Looking for a bit of summer reading on basketball? Well it’s not quite summer yet, but we’re close. Isaac Trotter of CBS Sports has released his ACC Basketball Power Rankings. Louisville has been arguably the worst P6, now P5 basketball school in the country, and now sits 4th. Virginia 8th? Hmm that’s some motivation for …
Monthly Archive: June 2024
Jun
15
2024
Ranking the 5 best Tight Ends in the ACC for 2024.
Well, here we go. It’s time to start ranking the best players in the ACC for the 2024 season. If you see players from Stanford, Cal, or SMU – it’s not a misprint. Here we go! As usual, we hope you enjoy the rankings. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | …
Jun
14
2024
Day 1 at CWS – UNC wins, and controversy in FSU’s loss
UNC won their opening game in a walk-off against Virginia in a thrilling finishing. No less thrilling, but far more controversial FSU twice was within 1 strike of beating Tennessee and could not close it losing 12-11 and giving 4 runs in the bottom of the 9th. Should the game have ended on this pitch …
Jun
13
2024
Can Clemson win their ACC Lawsuit? via @thestatesports
The Clemson and Florida State lawsuits are as polarizing a subject as you’ll find in college athletics these days. If you think it’s going to be quick and easy for one side or the other, you’re accused of playing favorites. @chapelfowler of theState.com writes a very interesting article where he pulls multiple legal experts together …
Jun
12
2024
ACC SEC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Challenge released
Here we go the ACC SEC Challenge! Oh, this should be good. ESPN announces matchups for the second annual SEC/ACC Men’s Basketball Challenge 🏀 December 3-4 🏀 Platforms & commentators to be announced later this year More: https://t.co/SxGlTb1vyW | #NCAAMBB pic.twitter.com/YYTCTmecuf — ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) June 12, 2024 ESPN announces matchups for the second annual …
Jun
11
2024
A dominant year from ACC athletics
Who knows where the ACC will be in a few years, and conferences only seem to be judged by their TV contracts. Is there a world where on-the-field results matter anymore in the larger scheme? Probably not – but athletically the ACC still had a special year that can’t be denied. So in the past …
Jun
10
2024
Podcast – @AllSportsDACC and @TalkinACCSports review spring and preview 2024 Duke Football with @DukeFBCoverage
@AllSportsDACC and I (@TalkinACCSports ) have our next spring review and football season preview with the Duke Blue Devils. @DukeFBCoverage (Ben Byrd) of the fine Duke blog bullcitycoordinators.com was our guest, and we appreciated Ben joining us. 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 …
Jun
09
2024
As SEC/ACC CWS looms, how will ESPN treat the ACC in Omaha?
The ACC already had 3 teams headed to Omaha, North Carolina, Florida State, and Virginia. Clemson and Florida battled with the Gators advancing, and NC State took out Georgia Monday night. We have all 8 teams at the CWS hailing from the SEC and ACC. Tennessee, Kentucky, and Texas A&M have secured their spots in …
Jun
08
2024
Ranking the 5 best Offensive Linemen in the ACC for 2024.
Well, here we go. It’s time to start ranking the best players in the ACC for the 2024 season. If you see players from Stanford, Cal, or SMU – it’s not a misprint. Here we go! As usual, we hope you enjoy the rankings. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight …
Jun
07
2024
UNC, Virginia, and FSU go W, W, W on day 1 of the Super Regionals. (Highlights)
For fans of UNC, Virginia, and FSU it was a very good opening day of the Super Regionals. As we predicted on Tuesday, UNC, Virginia and FSU would win their Super Regional. These Super Regionals are long from over, but it couldn’t have started better for those schools. UNC Highlights DIAMOND HEELS WALK IT OFF …
Jun
06
2024
Articles Around the #ACC Blogosphere – June 6, 2024
ACCPrescription has another a post-spring top 25 vis USA Today. It features 5 ACC Teams, which isn’t too shabby. Clemson moves on to the Super Regionals for the first time since 2010 says ShakintheSouthLand. StreakingtheLawn talks about Virginia getting to the Super Regionals. It was a classic finished for UNC to beat LSU and reach …
Jun
05
2024
Ranking the 5 best Wide Receivers in the ACC for 2024.
Well, here we go. It’s time to start ranking the best players in the ACC for the 2024 season. If you see players from Stanford, Cal, or SMU – it’s not a misprint. Here we go! As usual, we hope you enjoy the rankings. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Offensive Linemen …
Jun
04
2024
A glance at the NCAA Baseball Super Regionals
Predictably the two best baseball conferences in the country the SEC and ACC are dominating the NCAA Baseball Tournament. Both conferences have placed 5 teams each in the Super Regionals. The SEC started with 11 teams, and the ACC just 8. Check out the matchups at https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/baseball/d1/2024 Schedule and GameTimes https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2024-06-04/8-super-regional-hosts-and-game-times-announced-2024-ncaa-division-i-baseball Who is going to …
Jun
03
2024
Podcast – @ASD_Hokiesmash and @TalkinACCSports review spring and preview 2024 Florida State Football with @CFBWhatNot2Wear
@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) have our next spring review and football season preview with the Florida State Seminoles. We really appreciate John Cary @CFBWhatNot2Wear joining us to talk FSU football. To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast John’s Audio is a little low, so you might have to …
Jun
02
2024
Ranking the 5 best Running Backs in the ACC for 2024.
Well, here we go. It’s time to start ranking the best players in the ACC for the 2024 season. If you see players from Stanford, Cal, or SMU – it’s not a misprint. Here we go! As usual, we hope you enjoy the rankings. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight …
Jun
01
2024
Greg Sankey proposes ban on Sun Belt, Big South ASUN teams from future NCAA fields. (satire?)
Following Clemson regional #2 Seed Vanderbilt’s stunning loss to Big South and #4 seed High Point, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey called an impromptu press conference televised by every ESPN family of network channel including the ACC Network to address the Commodore’s elimination. In addition #2 Seed Alabama in the Florida State regional was eliminated by …