Mar
21
2016
@Hokiesmash and I were joined by Scott Burks @Klownchyld_1906 of the sports blog site http://theklowntimes.net/ . We really appreciate ]@Klownchyld_1906 joining us on the podcast. He is an NC State graduate, and he know his ACC Sports inside and out. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast on …
Mar
19
2016
Let’s get right to it – Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) institutions are 10-1 going into Sunday’s games. North Carolina, Duke, Miami, and Virginia are headed to the Sweet 16. Syracuse and Notre Dame play for that same opportunity today. If all six make it, the ACC conference as a whole will have more institutions in …
Mar
19
2016
Going to back to last season the ACC is a sterling 23-6 in the NCAA Basketball tournament. The conference was 17-5 last season and a solid 6-1 to start this year. Actually let’s change that from solid to astounding considering the carnage that took place against the rest of the power 5. The Pac 12 …
Mar
17
2016
Quick post for tonight… I have a pet-peeve about the coverage for the NCAA Tournament. It’s getting kind of old to hear over and over again if this is the year a 16 beats a 1. So far number 1 seeds Virginia and Kansas knocked off Hampton and Austin Peay by an average of more …
Mar
16
2016
Miami #3 Seed – South Region Miami shouldn’t have any problem with Buffalo in round 1, but Arizona or Wichita State could be a real issue in round 2. If the Canes survive round 2, then I like the matchup with Villanova. I don’t trust team’s that rely on the 3 like the Wildcats, and …
Mar
11
2016
I’ll be the first to admit, I thought Brian Gregory was toast in the middle of February. Sitting at 13-12 (3-9), the Gregory watch was on. I was looking at possible coaching candidates at Georgia Tech. Gregory runs a clean program, and by most accounts is good guy. I just thought he was overwhelmed at this …
Mar
10
2016
The ACC tournament had featured game after game of close tightly contested affairs. Then North Carolina and Virginia got their turns in the ACC tournament and just flattened two quality teams in likely NCAA team Pittsburgh, and likely NIT team Georgia Tech by an average of 18.5 points. North Carolina beat Pittsburgh 88-71, and …
Mar
09
2016
A lot of us criticize ESPN’s coverage of their conference and their teams. You know the whole the SEC Bias thing. I’ve been critical of ESPN in the past as well. There is one time though where ACC fans have to pleased with ESPN, and that is during the ACC Men’s basketball tournament. The ACC …
Mar
08
2016
As we head into the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament UNC blog TarHeelBlog wraps up North Carolina’s win over Duke and the regular season. The Heels go in as the ACC Tournaments #1 seed. Boston College and Jim Christian finished the year without winning an ACC Basketball game. BC blog BCInterruption wonders what Jim …
Mar
07
2016
@Hokiesmash and @TalkinACCSports were joined by Miami AP Sports Writer @ByTimReynolds. We really appreciate @ByTimReynolds joining us on the podcast. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast on ITUNES to get the quickest updates! You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts …
Mar
06
2016
Thanks to @Hokiesmash for sending this press release. ACSMA Announces Basketball Postseason Awards, All-ACC Teams Virginia’s Brogdon voted ACC Player of the Year; Duke’s Ingram takes Freshman honor GREENSBORO, N.C.(theACC.com) – ACC Player of the Year Malcolm Brogdon of Virginia leads the 2015-16 Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA) postseason basketball awards and all-conference …
Mar
06
2016
An amazing 12 of the 15 ACC Tournament Teams have hopes of the NCAA or NIT Tournament going into the ACC Tournament. This should a lot of fun. 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 …
Mar
05
2016
The 2015-2016 college basketball season isn’t over, but one race is, ACC COY. It’s a wrap. It ended on the last Saturday of the regular season. Just like Virginia’s Malcolm Brogdon game last week against UNC effectively ended the ACC POY race, Virginia Tech’s Buzz Williams halted anymore discussion with the Hokies brilliant performance against …
Mar
03
2016
This year in ACC Basketball we’ve had a number of coaches that have done a great job. I’ve narrowed down to the three that I think should be your top candidates. Tony Bennett, Virginia After the loss of top scorer Justin Anderson, some thought Virginia might step back a bit. That didn’t happen. The Cavaliers …
Mar
02
2016
Just a couple of more weeks until selection Sunday! Tell us what you got ACC bloggers. ACC blog ACCPrescription has several ideas how the ACC can generate additional revenue, and not just by launching a network. Did you happen to see Jay Williams of ESPN hold a sign up that said Isaiah Hicks over …
Feb
28
2016
Two weeks until selection Sunday! 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) …