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 …
Feb
16
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 podcastwill air each and every Sunday by 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 live, …
Feb
15
2014
Each week when we do our ACC bubble analysis we primarily focus on that week’s results. When you are on the bubble though, you have to take into account everything, wins, losses, OOC wins, OOC losses. Obviously the ACC Bubble teams need to win take care of their themselves by winning, but we want to …
Feb
13
2014
Count me in on the bandwagon – Syracuse PG Tyler Ennis is now in the picture for Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Men’s Basketball Player of the Year (we knew he was going to be 1st team All-ACC – and an All-American – and now he gets a shot at the ACC’s top individual player award). …
Feb
12
2014
We’ve mentioned from time to time here, that criticisms of ACC basketball have become an exaggerated popular narrative this basketball season. The facts are this. It is not vintage ACC basketball. From top to bottom it’s not as strong as the Big 12 or Big 10. The ACC currently sits 5th in conference RPI. That’s …
Feb
11
2014
If you are in the middle of this Southern Snowstorm stay safe out there… In the meantime we have some articles around ACC Blogosphere for you. Wednesday there are a couple of huge ACC Basketball games. TarHeelFanBlog has a Tale of the Tape for that little rivalry game between North Carolina and Duke. As usual …
Feb
10
2014
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) had a very special podcast on Monday evening. @theACCDN host @JeffFischel joined us to talk about what’s going at the ACC Digital Network. If you follow the blog, you know we’ve written about the @theACCDN in the past as it’s grown from an emerging internet venture to one of if not the …
Feb
09
2014
The ACC is so down they have 9 teams in the top 75 of the RPI. 3 of the top 6 the KenPom.com rankings, and 7 in the top 50. Does that sound like a disappointing basketball conference? No of course not… I’d take the ACC’s top 8 or 9 teams against any in the …
Feb
08
2014
One of the most disappointing parts of the realignment era (2010-2012) was the loss of some great traditional rivalries. There would be no more Texas vs Texas A&M football games, no more Oklahoma vs Nebraska football games, Syracuse and Georgetown would never play basketball again as conference rivals. So it went with conference realignment. With …
Feb
06
2014
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) are back at it with this week’s ACC Podcast. There was plenty of ACC Basketball to discuss and of course a look at the National Signing Day results for the ACC. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. Next week the podcast will be at …
Feb
02
2014
I’m calling this past week moving week for the ACC bubble. A couple of team made huge strides toward the NCAA’s while others suffered devastating losses. Syracuse and Duke played a classic, and I can’t wait for that rematch. In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI …