Mar
07
2019
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Chris Clemons arrived at Campbell University in this Mayberry-like North Carolina town as a little-known recruit that major conference coaches overlooked, fearing his 5-foot-9 height didn’t measure up. Now, four prolific scoring seasons later at the Big South Conference member school, he continues to leave footprints on the NCAA career scoring …
Mar
07
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. The North Carolina State Wolfpack made March more interesting in the ACC… but not in a remotely good way. The first rule of Fight Club for college basketball bubble teams is to not do anything really stupid. Losing at home to Georgia Tech …
Mar
06
2019
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. From time to time, I step out of my ACC coverage – and blog about Georgetown men’s basketball (I’m a Georgetown alumnus). This a gonna be a pretty quick post – a lightening around of quick bullet points). Here we go: Coming into the game tonight, our …
Mar
06
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Fans of the Virginia Tech Hokies talked about it all season: “We could get a double-bye in the ACC Tournament.” It was a big deal. It deserved to be. The ACC Tournament is the Cadillac of conference tournaments. It is the most prestigious, …
Mar
04
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) look at the year ending ACC basketball awards with some great guests @ItsMe_Teezy and @RBrentBlevins. We appreciate them taking time to join us. 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. We are also now available on Stitcher! http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/httpwwwtalkshoecomtalkshoewebtalkcastjspmasterid130024cmdtc/the-acc-weekly-podcast?refid=stpr0 We are also now available …
Mar
03
2019
This is going to be a weekly article, where I seed the ACC teams and where I think they’d should be placed if the tournament started the same day as my posting. In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top (50) obviously worth more. Any …
Mar
03
2019
College basketball teams with national title aspirations this time of year are balancing health with not disrupting a cohesive unit that can make a run through March Madness. In the ACC, the top three contenders are North Carolina and Virginia, tied for first in the regular-season standings, and Duke, one game back. For Duke, projected …
Mar
02
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the WEEK : Can the ACC get three No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament? The short answer: Yes, it can. The other short answer: It can, but it probably won’t. The slightly longer answer: It probably won’t, but it’s still …
Mar
02
2019
Each NCAA Tournament isn’t entirely new. Once in a great while, North Carolina or Kentucky might fall to the NIT, but only once in a while, and when that happens, plenty of other blue-blood schools take part in America’s biggest Dance. Each NCAA Tournament does involve a lot of familiar faces. No one is making …
Mar
02
2019
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina appears to have benefitted from an NBA-like trade as March Madness approaches. Nassir Little’s talent and late-season improvement are that intriguing to consider down the stretch. Think of it this way: There are no trades in college sports, of course, but North Carolina has added an NBA talent – …
Feb
28
2019
One month ago we asked @MattZemek if Louisville’s Chris Mack was the early front-runner for ACC COY. At the time he was, and it was wasn’t close. Mack had taken a Louisville team predicted to finish 11th in the ACC, and scored wins over Michigan State, at North Carolina, and at Virginia Tech. If you told a …
Feb
25
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) continue our in-depth look at Virginia Tech with a look at their football and basketball programs. We were happy to have @techlunchpaild join us. Please check out his Hokie blog http://techlunchpail.com. We also take a look at all of ACC Basketball. You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on …
Feb
25
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. No more second chances. No more margin for error. No more possibilities to use losses as teachable moments. No more “Get ’em next time!” speeches. The Clemson Tigers have been backed into a corner. This is the fight of their season, the fight …
Feb
24
2019
This is going to be a weekly article, where I seed the ACC teams and where I think they’d should be placed if the tournament started the same day as my posting. In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top (50) obviously worth more. Any …
Feb
23
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the WEEK : Can North Carolina win the national championship? If you were to form a list — let’s say, 10 teams — that could realistically win the national championship, North Carolina would be on it. I don’t think we have …
Feb
22
2019
As we heads towards March, ACC schools like Duke and Virginia are the heavy betting favorites to win it all. UNC is charging hard to be a pre-tournament favorite too. Duke, especially might be the odds on favorite if Zion Williamson can get healthy. There are other schools who are certain to miss the NCAA’s, …