Jun
03
2020
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Virginia Tech men’s basketball coach, Mike Young, recently issued a statement on the death of George Floyd. Please see his statement below: pic.twitter.com/YTwswv6yz5 — Mike Young (@CoachMKYoung) June 1, 2020 Proud of Coach Mike Young. Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and …
Jun
03
2020
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Virginia Tech Football Defensive Coordinator, Justin Hamilton, had one of the better statements I’ve seen thus far on racism in society. His tweets say it all: ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻✊ Spread Love (pt 1) pic.twitter.com/S9W0zSFQPU — Justin Hamilton (@coach_ham) June 1, 2020 Pt 2 pic.twitter.com/XKSedAbJMt — Justin Hamilton (@coach_ham) …
May
31
2020
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Kudos to Virginia Tech football for a strong statement on the death of George Floyd. Unity, inclusion, and social justice. Choosing compassion, working to understand, and showing kindness are always correct choices. We must be better. We have to be better. https://t.co/aAGjKywxhK — Brad Wurthman (@wurthman) …
May
24
2020
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. I thinking today about how National Collegiate Athletics Association teams are going to have to be creative and save money in a lot of different ways because many are footing the entire bill for their athletes in all sports (which is good). This, however, also means …
May
21
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing So here we go… We just did The All-Time Top 75 NFL Players from a current ACC School, and now we’re moving to the professional basketball list. Enjoy! Players 6-10 | Players 11-15 | Players 16-20 | Players 21-25 Some players are still in the middle their careers on the list and could …
May
18
2020
This is supposed to be a dead period in football recruiting. With no official visits allowed to be taken, and coaches not allowed to conduct camps on campus one would think that there would be no recruiting news. Well, that has NOT been the reality of the situation. We are seeing more verbal commitments now …
May
15
2020
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Our friend, Will Ojanen, frequent guest on the @AllSportsDACC podcast – and part of the team at @ACCNation, had this to say about Miami: Also, what did Manny Diaz prove in year one that makes you believe he can be a good coach? — Will Ojanen …
May
15
2020
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) football fans. Last week, we posted a poll on what people thought about the current ACC football conference divisional structure. For several years, there have been two ACC football divisions – the Atlantic and the Coastal Divisions. We were curious as to what our followers thought of the …
May
15
2020
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Just a very quick post here, eh? Our friend, Evan Roberts (@ER) of @RedWhitePodcast recently joined @TalkinACCSports and I on the @AllSportsDACC podcast. You can listen to that episode here. Evan and I (@HokieSmash_ASD) agreed to a charity bet on that episode of the podcast (more …
Apr
30
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Very brief post here for tonight. On Saturday, April 25, 2020, Louisville football recruit, Dexter Rentz Jr. was a victim of gun violence. Our hearts here at @AllSportsDACC go out to #CardNation. Louisville football signee, Ocoee High senior Dexter Rentz …
Apr
30
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Just a quick post here – Wake Forest absolutely nailed their men’s basketball coaching hire. Wake Forest moved very fast on this hire. Just this week, SB Nation Wake Forest Athletics Blog (not associated with the university), Blogger So Dear, dropped …
Apr
04
2020
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. #StayHome While we have some time on our hands before college sports begins, I think I’d dig back in the memory bank to see who really needs to be recognized for their athletic accomplishments. And there really are some deserving candidates. I recently blogged about how …
Mar
31
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. While there are a lot bigger issues going on right now than when sports will return, it still can be a topic of conversation. When sports returns is an indication when normalcy can return. Glimmers of hope are starting to peak through in the United States, but we’ve got a …
Mar
28
2020
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. The United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – and Canada’s Health Canada have recent published some guidelines on Coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention, risks, symptoms, and isolation. You can check out the guidelines here: CDC Health Canada It is worth your time to read the …
Mar
28
2020
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Small businesses are the engines that run our economy – and account for many of our nation’s jobs. And the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a major impact on restaurants. There are estimates 7% of the Virginia workforce are working in restaurants (h/t @NBCWashington) Get ready for the …
Mar
21
2020
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Many of us are missing the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament, the NCAA Frozen Four (e.g. the Men’s Ice Hockey Final Four), NCAA track and field, NCAA baseball and softball, and NCAA lacrosse. As we look to the future of college sports this year, it’s always …