On Chowder and Grits, two Virginia Tech alums with above average sports knowledge talk all things Virginia Tech and ACC football and basketball, as well as jumping around the nation to see what's happening across the college football and basketball landscape. Chowder & Grits promises to deliver unique and engaging content with the promise to inform and entertain 1-2 times per week.
Episodes
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Sunday Sep 15, 2019
Sunday Sep 15, 2019
Justin and Tim break down all of the action around the ACC this week, and go in-depth on some of the bigger games from this weekend, including Virginia's win over Florida State, Clemson's dominate win over Syracuse, Kansas' stunning defeat over Boston College, and Wake Forest's big non-conference win over North Carolina. Plus, they breakdown the Virginia Tech game against Furman and discuss what's going on with the Hokies.
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Justin and Tim preview every week 3 ACC Football matchup, and dive deep into the Virginia Tech-Furman game in Blacksburg, which is one that may cause the Hokies defense some trouble. They also go in-depth on the big Friday night matchup between Wake Forest and UNC, the huge game for Florida State in Charlottesville against UVA, Pitt-Penn St, and of course Clemson on the road against Syracuse.
Sunday Sep 08, 2019
Wednesday Sep 04, 2019
Wednesday Sep 04, 2019
Justin and Tim jump into week 2 of the 2019 college football season, breaking down all of the action across the ACC and making their picks for each game.
There are a lot of intriguing coaching matchups with Manny Diaz and Mack Brown facing off for the first time as head coaches as Miami is currently a surprise road underdog against North Carolina, Mike London's return to Charlottesville, and Bryan Stinespring and Galen Scott patrolling the sidelines for Old Dominion as they head to Blacksburg looking to upset the Hokies for the second straight year (they don't think they will).
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Sunday Sep 01, 2019
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
Justin and Tim recap all the action from week 1 (and week 0) across the ACC, including an in-depth review of Virginia Tech's loss to Boston College. They also break down the comeback in Tallahassee by the freshman-powered Boise State Broncos, Mack Brown being officially back, and the offensive show down in Winston-Salem between Wake Forest and Utah State! That and more to kick off week 1 of college football in the ACC!
Monday Aug 26, 2019
Monday Aug 26, 2019
On this week's episode of Chowder and Grits, we have finally made it to week 1. We bring you our picks for each game in the ACC, and a full-preview of the upcoming showdown between Virginia Tech and Boston College in Chestnut Hill.
AJ Black from the Boston College Eagles blog BC Maven joins the show to breakdown the game, and give us the keys to the game for the new look Eagles against the young, but experienced Hokies.
Monday Aug 19, 2019
Monday Aug 19, 2019
On this week's episode of the Chowder and Grits Podcast, the podcast for ACC and Hokies Football, we bring you our predictions for every team in the ACC this season. We go in-depth with each team, talk about some of the key story lines heading in to the 2019 season, and bring you our picks for the ACC Championship game.
In case you've missed some of our past episodes, where we bring you previews of each team, be sure to check them out by clicking the links below.
- Boston College Football with SB Nations’ BC Interruption
- Duke Football Spring Recap
- Florida State Football Spring Recap
- Louisville Football Spring Recap
- Miami Hurricanes Football with SB Nations'
- NC State Football with James Henderson of Inside Pack Sports
- Pitt Football Spring Recap
- Syracuse Football Preview w/SB Nations NunesMagician
- UNC Football Spring Recap
- UVA Football Spring Recap
- Virginia Tech Football w/The Athletic's Andy Bitter - Part I
- Virginia Tech Football w/The Athletic's Andy Bitter - Part I
- Wake Forest Football Spring Recap
Wednesday Aug 14, 2019
Wednesday Aug 14, 2019
On the latest episode of Chowder and Grits, editor and writer at Southern Pigskin Jim Johnson joins the show to give us an inside look into the SEC. We also hit on a few key story lines across the ACC as well.
Also, be sure to check out Jim's write-ups on OAYP 2019 rankings:
Show overview
- Have high-powered offenses taken over the once defensive centric SEC
- There's been a little bit of hype around the Tennessee Volunteers this offseason - what should we expect
- Jimbo Fisher update at Texas A&M and what to expect from the 2019 Aggies
- What are the Aggies' long-term chances at building a program similar to Clemson
- Georgia's chances at going undefeated, and which teams they should have their eye on
- Missouri's role of spoiler and what to expect from Kelly Bryant
- Gus Malzahn's hot seat at Auburn
- Assessment of the ACC
- What to expect from the teams not named Clemson in the ACC Atlantic
- Team to beat in the ACC Coastal
- Thoughts on what's been happening with the Virginia Tech football program
- Rapid Fire
Sunday Aug 11, 2019
Sunday Aug 11, 2019
On the latest episode of Chowder and Grits, Kevin Wall of SB Nation's NunesMagician joins the show to discuss the upcoming Syracuse Football season.
Show Overview
- The persona that is Dino Babers
- How the Syracuse coaching staff has done more with less
- A look at Tommy DeVito and discussion around what he needs to do to fill the void left by Eric Dungey
- Should fans be concerned about the offensive line
- Is Moe Neal ready to be the feature back in this backfield
- An experienced receiving corps loaded with playmakers
- Alton Robinson and Kendall Coleman may be one of the best defensive line duos in the country
- Questions at linebacker are the defenses biggest concern
- Can Andre Sisco repeat his success from 2018
- Will any offense be able to throw or run consistently against this Syracuse defense
Virginia Tech-Syracuse History
The Hokies and Orange have had an interesting series, but haven't played much since the early 2000's when both teams were Big East foes. We relive some of the big moments in the series history, such as "The Catch," "Freeney's Sack Frenzy" and of course the 2002 Triple OT thriller.