Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We have had uniquely fun experiences with Michael Kelly, former Senior Associate ACC Commissioner, Chief Operating Officer of the College Football Playoff, and now University of South Florida Athletic Director. We have lobbied for Mike to be ACC Commissioner a couple of times. As College Football …
Monthly Archive: July 2020
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2020
Ranking the Top 50 football players in the ACC for 2020. (46-50)
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Well we are still hoping there will be a college football season. There are plenty of posts regarding the probability of that, but if there is we’re going to have top 50 ACC players ranked for the season. We’ll largely take our top 5 at each position rankings for 45 of …
Jul
17
2020
If forced to guess what the ACC will do, it’s 8 plus 2
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Predictions in the middle of a pandemic are worth as much as the amount of home runs I hit in the major leagues, or the number of Wimbledon titles I won, or the number of NBA Finals appearances I have made in my life. I have tried to severely limit …
Jul
16
2020
#ACC #COVID_19 News And Notes
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Hey, how about this? Is #COVID19 fear running rampant in your household? A @VTEngineering professor has you covered (and coated) with his development of a surface coating that when painted on common objects, inactivates the virus that causes COVID-19 in one hour. ➡️ https://t.co/JpV9ETrwLT pic.twitter.com/i1iWAQurvO — …
Jul
16
2020
Notre Dame-Navy series that survived WWII faces pandemic
The Notre Dame-Navy rivalry endured World War II interruptions to American life, but the COVID-19 pandemic continues to linger above the 2020 college football season. The clout of the deadly virus can still cancel or abbreviates schedules. The Irish and Midshipmen, though, have demonstrated determination to continue the series for a 95th straight year – …
Jul
15
2020
Could pods be the scheduling answer for the ACC? via @ByDavidTeel
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing With the COVID-19 raging across the United State, if we even have football, conferences need to be creative with their schedules. @ByDavidTeel proposes a pod system in his article “Geographic ‘pods’ could be the key to salvaging ACC football season”. One proposal league athletic directors are considering is dividing the …
Jul
14
2020
.@AP Breaking News: The First Vaccine Tested in the U.S. for the Coronavirus Boosted Volunteers’ Immune Systems
(Photo Credit: Associated Press Photo/Ken S. Warren) Just a quick post for tonight – because I think many of his are in need of some good news: BREAKING: The first vaccine tested in the U.S. for the coronavirus boosted volunteers’ immune systems as hoped, researchers report. Final study starts this month. https://t.co/NPeK5a4iBP — The …
Jul
14
2020
TBT event shows sports possible in Covid-19 Era.
If you haven’t followed the TBT (The Basketball Tournament ) on ESPN, it’s been pretty good. It was a pretty high level of basketball with overseas pros, ex college stars, and players who have appeared in the NBA. They have in my opinion done an excellent job managing their event during a COVID-19 Health Panademic. …
Jul
13
2020
Duke names a men’s and women’s coach to revive women’s program
Kara Lawson needs to win her first game before she can think about the NCAA tournament, but she has already made a coaching leap once thought to be reserved for Pat Summitt. Duke introduced Kara Lawson as its new women’s basketball coach Monday on a Zoom call, but the Blue Devils didn’t pick the 39-year-old …
Jul
13
2020
Podcast – @Hokiesmash_ASD & @TalkinACCSports preview 2020 Georgia Tech Football with @ksugiuraajc
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) want to get you ready for the football season with some good ole ACC podcasting. We are moving along in our ACC previews with Georgia Tech. @ksugiuraajc (Ken Sugiura) of the AJC.com joined us and we really appreciate him taking the time to chat with us. Let’s hope a college football …
Jul
12
2020
Notre Dame’s shrinking schedule may need ACC boost
Notre Dame football may soon request the Atlantic Coast Conference throw it another lifeline. The Irish treasure their independence in football, and to preserve it they have been previously forced to survive ramifications of conference expansion and post-season College Football Playoff contraction. Now it faces new threat, the COVID-19 pandemic that threatens to shrink its …
Jul
11
2020
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey nails current possibility of College Football.
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing I really don’t think we can get any clearer than this on the risk of no college sports this fall than what SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says below. This quote from @GregSankey today from the interview with @MartySmithESPN & @ESPNMcGee today….. pic.twitter.com/Vl6xtGbRpk — Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) July 11, 2020 Many …
Jul
10
2020
ACC, SEC ought to seek one specific goal if any games can be played
As the editor of the USC Trojans Wire site, I have written a lot about COVID-19 and college football in recent days and over the past few months in PandemicWorld, this bizarre realm we are all forced to live in. I have written dozens of columns, but they all flow into a few central points: …
Jul
10
2020
David Cutcliffe says college football needs uniformity for return
Four months ago, at the start of the COVID-19 shut down, Duke coach David Cutcliffe cautioned his brethren to think about uniformity. He was concerned about schools and coaches seeking a competitive edge. “That’s when people start trying to take care of themselves,” said Cutcliffe on April 10. “They take off their college football hat …
Jul
09
2020
Five ACC matchups we better see if we go to conference only games.
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing As we said yesterday, once the Big 10 goes to conference games the rest of the conferences would follow. That’s exactly what seem to happened with the ACC. SOURCE: ACC coaches have been told of a conference-only games plan (as @Brett_McMurphy reported). I’m told the coaches have not yet been …
Jul
08
2020
Conference games only, with no season tickets – could be future
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing As the covid-19 situation in the United States continues to deteriorate, fall sports is coming into focus. It doesn’t look good either. CFB UPDATE: – According to @TomDienhart1, B1G will likely play a 10-game, conference-only schedule – Nothing officially decided yet but important meeting to be held 7/9 – Expect …