Feb
28
2019
One month ago we asked @MattZemek if Louisville’s Chris Mack was the early front-runner for ACC COY. At the time he was, and it was wasn’t close. Mack had taken a Louisville team predicted to finish 11th in the ACC, and scored wins over Michigan State, at North Carolina, and at Virginia Tech. If you told a …
Feb
27
2019
ACC Prescription re-caps some notes from Wes Durham’s interview with John Swofford on the ACC Network. I really can’t wait for this to be launched. Find out how GobblerCountry reacted to Virginia Tech’s huge win over Duke. Clemson you are the defending national champions, so what you do watch for in Spring Practice? Rubbing the …
Feb
26
2019
Georgia Tech has agreed to play an annual home game between 2020-2024 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. ‘ A summary of the deal can be found at RamblingWreck.com, and details of that agreement I reference here come from that site. Here is the schedule. You’ll also find seating questions there as well. 2020 – …
Feb
25
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) continue our in-depth look at Virginia Tech with a look at their football and basketball programs. We were happy to have @techlunchpaild join us. Please check out his Hokie blog http://techlunchpail.com. We also take a look at all of ACC Basketball. You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on …
Feb
25
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. No more second chances. No more margin for error. No more possibilities to use losses as teachable moments. No more “Get ’em next time!” speeches. The Clemson Tigers have been backed into a corner. This is the fight of their season, the fight …
Feb
25
2019
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. – Kadin Shedrick’s 6-foot-11 height singles him out, but a portrait of him that is broader than his big-time college basketball recruit identity is found elsewhere on his public school campus. He could be 5-11 and stand tall. Off the court, the larger picture is of him supporting a student body segment …
Feb
24
2019
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 same day as my posting. In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top (50) obviously worth more. Any …
Feb
23
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the WEEK : Can North Carolina win the national championship? If you were to form a list — let’s say, 10 teams — that could realistically win the national championship, North Carolina would be on it. I don’t think we have …
Feb
22
2019
As we heads towards March, ACC schools like Duke and Virginia are the heavy betting favorites to win it all. UNC is charging hard to be a pre-tournament favorite too. Duke, especially might be the odds on favorite if Zion Williamson can get healthy. There are other schools who are certain to miss the NCAA’s, …
Feb
22
2019
When did we get to the point all people care about is money? … When did we get to the point we’ve got clowns on television saying, ‘Oh, don’t play.’ That’s what you do. That’s what we do. We play basketball. … I get so mad when people act like money is the only thing …
Feb
21
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. The North Carolina Tar Heels will gladly take a win over the Duke Blue Devils, especially in Cameron Indoor Stadium, anytime they can get one. Winning at Duke — as it often does for UNC — gives the Tar Heels a noticeably better …
Feb
21
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Many people are understandably worried about Zion Williamson. The Duke Blue Devils could worry about Zion if they choose to, but with Mike Krzyzewski using the word “stable” to describe the possible No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, it seems that …
Feb
20
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. The highest NCAA Tournament seed Leonard Hamilton has attained at Florida State is a No. 3 seed. In order to notch that seed this season, the Seminoles either have to win at North Carolina this Saturday and win the rest of their regular-season …
Feb
20
2019
Duke always recruits great players under coach Mike Krzyzewski, but there is a difference with this year’s cast of NBA one-and-dones and the past. The 2018-19 great players are also good guys. The Blue Devils’ selfless play is their trademark entering Wednesday’s home game against No. 8 North Carolina at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Social media …
Feb
20
2019
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Hope you are well during this snow day if you live in the DC area (and wherever you have bad weather!) Stay safe and read some @AllSportsDACC content. With the ACC Network launching on Thursday night, August 22, 2019, we thought it would be a good idea …
Feb
20
2019
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams and his wife Wanda grew up in early 1960s America, a time when parents chided kids for not finishing their dinner with an indirect reference to the Great Chinese Famine. “There are 800 million people starving in Red China!” Well, he and his wife have …