Mar
17
2018
After Friday’s historical upset to UMBC, Tony Bennett and Virginia will again be questioned that their style of play is not conducive to success in March. Part Forde of yahoo went so far as to call Virginia basketball a complete fraud. Ok Let’s be clear Virginia basketball is not a fraud. You don’t win in a …
Mar
17
2018
You just went 31-3 won an ACC regular season title, the tournament title, were ranked #1 a good portion of the year and your year will be remembered as an unmitigated disaster. An entire season worth of accomplishments down the drain for the Virginia Cavaliers. That’s what happens when you just suffered the greatest upset …
Mar
16
2018
The Pac 12 had a post-season that was arguably the worst by any power 5 conference in history. After a disastrous 1-8 bowl season, the Pac 12 went into the NCAA tournament with 3 teams. 2 didn’t make it out of Dayton and darkhorse Final 4 threat Arizona lost by 21 to Buffalo in a …
Mar
14
2018
Hello, Atlantic Coast Conference basketball fans. Make sure you join @BShenk15‘s March Madness bracket here – it is free. The brackets is “Hokies 5 minute brackets.” Get your brackets in before the games begin on Thursday. Have a great evening! Make you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Mar
14
2018
Last week we told you about Georgia Tech and their preparations for the ACC Network. This week another school had an update on their preparations for the upcoming ACC Network. The Tallahassee Democrat reported on Florida State’s progress recently and here is the full story. Below is a highlight from the article. Seminole Productions continues to …
Mar
13
2018
If there was any doubt the ACC is the most popular basketball conference going, the past 2 weeks only confirmed the ACC is still #1 in popularity. From ESPNMediaZone… The ACC Tournament Championship between North Carolina and Virginia (March 10, 8:30 p.m.) delivered a Nielsen reported audience of 3,435,000 viewers, the most-watched game of champ …
Mar
13
2018
The ACC has nine teams in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, and three (Virginia, Duke, UNC) are among the favorites to win the national championship. Do any of the other six have a viable chance to make a Cinderella run to the title? The odds from the major sportsbooks say no, with Clemson, Virginia Tech, Miami, NC State, …
Mar
12
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports have a great podcast this week. We are joined by @Klownchyld_1906 (Scott Burks) of the fine sports site https://theklowntimes.net/ Check it out! You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2. We are also now available on Stitcher! http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/httpwwwtalkshoecomtalkshoewebtalkcastjspmasterid130024cmdtc/the-acc-weekly-podcast?refid=stpr In this order, these are topics we covered on the …
Mar
11
2018
The brackets are set! Let’s check in on each ACC team’s bracket, and how far I expect them to go. Virginia – SOUTH #1 Seed Virginia should have no problem getting to the Sweet 16, but then Kentucky or Arizona awaits. I’m not too concerned about Kentucky. They are young and inexperienced and will wilt under …
Mar
11
2018
We pull the RPI numbers from CBS Sportsline. (1) Virginia (31-2) (17-1) – Projected Seed 1 They will be the NCAA tournament’s number 1 overall seed. They can win it all. (4) North Carolina (25-10) (11-7) – Projected Seed 2 I keep going back and forth whether I think the Tar Heels can win the national …
Mar
10
2018
Congratulations to Tony Bennett and his Virginia Cavaliers on another ACC Title. It was their 2nd in 5 years. Virginia has now won 30+ games 3 of the last 5 years. The “down years” they won 29 and 23 games. Virginia has become the biggest threat to North Carolina and Duke ACC basketball dominance since …
Mar
10
2018
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. The culture of Virginia Tech men’s basketball has changed substantially over four years. No one can deny that. How do we know that? Games are selling out again in Cassell Coliseum. It sounds dumb, but I can actually buy a Virginia Tech men’s basketball replica …
Mar
10
2018
Roy Williams has won 3 National Titles at North Carolina since he arrived in 2005. He’s been to two other Final 4s. and won 3 ACC Titles. This season he may not reach the Final 4, and he didn’t beat an outstanding Virginia team in the ACC Tournament Final, but I’m already calling this one …
Mar
08
2018
I saw this quiet story from Georgia Tech today. Another ACC school is beginning construction on their HD facility for the upcoming ACC Network. This article comes from RamblinWreck.com. “We’re excited and grateful to receive approval to move along with the construction of our brand-new, state-of-the-art video production facility,” Georgia Tech director of athletics Todd Stansbury said. …
Mar
07
2018
Before the night is over, we could be adding Syracuse to this list, but Wednesday at the ACC Tournament Louisville and Notre Dame started making their case to be included in the NCAA tournament. Earlier this week, I looked at how the ACC tournament would affect each ACC teams NCAA chances. Louisville and Notre Dame have …
Mar
06
2018
Remember last week when the Big 10 tournament was played in Madison Square Garden in New York City? Well the ACC Tournament was in Brooklyn last year, and again is there this year as the conferences battle for the biggest media market in the country – New York City. I’m not sure who is winning, …