Jan
31
2022
Please Check Out our Podcast Sponsor – Main Street Pharmacy @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) take you through ACC basketball this week! We are joined by @VT_JoeRogers_38. Joe was the Barstool Twitch Virtual National Championship MVP 2021 VT Twitter Rookie of the year. 2021 VT Twitter MVP – Twitter. We were glad Joe could join us! To …
Jan
30
2022
Do you realize selection Sunday is less than 2 months away? ACC teams had it rough in the non-conference portion of the season, and how has it affected the early projections? It’s never too early look, but hard to see the ACC getting more than 6 bids, and more likely 4 or 5. Here comes …
Jan
30
2022
Back in December, we had a look at the ACC Basketball hot seat rankings. As we move halfway through the conference season, some coaches’ seats have cooled while others have heated up. We go from coldest to hottest. 0 – Ice Cold Seat 1 – Still cool 2 – There’s smoke 3 – Getting Warm …
Jan
29
2022
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. I have been very critical of Virginia Tech Men’s Basketball guard play. I’ve mentioned that Virginia Tech needs 6’4″ – 6’6″ guards to be competitive in the ACC. Here my thoughts on Virginia Tech’s win over Florida State today – a nice tweet cap: 2/ I …
Jan
28
2022
The ACC Network has been uneven at best in their non-live sports programming. Earlier this year poorly received documentary on Notre Dame’s football year in the ACC fell flat with ACC fans. We asked blog contributor @mattzemek a couple of years back what kind of programming should the ACC Network have? The SEC Network has …
Jan
27
2022
NET Rankings are from – https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2022/net 15. Boston College (8-11, 3-6) NET Ranking 173 Last week: 14 Boston College lost their two games this week to Wake Forest and UNC by a combined 41 points. 14. Pittsburgh (8-12, 3-6) NET Ranking 190 Last Week: 12 The loser of Pittsburgh and Boston College this week takes over …
Jan
26
2022
The Big 10 is considering dropping divisions according to CBSSports.com. The Big Ten is considering scheduling models that could eliminate divisions and reduce conference play to eight games, Iowa athletic director Gary Barta told The Athletic’s Scott Dochterman. It’s about the time ACC starts seriously considering the doing the same. ACC teams have to start playing …
Jan
25
2022
Why the Chris Mack hire didn’t work out at Louisville is simply stunning. Mack spent nine years at Xavier, and won nearly 70% of his games. Even after Xavier moved from the Atlantic 10 to the Big East he kept winning. He made the NCAA Tournament 8 out of 9 years with an Elite 8 …
Jan
24
2022
Please Check Out our Podcast Sponsor – Main Street Pharmacy @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) take you through ACC basketball this week! To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this order, these are topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 398 We tell you about ourselves Most …
Jan
23
2022
Do you realize selection Sunday is less than 2 months away? ACC teams had it rough in the non-conference portion of the season, and how has it affected the early projections? It’s never too early look, but hard to see the ACC getting more than 6 bids, and more likely 4 or 5. Here comes …
Jan
23
2022
Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Please Follow him follow on twitter. Recently we a post that favored the ACC’s playoff stance. Here is another perspective on the topic… Just over a week ago, ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips articulated the ACC’s opposition to the expansion of the College Football Playoff. To be clear, this isn’t a stance …
Jan
22
2022
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sport fans. We step out of the ACC – to talk about Def Leppard (because they are trending on Twitter). 39 years ago – January 20, 1983 – Def Leppard’s Pyromania was released: It’s the album that really brought Def Leppard to the top of the hair metal scene …
Jan
22
2022
Here come the Noles. In a week that saw them beat Duke and win at Miami, Leonard Hamilton is getting his team right for the stretch run prior to March. You don’t want any part of FSU right now. The lead nearly got away at Miami, but they won the game and that’s all that …
Jan
22
2022
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sport fans. We credit ACC Commissioner, Jim Phillips, on getting the ACC Network across the finish line. My friend, @TalkinACCSports, has blogged about that on multiple occasions. However, there is more work that needs to be done on the ACC television deal. Specifically, these games on the Regional …
Jan
21
2022
Just a short post for this evening. It’s been a forgettable basketball season for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, but here’s some good news for Jacket fans. Former Georgia Tech star PG Jose Alvarado is making the most of NBA opportunities and shined for New Orleans Pelicans in a recent game. Absolute must-watch for @GTMBB …
Jan
20
2022
@HokieSmash_ASD Midseason ACC Coach of the Year Jim Larranaga – Miami All-ACC First Team Isaiah Wong – Miami – Guard Dereon Seabron – NC State – Guard Armondo Bacot – North Carolina – Forward/Center Allondes Williams – Wake Forest – Guard Paolo Banchero – Duke – Forward All-ACC Second Team Keve Aluma – Virginia Tech …