Feb
28
2026
We’ve reached the point in the season where game results have to be scrutinized each day for how it affects the NCAA Tournament. It was not a good Saturday for NCAA bubble teams. Stanford (18-11, 7-9) NET 75 – Stock Slightly Up If Selection Sunday were tomorrow, Stanford would not be in the NCAA field …
Feb
27
2026
Way back in August, we said SMU football coach Rhett Lashlee was the ACC’s best, most outspoken coach. He’s at it again in the best way possible in the offseason. For the ACC, no matter what happens on the field, the league suffers perception issues. Coaches and ACC media have to promote all the time. …
Feb
26
2026
We also take a guess at where the NCAA tournament cutline should be. Stats come from https://www.warrennolan.com/ 18. Georgia Tech (11-17, 2-13) NET 171, RPI 228 Last Week : 18 Georgia Tech has locked down the spot of the worst team in the ACC. The season has turned into an absolute trainwreck. They host FSU and …
Feb
25
2026
ACC Prescription asks if a 24-team playoff should have an 8-4 team? Oh, that would be so lame… CanesWarning offensive line is Miami’s biggest question mark forthe 2026 football season. Kirby Smart and Mario Cristobal had a fun back-and-forth at a recent event, and ChopChat says FSU fans should enjoy it. Louisville’s starting basketball lineup …
Feb
24
2026
Ok, as the regular season comes to a finish, who are the leading ACC Coach of the Year Candidates? Right now, there isn’t a clear runaway, but there are 3 coaches with compelling cases. Jai Lucas, Miami Miami was the ACC’s worst team last year. They only won 7 total games, but Jai Lucas has …
Feb
23
2026
@AllSportsDACC and I (@TalkinACCSports ) talk ACC Basketball – men’s and women’s. It’s crunch time now to get to the NCAAs! 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 the topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 581 Most Impressive and Disappointing ACC Basketball …
Feb
22
2026
We just looked at the basketball coaches with the hottest seats. Who’s feeling better, but may still need to watch out? We go from the coldest to the hottest. 0 – Ice Cold 1 – Still cool 2 – There’s smoke 3 – Getting Warm 4 – On Fire 5 – Start working on the …
Feb
22
2026
We hope you’ve been paying attention to January basketball, because now it’s February. It’s now time for the stretch run to get to the NCAA Tournament. Here’s a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2026, as those conference seasons get going soon. Men https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/bracketology/ncaa-bracketology-2026-march-madness-men-field-predictions https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/2026-ncaa-tournament-projections-ucla-ohio-state-squarely-bubble https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens-basketball/bracketology Women https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2026-women-college-basketball-projections https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/bracketology Make sure …
Feb
21
2026
There wasn’t a single person who didn’t believe that Duke had enough talent to win the National Title. They absolutely do, but the question mark with Duke was if they could consistently beat quality teams in close games. Duke is so good that they can typically just overwhelm teams. When they can’t, though, against NCAA …
Feb
20
2026
It’s well documented how Texas Tech, through billionaire boosters like Cody Cambell has reinvented their athletics. Texas Tech appeared in the college football playoffs, has a top 25 basketball team, and its softball team nearly won a national title. The ACC may have its version of Texas Tech in SMU on the way. SMU is …
Feb
19
2026
We also take a guess at where the NCAA tournament cutline should be. Stats come from https://www.warrennolan.com/ 18. Georgia Tech (11-16, 2-12) NET 169, RPI 223 Last Week : 17 Georgia Tech has been a bad team all year, but now they don’t even look like they are competing anymore. A game at Louisville could get …
Feb
18
2026
For the first two months of the season, Clemson was marching towards the NCAA tournament. They raced out to 20-3 (10-1) start, and getting to the big dance began to look like a formality, and then… Clemson started losing, lost another game, and then another. Now at 20-7 (10-4), Clemson would be in the NCAA …
Feb
17
2026
Just like in college basketball, early-season results can make the difference in who makes the postseason. For the ACC, they are off to a tremendous start. Give the SEC credit for its 44-8 start. That’s winning at a near 85% clip. The ACC is not far behind. The conference is 43-11 for an 80% win …
Feb
16
2026
@AllSportsDACC and I (@TalkinACCSports ) talk ACC Basketball with Dan Caro @treadmillhorse of the fine Virginia Tech blog https://treadmillhorse.com/. It is always great to have Dan on! 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 the topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 580 @treadmillhorse tells us …
Feb
15
2026
We are starting to get an idea of ACC men’s basketball coaches who might be feeling the hot seat and which ones are in good shape. We’ll start with coaches 10-18, and we’ve had some movement since earlier in January. What does that look like just past halfway into the season? We go from the …
Feb
14
2026
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Woof – talk about a major faceplant. See my X thread below: It is one thing to say you’re wasting the goodwill that you had vs. Clemson for the #Hokies with that road win – but it’s completely a different thing to for FSU to burn down …