A uniquely American sport celebrates its sesquicentennial this season. College football’s growth over the next 150 years since Rutgers beat Princeton on Nov. 6, 1869, quickly spread sea to sea and halfway across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii. The game learned to adapt to the times, albeit sometimes slowly, but no transformation has been more …

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  Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Very quick post here: In 2018, Virginia Tech softball clocked in at 23 wins and 20 losses.   The Hokies last NCAA tournament bid was in 2015. We fast forward to 2019 – and you see the Hokies at 45-8 (!!!!).  This might be the best college …

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Greetings, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Just a quick post here this afternoon. Site friend, James Curle (@JamesCurle), has a fundraising page in support of March of Dimes. If history holds next year, the goal will be higher, I’ll assume there’s no way we can meet it, then you lovely folks will step up …

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Gonna be a really quick post here, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. If you haven’t heard, Cal Poly is in trouble with the NCAA for providing a larger stipend than permitted for the cost of textbooks.  According to the NCAA: For a period of three-and-one half years, Cal Poly violated book-related financial aid legislation. …

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  Anytime Michigan State crosses paths with LSU or Alabama, Nick Saban’s name comes up. That’s true even when the subject is basketball as it was this week in Washington, D.C.. Michigan State’s second-seeded team faces No. 3-seed LSU in an NCAA Tournament’s Sweet Sixteen game tonight at the Capital One Center, Spartans’ basketball coach …

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  Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) men’s basketball fans. Just a quick post here for tonight.  @AllSportsDACC‘s recommended March Madness bracket contest is right below: Come join the “Hokies 5 minute brackets” group in ESPN Tournament Challenge and see if your bracket beats the rest. #bracket https://t.co/pwr2bT1IZF — Brian Shenk (@Bshenk15) March 17, 2019 …

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Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans.  Hope you are well during this snow day if you live in the DC area (and wherever you have bad weather!)  Stay safe and read some @AllSportsDACC content. With the ACC Network launching on Thursday night, August 22, 2019, we thought it would be a good idea …

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For people waiting to see if North Carolina and Basketball Hall-of-Fame coach Roy Williams has the secret formula to slow down Duke, college hoop’s football version of the Alabama Death Star, forget digging into his game-plan history. Syracuse Basketball Hall-of-Fame coach Jim Boeheim says it’s simple: You have to keep up with them offensively, although …

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  Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. I’m about to talk major history here – going way back to the days of the Metro Conference.  Virginia Tech was once in a conference with schools like the University Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Memphis State (now the University of Memphis), and Tulane.  Later members included Florida State …

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These videos gave me plenty to laugh about. The creators did a nice job.     Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page

Even though I don’t have a rooting interest in a Pac 12 team, I am fascinated by what’s going on out there in that conference. There is a great article from OregonLive.com that details the Pac 12 hiring of PR Firm to help with their brand.  Here are a couple of highlights from that article. The …

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Okay, so here’s the deal – quick and short post – at the beginning of the season, I bet @HunkerDownHokie that Virginia Tech would win the over on -7.5 football games.  On other words, Virginia Tech would have to win 8 or more games.  @HunkerDownHokie  won the bet – he told me he would forgo the …

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  Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and college sports fans. During this holidays season (and really all year round), it’s important to remember those that are less fortunate. Towards that end, we at @AllSportsDACC would like to make you aware of non-profit in need of assistance.  Specifically, Bringing Resources to Aid Women’s Shelters (BRAWS), …

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Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Primarily, we blog about ACC sports here at @AllSportsDACC.   We are cognizant of the fact that the greater majority of ACC athletes will never be professional athletes – and one of the major benefits of playing ACC sport is that you get an educational scholarship, which hopefully …

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  Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. This tweet became so popular, it’s now a blog post. You’re welcome lol. I still can’t believe #UNC actively handed Satterfield to Louisville. — AllSportsDACC (@AllSportsDACC) December 4, 2018 Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page

Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving – and are having an even better Christmas season (remember, last Sunday was the first Sunday after Advent – as my friend the late @vabeachrep said, Christmas isn’t just a day – it’s an entire season). Clearly, Louisville was in dire straits …

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