Mar
21
2018
If I told you at the beginning of the season I told the sane NC State fan that NC State was going to make the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the fan would be ecstatic. If I told that same fan that Omer Yurtseven would make the All-ACC 3rd team and average 13 points and 7 …
Mar
19
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports had to get into some NCAA tournament. What a weekend! Let’s talk about the ACC and their NCAA results, and look ahead to the Sweet 16. 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=stpr In this order, these …
Mar
18
2018
I was one. I’ll admit it. I wasn’t sure if Brad Brownell was ever going to get Clemson back to the NCAAs. Sure we all thought he could coach, but could he ever assemble a team that could contend in the ACC and make a run in March? The answer is a resounding YES. After …
Mar
17
2018
I couldn’t embed this tweet due to the nature of the language used by Mr. Cody McClure. I had to delete a particular letter in this tweet for public consumption. This is who Mr. McClure has obscenities for – A 98 year old nun for Loyola Chicago who beat Tennessee on a last second shot …
Mar
17
2018
After Friday’s historical upset to UMBC, Tony Bennett and Virginia will again be questioned that their style of play is not conducive to success in March. Part Forde of yahoo went so far as to call Virginia basketball a complete fraud. Ok Let’s be clear Virginia basketball is not a fraud. You don’t win in a …
Mar
17
2018
You just went 31-3 won an ACC regular season title, the tournament title, were ranked #1 a good portion of the year and your year will be remembered as an unmitigated disaster. An entire season worth of accomplishments down the drain for the Virginia Cavaliers. That’s what happens when you just suffered the greatest upset …
Mar
13
2018
If there was any doubt the ACC is the most popular basketball conference going, the past 2 weeks only confirmed the ACC is still #1 in popularity. From ESPNMediaZone… The ACC Tournament Championship between North Carolina and Virginia (March 10, 8:30 p.m.) delivered a Nielsen reported audience of 3,435,000 viewers, the most-watched game of champ …
Mar
13
2018
The ACC has nine teams in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, and three (Virginia, Duke, UNC) are among the favorites to win the national championship. Do any of the other six have a viable chance to make a Cinderella run to the title? The odds from the major sportsbooks say no, with Clemson, Virginia Tech, Miami, NC State, …
Mar
12
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports have a great podcast this week. We are joined by @Klownchyld_1906 (Scott Burks) of the fine sports site https://theklowntimes.net/ Check it out! 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=stpr In this order, these are topics we covered on the …
Mar
11
2018
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 Virginia should have no problem getting to the Sweet 16, but then Kentucky or Arizona awaits. I’m not too concerned about Kentucky. They are young and inexperienced and will wilt under …
Mar
11
2018
We pull the RPI numbers from CBS Sportsline. (1) Virginia (31-2) (17-1) – Projected Seed 1 They will be the NCAA tournament’s number 1 overall seed. They can win it all. (4) North Carolina (25-10) (11-7) – Projected Seed 2 I keep going back and forth whether I think the Tar Heels can win the national …
Mar
10
2018
Congratulations to Tony Bennett and his Virginia Cavaliers on another ACC Title. It was their 2nd in 5 years. Virginia has now won 30+ games 3 of the last 5 years. The “down years” they won 29 and 23 games. Virginia has become the biggest threat to North Carolina and Duke ACC basketball dominance since …
Mar
10
2018
Roy Williams has won 3 National Titles at North Carolina since he arrived in 2005. He’s been to two other Final 4s. and won 3 ACC Titles. This season he may not reach the Final 4, and he didn’t beat an outstanding Virginia team in the ACC Tournament Final, but I’m already calling this one …
Mar
07
2018
Before the night is over, we could be adding Syracuse to this list, but Wednesday at the ACC Tournament Louisville and Notre Dame started making their case to be included in the NCAA tournament. Earlier this week, I looked at how the ACC tournament would affect each ACC teams NCAA chances. Louisville and Notre Dame have …
Mar
05
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports are back with another podcast. We had a great guest to preview the ACC Tournament, and look back the conference’s regular season. Jamal Murphy (@Blacketologist) contributor to http://cbslocal.com , http://usatoday.com joined us. He was a great guest. @sportsbroad also joined as a special guest co-host. You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES at …
Mar
04
2018
The ACC Tournament is going play a major role in where the ACC Teams end up in the NCAA Tournament. Let’s take a look where an ACC team could end up based on how many games they win. We pull the RPI numbers from CBS Sportsline. Here is the ACC Tournament Bracket. (1) Virginia (28-2) …