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 …
Mar
17
2019
The headlines, TV replays and talking head superlatives feature Zion Williamson, but it all overlooks a dose of Jones Family PG Glue that has held together Duke’s ups-and-downs this season. Duke’s losses can all be traced to how much glue freshman point guard Tre Jones was able to apply. There were swabs in Duke’s staggering …
Mar
17
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 : Who should be the NCAA Tournament’s No. 1 overall seed — Duke, Virginia, or another team? I will keep this very short and simple, since we will be reviewing brackets on Sunday night and will have much more …
Mar
16
2019
Here’s one last look where we think the ACC Teams will land in the NCAA Tournament. We pull the RPI numbers from CBS Sportsline. NCAA Net Rankings Virginia (29-3) (16-2) Projected NCAA Seed – 1 RPI – 3 NET RANKING – 1 Notes – Virginia will be a 1 seed, but did Duke take the …
Mar
16
2019
We asked the question a few weeks ago who would be the @accnetwork’s Paul Finebaum. In other words, who would be the radio show host or hosts. We suggested @MarkPacker and @WesDurham could be candidates separate or together. Their ACC Central show on Sirius/XM 371 is a great ACC radio. I listen to it any …
Mar
16
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. If the North Carolina Tar Heels had made one shot at the very end of Friday night’s thrilling ACC Tournament semifinal against the Duke Blue Devils, they would be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, no questions asked. They missed that …
Mar
15
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Here we go. The Virginia Cavaliers ran into a team with length, power and athleticism. The Hoos didn’t have answers against Florida State on Friday night in the first of two ACC Tournament semifinals. Plenty of people will look at how Florida State …
Mar
15
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. In these days before Selection Sunday, you will hear talk about seeds and regions, and to be sure, they do contain a certain amount of value. However, the ultimately important detail about the NCAA Tournament — the one which transcends the seeds and …
Mar
15
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. If you recall the 2014 NCAA Tournament, you will remember that North Carolina State was the last at-large team in the field. The first team left out of that tournament was SMU. The Mustangs were the team — there is usually one every …
Mar
13
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. We have written several stories about Clemson Tigers men’s basketball in recent weeks at All Sports Discussion. We wrote about the need to take advantage of opportunities when they arise. We wrote about the need for Clemson to beat North Carolina to improve …
Mar
12
2019
Another forgettable season for Georgia Tech basketball ended Tuesday. The Yellow Jackets finished the year 14-18 (6-12) after they went down to the ACC’s last place team Notre Dame. Josh Pastner’s three year mark at Georgia Tech is 48-53 ( 20-34 ), and he’s running out of time. Georgia Tech fans knew Pastner was taking …