Mar
12
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Has the decision already been made to fire Danny Manning as head coach of the Wake Forest men’s basketball program? Regardless of the answer, the Demon Deacons at least have the choice to chart a new course if they want to. It …
Mar
11
2019
A lot of people have wondered what role if any the ACC’s syndication TV partner Raycom would have once the ACC Network launched. Back in 2013 when we speculated what the ACC Network would look like, we also discussed Raycom’s potential role. My expectation is Raycom will continue to manage the Digital Aspect, but that …
Mar
11
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are going to get your for the ACC Tournament. We had a great first time guest @haslametrics of the NCAA hoops analytics site http://Haslametrics.com. Please check that out! You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2. We are also now available on Stitcher! …
Mar
11
2019
The smart NFL teams — ones that find prospects in college basketball dating to Dallas Cowboys scout Gil Brandt converting Pete Gent and Cornell Green in the early 1960s from the hard-court to the gridiron — safely tucked away their file on Ky Bowman. That meant once Bowman began his Boston College basketball career three …
Mar
10
2019
The ACC Tournament is going play a major role in where the ACC Teams end up in the NCAA Tournament. Let’s take a look where an ACC team could end up based on how many games they win. We pull the RPI numbers from CBS Sportsline. NCAA Net Rankings 2019 ACC Tournament Bracket Virginia (28-2) …
Mar
09
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the WEEK : Is Brad Brownell underappreciated by Clemson fans? When assessing whether a coach is underappreciated, the main question I ask myself is this: Are fans expecting too much of a coach, relative to the history of the program and …
Mar
09
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Frankie Valli had The Four Seasons. Tony Bennett – the Virginia men’s basketball coach, not the iconic singer – has The Six Seasons. Go back six seasons ago. Go back to November of 2013 and the start of the 2013-2014 college basketball season. …
Mar
09
2019
Something occurred to me watching Virginia’s 73-68 victory over Louisville today. In a well played highly competitive game where Virginia did just enough to win, I think we are seeing the beginning of what will be the ACC’s next great coaching rivalry. The ACC was built on great coaching rivalries – Mike Krzyzewski vs …
Mar
09
2019
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Luke Maye grew up a North Carolina fan. Both his parents are UNC graduates, including his father Mark having played quarterback for the Tar Heels’ football team from 1984 to 1987. But when he grew into a 6-foot-8, 225-pound power forward at Cornelius Hough High near Charlotte and developed into an …
Mar
08
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. After North Carolina State lost to Georgia Tech on Wednesday night to throw itself squarely on the bubble, I wrote about the ACC Tournament situation facing the Wolfpack and fellow bubble-hugger Clemson. The Wolfpack and the Tigers live in a climate of constraints. …
Mar
07
2019
A number of ACC Schools have released updates on their ACC Network facilities. Virginia, Duke, and Georgia Tech are the most recent ACC schools to do this. Here are some highlighted notes that discuss each schools’ preparations for the ACC Network launch in August. I highly recommend all 3 pieces, if you are interested in …
Mar
07
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. The North Carolina State Wolfpack made March more interesting in the ACC… but not in a remotely good way. The first rule of Fight Club for college basketball bubble teams is to not do anything really stupid. Losing at home to Georgia Tech …
Mar
06
2019
We all read the news that Wake Forest’s AD Ron Wellman is set to leave the job on May 1. With that announcement, Wake Forest announced that Wellman’s replacement was going to be Wake Forest grad John Currie. Twitter, as it is want to do, lost it’s collective mind and denounced the hire. The anti-Currie …
Mar
06
2019
If Duke quarterback Quentin Harris can command a huddle the way he wins a media session, add that to the head starts on 2019 he gained with playing time last year when third-year starter Daniel Jones was injured for two-and-a-half games. It’s not just what Harris, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound redshirt senior from Taft School in …
Mar
06
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Fans of the Virginia Tech Hokies talked about it all season: “We could get a double-bye in the ACC Tournament.” It was a big deal. It deserved to be. The ACC Tournament is the Cadillac of conference tournaments. It is the most prestigious, …
Mar
05
2019
As reported by @Brett_McMurphy the ACC has some new bowl tie-ins for 2020. Changes in new 2020 bowl cycle sources told @Stadium: B1G/SEC vs. Pac-12 in Las Vegas; B1G/SEC vs. ACC in Belk; MWC vs. Pac-12 in new LA bowl; ACC replaces B1G in Holiday; SEC vs. ACC in Gator; B1G vs. SEC in Music City; ACC …