Now that basketball season has come to end, we’re seeing a lot of off-season college football talk. This week we saw many SEC media types take direct aim at Clemson football. Following the lead of the Alabama football program, many in the SEC media had a litany of excuses for why Clemson has become their …
Monthly Archive: April 2019
Apr
19
2019
.@DanWolken on the NCAA’s Latest Enforcement Actions Regarding Cal Poly’s Provision of Textbook Stipends For Student Athletes
Gonna be a really quick post here, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. If you haven’t heard, Cal Poly is in trouble with the NCAA for providing a larger stipend than permitted for the cost of textbooks. According to the NCAA: For a period of three-and-one half years, Cal Poly violated book-related financial aid legislation. …
Apr
19
2019
2018-2019 Directors’ Cup Standings – Final Winter Update
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. And here we are 😉 With both college football and men’s college basketball done for the year, we’re watching the Stanley Cup Playoffs – but we miss college football – we miss college basketball lol. Many of you might not have heard of the Learfield Sports Directors’ …
Apr
18
2019
The ACC’s 30 best Out of Conference Football wins of the 2010s – through 2018 (30-26)
I think we can all agree that the decade of the 2010s has been a resurgence of ACC football. I’ve looked at the ACC’s best Out of Conference wins in the past, but I want to compile the 30 best into a series so far this decade. We did this last year, and we’re updating …
Apr
17
2019
Around the #ACC Blogosphere For April 17, 2019
StreakingtheLawn has a tribute to National Championship winning Virginia coach Tony Bennett. @WillsWorldMN of ACCNation has a first hand account of Virginia’s National Title weekend. He was there in his hometown on Minneapolis to see all the festivities. ACCPrescription gets you excited about ACC football by picking the top ACC football game of the week. …
Apr
16
2019
Army throwing ball more may or may not come to pass
Army’s next football season is a blank page until the season opener Aug. 31 at Rice, but last season sparked imaginations. What if the Black Knights expand their passing game within their grinding triple-option offense? The receivers and slot backs are excited about the possibilities. Fans and the media are intrigued. Opponents are fearful. About …
Apr
15
2019
Podcast – @Hokiesmash_ASD & @TalkinACCSports review the spring and preview 2019 UNC Football with @ztevans
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are moving along with our ACC Football previews. We took a look at UNC in this podcast. Zach Evans (@ztevans ) of @speed51dotcom and a former contributor here joins us. We are so glad he took the time to talk with us. You can also find this most recent podcast and …
Apr
15
2019
Aaron Donald has gone from great to legendary with donation to Pitt.
Aaron Donald is an institution at Pitt, he is from Pittsburgh, he graduated from Penn Hills in Pittsburgh, he works out at Pitt in the offseason. Every time you see a spring game Aaron Donald is there. Aaron Donald is the face of Pitt football in the NFL. And this past week, he came through …
Apr
15
2019
Is Virginia now a basketball blue-blood? | answered by @mattzemek
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the WEEK : Is Virginia now a basketball blue-blood? I wrote about the revocation of blue-blood status last week at College Basketball Today, so it is good to visit the other side of this topic: When does a blue-blood get …
Apr
15
2019
Is it bad for the NBA if Golden State wins another title?
Consistent greatness is fun. Dominance by just a few teams can make for great theater. Absolute forgone conclusion dominance becomes boring, and it’s bad for that sport especially any fringe fans. When UCONN was on their incredible run of dominance winning 4 straight national titles, I don’t think I watched a women’s basketball game for …
Apr
14
2019
Four months later, Alabama still making excuses about getting rolled by Clemson.
The college football national championship game was some four months ago. We remember the game. Clemson hammered the Alabama Crimson Tide 44-16. It was a 4 TD beatdown, that was the worst loss of Nick Saban’s career. Take the crimson and white off the uniforms and Clemson made Alabama look like a pretty ordinary college …
Apr
14
2019
NCAA Baseball Tournament Bracket Projections for April 14, 2019
As the college baseball season starts winding down, it’s time to check out where your favorite college baseball team will end up, who is hosting, and who still has work to do to get into the field. I’ll be checking on these links and posting updates every week until the field is announced. Here’s are …
Apr
12
2019
Way too early pre-season college basketball 2019-2020 basketball rankings.
The paint has barely dried on Virginia’s 2019 national title and we are already getting those Way Too Early Pre-Season Basketball rankings for the 2019-2020 season. Sure these rankings won’t matter much, with transfers and early entrys, but they make for fun off-season conversation. Here’s a sampling of some of those rankings. USAToday Way Too …
Apr
11
2019
ACC schools have the most National Titles in the Big 4 Collegiate Sports since 2013 (updated 4/8/19)
We have an update to our national championship tracker after Virginia’s recent men’s basketball title. With Notre Dame’s title last year in Women’s Basketball, the ACC became the only conference with national titles all 4 major sports (Football, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, and Baseball) since 2013. That’s a significant accomplishment for a conference that won …
Apr
11
2019
Virginia recruit knew more than national media condemning Bennett
There are dozens of highly recruited high school basketball seniors and hundreds of ranked prospects overall, but only two watched March Madness unfold with the satisfaction of knowing they committed to the school that won the 2019 NCAA title. One of those Virginia-bound prospects is Kadin Shedrick, a 4-star center from Holly Springs High located …
Apr
10
2019
Around the #ACC Blogosphere For April 10, 2019
It was a magical Monday night for Virginia fans as their men’s basketball took down Texas Tech to win the national title. Here’s the reaction from StreakingtheLawn. HoosPlace says the Redemption is Complete for Virginia basketball. I can’t argue with that. ACCPrescription interviewed yours truly on a variety of ACC topics. Find out what …