Oct
09
2014
We have some great news for followers of the blog and ACC podcasts that @Hokiesmash and I @TalkinACCSports try bring you on a regular basis. First the AllSportsDiscussion.com blog was endorsed by USBWA the US Basketball Writers Association. We were very pleased to hear that! Thanks to @HokieSmash for doing the legwork to set that up. We have …
Oct
02
2014
Just a short post for tonight…. We are right in the middle of football season, but for those peeking ahead to basketball, the new ACC is looking a lot like the old ACC. You know what means right? It’s means the best basketball in the country. I’m a football guy first, but I do love …
Sep
01
2014
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. I know you are all glad that college football is here (Jeff and I were dying those first three weeks of August lol). We are very thankful that college football is back. Over the summer, I needed something to occupy the time before college football starts. As …
Aug
08
2014
Well there we have it, the week 8/3/2014, will be remembered as the week that changed major college athletics for better or for worse. We probably really won’t know sure for another 10 years or so. If you haven’t followed the last 2 days. Two majors rulings were handed down… The NCAA granted the Power …
Aug
08
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports have another great podcast for you. We are are looking at the ACC’s newest member Louisville today. We are pleased to have special podcast guest @theBigRedLouie. He runs the excellent Louisville blog BigRedLouie.com. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. You can also find this most recent podcast and all our …
Jul
14
2014
The SEC’s media days are this week. The ACC”s are next week. Yes College Football is right around the corner. It’s getting close folks… In honor of our podcast guests this week @ztevans (previewing UNC) and @TreadMillHorse (previewing Virginia Tech) we are going to start with a North Carolina and a Virginia Tech blog. Remember …
Jul
07
2014
It’s ACC blogger time… What’s happening out there in the ACC blogosphere? Are you an ACC opponent of the Florida State Seminoles this year? What does FSU blog Tomahawknation think of your chances of beating the might Seminoles? Florida State is most the talented team in the country… Fact. Sorry Alabama, Auburn, Oregon or anyone else. For …
Jul
03
2014
Thanks to site contributor @HokieSmash for this release from the ACC. It’s never too late to take look back at the NBA draft that was last week. The ACC had a strong performance with the most players selected tied with the Pac 12. In fact the ACC had both good NBA and NFL drafts this year. …
Jun
30
2014
Less than 2 months until the College Football season starts yea! In the meantime there’s plenty of news to go around. What do the ACC bloggers have for us? Let’s start with Louisville. Tuesday they will be official members of the ACC. Louisville blog CardChronicle says it’s time to meed the Cardinals. We go from …
Jun
26
2014
Wednesday night continued one of the most bizarre streaks in college sports. When Vanderbilt defeated Virginia in Game 3 of their series, the ACC’s streak of 59 straight years without a NCAA baseball title continued. Frankly this is an astonishing streak, considering the quality of baseball played in the ACC. That would be more than …
Jun
24
2014
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Hope the summer is flying by quickly for you. Jeff (@TalkinACCSports) and I (@HokieSmash) have some great material coming up this summer on the site – we hope it will get you through to football season 😉 We are at the end of the year where …
Jun
24
2014
Thanks to @HokieSmash for this press release from the ACC! The NBA draft kind of snuck up on us didn’t it? Here is a NBA Mock Draft for you to check out. 2014 ACC NBA Draft Primer Thursday, June 26, 2014 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. 7:00 p.m., ESPN http://theacc.co/ACCinNBADraft ACC NBA Draft Selections by School, …
Jun
20
2014
Just over a year ago, I wrote a piece titled “In 2014, ACC basketball will have the greatest collection of coaches ever”. Well it’s 2014, and @theACCDN has brought together 4 of the mose celebrated ACC basketball coaches Rick Pitino, Roy Williams, Jim Boeheim, and Mike Krzyzewski for a series of sitdown discussions. It’s a series of videos that …
Jun
14
2014
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans!! It is time for the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup Update!! The Director’s Cup award honors institutions maintaining broad-based athletics programs success in many sports (including male and female sports). The Directors’ Cup , founded by the National Association of College Directors of Athletics and USA Today, began …
Jun
10
2014
Congratulations to the Virginia Cavaliers for advancing to the College World Series! You know we will be checking in on a Virginia blog or two for reaction. John Swofford appreciates Virginia and Georgia Tech beating Maryland in the last 2 weeks, saving him from some awkward moments with Maryland University. With that loss, the Maryland …
Jun
06
2014
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans!! Many of you might not have heard of the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. It is an award that honors institutions maintaining broad-based athletics programs success in many sports (including male and female sports). The Directors’ Cup , founded by the National Association of College Directors of Athletics …