Mar
20
2014
One of the things that I have been reading as March Madness comes into play is “the Atlantic Coast Conference on an upswing”. While if you look at the present time ACC you could say that the sentence might be right, with eight teams playing in the two major post season tournaments, a half dozen …
Mar
18
2014
Let the fun begin! Yes, starting tonight March Madness, which some say is the best three weeks in sports, begins with two of the four play-in games. In the late game, with tip off time being at about 9:10 p.m. EST (televised on TruTV), will feature North Carolina State (21~13) versus Xavier (21~12). Before I …
Mar
16
2014
It is Sunday, so you know it is once again time for another episode of “Pushing the Envelope”. As I have said before the podcast will air each and every Sunday on CLNSRadio, and can also be heard by going to BlogTalkRadio starting at 10:00 a.m. EST. And if you can not catch the show …
Mar
15
2014
I think my ACC Tournament picks are almost as up and down as UNC’s season. The first day going 0 and 3, then coming back with a 4 for 4 two days ago and finally having a 1 and 3 day yesterday. So, after eleven games I have a 5 and 6 record. Meaning that …
Mar
15
2014
Good afternoon, fellow Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. It’s the calm before the storm here in the DC area – winter just won’t seem to go away smh. This post is going to be about as unstructured as it gets – a bunch of random ACC men’s basketball thoughts. Here we go: What a job …
Mar
14
2014
Well maybe I can pick games after all. After going 0 for 3 in the first day of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, I was a perfect four for four in day two. Heading into session three, this is where the games could count the most for all the teams involved. Besides the level of …
Mar
13
2014
After yesterday’s round one of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, which reminded me why I do so much better as a blogger than a handicapper, it’s time to check out what today’s quartet of games, all shown on ESPN and WatchESPN, have in store for us. While you check out my take on these games, …
Mar
11
2014
Tomorrow, at the Greensboron Coliseum, the Atlantic Coast Conference will begin it’s post season tournament with a trio of games. The three of match ups will all be on ESPN2 and on WatchESPN. Sadly none of the six teams will be going to March Madness next week, but any of the squads that advance could …
Mar
10
2014
It seems that the people in charge of voting for the top players in the country, known as the Wooden Award, and the head coaches that have ranked the All-ACC teams do not really see eye to eye. And they do not by a wide margin. First let’s check out the finalists for the Player …
Mar
08
2014
Happy Weekend, everyone – don’t forget, it’s Day Light Savings time – put those clocks ahead one hour tonight, eh? What follows below is my United States Basketball Writers Association (USWBA) ballot for national men’s basketball awards, including the All-America team, the All-District team (covering Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina), The Oscar Robertson …
Mar
05
2014
Ahead of Jeff’s (@TalkinACCSports on Twitter) and my (@HokieSmash) Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) podcast with Jerran Anderson (@HereGoJayAgain on Twitter), and Former Virginia Tech Men’s Basketball Player, Marcus Travis (@ItsMe_Teezy on Twitter), we have an all-ACC awards ballot for you. Specifically, the ACC ballot includes the all-ACC 1st, 2nd, and 3rd teams, the all-ACC Freshmen …
Mar
05
2014
Even if the ACC season is not over, the first four seeds, which will have a double by in the conference post season tournament, are known. As a matter of fact the least talked about team of the Atlantic Coast Conference , Virginia (16 & 1), will be the top seed no matter what happens …
Mar
03
2014
If you live in upstate New York, like I do, you have heard head coach Jim Boeheim go off in press conference. And if you have not been living under a rock you have seen the head man for Syracuse basketball go “somewhat crazy” after a call in Durham (see YouTube below if you haven’t). …
Feb
23
2014
Head coach Jim Boeheim is a lot smarter than I thought. The loss that his Syracuse squad took against their new rivals Duke is something that lasted forty minutes. Nothing more or less. But the tantrum that the head man of the programs showed during the last seconds of the game will last quite longer. …
Feb
23
2014
It is Sunday, so you know it is once again time for another episode of “Pushing the Envelope”. As I have said before the podcast will air each and every Sunday on CLNSRadio, and can also be heard by going to BlogTalkRadio starting at 10:00 a.m. EST. And if you can not catch the show …
Feb
21
2014
If you are a fan of the Atlantic Coast Conference, or love college basketball as a whole, the past twenty-four hours might just have been the best thing that this new and bigger conference could have given you. First, one of the bottom programs of the ACC, Boston College, going into the Carrier Dome and …