Feb
17
2020
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Happy Presidents’ Day. Wherever you are, I hope you had a chance to have a restful weekend (I know not everyone has this day off – so thanks to you all who are working). A brief post here. Kudos to the Kenny Brooks and the Virginia …
Feb
16
2020
Here’s is a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2020 as of February 16, 2020. Men http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ http://realtimerpi.com/bracketology/bracketology_Men.html Women http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/bracketology http://realtimerpi.com/bracketology/bracketology_Women.html Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Feb
16
2020
Well, here we are a little over halfway through the ACC conference schedule and if you can figure out what kind of team NC State is, you are a far better fan than I am. This team is all over the place. They can look good for a half, a 10-minute stretch, or they can …
Feb
15
2020
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Gonna step out of the ACC tonight – and talk about Georgetown Men’s Basketball (I’m an alumnus of Georgetown – and I don’t write or talk about the Hoyas too often, but I will tonight). Our friend, @BobbyBancroft, of @CasualHoya fame, asked a legit question on …
Feb
15
2020
DURHAM – Duke’s unparalleled No. 1 from a year ago made a surprise campus visit to watch the Blue Devils and the player wearing his No. 1 this season. Zion Williamson, 2019 national player of the year, meet Vernon Carey, Duke’s 2020 national player of the year candidate. With Williamson enjoying an NBA All-Star game …
Feb
15
2020
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) men’s basketball fans. This will be a very quick post. It took five games, but the Virginia Tech Hokies Men’s Basketball team finally ended a five-game losing streak tonight. The Hokies took it to Pittsburgh (you will find the stats here, which I reference below courtesy of HokiesSports.com) …
Feb
13
2020
For Current RPI Rankings and Quadrant Wins http://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2020/rpi-live This where I see each ACC teams’ NCAA Chances. On Sundays we post Bracket Projections from several sports sites. 1. Duke (21-3, 11-2) Projected NCAA Seed 2 That’s 6 wins a row for Duke. 2. Florida State (20-4, 10-3) Projected NCAA Seed 3 Florida State’s only losses since …
Feb
13
2020
Thanks to Spectrum Sports weekend anchor J.B. Ricks Sr. ( @JB_Ricks ) for having me on Chevrolet Sunday Sports Night, the cable network in the Raleigh-Durham area (Channel 14 on cable). On the show that recognized Black History Month we discussed Michigan State’s Jimmy Raye of Fayetteville’s E..E. Smith and the story of the Underground …
Feb
12
2020
A little over week ago, I listed the 4 ACC coaches that I thought were in the ACC COY race. Those were Chris Mack, Leonard Hamilton, Mike Krzyzewski and and a distant wildcard in Mike Young. We gave Leonard Hamilton the edge at the time of that piece. With VT in free fall, I think …
Feb
12
2020
I knew Mel Tucker spent the past year as Colorado’s football coach. I knew he coached with Nick Saban at Alabama. What I didn’t know until Michigan State hired him in Wednesday’s surprise announcement was the Saban coaching tree with a Mel Tucker branch sprouted from Michigan State. He was a graduate assistant in the …
Feb
11
2020
Which ACC players were invited to the NFL Combine? ACCPrescription tell us. Georgia Tech might one of the 3 best group RB units in the ACC. Check out FromtheRumbleSeat for that story. RubbingtheRock says Dabo Swinney is one of the best bosses in the country… Find out why in their piece. DukeBasketballReport talks about the …
Feb
11
2020
DURHAM – Two dramatic finishes, two clutch performances. In just 48 hours, Tre Jones has gone from little brother of Duke icon Tyus Jones – a star on the 2015 NCAA title team — to his own Blue Devils iconic stature. He’s at least getting there until the season ends with or without a national …
Feb
10
2020
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) welcome one of our favorite guests @_EthanMoore. We were glad to have him back, and appreciate him joining us. You can follow Ethan at Louisville Sports Live at @LvilleSprtsLive (and on the Internet at http://louisvillesportslive.net/). Ethan and and his colleague, Tayler Lynch (you can follow Nick on Twitter at @TaylerLynch ) …
Feb
09
2020
The late Signing Day was February 5. That marked the end of college football recruiting for 2020. Where did the ACC Teams finish nationally? 247 ACC Recruiting Rankings Rivals ACC Recruiting Rankings We recapped the ACC recruiting winners and losers back in December when the majority of the classes were signed. The biggest winners from …
Feb
09
2020
Here’s is a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2020 as of February 9, 2020. Men http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ http://realtimerpi.com/bracketology/bracketology_Men.html Women http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/bracketology http://realtimerpi.com/bracketology/bracketology_Women.html Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Feb
08
2020
CHAPEL HILL – The next time unranked North Carolina faces a Duke team rated in the Top 10, bank on the Tar Heels pulling off an upset. If they can make free throws, that is. Struggling North Carolina was on the verge of shocking its historic Tobacco Road rival before sub-.50-percent free throw shooting down …