Mar
05
2014
Ahead of Jeff’s (@TalkinACCSports on Twitter) and my (@HokieSmash) Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) podcast with Jerran Anderson (@HereGoJayAgain on Twitter), and Former Virginia Tech Men’s Basketball Player, Marcus Travis (@ItsMe_Teezy on Twitter), we have an all-ACC awards ballot for you. Specifically, the ACC ballot includes the all-ACC 1st, 2nd, and 3rd teams, the all-ACC Freshmen …
Mar
04
2014
Just a short post for tonight… 2 Weeks ago the ACC tournament picture looked nice and tidy – 5 locks (Virginia, Syracuse, UNC, Duke, and Pittsburgh) It’s completely been turned upside down since. Pittsburgh loses at home to Florida State and N.C. State to slide back towards the bubble. Florida State has won 4 of …
Mar
03
2014
With Syracuse, Pittsburgh, and Notre Dame joining the ACC this year, many basketball fans were ready to anoint the ACC the best basketball conference in America. That was pre-mature, and obviously made by folks that haven’t followed ACC Basketball in recent years. The bottom of the ACC is struggling and I mean really struggling, but …
Mar
02
2014
Congratulations to the Virginia Cavaliers for clinching the top seed in the ACC Tournament. It might be unofficial, but I’m calling them the ACC regular season champions. How did their win over Syracuse affect their NCAA position, and how did it affect Syracuse’s? Anyone else make a move? In my ranking system, any RPI top …
Mar
02
2014
It is Sunday, so you know it is once again time for another episode of “Pushing the Envelope”. As I have said before the podcast will air each and every Sunday on CLNSRadio, and can also be heard by going to BlogTalkRadio starting at 10:00 a.m. EST. And if you can not catch the show …
Mar
02
2014
If you read this blog, as early as mid January I was saying Virginia was turning into a very dangerous team. The signs were there you just had to be paying attention. A month and half later Virginia clinched the regular season ACC title by dismantling a very good Syracuse team. The Cavaliers have won their …
Feb
27
2014
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) are talking some ACC basketball tonight, and we are talking about ACC Bubbles. Who’s in Who’s out… To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In this order, these are topics @HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) covered on this podcast. A look back at Syracuse\Duke and “The Call” …
Feb
25
2014
ACC Basketball is in the homestretch, and it’s been a fun year especially at the top of the conference. What do the ACC Bloggers have to say about things? What’s one of the biggest factors in UNC’s 9 game winning streak? TarHeelFanBlog says it’s Marcus Paige’s play in the 2nd half of games. Syracuse blog …
Feb
23
2014
ACC basketball is fun to watch again. Elite Teams, bubble madness, Hall of Fame Coaches battling, tons of media coverage… It’s what John Swofford always dreamed of. Now about those bubble teams… In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top (50) obviously worth more. Any losses …
Feb
23
2014
Head coach Jim Boeheim is a lot smarter than I thought. The loss that his Syracuse squad took against their new rivals Duke is something that lasted forty minutes. Nothing more or less. But the tantrum that the head man of the programs showed during the last seconds of the game will last quite longer. …
Feb
23
2014
It is Sunday, so you know it is once again time for another episode of “Pushing the Envelope”. As I have said before the podcast will air each and every Sunday on CLNSRadio, and can also be heard by going to BlogTalkRadio starting at 10:00 a.m. EST. And if you can not catch the show …
Feb
23
2014
When you the read the title of this post, notice I didn’t say the best conference. The Big 12 and Big 10 might actually be deeper, but is there a more compelling conference in the country right now than the ACC? Pat Forde of Yahoo sports says the ACC is the hottest conference going. ESPN …
Feb
22
2014
Back in August 2013, @HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) were asked by @RyneHancock19 if we’d be interested in having an ACC podcast partnered with Road Warriors Radio. It sounded like a good idea, and we’ve had a lot of fun doing it. We’ve a lot of great guests, and we just wanted to take a look back at …
Feb
20
2014
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) had a lot of ground to cover in this podcast. ACC basketball might not be the best top to bottom conference, but it’s clear it has become the country’s most compelling conference. Just ask Yahoo Sports how the ACC has become the hottest conference around. To download the audio …
Feb
18
2014
We are getting into late February, that’s when your basketball team better get going for the stretch run… What do the ACC bloggers have for us? The North Carolina Tar Heels are one one team getting hot at the right time. TarHeelFanBlog called the win at FSU gutty and resilient. I agree especially with James Michael …
Feb
16
2014
This week will be known as the week that “could have been” for several ACC teams. When you have a team on ropes and you are on the bubble, you have to finish. As we go through our Bubble Analysis you’ll see teams which teams helped themselves and which ones if they miss tournament will …