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May
18
2017
Baylor deserves nothing less then the DEATH PENALTY
I don’t understand how Baylor University still has a football team. I don’t understand how they still have an Athletic Department. I don’t understand how Baylor is still part of the Big XII. They are an embarrassment to the academic institution of Baylor University. Now, Baylor is no novice to disturbing scandals within it’s athletic …
Apr
30
2017
What do we want from our sports coverage?
As we all know, this week has been a rough one for ESPN on-air talent. A lot of the people who we saw, get laid-off in real time via Twitter (which was weird watching people announce they had been let go) and the reaction from people got me to thinking. What do we want from …
Apr
26
2017
ESPN killing the last of its journalistic credibility with layoffs.
You probably know by now that ESPN absolutely gutted it’s journalistic talent base Wednesday. @awfulannouncing has a complete list of everyone let go. There are too many names to give our thoughts on all the people that were laid off. I’ll talk about about a few in detail in a moment. I understand it’s a business for ESPN. My …
Apr
16
2017
A Very Heartfelt Letter from University of Virginia President, Teresa Sullivan
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Happy Easter wherever you are! We stand with @virginia_tech. President Sullivan’s letter to President Sands: https://t.co/31PmxOSqp9 pic.twitter.com/RA1RqtkAAJ — UVA (@UVA) April 16, 2017 I read this letter this morning from the University of Virginia President, Teresa Sullivan. It was wonderful. Please read every word. God …
Apr
16
2017
Legislation Proposes that #UNC and #NCState Leave Conference if #ACC Boycotts State of North Carolina
Woof. North Carolina lawmakers file bill that would pull #UNC + #NCState from @theACC if #ACC boycotts the state again after #HB2 fallout. @myfox8 pic.twitter.com/6xDhUZGFvz — Alex Rose (@AlexRoseNews) April 12, 2017 Let’s get right to the point of this legislation (HB 728): Republican representatives Bert Jones, Chris Millis, Mark Brody and Jeff Collins …
Apr
16
2017
2017 Director’s Cup Standings – Final Winter Update
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Happy Easter!! College football and men’s basketball are over now – but we got the @AllSportsDACC spring football podcast series up and running – and it’s live!!! Make sure you check it out. Many of you might not have heard of the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. It is …
Apr
16
2017
Las Vegas Journal Report: Desiree Reed-Francois agrees to become UNLV’s athletic director
Happy Easter, everyone!! The mark of an excellent athletic director or coach is that he starts to develop a web of hires around the country. You always see, for example, the Coach K coaching tree (look at Steve Wojciechowski at Marquette or Chris Collins at Northwestern). Virginia Tech’s Whit Babcock now appears to have that …
Apr
15
2017
Former @AllSportsDACC Contributors – Where are they now?
When I started this blog way back 2011 just to get my thoughts out on the ACC Sports primarily, I never imagined it would have thousands of reads with a podcast with all the great guests we’ve had. @Hokiesmash_ASD has done so much work organizing that over the years. @JamesIV1978, our newest contributor, is current …
Apr
08
2017
#ACC Leading the Way in Hiring Female Athletic Directors and Management Personnel (H/T @AAdelsonESPN)
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Hope you are enjoying some of the early ACC spring football games. Just a quick post for tonight – saw this great story from Andrea Adleson of ESPN – and we are really glad that she is bringing attention to this. The ACC is leading the way in …
Apr
08
2017
The @AllSportsDACC #ACC Football Podcasts Are Back!!!!!!
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We have a lot in store for you at @AllSportsDACC: On Sunday, @MikeKlineDSB talks #Duke football w/ @TalkinACCSports & I on the @AllSportsDACC #ACC podcast – the longest running ACC podcast. — Matthew (@hokiesmash_ASD) April 8, 2017 Obviously we can’t have a fun podcast without great guests …
Apr
05
2017
Associated Press Report: Nebraska Law Enforcement Officials Investigating Some #BBN Threats to NCAA Referee
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Hope all is well in your world. If you haven’t heard, right after Kentucky lost to North Carolina in the NCAA tournament, one of the referees in the game, John Higgins, got harassed by some really terrible Big Blue Nation fans. We’ve really seen a new …
Apr
02
2017
Meet Former Virginia Tech Wide Receiver, Ernest Wilford, Now an Award-Winning Jacksonville, FL Police Officer
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. A nice story from the good news department to close the Sunday evening: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After a kidnapped 2-year-old girl was found safe in a dumpster Thursday evening less than an hour after she was taken in Northwest Jacksonville, the girl’s grandmother commended the Jacksonville Sheriff’s …
Mar
29
2017
Does the #ACC Follow the NCAA on HB2? Most Likely, Yes.
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. A couple days again, we blogged about the status of future NCAA tournaments in the State of North Carolina (which, in short, is pretty much based on the repeal of HB2 in North Carolina). For more about that, read our post here. If you asked me today, it’s …