Mar
27
2019
Another Sweet 16, and again the ACC leads all conferences with the number of Sweet 16 participants. This time 5 teams made the Sweet 16. In 2016 the ACC sent a record 6 teams. In 2015 there were 5 teams again, and in 2018 there were 4. In 2015 Duke won the national title. In …
Mar
27
2019
NC State has been forced to play their NIT games at Reynolds Coliseum due to the Carolina Hurricane’s games being in conflict. To be honest, Reynolds is the perfect place for NC State to be playing these games. I know many people haven’t been watching these games, because well, it is the NIT and really …
Mar
27
2019
49 and counting. I wondered about a number representing Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo’s success and stability spanning 24 seasons. A total besides his 22 straight NCAA trips in 24 seasons, seven Final Fours, nine Elite Eights, 14 Sweet Sixteens, nine Big Ten regular-season championships, six conference tournament titles and 604 career victories with …
Mar
26
2019
Virginia fans bristle when someone suggests that something is lacking in Tony Bennett’s resume. I can understand it too. Virginia under Tony Bennett has been enormously successful. They have plenty of wins against Duke and UNC. There are #1 seeds, 30+ wins seasons, ACC regular and tournament titles. If there’s something to accomplish in the …
Mar
25
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) preview the Sweet 16 and discuss the state of NC State sports with @JamesCurle of wolfpackerpodcast.podbean.com. Please check that podcast out! We really appreciate @JamesCurle joining 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! …
Mar
24
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 : How many ACC teams will make the Final Four? In ACC country, the Final Four is serious business at Duke, North Carolina and Virginia. It would be a dream come true for Florida State and Virginia Tech. …
Mar
24
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. North Carolina played a relatively normal, solid first half on Friday against Iona in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. UNC scored over 50 points, which is exactly what one should have expected in both halves of that game against a badly …
Mar
24
2019
Survive and advance they say… That’s exactly what Duke did today in a 77-76 win over UCF. It was the signature game of the tournament so far. Frankly Duke should have lost. If you saw the end of the Duke\Wake Forest game near the end of the regular season, this was a replay. Crazy ending …
Mar
24
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. What is an “8-seed gulf game”? The answer is a million times less complicated than you might think. The difference in seeds — a gulf — is eight. That’s it. The Florida State Seminoles have made a long journey over the past two …
Mar
23
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Oxygen. We need it to live. The Virginia Cavaliers didn’t seem to be taking in much oxygen in the first 25 minutes of their NCAA Tournament first-round game against Gardner-Webb on Friday in Columbia, South Carolina. The Cavaliers took the memories of …
Mar
22
2019
L’Affaire Izzo erupted in the French-named city of Des Moines, but only casual fans tuning into the flashpoint moment of Thursday’s NCAA Tournament victory over Bradley viewed it as abnormal. Tom Izzo often snarls his teeth and strains blood vessels from neck to forehead. Not only that, there is precedent linking Izzo and two other …
Mar
22
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Death. Taxes. Syracuse living under a cloud in March. Whether it’s the big, bad NCAA, or a failed drug test, or a dubious inclusion into the NCAA Tournament, Syracuse and controversy have been intimately linked in March throughout this decade. This is not …
Mar
21
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Other than the inability to bother the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Louisville Cardinals were just fine in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Des Moines. Other than the inability to force turnovers or rebound or execute various defenses, the …
Mar
20
2019
The brackets are set! Let’s check in on each ACC team’s bracket, and how far I expect them to go. Virginia – SOUTH #1 Seed There will be no first weekend upset for Virginia this year. This is an elite team, that can has more offensive fire-power than their predecessors. A likely Sweet 16 matchup with …
Mar
18
2019
Chris Clemons’ last shot at NCAA Tournament exposure fell short when the Big South co-champions lost in the semifinals of their conference tournament, but one historic stage remains within reach. Fittingly, the nation’s leading scorer can retrace Pete Maravich’s final college steps to a basketball mecca. If Clemons helps Campbell University to an NIT first-round …
Mar
18
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are going to get you ready for the NCAA Tournament with special guest Jamal Murphy @Blacketologist. He is the executive producer/co-host, Bill Rhoden On Sports podcast (@BROSpod), @cbslocalsports, @usatodaysports. We appreciate Jamal joining 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 …