Mar
17
2018
You just went 31-3 won an ACC regular season title, the tournament title, were ranked #1 a good portion of the year and your year will be remembered as an unmitigated disaster. An entire season worth of accomplishments down the drain for the Virginia Cavaliers. That’s what happens when you just suffered the greatest upset …
Mar
16
2018
The Pac 12 had a post-season that was arguably the worst by any power 5 conference in history. After a disastrous 1-8 bowl season, the Pac 12 went into the NCAA tournament with 3 teams. 2 didn’t make it out of Dayton and darkhorse Final 4 threat Arizona lost by 21 to Buffalo in a …
Mar
13
2018
If there was any doubt the ACC is the most popular basketball conference going, the past 2 weeks only confirmed the ACC is still #1 in popularity. From ESPNMediaZone… The ACC Tournament Championship between North Carolina and Virginia (March 10, 8:30 p.m.) delivered a Nielsen reported audience of 3,435,000 viewers, the most-watched game of champ …
Mar
13
2018
The ACC has nine teams in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, and three (Virginia, Duke, UNC) are among the favorites to win the national championship. Do any of the other six have a viable chance to make a Cinderella run to the title? The odds from the major sportsbooks say no, with Clemson, Virginia Tech, Miami, NC State, …
Mar
12
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports have a great podcast this week. We are joined by @Klownchyld_1906 (Scott Burks) of the fine sports site https://theklowntimes.net/ Check it 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! http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/httpwwwtalkshoecomtalkshoewebtalkcastjspmasterid130024cmdtc/the-acc-weekly-podcast?refid=stpr In this order, these are topics we covered on the …
Mar
11
2018
The brackets are set! Let’s check in on each ACC team’s bracket, and how far I expect them to go. Virginia – SOUTH #1 Seed Virginia should have no problem getting to the Sweet 16, but then Kentucky or Arizona awaits. I’m not too concerned about Kentucky. They are young and inexperienced and will wilt under …
Mar
11
2018
We pull the RPI numbers from CBS Sportsline. (1) Virginia (31-2) (17-1) – Projected Seed 1 They will be the NCAA tournament’s number 1 overall seed. They can win it all. (4) North Carolina (25-10) (11-7) – Projected Seed 2 I keep going back and forth whether I think the Tar Heels can win the national …
Mar
10
2018
Congratulations to Tony Bennett and his Virginia Cavaliers on another ACC Title. It was their 2nd in 5 years. Virginia has now won 30+ games 3 of the last 5 years. The “down years” they won 29 and 23 games. Virginia has become the biggest threat to North Carolina and Duke ACC basketball dominance since …
Mar
10
2018
Roy Williams has won 3 National Titles at North Carolina since he arrived in 2005. He’s been to two other Final 4s. and won 3 ACC Titles. This season he may not reach the Final 4, and he didn’t beat an outstanding Virginia team in the ACC Tournament Final, but I’m already calling this one …
Mar
07
2018
Before the night is over, we could be adding Syracuse to this list, but Wednesday at the ACC Tournament Louisville and Notre Dame started making their case to be included in the NCAA tournament. Earlier this week, I looked at how the ACC tournament would affect each ACC teams NCAA chances. Louisville and Notre Dame have …
Mar
05
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports are back with another podcast. We had a great guest to preview the ACC Tournament, and look back the conference’s regular season. Jamal Murphy (@Blacketologist) contributor to http://cbslocal.com , http://usatoday.com joined us. He was a great guest. @sportsbroad also joined as a special guest co-host. You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES at …
Mar
04
2018
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. Here is the ACC Tournament Bracket. (1) Virginia (28-2) …
Mar
03
2018
It is the final day of regular season games in the ACC. Some games have a lot on the line, and other well not much. Here’s a quick look at each game. Virginia Tech at Miami 12 PM Both Virginia Tech and Miami picked up huge wins over Duke and UNC this past week that …
Mar
02
2018
Back in January @Hokiesmash_ASD wrote an article about who we’d like to on the ACC’s upcoming Radio SiriusXM radio show. Now we know the schedule and and the hosts have been officially named. @WesDurham is a favorite among ACC fans, and was named one of the hosts. The former play by play announcer for Georgia Tech, currently works …
Mar
01
2018
WHAT. A. COMEBACK. De’Andre Hunter drills the game-winning three at the buzzer as @UVAMensHoops beats Louisville 67-66. pic.twitter.com/zFpHJOrQTy — ACC Digital Network (@theACCDN) March 2, 2018 Big-time buckets. Josh Okogie’s late three helps @GTMBB knock off NC State. pic.twitter.com/3n5MRXFBn2 — ACC Digital Network (@theACCDN) March 2, 2018 YOU GET A 3! YOU GET …
Feb
28
2018
Need an ACC spring football schedule? ACCPrescription has it for you. How does a Virginia Tech blog react to the Hokies big win over Duke Monday night? TechLunchPail recaps the game and what it means for Virginia Tech’s NCAA chances. Miami had their own monster win this week going on the road and knocking off …