Dec
09
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. ACC Team of the Week : Virginia – for their 43-32 win over Boston College 15. Duke (2-8) Last week: 13 Duke isn’t even competitive anymore. 48-0 to Miami? Yikes… Duke is pre-David Cutcliffe bad – with David Cutcliffe. 14. Syracuse (1-10) Last Week : 15 Syracuse showed some …
Dec
09
2020
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said college basketball needs to reassess its ongoing approach to the season while COVID-19 outbreaks are rising within the sport and throughout the country. Krzyzewski spoke after the No. 10-ranked Blue Devils (2-2) lost 83-68 loss to No. 6 Illinois (4-1) on Tuesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. He pointed out …
Dec
08
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) want to get you ready for week 15 in ACC Football with a look back at Week 14. We were joined by @treadmillhorse of the fine Virginia Tech blog treadmillhorse.com. Please check that out! We are also now available on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2 We are also now …
Dec
08
2020
Time moves quickly in modern college basketball, especially in the era of NBA one-and-dones. Or in the case of Tre Jones, two-and-done. A year ago, Jordan Goldwire was the inexperienced guard without a career start learning to complement Jones, the returning starting point guard. They grew into a good fit. The lightly recruited 6-foot-2, 184-pounder …
Dec
06
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. 15. Boston College (1-3) Last week: 9 Boston gave up over 180 points losses to St. Johns and Florida this past week. 14. Pittsburgh (2-1) Last Week: 14 Pitt has won a couple of games in a row after their season opening loss. Check back if they beat Northwestern and …
Dec
06
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. The ACC Question of the week is back with our esteemed friend and college football writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Do yourself a favor and give him a follow on twitter. Some questions are meant to elicit direct yes-or-no answers… and then there’s this question about Louisville Cardinals head coach Scott Satterfield. It has been …
Dec
05
2020
I’ve been skeptical of Dave Doeren for a number of years. Where were the signature wins, and top 20 finishes? After 7 seasons and coming off a 4-8 year, Doeren was feeling his seat getting a little warmer. Then COVID hit. Doeren’s job was probably safe, but try telling the former coaches at South Carolina …
Dec
04
2020
So SEC commissioner Greg Sankey recently came out and discussed the ACC’s decision to have Notre Dame and Clemson play 9 conference games, which guarantees Notre Dame a spot in the ACC Championship. Clemson must only defeat Virginia Tech to get, and both will get a BYE week prior to the game. This is what …
Dec
03
2020
Kirk Herbstreit needs to reacquaint himself with Duke coach David Cutcliffe and his players. If any team had reason to be ready to wave the white flag — as ESPN’s Herbstreit characterized Michigan regarding its upcoming annual game with Ohio State — it’s the Blue Devils. They’re frustrating season has dropped to 2-7 overall and …
Dec
03
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. ACC Team of the Week : Notre Dame – for their 31-17 win over North Carolina 15. Syracuse (1-9) Last Week : 15 Syracuse was competitive in their loss to NC State, but this season can end soon enough. Oh no it’s Notre Dame next week. 14. Florida State (2-6) Last Week: …
Dec
02
2020
Michigan State Hall of Fame basketball coach Tom Izzo answers media questions about his players with one of two raised voices. One is protective, a defiant tone responding to anyone questioning why a player isn’t receiving more playing time or used in a different role. He may not explain the deficiencies he sees in said …
Dec
01
2020
One matchup to watch when Michigan State and Duke play is between a pair of 6-foot-9, 220-pound forwards from Wisconsin. They can play it big or small, they can score, rebound and pass. They are key position-less players added to deep and versatile rosters of teams searching for an identity from a year ago before …
Dec
01
2020
Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski held court encircled by reporters, as usual, at the 2019 ACC media session in Charlotte – back in the pre-pandemic gathering days – when the subject turned to him rather than his team. “I’ve had enough stories written about me,” he said politely. “If I never had another story written …
Nov
29
2020
Roy Williams is taking North Carolina on another trip to Maui, but the Tar Heels are riding a bus to Asheville in western North Carolina’s mountains rather than boarding a plane for paradise in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. But you won’t be able to tell the Camping World Maui Invitational court’s location by …
Nov
29
2020
We are one day removed from the NC State versus Syracuse game. A game, that in my eyes, was an absolute debacle. A game that I believed not one NC State fan should be satisfied with. Yet, what did I learn? That I was the only one that found the win to be disappointing. A …
Nov
29
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. 15. Georgia Tech (0-2) Last Week : N/A Georgia Tech had a disastrous opening week with losses to Mercer and Georgia State. Josh Pastner did as poor a job as any coach in the country preparing his team for COVID world college basketball. 14. Pittsburgh (1-1) Last Week: N/A Somebody …