Mar
18
2021
North Carolina’s Garrison Brooks understood a year ago what Duke and Kentucky players learned this season. Signing a scholarship with a college basketball Blue Blood doesn’t include an automatic trip to March Madness. That truth was reemphasized this year for two more of the bluest of Blue Bloods, 2015 NCAA champion Duke and 2012 NCAA …
Mar
18
2021
Just a short post for tonight, but I came across this very interesting story by Jon Wilner ( @wilnerhotline ) on how bad things are going for the Pac 12 Network. Take a look at a few of the quotes from that piece. So stark is the outlook that sources within the conference and the …
Mar
17
2021
If you followed this blog or podcast with my buddy @Hokiesmash_ASD, you know I was not a Josh Pastner fan. I was indifferent to the hire, marginally encouraged by his first season NIT team, and really frustrated most of the next 3 1/2 years. After the Jackets fell to 9-8 (5-6) following a last …
Mar
17
2021
Not long after Magic Johnson’s ownership group purchased the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Hall of Famer spoke to employees at an organizational meeting. Johnson draws a crowd, no matter the subject, but somebody at some point should have combined baseball talk with basketball. “Hey, Magic. Remember the 1978 NCAA basketball tournament? John Shoemaker is here.” …
Mar
16
2021
It’s been a down year for ACC basketball. There’s no question about that. The conference has produced eight basketball national champions since 2000 with two more teams that appeared in the National Championship Game. Since 2000, Duke and North Carolina have 3 Titles each. Maryland when they were in the ACC won a title in …
Mar
16
2021
“I told Dan (Guerrero, athletic director) in my interview that if I could do half of what Tom Izzo’s done at Michigan State, that that’s my goal at UCLA. To run a program, run it the right way, win the right way, graduate players, everything, they’re about team. Guys still make the NBA. They’ve got …
Mar
15
2021
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) talk some ACC Basketball this week. We review the ACC Tournament and preview the NCAA Tournament with Tim Thomas from Techlunchpail.com on theis week’s show – his Twitter account is @Techlunchpaild. 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! …
Mar
14
2021
NCAA Tournament tip times, venues, TV announcing teams. FRIDAY EVENING WINDOW: pic.twitter.com/QM8QVjmNNS — Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) March 15, 2021 NCAA Tournament tip times, venues, TV announcing teams. SATURDAY AFTERNOON WINDOW: pic.twitter.com/57XitiGnIk — Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) March 15, 2021 NCAA Tournament tip times, venues, TV announcing teams. SATURDAY EVENING WINDOW: pic.twitter.com/ChLKFBxXGp — Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) March …
Mar
14
2021
By TOM SHANAHAN North Carolina is in, Duke is out. The other six ACC teams earning bids to the NCAA tournament were Virginia, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Clemson and Syracuse. “We are ecstatic to be playing in the NCAA Tournament,” North Carolina coach Roy Williams said in a statement released. “There were a …
Mar
14
2021
While I got fill out my bracket, this is interesting how the NCAA seeded all 68 teams. 1 to 68… The COMPLETE 2021 seed list from the Selection Committee! #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/634IUXLA72 — NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 14, 2021 Need a bracket? Check out the one at CBSSports.com. Make sure you follow the All Sports …
Mar
14
2021
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing It’s here it’s finally here! Selection Sunday… here’s a last look where your team may end up. 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 …
Mar
14
2021
We’ve been reviewing each ACC team’s NCAA path prior to the ACC tournament, and now with the ACC tournament over how do we see things going? LOCKS Virginia 18-6 (15-4) – current seed 4 Florida State 16-6 (12-5) – current seed 5 Georgia Tech 17-8 (13-6) – current seed 7 North Carolina 18-10 (12-7) – …
Mar
13
2021
What a proud moment for Georgia Tech fans today including myself. How did Jacket fans react? I hope Kyle Sturdivant gets a ton of recognition for his game tonight. Hard to understate the impact he had. Beat FSU’s pressure so many times without turning the ball over. Being able to rely on him changed the …
Mar
12
2021
We’ve been reviewing each ACC team’s NCAA path prior to the ACC tournament, and now with the ACC tournament going things can change quickly. On to the Finals of the ACC Tournament as Georgia Tech will face Florida State. The teams played two competitive games with each winning on their home floor. LOCKS Virginia 18-6 …
Mar
11
2021
We’ve been reviewing each ACC team’s NCAA path prior to the ACC tournament, and now with the ACC tournament going things can change quickly. On to the semi-finals of the ACC Tournament! LOCKS Virginia 18-6 (15-4) – current seed 4 Florida State 15-5 (11-4) – current seed 5 North Carolina 17-9 (12-6) – current seed …
Mar
11
2021
Duke announced Thursday morning a positive COVID-19 test among its Tier I personnel following Wednesday night’s win over Louisville. ACC health and safety protocols following a positive test required Duke to drop out of the tournament. Duke (13-11) was scheduled to play Florida State Thursday night in the quarterfinals. Athletic director Kevin White said the …