Mar
03
2014
With Syracuse, Pittsburgh, and Notre Dame joining the ACC this year, many basketball fans were ready to anoint the ACC the best basketball conference in America. That was pre-mature, and obviously made by folks that haven’t followed ACC Basketball in recent years. The bottom of the ACC is struggling and I mean really struggling, but …
Mar
03
2014
If you live in upstate New York, like I do, you have heard head coach Jim Boeheim go off in press conference. And if you have not been living under a rock you have seen the head man for Syracuse basketball go “somewhat crazy” after a call in Durham (see YouTube below if you haven’t). …
Mar
02
2014
Congratulations to the Virginia Cavaliers for clinching the top seed in the ACC Tournament. It might be unofficial, but I’m calling them the ACC regular season champions. How did their win over Syracuse affect their NCAA position, and how did it affect Syracuse’s? Anyone else make a move? In my ranking system, any RPI top …
Mar
02
2014
If you read this blog, as early as mid January I was saying Virginia was turning into a very dangerous team. The signs were there you just had to be paying attention. A month and half later Virginia clinched the regular season ACC title by dismantling a very good Syracuse team. The Cavaliers have won their …
Feb
28
2014
On Thursday, ESPN announced that over a dozen conference channels will be available on WatchESPN. That announcement included the ACC and several other conferences. It did not include the Pac 12, Big 12, SEC, or Big 10. There were those that spun the story into a negative for the ACC. Oh this is ESPN’s ACC Network …
Feb
27
2014
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) are talking some ACC basketball tonight, and we are talking about ACC Bubbles. Who’s in Who’s out… To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In this order, these are topics @HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) covered on this podcast. A look back at Syracuse\Duke and “The Call” …
Feb
25
2014
ACC Basketball is in the homestretch, and it’s been a fun year especially at the top of the conference. What do the ACC Bloggers have to say about things? What’s one of the biggest factors in UNC’s 9 game winning streak? TarHeelFanBlog says it’s Marcus Paige’s play in the 2nd half of games. Syracuse blog …
Feb
24
2014
Here’s the press release for the ACC’s announcement of Charlotte as the home of the ACCCG through the year 2019 sent to me from our friend @HokieSmash. Personally I think this is a good move by the ACC. I’ve been to the last three ACC Championship Games in Charlotte, and to one in Jacksonville, Fla. …
Feb
23
2014
ACC basketball is fun to watch again. Elite Teams, bubble madness, Hall of Fame Coaches battling, tons of media coverage… It’s what John Swofford always dreamed of. Now about those bubble teams… In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top (50) obviously worth more. Any losses …
Feb
23
2014
Head coach Jim Boeheim is a lot smarter than I thought. The loss that his Syracuse squad took against their new rivals Duke is something that lasted forty minutes. Nothing more or less. But the tantrum that the head man of the programs showed during the last seconds of the game will last quite longer. …
Feb
23
2014
When you the read the title of this post, notice I didn’t say the best conference. The Big 12 and Big 10 might actually be deeper, but is there a more compelling conference in the country right now than the ACC? Pat Forde of Yahoo sports says the ACC is the hottest conference going. ESPN …
Feb
22
2014
Back in August 2013, @HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) were asked by @RyneHancock19 if we’d be interested in having an ACC podcast partnered with Road Warriors Radio. It sounded like a good idea, and we’ve had a lot of fun doing it. We’ve a lot of great guests, and we just wanted to take a look back at …
Feb
21
2014
Thursday night the North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the #5 ranked Duke Blue Devils 74-66. It’s college basketball’s best rivalry. It’s a huge game, no question about it. When it was over North Carolina fans rushed the court. After that, about 10,000 North Carolina fans rushed Franklin St. It was a giant party, and Heel’s fans were …
Feb
21
2014
If you are a fan of the Atlantic Coast Conference, or love college basketball as a whole, the past twenty-four hours might just have been the best thing that this new and bigger conference could have given you. First, one of the bottom programs of the ACC, Boston College, going into the Carrier Dome and …
Feb
20
2014
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) had a lot of ground to cover in this podcast. ACC basketball might not be the best top to bottom conference, but it’s clear it has become the country’s most compelling conference. Just ask Yahoo Sports how the ACC has become the hottest conference around. To download the audio …
Feb
19
2014
Last week I posted about the top eight seeds in the Atlantic Coast Conference, where they stood in their standings right now, and where I saw them seeded come post season. After six days, as well as several games for each squad, let’s check out how each of them is doing. And of course I …