering alcohol sales at college football stadiums in all of America, he also makes a damn fine cutting board and will just send one to you if you ask nicely and seem like you might like chopping stuff. A+ human being.
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Not only is @mattbrown.bsky.social the finest journalist covering alcohol sales at college football stadiums in all of America, he also makes a damn fine cutting board and will just send one to you if you ask nicely and seem like you might like chopping stuff. A+ human being.
SMU is selling signed pieces of goal post after beating Miami.
Q for show: What’s piece of ACC memorabilia do you wish you had?
My top 3:
-Doeren’s red solo cup
-original turnover chain
-Dabo’s cowboy hat
Well read best ones on the show… 3:30/ACCN
Q for show: What’s piece of ACC memorabilia do you wish you had?
My top 3:
-Doeren’s red solo cup
-original turnover chain
-Dabo’s cowboy hat
Well read best ones on the show… 3:30/ACCN
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
SMU is selling signed pieces of goal post after beating Miami.
Q for show: What’s piece of ACC memorabilia do you wish you had?
My top 3:
-Doeren’s red solo cup
-original turnover chain
-Dabo’s cowboy hat
Well read best ones on the show… 3:30/ACCN
Q for show: What’s piece of ACC memorabilia do you wish you had?
My top 3:
-Doeren’s red solo cup
-original turnover chain
-Dabo’s cowboy hat
Well read best ones on the show… 3:30/ACCN
ICYMI: Anger Index makes the case for BYU, Louisville, Miami and JMU to be outraged… espn.com/college-footba…
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
ICYMI: Anger Index makes the case for BYU, Louisville, Miami and JMU to be outraged… espn.com/college-footba…
Looking at successful play % and explosive play % differentials (+ successful plays by O vs D) and damned if FSU isn't looking a good bit like... Georgia and Alabama?
November 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Looking at successful play % and explosive play % differentials (+ successful plays by O vs D) and damned if FSU isn't looking a good bit like... Georgia and Alabama?
ICYMI: From last night’s Inside ACCess, a few Halloween costume suggestions for ACC coaches.
Get the whole podcast version here: linktr.ee/InsideACCess
Get the whole podcast version here: linktr.ee/InsideACCess
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
ICYMI: From last night’s Inside ACCess, a few Halloween costume suggestions for ACC coaches.
Get the whole podcast version here: linktr.ee/InsideACCess
Get the whole podcast version here: linktr.ee/InsideACCess
Maybe our best show yet… today Andrea and I welcome the great Haynes King, talk triangle football with the also great @joeovies.bsky.social and show off some also also great ACC Halloween costumes. Tune in tonight 4 pm/ACCN or subscribe to the pod… linktr.ee/InsideACCess...
October 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Maybe our best show yet… today Andrea and I welcome the great Haynes King, talk triangle football with the also great @joeovies.bsky.social and show off some also also great ACC Halloween costumes. Tune in tonight 4 pm/ACCN or subscribe to the pod… linktr.ee/InsideACCess...
Explosive play differential vs. Successful play differential... Oregon in a class by itself. Louisville = Penn State. How is FSU on a 4-game losing streak?!? (ranked in bold in 1st chart)
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Explosive play differential vs. Successful play differential... Oregon in a class by itself. Louisville = Penn State. How is FSU on a 4-game losing streak?!? (ranked in bold in 1st chart)
Assuming a big portion of the crowd in Chapel Hill is late arriving due to needing some time to fully recover from the pregame Collective Soul show.
October 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Assuming a big portion of the crowd in Chapel Hill is late arriving due to needing some time to fully recover from the pregame Collective Soul show.
ICYMI: Wake coach Jake Dickert joined us on Inside ACCess. We didn’t discuss his counterpart in Chapel Hill but boy his answer on building a team in Year 1 sure sounds a lot different than Belichick/Lombardi.
subscribe to pod for full interview! linktr.ee/InsideACCess
subscribe to pod for full interview! linktr.ee/InsideACCess
October 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
ICYMI: Wake coach Jake Dickert joined us on Inside ACCess. We didn’t discuss his counterpart in Chapel Hill but boy his answer on building a team in Year 1 sure sounds a lot different than Belichick/Lombardi.
subscribe to pod for full interview! linktr.ee/InsideACCess
subscribe to pod for full interview! linktr.ee/InsideACCess
Offensive vs Defensive Success Rate... Oklahoma's defense is elite. Texas is meh. And... Clemson = Miami?
October 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Offensive vs Defensive Success Rate... Oklahoma's defense is elite. Texas is meh. And... Clemson = Miami?
Explosive play rate vs. successful play rate differentials, Week 8... We have a new clear-cut worst team. Congrats Rutgers!
October 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Explosive play rate vs. successful play rate differentials, Week 8... We have a new clear-cut worst team. Congrats Rutgers!
Got to thinking about this re: Venables and the "one score league" SEC vs. easier Big12... What's the data say?
Well, the ACC has:
* highest% of 1-score games
* highest% of 3-point games
* lowest avg margin of victory
* highest avg scoring
Well, the ACC has:
* highest% of 1-score games
* highest% of 3-point games
* lowest avg margin of victory
* highest avg scoring
October 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Got to thinking about this re: Venables and the "one score league" SEC vs. easier Big12... What's the data say?
Well, the ACC has:
* highest% of 1-score games
* highest% of 3-point games
* lowest avg margin of victory
* highest avg scoring
Well, the ACC has:
* highest% of 1-score games
* highest% of 3-point games
* lowest avg margin of victory
* highest avg scoring
Successful Play Differential vs. Explosive Play Differential...
Dear God, Oklahoma State. What have you done?
Dear God, Oklahoma State. What have you done?
October 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Successful Play Differential vs. Explosive Play Differential...
Dear God, Oklahoma State. What have you done?
Dear God, Oklahoma State. What have you done?