@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) just completed a podcast with Bart Doan @Bart_CFN of CollegeFootballNews.com. We had Matt Zemek ( @MattZemek_CFN ) last week. These guys know their college football and write some great articles. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. We hope you are enjoying this guest series, because there is more to come on our …
Category Archive: College Basketball
Oct
10
2013
@A_E_M rant of the day for 10/10/2013 – The NCAA and recruiting
The latest from contributor @A_E_M One of the great things that bloggers like myself do is surf the net reading about their favorite teams or sports. Most of those articles I agree with, some I do not, and then there is the ones that make me shake my head and those I write about as “My …
Oct
09
2013
16 years ago today we remember the day Dean Smith retired.
I’d like to welcome our newest contributor @A_E_M. He is a long time UNC Tar Heel fan and also writes for http://isportsweb.com/. We look forward to more insights from @A_E_M. Enjoy! If you have watched college basketball for as long as I have, you have to admit there have been a lot of great moments. Being …
Aug
15
2013
Quick thoughts on this year’s Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
The games times were just announced for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The ACC official site has all kinds information on the history of the 15 year event. So what about the matchups? Oh boy does this should be fun. Indiana at Syracuse, Michigan at Duke, North Carolina at Michigan St. umm yea more please. Those …
Aug
08
2013
Should college athletes be paid for their autographs and likeness?
It is Johnny Manziel one week Jadeveon Clowney the next. Autographs are getting signed by college athletes and likenesses are getting sold. Somebody is making a lot of money. Allegedly some of the athletes are making money too. The NCAA got so freaked out about selling jerseys with a player’s likeness they stopped. Initially I thought, …
Aug
06
2013
Jay Bilas wins Twitter for the Year…
Greetings sports fans!!! Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Ed O’Bannon and some other athletes are suing the NCAA for profiting of their likenesses. … and Jay Bilas might have driven a truck through the NCAA’s defense vs. Ed O’Bannon. USA TODAY Sports found the same thing could be done when …
Aug
05
2013
Articles from around the ACC Blogosphere August 5, 2013.
Just a little over 3 weeks and we’ll be watching football…. Let the countdown begin. ACC Bloggers are how things going in the non Johnny Manziel world? Clemson has heard all summer how they are ready to take the next step after their stirring bowl win over LSU. The Tigers need to be forgetting about …
Jul
30
2013
What should North Carolina do about P.J. Hairston?
This sounds like a good poll question to me. P.J. Hairston was recently sited for reckless driving. That was just after June arrest for marijuana possession. You know the story. Hairston may be jeopardizing his career and life according to ESPN. So what should North Carolina do about P.J. Hairston? Remember don’t think like a rival …
Jul
29
2013
Articles from around the ACC Blogosphere July 29, 2013.
Time for another edition of articles around the ACC Blogosphere. Let’s see what the bloggers are talking about. P.J Hairston just can’t stay out of trouble. I don’t know what’s going on in his head. TarHeelFanBlog asks a great question… So where does Roy Williams go from here? Hairston better get his act together or he’s …
Jul
02
2013
Articles from around the ACC Blogosphere July 2, 2013.
The big news was Monday in the ACC, as Syracuse, Pittsburgh, and Notre Dame (mostly) officially joined the conference. What is the ACC bloggers take on this among other topics? Syracuse blog Nunesmagician introduces themselves to the ACC. CardiacHill, the Pittsburg blog, says it’s spectACCular that Pitt is joining the ACC. Get it? spectACCular… That’s …
Jul
01
2013
With Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse officially in the ACC, here’s what I like about each addition.
Pretty significant day for the ACC Monday as Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, and Syracuse became official members of the ACC. I know some folks are saying what’s the big deal, we knew this was happening for months. It’s never official, until well it’s 100% official. Just ask the Big East, with smart moves to try an …
Jun
27
2013
With Southern Roots, the ACC is about to be an Eastern Conference.
On July 1st the ACC will welcome Pittsburgh, Syracuse, and Notre Dame officially to the ACC with a special event/press conference in New York City. The ACC’s roots lie in South. Seven schools (Clemson, South Carolina, Duke, North Carolina, NC State, Wake Forest, and Maryland) broke away from the Southern Conference to form the ACC along …
Jun
24
2013
Articles from around the ACC Blogosphere June 24, 2013.
This time next week Pittsburgh, Syracuse, and Notre Dame will be official members of the ACC. Pittsburgh blog CardiacHill has done the countdown in a creative way. There are only 7 days left. Good post from ACC Football Rx. Each ACC School, embrace your Legacy. Speaking of ACC Schools embracing their past, Clemson is doing just that. After …
Jun
19
2013
ACC Digital Network reaches a milestone and a possible clue to the ACC Network’s timing…
About 3 months ago we took a look at the the success ACC Digital Network and it’s growth since its beginning in the fall of 2011. Recently it reached a milestone. It became the first major conference to have their Digital Network have over 5 Million views. It leads all major conferences in number of views. …
Jun
10
2013
Articles from around the ACC Blogosphere June 10, 2013.
Do you realize we are less than 2 months away from the college football season? I can see it off in the horizon, but some history in another sport was made this weekend. How are the ACC Bloggers feeling about all this? First lets start with the history. NC State is headed to the College …
Jun
10
2013
Upcoming interviews of current\future ACC Personalities, and others on the ACC Digital Network.
I received this press release today. Looks like some interesting interviews coming up on the ACC Digital Network. To the right on the blog’s sidebar, you can view any these upcoming videos. Jimbo Fisher’s interview is already there. You can also find them on the ACC’s youtube channel. Jeff Fischel of the ACCDN does the interviews, and …















