Feb
21
2017
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) basketball fans. Hope you are enjoying the last couple of weeks of ACC conference basketball season. Before you know it, the ACC tournament will be here in full swing. My buddy @TalkinACCSports (Jeffrey Fann) repeatedly keeps you up-to-date on the ACC Bubble Analysis. Virginia Tech is right in the …
Feb
19
2017
Just a short post for today… A few days ago we posted the ACC’s NCAA and Bubble Tracker. With Selection Sunday we have to keep an eye on the national bubble scene. For the ACC – UNC, Louisville, Duke, FSU, Notre Dame, and Virginia Are locks. Miami and Virginia Tech are in really good shape. …
Feb
18
2017
Good read from Wolfpacker.com as they interviewed NC State AD Debbie Yow on a variety of topics including NC State’s basketball coaching search since the firing of Mark Gottfried. I’ve also seen a couple of internet rumors, that suggest the ACC Channel may be delayed. As usual most of these message board rumors are completely …
Feb
14
2017
Ok ACC Bloggers what do you have for us? Hokie blog FightingGobbler recaps Virginia Tech’s monster win over Virginia from Sunday night. What’s NC State blog Backing the Pack’s take on the report that Mark Gottfried was reportedly fired. The report was then denied by Wolfpack Officials. Clemson blog RubbingtheRock calls Clemson D-Line University. Do you …
Feb
13
2017
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Interesting report tonight from Raleigh-Durham, NC Metro area ABC 11 sports anchor, Mark Armstrong. Here is my 6pm Gottfried report: pic.twitter.com/QpIVEppC9B — Mark Armstrong (@ArmstrongABC11) February 13, 2017 Armstrong is reporting that Gottfried will be replaced at year’s end – and overtures have have gone …
Feb
13
2017
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Hope you are doing well. Kansas State head football coach, Bill Snyder, issued a recent statement on his health condition: MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head football coach Bill Snyder addressed today reports of his current health, which will not affect his duties leading the Wildcat program. “I …
Feb
08
2017
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Just a quick post here – I really did think Virginia Tech was going to win tonight at Miami – VT was leading most of the 1st half – and then had a meltdown for a minute before the 1st half was over (and was …
Feb
07
2017
Hello ACC fans, I know this is a sports blog and has nothing to do with politics. However, @Hokiesmash_ASD wrote a very interesting blog post this afternoon where he felt that the ACC headquarters was going to move out of North Carolina due to HB 2. Matthew, correctly argues that the NCAA has pulled numerous …
Feb
07
2017
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Today, we wrote about the very real possibility of the ACC moving its neutral site championships if the State of North Carolina does not repeal HB2. Louisville has the perfect stadium for a long-term commitment to the ACC baseball tournament. Jim Patterson Stadium Details Seating for …
Feb
07
2017
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. By now, you’ve heard of HB2 – we don’t know to go into the details of that North Carolina law. What you need to know now is that HB2 – if not repealed in the next 12 days – will impact the State of North …
Feb
04
2017
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. As you know, we’ve written about Baylor (and their unconscionable environment for sexual assault victims) on many occasions here at the site. Recently, a lawsuit was filed by Baylor sexual assault victim, Elizabeth Doe (her name is protected for privacy purposes) – and the lawsuit alleges the …
Jan
28
2017
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) basketball fans. Raise your hand if you had Georgia Tech with ACC men’s hoops wins vs. North Carolina, Florida State, and Notre Dame – unless you were the most homer Georgia Tech fan in the world, you didn’t have this at all. I myself had Georgia Tech at 14th …
Jan
25
2017
So, today is the day that ESPN has announced that Brent Musburger will no longer be calling games for the company. I must say, this is a blow to me. We all have a few announcers that paved the way for sports to come into our lives. Those announcers for me were Brent Musburger, Keith …
Jan
21
2017
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Wake Forest Men’s Basketball Coach, Danny Manning, is making some progress (h/t @Robert_Reinhard). From @BloggerSoDear, SB Nation’s Wake Forest University athletics blog: The Wake Forest Demon Deacons did something they had not done in 1,115 days – win an ACC road game. The game got far more interesting …
Jan
03
2017
To start the new year out right, I’m setting up a separate Twitter account for myself – you can check out @AllSportsDACC material from me at @HokieSmash_ASD. We’d really appreciate the follow – and we will reciprocate. Thanks much and Happy New Year!! Matthew
Jan
01
2017
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. How bad was Ohio State’s 31-0 loss to Clemson in the national College Football Playoff semifinal? Historically bad for Urban Meyer – and we mean really bad: If it holds, Clemson’s 31-point margin would make this the worst loss of Urban Meyer’s head coaching career (194 games). …