Mar
10
2014
As Maryland played it’s final ACC regular season basketball Sunday, an interesting discussion ensued on twitter about the the Terrapins departure. Virginia fan @Mikeysurf, ACC Sports Journalist @AJonesACC, and myself @TalkinACCSports engaged in a lively debate about how significant the loss of Maryland was to the Television market of the Washington DC area, and whether the addition …
Mar
10
2014
If you know me well enough and enjoy talking sports then you should know that I have always said that “Americans are lucky” in many ways when it comes to what they have when speaking of fields and facilities. In other countries that luck just isn’t there for the most part. Where in the US …
Mar
10
2014
It seems that the people in charge of voting for the top players in the country, known as the Wooden Award, and the head coaches that have ranked the All-ACC teams do not really see eye to eye. And they do not by a wide margin. First let’s check out the finalists for the Player …
Mar
09
2014
Bad week for the ACC’s top teams. Virginia, Syracuse, and Duke all may have played themselves out of a realistic shot at a NCAA number 1 seed. A couple of bubble teams, let golden opportunities slip away too. In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top …
Mar
09
2014
It is Sunday, so you know it is once again time for another episode of “Pushing the Envelope”. As I have said before the podcast will air each and every Sunday on CLNSRadio, and can also be heard by going to BlogTalkRadio starting at 10:00 a.m. EST. And if you can not catch the show …
Mar
08
2014
Happy Weekend, everyone – don’t forget, it’s Day Light Savings time – put those clocks ahead one hour tonight, eh? What follows below is my United States Basketball Writers Association (USWBA) ballot for national men’s basketball awards, including the All-America team, the All-District team (covering Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina), The Oscar Robertson …
Mar
06
2014
@HokieSmash brought in some special guests for our ACC Basketball Awards Podcast. We have Jerran Anderson @HereGoJayAgain joining us again. He was a student basketball manager at Virginia Tech just a few short years ago, and recently was a guest for Episode 23 as we had a Virginia Tech basketball specific podcast. We are happy to have …
Mar
05
2014
Ahead of Jeff’s (@TalkinACCSports on Twitter) and my (@HokieSmash) Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) podcast with Jerran Anderson (@HereGoJayAgain on Twitter), and Former Virginia Tech Men’s Basketball Player, Marcus Travis (@ItsMe_Teezy on Twitter), we have an all-ACC awards ballot for you. Specifically, the ACC ballot includes the all-ACC 1st, 2nd, and 3rd teams, the all-ACC Freshmen …
Mar
05
2014
Even if the ACC season is not over, the first four seeds, which will have a double by in the conference post season tournament, are known. As a matter of fact the least talked about team of the Atlantic Coast Conference , Virginia (16 & 1), will be the top seed no matter what happens …
Mar
04
2014
Just a short post for tonight… 2 Weeks ago the ACC tournament picture looked nice and tidy – 5 locks (Virginia, Syracuse, UNC, Duke, and Pittsburgh) It’s completely been turned upside down since. Pittsburgh loses at home to Florida State and N.C. State to slide back towards the bubble. Florida State has won 4 of …
Mar
04
2014
I know that Marc Cuban is a good salesman, how he sold his first company should give you a glimpse of that. And Mr. Cuban also loves the franchise he owns, and while he might not love the league he plays in, the National Basketball Association, he surely wants it to be the best it …
Mar
03
2014
With Syracuse, Pittsburgh, and Notre Dame joining the ACC this year, many basketball fans were ready to anoint the ACC the best basketball conference in America. That was pre-mature, and obviously made by folks that haven’t followed ACC Basketball in recent years. The bottom of the ACC is struggling and I mean really struggling, but …
Mar
03
2014
If you live in upstate New York, like I do, you have heard head coach Jim Boeheim go off in press conference. And if you have not been living under a rock you have seen the head man for Syracuse basketball go “somewhat crazy” after a call in Durham (see YouTube below if you haven’t). …
Mar
02
2014
Congratulations to the Virginia Cavaliers for clinching the top seed in the ACC Tournament. It might be unofficial, but I’m calling them the ACC regular season champions. How did their win over Syracuse affect their NCAA position, and how did it affect Syracuse’s? Anyone else make a move? In my ranking system, any RPI top …
Mar
02
2014
It is Sunday, so you know it is once again time for another episode of “Pushing the Envelope”. As I have said before the podcast will air each and every Sunday on CLNSRadio, and can also be heard by going to BlogTalkRadio starting at 10:00 a.m. EST. And if you can not catch the show …
Mar
02
2014
If you read this blog, as early as mid January I was saying Virginia was turning into a very dangerous team. The signs were there you just had to be paying attention. A month and half later Virginia clinched the regular season ACC title by dismantling a very good Syracuse team. The Cavaliers have won their …