Jan
14
2022
Duke’s coaches enjoyed more than one celebration following Wednesday’s bounce-back win over Wake Forest in Winston-Salem. First, there was the post-game celebration. The Blue Devils won 76-64. That was routine for a blue-blood program that this season is ranked No. 8 in the nation with a 13-2 record overall and 3-1 in the ACC. The …
Jan
12
2022
It’s January so we have to check on the Way Too Early top 25 rankings. I’ve never had a problem with these coming out early. They are fun to read through, and they create some off-season debate. The ACC is pretty well represented with 3 or 4 teams in each of these polls. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32999406/the-2022-way-too-early-college-football-top-25 https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-rankings-alabama-ohio-state-lead-way-too-early-top-25-ahead-of-2022-season/ …
Jan
11
2022
NET Rankings are from – https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2022/net 15. Boston College (6-7, 1-2) NET Ranking 186 Last week: 14 Boston College gets their chance to put Georgia Tech in this spot if they beat them this week. 14. Georgia Tech (6-8, 0-4) NET Ranking 167 Last Week : 13 I suggest Georgia Tech fans watch the Yellow …
Jan
10
2022
Please Check Out our Podcast Sponsor – Main Street Pharmacy @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are back for the New Year as the ACC Weekly Podcast gets back in gear. It’s a great start as @TimThomasTLP of the fine Virginia Tech blog techlunchpail.com joins to talk ACC Basketball and Virginia Tech. To find old podcasts prior to …
Jan
09
2022
No one is going to argue that ACC basketball is down. We’ve been waiting for a team to stand up look like a real bonafide NCAA tournament team. We saw that Saturday in an ACC basketball game that is going to be hard to top the rest of the year in the conference. The Miami …
Jan
09
2022
Do you realize selection Sunday is barely two months 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. Things look much …
Jan
08
2022
A few days ago we wrote how Wake Forest could have the ACC COY in football and men’s basketball. Well, there is always the other end of the spectrum. In 2021-2022 that end of the spectrum resides in Atlanta, Georgia. The failures of Geoff Collin’s 3-year tenure are well documented at Georgia Tech. At the …
Jan
06
2022
ACCPrescription looks at the underclassmen that are declaring for the NFL in the ACC. BloggersSoDear tells us that Wake Forest football has a new defensive coordinator. Clemson is getting back defensive lineman KJ Henry according to ShakintheSouthland. The Tigers defense is going to be so good next year. Fundraising and season tickets are up at …
Jan
04
2022
Do you realize selection Sunday is barely two months 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. Things look much …
Jan
03
2022
15. Pittsburgh (5-8, 0-2) NET Ranking 210 Last Week: 15 Pittsburgh has been really close to their first ACC win. For the for first time this year, I think Pitt has a shot not to end up at the bottom of these rankings. 14. Boston College (6-6, 1-1) NET Ranking 182 Last week: 14 Boston …
Jan
01
2022
Good Saturday night, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. NC State fans are not happy with head men’s basketball coach, Kevin Keatts. It’s not going well for him. NC State lost to Florida State University (FSU) today by the score of 83-81. There are multiple issues to discuss here: FSU is coming off a COVID-19 …
Dec
23
2021
Do you realize selection Sunday is less than three months 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. Things look …
Dec
12
2021
Do you realize selection Sunday is only a three months away? ACC teams have it rough in the non-conference portion of the season, and how has it affected the early projections? It’s never too early look. Here’s is a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2022. Men http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracketology/detail/ Women http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology …
Dec
08
2021
We’ll add NET rankings later in the season. 15. Pittsburgh (2-6, 0-0) NET Ranking — Last Week: 15 Pitt threw away a game at Virginia that they had won. They are just finding ways to lose. 14. Notre Dame (3-4, 0-0) NET Ranking — Last Week: 11 Notre Dame was supposed to be better than …
Nov
28
2021
We’ll add NET rankings later in the season. 15. Pittsburgh (2-4, 0-0) NET Ranking — Last Week: 15 Pitt is going to awfully difficult to unseat from the bottom of the ACC Power Rankings. They are a dreadful basketball team. 14. Syracuse (3-3, 0-0) NET Ranking — Last Week: 4 Syracuse lost to Colgate by …
Nov
19
2021
That’s it, that’s the tweet. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙?#THWg pic.twitter.com/T8QHErzSrr — Georgia Tech Men’s Basketball (@GTMBB) November 20, 2021 With Georgia Tech’s football basically calling it a season after last week’s last realistic chance at a win ended in a loss to BC, Georgia Tech fans needed something good to happen. The Yellow Jacket men’s …