Jan
24
2021
Duke opened ACC play with three consecutive victories but has now dropped a straight trey to level off at .500 in league play following Saturday’s loss at Louisville, 70-65. North Carolina began ACC competition losing two conference games but has rebounded to win five of six with Saturday’s victory over N.C. State, 86-76, that avenged …
Jan
23
2021
Louisville’s season may have hung in the balance with a home game against a flawed but talented Duke team. If we’re being honest this isn’t a NCAA caliber Duke team, but it’s a team of young highly recruited players that is still pretty dangerous in the right environment. With that said, this was is a …
Jan
23
2021
It’s definitely cliché when we say one team broke another, but when it comes to Clemson basketball I think there’s something to it. After a COVID pause 9-1 Clemson was playing on their home floor on January 15 in a marquee game against the Virginia Cavaliers. Virginia woodshedded Clemson 85-50. It was a complete and …
Jan
22
2021
A quick post for this evening. CBSSport’s @BarrettSallee wrote a recent article on who the top 20 NFL draft eligible players that will be playing in 2021. This list includes a number of ACC players including the #1 ranked player of Sallee’s list UNC QB Sam Howell. Miami’s QB D’Eriq King checks in at #4, …
Jan
22
2021
North Carolina’s Garrison Brooks was recruited from Hank Aaron’s home state of Alabama, so the All-ACC forward knows more about the Baseball Hall of Famer and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient than most people his age. “He was a true Alabama legend on and off the field,” Brooks said. “My granddaddy always spoke of him. …
Jan
21
2021
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Do you realize selection Sunday is only a couple of months away? Here’s is a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2021. Men http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracketology/detail/ Women http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/bracketology Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Jan
20
2021
With the retirement of former NC State QB Phillip Rivers Wednesday, the debate has begun – Is Phillip Rivers a NFL Hall of Famer? Not everyone thinks so… The strike against Rivers is that he never won or even appeared in a Super Bowl. It’s a valid point. Rivers will never be held with the …
Jan
20
2021
The days of Duke basketball days sampling ACC teams like Hors d’oeuvres while awaiting the main menu against Virginia, North Carolina and an upstart or two depending on the season appears to be an old menu. Pitt, a team Duke had beaten five straight times, defeated the Blue Devils 79-73 on Tuesday night at the …
Jan
19
2021
Last year the COVID forced the end of the collegiate spring sports for 2019. This year it’s still wreaking havoc, but it’s likely that collegiate sports by and large will be going on the spring. College Football made it, and college basketball is working through the various pauses. Spring sports is going to find a …
Jan
18
2021
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) take a look at basketball for the week of January 17, 2021 with our good friend @WillsWorldMN of @accnation. Please check him out. We are also now available on iTunes! 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 on PodBean! …
Jan
18
2021
This basketball season has been hard for the entire NCAA. It has been a series of starts and stops. College basketball is doing its best to get games in. But it has become a disjointed mess. There has been no flow and it has been difficult to figure out if your favorite team is playing …
Jan
17
2021
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. 15. Boston College (3-10) Last week: 15 BC did pick up a win this week over Miami, but that’s not enough to move them out of the bottom of this list. 14. Wake Forest (3-5) Last week: 14 Wake Forest is going to breakthrough. They pushed Virginia Tech Sunday, but …
Jan
16
2021
North Carolina showed spurts of promise Saturday at Florida State, prompting ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas to attempt to sooth coach Roy Williams’ anxiety. Bilas believes the Tar Heels improving and develop into a strong team despite the 82-75 loss to the Seminoles. And that was before Anthony Harris entered the game in the …
Jan
16
2021
After that Gonzaga loss, Virginia started flying under the radar. Well Tony Bennett is figuring things out like you knew he would, and here come the Hoos after beating top 15 Clemson by more than 30 on the road. Attribute the score to Clemson, coming off a COVID-pause if you wish, but you’d be making …
Jan
16
2021
It’s been a huge refrain across college basketball. Teams just aren’t ready to play post COVID pause for a week or two. Practices become disjointed at best. Two or three weeks can go by without any real game play action. Chemistry and continuity are are lost for at least a little while. That was the …
Jan
15
2021
So what are some suggestions for improving ACC Football? ACCPrescription has got some good ideas. RubbingtheRock said Justyn Ross is coming back for Clemson. That’s a big deal, and great news for Clemson. Will McKenzie Milton be FSU starting QB next year? Here are takeaways from his press conference according to ChopChat. BackingthePack tells …