May
14
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing So here we go… We just did The All-Time Top 75 NFL Players from a current ACC School, and now we’re moving to the professional basketball list. Enjoy! Players 1-5 | Players 6-10 | Players 16-20 | Players 21-25 Some players are still in the middle their careers on the list …
May
13
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing So here we go… We just did The All-Time Top 75 NFL Players from a current ACC School, and now we’re moving to the professional basketball list. Enjoy! Players 1-5 | Players 6-10 | Players 11-15 | Players 21-25 Some players are still in the middle their careers on the …
May
11
2020
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) want to provide a little distraction to these trying times with good ole ACC podcasting. We are moving along in our ACC previews with NC State. Our special guest Evan Robert @ER joined, and we thank him for taking the time to talk with us. You can also find this …
May
10
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing So here we go… We just did The All-Time Top 75 NFL Players from a current ACC School, and now we’re moving to the professional basketball list. Enjoy! layers 1-5 | Players 6-10 | Players 11-15 | Players 16-20 Some players are still in the middle their careers on the list and could move …
May
09
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. In an upcoming series, we are going to rank the top 25 All-Time NBA players that played for a current ACC school. We recent did the top 75 All-Time NFL players from an ACC school – check that out. Here is a preview of who made the list. Any guesses …
May
03
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Though Steve Forbes did not actually coach in the 2020 NCAA Tournament, he was going to have that opportunity. The Buccaneers were headed for March Madness after winning the Southern Conference Tournament. Interestingly enough, East Tennessee State …
Apr
26
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Back on March 10, we wrote it felt like the end of the Danny Manning era at Wake Forest. It turns out that was the case, as Danny Manning was let go Saturday. Wake Forest blog BloggerSoDear has their list of potential candidates, and many of the same names show …
Mar
20
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. Starving for basketball highlights during what should be March Madness? Here are the top ACC Basketball Dunks of year. I am surprised John Newman’s dunk wasn’t in there somewhere, but I’ll give it an honorable mention. Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook …
Mar
18
2020
For Current RPI Rankings and Quadrant Wins http://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2020/rpi-live It was a disappointing finish to the season that ended too early… #StayHealthy and practice social distancing. 1. Florida State (26-5, 16-4) Leonard Hamilton’s had himself a team this year, and they were the ACC’s best. 2. Virginia (23-7, 15-5) The Hoos were on fire at the end …
Mar
15
2020
Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of WEEK : Should the NCAA selection committee release a bracket? We’re all trying to deal with hugely important matters of self-isolation, stocking up for several weeks — maybe multiple months — of confinement. Before anything and everything else, PLEASE …
Mar
14
2020
NOTE: I planned this story for the start of the NCAA Tournament, but it turned out to be my last Duke basketball story of the year. DURHAM – Picture this scene as Duke’s basketball team warms up. The players routinely take shots prior to the national anthem, player introductions and finally the tip-off with that …
Mar
11
2020
The story of Florida State Leonard Hamilton’s season and career is not yet written. The Noles still have plenty of goals ahead of them. Recently @mattzemek wrote about Hamilton’s place among all-time ACC Coaches. Leonard Hamilton just became a 3-Time ACC COY at age 71 Hamilton probably shouldn’t even be the head coach of Florida …
Mar
10
2020
Playing less than hour from their campus against a team Pittsburgh team that hadn’t won a game in over month, Wake Forest looked ready to make some noise in the ACC Tournament. The exact opposite happened as the Deacs were bounced by Pittsburgh becoming the first ACC team eliminated. That is not what the embattled …
Mar
09
2020
Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Which ACC basketball teams enter the 2020 ACC Tournament with the most to prove? Which teams — with a bad showing in Greensboro, N.C. — will have the greatest reason to doubt themselves heading into the NCAA Tournament? The answer from this …
Mar
08
2020
Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of WEEK : Should Florida State get a 1 seed if it wins the ACC Tournament? Kansas will be the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region on Selection Sunday, which is one week away. Baylor will be the 1 …
Mar
07
2020
Anyone that follow this blog knows the Georgia Tech fan in me doesn’t care for Josh Pastner. My reasons are long and varied. He set expectations early on that it takes years to rebuild a basketball program with the get old stay old mantra. Through good recruiting basketball programs can turn things around in far …