Feb
27
2022
Selection Sunday is two weeks away. ACC teams had it rough in the non-conference portion of the season, and how has it affected those projections? It’s hard to see the ACC getting more than 6 bids, and more likely 4 or 5. I’m staying with 5, but 6 can now be discussed. Virginia Tech is …
Feb
27
2022
Those that follow this blog know me as @TalkinACCSports (Jeff Fann). Fann isn’t the most common last name, but here’s one to keep an eye on. My young cousin Jed Fann, son of my cousin Keith Fann and Alex McDonald. Only in the 8th grade, he’s putting in the work to become a future college …
Feb
27
2022
Selection Sunday is just around the corner. Each week we check our weekly bracket projections, but looking down the road what is each ACC team’s path to NCAA with besides the obvious win the ACC Tournament? NET Rankings are from – https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2022/net Pittsburgh (11-18, 6-12) NET Ranking 181 Games Remaining – 2 Another season without the …
Feb
26
2022
I know it’s the job of head coaches to be optimistic, but sometimes statements made are so delusional as to make fans wonder if their coaches have lost touch with the reality of their situations. Georgia Tech’s Geoff Collins has been the ACC’s poster child for these kind of statements during the last year. In …
Feb
26
2022
It was a great day for Virginia Tech fans today. A 3 pointer with 10 seconds left lifted the Hokies to a comeback win at Miami and kept their at-large NCAA chances alive. Later in the day, Florida State hit a miracle 3 pointer that may have killed Virginia’s at-large NCAA hopes. In addition to …
Feb
23
2022
Did the ACC pick the wrong alliance partners asks ACCPrescription? Florida State might have the best softball team in the country, and Tomahawknation tells us about the tournament with an elite field they just won. Is Miami’s Mario Christobal using Alabama’s success as a blueprint for the Canes? says StateoftheU The off-season results have been …
Feb
22
2022
Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Please Follow him follow on twitter. One year ago, it was narrowly and technically true that Notre Dame was an ACC football member. It was a special situation under historically unprecedented circumstances for the conference. The pandemic created an adjusted reality in which Notre Dame didn’t merely play ACC teams; it …
Feb
20
2022
Do you realize selection Sunday is less barely a month away? ACC teams had it rough in the non-conference portion of the season, and how has it affected the early projections? It’s never too early look, but hard to see the ACC getting more than 6 bids, and more likely 4 or 5. I’m staying …
Feb
20
2022
Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Please Follow him follow on twitter. Jayden Daniels, the mobile Arizona State quarterback who has considerable upside but struggled under Herm Edwards in Tempe, has reportedly chosen to enter the transfer portal. He isn’t officially in the portal (as of late Thursday night), but he intends to transfer. One wonders what …
Feb
19
2022
Selection Sunday is roughly 4 weeks away. Each week we check our weekly bracket projections, but looking down the road what is each ACC team’s path to NCAA with besides the obvious win the ACC Tournament? NET Rankings are from – https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2022/net Pittsburgh (11-17, 6-11) NET Ranking 160 Games Remaining – 3 Pittsburgh can’t make the …
Feb
18
2022
The worst post-season in sports will maintain the status-quo for the next 4 years. The College Football Playoffs is staying at 4 teams for the next 4 years. Statement from Bill Hancock, Executive Director of the College Football Playoffs. pic.twitter.com/ZVgmX3qOI0 — Nick Jacobs (@Jacobs71) February 18, 2022 Why didn’t it expand? Heather Dinich of ESPN …
Feb
17
2022
NET Rankings are from – https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2022/net 15. Georgia Tech (10-15, 3-11) NET Ranking 163 Last Week : 13 Georgia Tech is aiming to be the first ACC team since the 1976-77 Virginia team to go from ACC Champion to last place in the conference. Josh Pastner should apologize to Georgia Tech fans. 14. Boston College (9-15, …
Feb
16
2022
Despite still not having a Q1 win, North Carolina was still in pretty good NCAA shape. They were in the top 40 in the Net Rankings, and had avoided any really bad losses – until Wednesday. Facing the lowest rated NET ranked team in the ACC Pittsburgh (179), the Tar Heels took a devastating loss …
Feb
15
2022
Josh Pastner led Georgia Tech to an ACC Title last year and an NCAA appearance. That’s great. When that happens, you should have set the foundation for future success. When it doesn’t, then you have to ask what happened. When you follow up an ACC Title, by becoming the worst team in the ACC the …
Feb
14
2022
If there is a team in the ACC that’s a had roller-coaster season it’s Virginia Tech. Most pre-season rankings had the Hokies in the top 25. On January 26, they sat 10-10 and were 2-7 in the ACC. There were whispers that the Hokies might be the most disappointing team in the ACC. Not even …
Feb
13
2022
Selection Sunday is roughly 5 weeks away. Each week we check our weekly bracket projections, but looking down the road what is each ACC team’s path to NCAA with besides the obvious win the ACC Tournament? NET Rankings are from – https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2022/net Pittsburgh (10-16, 5-10) NET Ranking 180 Games Remaining – 5 Pittsburgh already has 16 losses. …