May
17
2014
I have a couple of ACC news releases from site contributor @HokieSmash. First here is seedings for the upcoming ACC baseball tournament. Clearly Miami, Florida, State, and Virginia have set themselves apart from the rest of the ACC, and have the conference in line for 3 national seeds. GREENSBORO, N.C. – Coastal Division champion Miami …
May
15
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports are ready to review all of the happenings from the ACC Spring meetings that were held this past week. We’re also going to take a look at the some of the ACC spring sports as they head into the post-season. We have @BH_Orange44 (Brian Harrison) a Syracuse Alum and blogger for Orange44.Blogspot.com to help us and give …
May
13
2014
More news coming out of the ACC meetings. The ACC basketball tournament has moved their schedule to a Tuesday – Saturday Format. I was fairly indifferent when the first rumors of this were brought up some weeks ago, but I think it’s a good move. This puts the ACC tournament semi-finals on a Friday prime time …
May
12
2014
The ACC’s Spring meetings are this week, and several important topics will be discussed including Division, the ACC Network, and 8 or 9 game conference schedule. Well it’s just about official on one of these, the ACC is going to stay at 8 conference games. I am one person pleased to see this. I’ve been a …
May
11
2014
The 2014 NFL draft just ended with 42 ACC players selected. We discussed how this year’s draft meant for each of the Power 5 conferences. Already though there are mock drafts for the 2015. CBSSportsline just released their mock draft for 2015. There are couple of interesting notes, and it continues the trends we saw this year. …
May
11
2014
The NFL draft finished up Saturday. You can review the ACC’s entire draft results in a previous post on this blog. The ACC had 42 players drafted. For the the ACC it was pretty successful draft, as the conference continues to churn out NFL talent at a rate 2nd only the SEC who had …
May
10
2014
Blog contributor @HokieSmash sent me this ACC release after the completion of the NFL draft. I’ll be posting a follow up article with how this impressive draft showing is important for the ACC and it’s football programs. Second-Highest Total in History for League Bettered Only By 51 Picks in 2006 ACC Finishes Second Only to SEC; …
May
10
2014
Short post for this evening… Looking for which ACC players have been drafted so through the first 3 rounds of the NFL Draft? You can find at the ACC’s Official Draft site. The ACC has had 15 players drafted so far, which is currently behind the SEC who’ve had 23 players drafted, and the Big 10 …
May
07
2014
It’s only May, and there’s plenty of time to preview ACC football for this season, but there is a train of thought that seems to be gaining some steam. Duke and North Carolina could be this year’s Coastal Division favorites. You know the two schools known more basketball. Duke was clearly the best Coastal Division …
May
06
2014
Podcast partner and site contributor @HokieSmash sent some links to me today, that I found pretty interesting especially with the NFL draft around the corner. ACC in the NFL Draft page http://theacc.co/ACCinNFLDraft This site will be ACC’s page for complete coverage of the NFL with an ACC perspective. 2014 ACC in NFL Draft Notes http://theacc.co/FB14NFLDraftnotes Some …
May
05
2014
In the never ending college athletics market share arms race, the ACC may have made the boldest move yet. The battle for New York City between the ACC and Big 10, child’s play. The Pac 12 contemplating playing games in Asia, not bad, but a far cry from the ACC’s move. Notre Dame playing in …
May
04
2014
The NFL draft is this week. Are you wondering where some of your favorite ACC players might end up? Let’s link a few NFL mock draft sites. CBSSportsLine Mock Draft NFL Draft.com Mock Draft CNNSI.com Mock Draft Yahoo Sports Mock Draft As I looking over these mock drafts, especially the first two rounds, the ACC …
May
03
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports have a great podcast for you. There’s been a lot to talk about since our last podcast. So let’s get right into it! To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. 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. In addition you can subscribe …
May
02
2014
It’s been awhile since any statements have been released about an ACC Network, but Syracuse AD Daryl Gross had some interesting comments on this very topic recently. “There is a great vision there, and a vision to come to fruition. The (ACC) Commissioner (John Swofford) has tremendous vision and passion for wanting what is right …
May
01
2014
One of the best pre-conference college basketball events is back for it’s 16th season. It’s the ACC/Big 10 Challenge, and it just got bigger. The ACC gets the services of Louisville, and the Big 10 gets former ACC member Maryland and Rutgers. You can find all the matchups at the ACC’s Official Page. Which games should we …
Apr
30
2014
By all means we all make mistakes, no one is perfect. And if I was to remember back when I was in college, making mistakes almost sounded like a class I took, and passed quite well. Having said all of that, most people are not a year away from making more money than they will …