David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 7hGio Lopez... In 4.5 games so far this year: 1,666 total yards, 13 TD, 1 TO In 11 games last year: 1,880 total yards, 13 TD, 5 TO 0104
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 02/10/2026ICYMI: Asked Wake coach Jake Dickert how the Deacs continue to thrive in a world of big spending… 040
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Newsletter: Why are ACC teams consistently ignored by AP poll voters? Why do SEC teams like Missouri get the benefit of the doubt? And is anyone actually any good if they're not in the top 10? A deep dive into polls + Jake Dickert, bad FCS games & more... davidhale.substack.com/p/a-rank-ove...davidhale.substack.comA rank oversightQuibbling with the AP top 25 ballot and rankings in general, plus Jake Dickert on winning with less, David Teel on UVA’s ACC hopes, and lots of other news and nuggets. 150
Reposted by David HaleJames Gilbert @jamesleegilbert.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"Outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four Horsemen rode again. In dramatic lore they are known as Famine, Pestilence, Destruction and Death. These are only aliases. Their real names are Stuhldreher, Miller, Crowley and Layden."... #UNCvsNotreDame 🧵 121
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Fun Inside ACCess coming your way at 5 pm on ACCN… - Why Pat Narduzzi isn’t worried about Mason Heintschel’s mid numbers vs P4 - breaking down Miami-Clemson - ACC bias in AP poll? - the godfather David Teel on VT & UVA - and a great interview with Wake coach Jake Dickertstatic.klipy.comJonathan Van Ness: So GoodALT: Jonathan Van Ness: So Good 140
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Explosive rates vs. success rates differentials through Week 4 filtering out FCS games... That cluster at the top is Mia, Indiana, Bama, OhSt & Utah. Some real #goacc material but look at Duke! 1121
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Clemson is a 17.5-point dog at home to Miami in Week 5. Per the great Dave Bearman, these are the largest road favorites in Death Valley dating back 30+ years... FSU -16 in 1999 FSU -17 in 2003 FSU -20 in 1997 FSU -21 in 1995 2131
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Arch Manning in 7 career true road games: 41.1 QBR, 59% completions, 5.9 yards-per-dropback, 7 TD, 6 INT, 24 sacks 2111
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 27/09/202636.5% of Clemson's offensive drives this year have failed to pick up a first down. That's the highest rate in P4. Next worst is Clemson's former DC... Oklahoma is at 34%. 1130
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Longest active win streaks: Indiana, 20 Notre Dame, 14 Utah, 10 Duke, 8 Texas, 7 Iowa, 7 160
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Longest active streaks scoring at least 30 and allowing 21 or less: Miami, 4 Georgia, 4 Utah, 4 Nebraska, 4 and... wait for it... UMass, 4 0121
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 27/09/2026P4 receivers with 500 yards so far: Jeremiah Smith, 617 (preseason All-American) Malachi Toney, 564 (preseason All-American) KJ Duff, 550 (preseason All-American) Carlos Hernandez, 516 (who?!?) 070
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Winner of that game needs to be ranked, yes. Simplistic answer but I think it comes down to QB play. Pitt's D is going to get after Grunk. Holstein has been bad vs. P4 this year. 240
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Best W-L as an outright dog, P4 since start of last year (min 5 games) UVA, 4-1 Houston, 4-3 Wake, 5-5 Ole Miss, 3-3 Vandy, 3-3 082
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 27/09/202614 teams w/2 P4 wins, 1 FPI top-40 win & 1 P4 road win: Texas UGA Miami ND Florida Bama Iowa Utah Miss St VT UCLA Wake Okla St 1112
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 27/09/2026P4 QBs averaging 300 pass yards per game: Kevin Jennings, SMU - 363.3 Drew Mestemaker, OkSt - 317.8 Trinidad Chambliss, Miss - 305.5 Jaden Craig, TCU - 303.3 Darian Mensah, Mia - 302.8 Julian Sayin, OSU - 301.5 031
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Teams with multiple P4 road wins so far: Miami Virginia Tech Mississippi State UCLA and Wake Forest 180
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Newsletter: I wrote about one of the big misnomers in football… that penalties kill teams. The numbers just don’t show it’s true… mostly. That + Lou’s hot start, Dabo’s program building, bad hair & more… davidhale.substack.com/p/throwing-f...davidhale.substack.comThrowing flagsHow important are penalties really in college football? Plus Louisville’s rise, Nate Sheppard’s success, bad hair days and more. 050
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It’s both. Differentials - so off success rate - opponent success rate, etc. 120
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Through 3 games, Darian Mensah has 11 touchdown passes and 11 dropbacks that didn't gain yardage (8 incompletions, 1 sack, 2 completions for 0 yards). That's just lunacy. 190
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Success vs. Explosiveness through Week 3... Clemson, yikes. But, of course, this is a VERY small sample size and for many teams includes a lot of cupcake opponents. 391
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Georgia, who has played such woeful competition that Kirby had Dawgs practice vs themselves during breaks in the game, has the highest explosive play rate so far -- 21.3%. Louisville, who has played 2 ranked teams, is No. 2 at 19.6%. This Cards' offense is DANGEROUS. 2112
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Teams that have yet to play a P4 opponent: Nebraska K State Washington Penn State Indiana Teams that have yet to play a game vs. an FPI top-60 opponent: Georgia Nebraska K State Cincinnati Iowa Utah Washington Indiana USC UCLA Penn St 0112
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Teams that are... 3-0... with 2 P4 wins,,, and 1 road win... Miami Alabama Duke UCLA Mississippi State 2131
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 20/09/2026uke is 3-0 with a road win over Illinois and is still NINTH in "others receiving votes" and it's no surprise... The AP voters are not Blue Devils fans. 160
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 20/09/2026In Week 3, P4 teams were 9-0 vs. FCS with an average margin of victory of 41.8 ppg; and were 19-0 vs. G6 with an average margin of 27.3 ppg. For the season: P4 vs. FCS: 46-0, 45.5 ppg P4 vs. G6: 62-2, 26.7 ppg 030
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 13/09/2026In Week 2, 16 P4 teams (23.5%) played an FCS opponent. They went 16-0 and won by an avg of 49 ppg. That doesn't include JMU hanging 87 on Wagner. P4s have won 209 straight vs FCS dating back to 2022 by an avg of 41 ppg... 29 games (14%) decided by 60+... this year, nearly a quarter have been. 241
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Times Alabama trailed at the half of a regular-season game 2008-2020: 12 2021-2026: 14 1112
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 12/09/2026It's two days shy of two years since Oklahoma State last won an FBS game. And the Pokes just knocked off the No. 6 team in the country. God I love this sport. 0417
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Akron’s first drive — called by fan Marty Whims — was chugging along but ends with a fumble after converting a third-and-6. Coaching ain’t easy, kids. 1144
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Get to your TVs! Inside ACCess hits your screens at 5 on ACCN… Breaking down the losses at Clemson and FSU Brent Key on getting GT better Steve Angelli on Cuse-Cal @oldtakesexposed.bsky.social brings receipts… Loved this one… 091
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Pete Golding has coached four games in his career. He has the same number of wins over ranked opponents (3) as Northwestern, Nebraska, Rutgers, Maryland and Virginia Tech combined since 2021 (73 games). 0478
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Week 2 preview: Ohio St-Texas is the last summer blockbuster; Michigan's QB problems run deep; Lots of Lane Kiffin, Big Ten clock management & Stranger Things font jokes... www.espn.com/college-foot...espn.comWeek 2 Gameday Kickoff: QB issues for Michigan, Buckeyes-Horns and moreThe problems at QB run deep for Michigan, and what to expect in Texas-Ohio State and other Week 2 games. 040
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Me, Andrea, Taylor, EMac, Eddie and some guy named Jimbo all coming up at 6 on ACCN to get you ready for FSU-SMU… 1101
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Ole Miss endured the indignity of Lane's departure. Their answer? Kiffin's philosophical opposite -- the foul-mouthed, dip-chewing, truth-telling, undeniably fun Pete Golding... www.espn.com/college-foot...espn.comCan Pete Golding get Ole Miss out from Lane Kiffin's shadow?With two playoff wins under his belt, Pete Golding is officially ready to kick off a new era at Ole Miss. 050
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Night 1 of the Lane Kiffin Show in Baton Rouge was everything LSU had hoped for... and more. Also, Play Neck. www.espn.com/college-foot...espn.comWelcome to the Lane Kiffin Show: Sights and sounds from LSUAmid controversy and surrounded by celebrities, Kiffin's debut a smashing success. 040
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Dabo Swinney says Clemson's thrashing at the hands of LSU -- the worst loss of his career -- is not a referendum on how to build a modern CFB program... www.espn.com/college-foot...espn.comSwinney says Clemson has 'long way to go' after loss to LSUClemson coach Dabo Swinney made no excuses after his team's 51-10 loss to LSU on Saturday, saying simply, "We didn't do football stuff well enough." 140
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The ACC is 1-4 vs. OOC P4 opponents so far this year and has scored a total of 77 points -- 13 off turnovers -- and has been out-rushed on average by 133 yards per game. 1161
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Clemson has 54 yards of offense. Since 2004 that's fewest the Tigers had in 1H was 67 vs. Wake in 2008. That game is also the only other time since 2004 that Clemson had negative rushing yards in the 1st half (-4 tonight, -6 then). The only other 28-point halftime deficit was... Orange Bowl vs. WVU. 4112
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Very cool story from @andrea-adelson.bsky.social on James Franklin's deep roots -- dating back to slavery -- in Virginia, and why this week's opener at VT means so much to him. www.espn.com/college-foot...espn.comAt Virginia Tech, what does success look like for James Franklin?In Blacksburg, the coach is closer to his family roots and will look to revive a program that has struggled for more than a decade. 1131
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 04/09/2026ICYMI: We played a rollicking game of “Would you rather…” with Duce Robinson, Kevin Jennings, Kam Robinson, Kemari Copeland, Kyle Efford, Nate Sheppard & Sammy Brown and it all ended with Pat Narduzzi owing me a kidney. Enjoy… 020
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Good news/bad news… and which is which prob depends on how you feel about my sense of humor… 1. I won’t be writing ESPN’s Saturday wrap-up column anymore. @BonaguraESPN is taking over. He’ll be better at it. 2. I am writing a weekly preview column, w/Week 1 here: www.espn.com/college-foot...espn.comLane vs. Dabo, Mike Norvell vs. the hot seat and everything to watch in Week 1College football is back! Previewing Week 1's top games and which teams are on upset watch. 1153
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Finally, a 24-team playoff! Well, sort of. Over in the other place you can vote in our 24 punishment bracket to determine what the loser of me and Andrea’s picks bet has to do this year. But feel free to lobby for your favorites here too. 240
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This is not a drill! Inside ACCess is on tonight at 5. We’ve got: - Dabo Swinney! - Mike Norvell! - Clev Lubin! - and an epic game of “would you rather” that ends with Pat Narduzzi promising to give me one of his kidneys. It’s gonna be lit.static.klipy.comALT: 040
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Gonna miss you, @celebrityhottub.bsky.social 0390
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 31/08/2026static.klipy.comThis Is Fine MemeALT: This Is Fine Meme 070
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 31/08/2026NC State averaged 2.7 yards per dropback in Week 0, its worst rate vs. P4/5 since 2014. Virginia averaged 11.4 yards per dropback in Week 0, it's best vs. a P4/5 since 2004. 2172
David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 30/08/2026CFB 🏈power💪 rankings after Week 0️⃣: 1. Not talking about lawsuits👨⚖️ 2. UVA⚔️ 3. USC🐴 4. Memphis🍖 5. ND St⬆️ 6. Commercials for Ireland & Guinness🇮🇪 7. Stanford🌲 8. Anyone who stayed on Belichick bandwagon🤐 9. EMU 🤷♂️ 10. Anyone who still went to Brazil instead of watching NC State🇧🇷 1130