Mar
25
2020
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We hope everyone is taking the appropriate protections regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Wherever you are, please make sure you are staying staff – and taking protections for you and your family. In person and institution we did not think is not taking adequate COVID-19 protections is Dr. …
Mar
25
2020
Willie Ray Smith Sr. coached high school football in southeast Texas for 33 years, living throughout a a period of American history spanning the Great Depression, World War II, the Civil Rights movement and the end of segregation. He emerged from those troubled times with a legacy as much more than a football coach …
Mar
24
2020
This was a series I was going to work on in May, but the off-season started earlier than we wanted. #StayHealthy and practice social distancing. Games 1 – 5 | Games 6 – 10 | Games 11 – 15 | Games 16 – 20 | Games 21 – 25 | Games 26 – 30 | Games …
Mar
23
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. @Hokiesmash_ASD is back this week. He joins me (@TalkinACCSports ) as are joined by @RBrentBlevins to talk Sports Gambling in ACC Country. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2. We are also now available on Stitcher! http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/httpwwwtalkshoecomtalkshoewebtalkcastjspmasterid130024cmdtc/the-acc-weekly-podcast?refid=stpr0 We are also now available on PodBean! https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/p573j-6e69d/The-ACC-Weekly-Podcast To listen go here – https://www.talkshoe.com/episode/8867589 In this order, these …
Mar
22
2020
This was a series I was going to work on in May, but the off-season started earlier than we wanted. #StayHealthy and practice social distancing. Games 1 – 5 | Games 6 – 10 | Games 11 – 15 | Games 16 – 20 | Games 21 – 25 | Games 26 – 30 | Games …
Mar
21
2020
This was a series I was going to work on in May, but the off-season started earlier than we wanted. #StayHealthy and practice social distancing. Games 1 – 5 | Games 6 – 10 | Games 11 – 15 | Games 16 – 20 | Games 21 – 25 | Games 26 – 30 | Games 31 …
Mar
20
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. Starving for basketball highlights during what should be March Madness? Here are the top ACC Basketball Dunks of year. I am surprised John Newman’s dunk wasn’t in there somewhere, but I’ll give it an honorable mention. Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook …
Mar
19
2020
This was series I was going to work on in May, but the off-season started earlier than we wanted. #StayHealthy and practice social distancing. Games 1 – 5 | Games 6 – 10 | Games 11 – 15 | Games 16 – 20 | Games 21 – 25 | Games 26 – 30 | Games 31 – …
Mar
18
2020
For Current RPI Rankings and Quadrant Wins http://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2020/rpi-live It was a disappointing finish to the season that ended too early… #StayHealthy and practice social distancing. 1. Florida State (26-5, 16-4) Leonard Hamilton’s had himself a team this year, and they were the ACC’s best. 2. Virginia (23-7, 15-5) The Hoos were on fire at the end …
Mar
16
2020
If you were a fan of college basketball in the late 90’s you remember those great Wake Forest basketball teams. Tim Duncan and Randolph Childress made a run in 1995 to the Sweet 16. The next year, 1996, it was Tim Duncan, Tony Rutland, and Rusty LaRue taking Wake back to the Sweet 16. Between …
Mar
15
2020
Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of WEEK : Should the NCAA selection committee release a bracket? We’re all trying to deal with hugely important matters of self-isolation, stocking up for several weeks — maybe multiple months — of confinement. Before anything and everything else, PLEASE …
Mar
14
2020
NOTE: I planned this story for the start of the NCAA Tournament, but it turned out to be my last Duke basketball story of the year. DURHAM – Picture this scene as Duke’s basketball team warms up. The players routinely take shots prior to the national anthem, player introductions and finally the tip-off with that …
Mar
12
2020
No March Madness, No NBA, No Spring Baseball, No Spring Practices… In a matter of 48 hours, it all ended due to the Coronavirus. While the matter is greater than sports, and there is no question the cancellations were the right thing to do, the NCAA can look into granting an extra year of scholarships …
Mar
11
2020
The story of Florida State Leonard Hamilton’s season and career is not yet written. The Noles still have plenty of goals ahead of them. Recently @mattzemek wrote about Hamilton’s place among all-time ACC Coaches. Leonard Hamilton just became a 3-Time ACC COY at age 71 Hamilton probably shouldn’t even be the head coach of Florida …
Mar
10
2020
Playing less than hour from their campus against a team Pittsburgh team that hadn’t won a game in over month, Wake Forest looked ready to make some noise in the ACC Tournament. The exact opposite happened as the Deacs were bounced by Pittsburgh becoming the first ACC team eliminated. That is not what the embattled …
Mar
09
2020
We thank @RBrentBlevins for filling in for @Hokiesmash_ASD this week. He joins me (@TalkinACCSports ) as we welcome on Lukas Harkins (you can follow him on twitter at @HardwiredSports). He is a college basketball site expert, writer, and bracketologist for @BustingBrackets (BustingBrackets.com) covering the nation and recruiting. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2. We are also now available on Stitcher! http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/httpwwwtalkshoecomtalkshoewebtalkcastjspmasterid130024cmdtc/the-acc-weekly-podcast?refid=stpr0 …