Jul
07
2022
It’s been a wild 7 days since the announcement of USC and UCLA to the Big 10. As usual, after major realignment news is released, the true nonsense and misinformation begins. We somehow have a swimming blog breaking realignment news, that worked twitter into a frenzy. I’m not even linking it. It’s out there if …
Jun
20
2022
Logo photo provided from Wikipedia Commons Good morning, Atlantic Cost Conference (ACC) sports fans. I’m going to step out of the ACC today – and once again, talk about Title IX once again. As a review, here’s what Title IX covers: Title IX covers all forms of sexual harassment, and sexual violence is considered a …
Jun
03
2022
Viewership for collegiate women’s sports is increasing at all levels, and now the ACC will Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Title IX with special programming via this ESPN Press Release. Over 120 hours of programming celebrating women’s sports Three original programs will premiere on June 23 Hour-long documentary on the 22-time NCAA Champion North Carolina …
Jun
01
2022
ACCPrescription looks at the ACC Projected Revenues through 2035-2036. There are nice bumps in there, but let’s face it ACC AD Jim Philips has some work to do. Clemson baseball coach Monte Lee was let go this week. RubbingtheRock asks was it the right decision? Virginia Tech is the highest seeded ACC going into the …
May
28
2022
Here we go, the last projections for the NCAA Baseball Tournament. With Pittsburgh bowing out of the ACC Tournament, I think the ACC ends up with 10 teams in the field. Sorry, Clemson… Baseball https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2022-ncaa-baseball-tournament-projected-field-of-64/ https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/baseball/bracketology D1Baseball Bracket Projections Softball The last ACC team, Virginia Tech was eliminated today. The ACC with two top 3 …
May
28
2022
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Hope you are doing well. Please enjoy this time with your family and friends this holiday weekend. As I’ve said previously: 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 …
May
25
2022
RPIs were pulled from WarranNolan.com Before the ACC Tournament, the conference was looking at as many as 11 ACC teams possibly reaching the NCAA Tournament. One team that wasn’t on the NCAA radar was Pittsburgh. The Panthers 2-0 with wins over Georgia Tech and Louisville are headed to the ACC Baseball Tournament Semi-Finals and thrown …
May
23
2022
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) move on in our annual previews of the College Football season with the Virginia Tech Hokies. Tim Thomas (@TimThomasTLP) joins us to preview the Hokies season. Please checkout Tim’s work as Editor/Founder of The Tech Lunch Pail (@TechLunchPailD) covering Virginia Tech sports, recruiting, and more. We appreciate Tim joining us! To …
May
22
2022
Here is the ACC Baseball Tournament schedule. This tournament could feature as many as 11 teams that end up in the NCAA Tournament. There will be at least 9 for sure. Last year the ACC Network coverage of post-season baseball was a huge disappointment. Here’s to hope this year is better even with some of …
May
22
2022
We are deep into May, so we need to start paying attention to the baseball and softball projections and results. Baseball https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2022-ncaa-baseball-tournament-projected-field-of-64-51822/ https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/baseball/bracketology D1Baseball Bracket Projections Softball The softball field is set, with the ACC placing 6 teams in the field and the tournament is underway – Virginia Tech, Clemson, and Duke advance to the …
May
21
2022
As we move towards the end of the College Baseball, who is going to be a regional host as we head into the ACC Tournament. Let’s look at the contenders. RPIs are taken from https://www.warrennolan.com/baseball/2022/rpi-live #4 Virginia Tech 40-11 (19-9) Virginia Tech could go winless in the ACCT and they will still be the host. They …
May
21
2022
Since are no rules to NIL, and it’s a chaotic free for all, it’s time for the ACC to think outside box to the benefit of its members. Why can’t the ACC form conference-wide NIL agreements and how could this work? The ACC has corporate sponsorship deals for events and product advertisements for ACC Network. …
May
20
2022
We wondered how the 2020 COVID year would affect Power 5 revenues. Now we know the answer. The ACC and SEC’s decision to play nearly full football season resulted in revenue increases for those conferences via this article from USAToday. From that piece…. The ACC also ended up joining the SEC as the only …
May
19
2022
ACCPrescription looks at ESPN’s Andrea Adelson’s guesses for the 3 the annual rivals in the ACC’s possible 3-5-5 schedule model. Is RubbingtheRock biased suggesting Clemson could have the best defense in the country? I don’t think so, because it is probably true. Miami blog Stateoftheu thinks the ACC Network needs to be more fun. NunesMagician …
May
18
2022
As we move towards the end of the College Baseball, who is going to be a regional host? Let’s look at the contenders. RPIs are taken from https://www.warrennolan.com/baseball/2022/rpi-live #5 Virginia Tech 37-11 (16-9) Barring getting swept by Duke, and going winless in the ACC Tournament Virginia Tech will host. Now the question is how high can …
May
17
2022
We often look at the ACC’s OOC games, but what about the best conference matchup for the season? Let’s rank the top 10 best conference games, with a look back at 6-10. 1) NC State at Clemson – October 1, 2022 Clemson being part of the ACC’s top conference game is not unexpected. NC State …