Mar
17
2016
Quick post for tonight… I have a pet-peeve about the coverage for the NCAA Tournament. It’s getting kind of old to hear over and over again if this is the year a 16 beats a 1. So far number 1 seeds Virginia and Kansas knocked off Hampton and Austin Peay by an average of more …
Mar
16
2016
Miami #3 Seed – South Region Miami shouldn’t have any problem with Buffalo in round 1, but Arizona or Wichita State could be a real issue in round 2. If the Canes survive round 2, then I like the matchup with Villanova. I don’t trust team’s that rely on the 3 like the Wildcats, and …
Mar
15
2016
@Hokiesmash and @WillsWorldMN were joined by @ItsMe_Teezy Marcus Travis former Virginia Tech basketball player. We really appreciate @ItsMe_Teezy joining us on the podcast, just in time for March Madness. @WillsWorldMN filled in for me @TalkinACCSports this week, and big thanks to @WillsWorldMN for that! To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In …
Mar
14
2016
Good evening. Hope you all are studying the brackets – March Madness is going to be really fun this year (and we think the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) teams will do well). My buddy, Jeff (@TalkinACCSports), is gonna be really busy this week – so I’m helping out with this week’s edition of Around the …
Mar
12
2016
Happy Saturday, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans!! Remember, tonight is the ACC Men’s Basketball Championship Game!! #1 seed and #7 ranked North Carolina takes on #2 seed and #4 ranked Virginia at 9 PM EST on ESPN. Just a quick post before the game tonight… our good friend, @_EthanMoore at @LvilleSprtsLive hosted @WesDurham (from …
Mar
11
2016
I’ll be the first to admit, I thought Brian Gregory was toast in the middle of February. Sitting at 13-12 (3-9), the Gregory watch was on. I was looking at possible coaching candidates at Georgia Tech. Gregory runs a clean program, and by most accounts is good guy. I just thought he was overwhelmed at this …
Mar
10
2016
The ACC tournament had featured game after game of close tightly contested affairs. Then North Carolina and Virginia got their turns in the ACC tournament and just flattened two quality teams in likely NCAA team Pittsburgh, and likely NIT team Georgia Tech by an average of 18.5 points. North Carolina beat Pittsburgh 88-71, and …
Mar
09
2016
A lot of us criticize ESPN’s coverage of their conference and their teams. You know the whole the SEC Bias thing. I’ve been critical of ESPN in the past as well. There is one time though where ACC fans have to pleased with ESPN, and that is during the ACC Men’s basketball tournament. The ACC …
Mar
08
2016
As we head into the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament UNC blog TarHeelBlog wraps up North Carolina’s win over Duke and the regular season. The Heels go in as the ACC Tournaments #1 seed. Boston College and Jim Christian finished the year without winning an ACC Basketball game. BC blog BCInterruption wonders what Jim …
Mar
07
2016
@Hokiesmash and @TalkinACCSports were joined by Miami AP Sports Writer @ByTimReynolds. We really appreciate @ByTimReynolds joining us on the podcast. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast on ITUNES to get the quickest updates! You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts …
Mar
06
2016
Thanks to @Hokiesmash for sending this press release. ACSMA Announces Basketball Postseason Awards, All-ACC Teams Virginia’s Brogdon voted ACC Player of the Year; Duke’s Ingram takes Freshman honor GREENSBORO, N.C.(theACC.com) – ACC Player of the Year Malcolm Brogdon of Virginia leads the 2015-16 Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA) postseason basketball awards and all-conference …
Mar
06
2016
An amazing 12 of the 15 ACC Tournament Teams have hopes of the NCAA or NIT Tournament going into the ACC Tournament. This should a lot of fun. This is going to be a weekly article, where I seed the ACC teams and where I think they’d should be placed if the tournament started the …
Mar
05
2016
The 2015-2016 college basketball season isn’t over, but one race is, ACC COY. It’s a wrap. It ended on the last Saturday of the regular season. Just like Virginia’s Malcolm Brogdon game last week against UNC effectively ended the ACC POY race, Virginia Tech’s Buzz Williams halted anymore discussion with the Hokies brilliant performance against …
Mar
05
2016
Greetings from Southern California where the weather is awesome – but the Internet access at Marriott Residence Inn is incredibly weak lol. My blog boss, Jeffrey Fann (@TalkinACCSports) will be posting this for me – my Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association ACC Men’s Basketball Awards Ballot. Without further ado, here are the awards (lots of …
Mar
04
2016
A short post for tonight, but some links worth a read for ACC fans. ESPN has put together a pretty interesting series of articles, that ranks ACC football’s 25 most iconic plays of the last decade. Check out the list. ACC Most Iconic Plays No. 21-25 ACC Most Iconic Plays No. 20-16 ACC Most Iconic …
Mar
03
2016
This year in ACC Basketball we’ve had a number of coaches that have done a great job. I’ve narrowed down to the three that I think should be your top candidates. Tony Bennett, Virginia After the loss of top scorer Justin Anderson, some thought Virginia might step back a bit. That didn’t happen. The Cavaliers …