Oct
23
2020
Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski’s reputation has been sticking with the same six to seven players throughout a game and the season. He wasn’t much on going to the bench while advancing to 12 Final Fours and winning five national titles. But last year he was still rotating nine or 10 players into January and …
Oct
22
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. ACC Team of the Week : Florida State – for their 31-28 win over North Carolina 15. Syracuse (1-4) Last Week : 12 Syracuse may not win another game. Ugly isn’t the word for what it will be against Clemson Saturday. 14. Duke (1-5) Last week: 11 Duke won’t lose …
Oct
21
2020
It’s not the ACC’s fault that eliminations in the conference are coming more rapidly than everywhere else. Most Big 12 teams are basically done for, but actual eliminations have been staved off by fortuitous splitting of losses plus a few COVID-related delayed games. The Big Ten and Pac 12 haven’t started playing yet. And numerous …
Oct
20
2020
NC State had something going with Devin Leary. He didn’t play great, but when Leary was running the offense the rest of the team responded. Unfortunately, Leary’s season more likely than not season ended on Saturday. Leary underwent surgery on Sunday to repair a broken Fibula. The time frame for him to be out is …
Oct
20
2020
Matthew Hurt played the AAU circuit as a 5-star basketball recruit, meaning he faced plenty of top talent in competition. His play attracted enough offers to have the luxury of narrowing his list to three blue bloods, Duke, Kentucky and Kansas. His high school days also included starting five of six games for the USA …
Oct
19
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) want to get you ready for week 8 in ACC Football with a look back at Week 7. We were joined by @JamesCurle. We really appreciate James joining us on this podcast. 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=stpr0 We are also now available …
Oct
19
2020
The Big Ten hasn’t started to play yet. Looking at how the season has gone so far in each of the Power 5 conferences that have begun play already, maybe the Big Ten should be happy about that. There is one word that can describe the football season so far for each conference. Big 12: …
Oct
18
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. The ACC Question of the week is back with our esteemed friend and college football writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Do yourself a favor and give him a follow on twitter. The Florida State Seminoles were far from perfect on Saturday night against the North Carolina Tar Heels. The 15-yard penalties. The missed short field …
Oct
17
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing The old coach knew what he was talking about on Saturday morning. Lee Corso, the 85-year-old ESPN College Gameday host, thought it odd N.C State, with a 3-1 record, was only a 4.5-point favorite at home over a Duke, a team with a 1-4 mark. “Somebody knows something,” said Corso …
Oct
17
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing I’ve never been the biggest Dave Doeren fan. He went his first 4 years without a winning record in the ACC. 2018 was a 9 win season, that was a huge disappointment given the schedule. In 2019, injuries decimated the Wolfpack, and they were the worst team in the ACC. …
Oct
17
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. When games get out of hand, it’s easy to want to blame someone. It sure did get out of hand in Atlanta. After Georgia Tech tied Clemson 7-7, the Tigers scored 66 straight unanswered on Georgia Tech. From my timeline, some Georgia Tech fans felt it was getting personal by …
Oct
16
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. Even though we’re in the middle of the college football season, college basketball is not far off. CBSSports.com has released their ACC Basketball preview. Some Highlights – Virginia is the pre-season pick to win the ACC. The Hoos are not one-hit wonders, but now a major college basketball power capable …
Oct
15
2020
I know I’m late on the Eliminator this week. In all honesty, it’s because I’ve had a crazy week. But I’m definitely happy to pretend I was waiting for Wednesday night’s game between Coastal Carolina and Louisiana. With the result of that game, by the way, the Sun Belt has been the second conference fully …
Oct
15
2020
Duke’s D.J. Steward grew up with the latest Class of 2020 college basketball 5-star recruits in the era of LeBron James. The 21st century also has become increasingly specialized, with trainers at a young for athletes focused on one sport. But the two – James and specialization – aren’t as closely connected as many 18-year-olds …
Oct
15
2020
Sometimes the natural order of the universe resets man’s altered plans. That even applies to college football schedules in a modern world turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. N.C. State and Duke are meeting for the 83rd time but only the second game in N.C. State head coach Dave Doeren’s eight Raleigh seasons. And …
Oct
15
2020
I have already spoken about the chaos in the Big 12 just about every week so far. Things are not looking good for the conference, and Oklahoma’s victory over Texas doesn’t help. Oklahoma State is still undefeated, and there’s a decent chance that either Iowa State or Kansas State finishes with one loss. The conference …