Jun
20
2015
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans!! 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 many sports (including male and female sports). The Directors’ Cup, founded by the National Association of College Directors of Athletics and …
Jun
17
2015
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. It’s slowly getting to that dead point in the sports year, right, lol? The NBA Finals and the NHL Stanley Cup are only going to last a little longer, as well as the College World Series. What you are you going to do to get your college …
Jun
14
2015
The U.S. Open heads out west this year. This season’s second major will held at links style Chambers Bay up in the Pacific Northwest. 1. Rory Mcilory Rory Mcilory has a gear no other golfer in the world has right now. If he’ gets rolling he could blow away the field. He’s the world’s …
Jun
10
2015
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. The NBA Finals and the NHL Stanley Cup will keep us for company for a while, right? However, we still have quite a way to go before college football starts lol. As our friend @vabeachrep said, we have Arena Football League and I mentioned that we also …
Jun
09
2015
Thanks to @Hokiesmash for sending this release. Start checking out those bowl dates and times now. 2015-16 College Football Bowl Schedule Unveiled The 2015-16 college football postseason will begin with five bowl games on Sat., Dec. 19 and will include a record-setting number of matchups involving schools from all 10 Football Bowl Subdivision conferences. In all, forty-one postseason games …
May
31
2015
We know the SEC Network is a money maker, and has greatly added to the SEC’s financial bottom line. That news was pretty much expected. There’s been some subtle NCAA college baseball tournament TV scheduling going on that I’m quite surprised hasn’t had more attention regarding the SEC Network. If you haven’t noticed the SEC …
May
25
2015
Happy Memorial Day wherever you are, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans!! Today, we remember and honor those who sacrificed their lives in defense of this great country on Memorial Day. It’s become a Memorial Day tradition for me to watch the NCAA Men’s Division I Lacrosse Final Four and Championship over the long holiday weekend. …
May
19
2015
If you read the blog, you know we keep an eye on the ACC Network discussions. The SEC Network appears to be a solid success right out of the gate. The Big 10 network after some early issues, is a money maker. Conference networks aren’t homeruns though. The Mountain West Network didn’t survive, and now …
May
16
2015
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans!! What is the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup? It is an award that honors institutions maintaining broad-based athletics programs success in many sports (including male and female sports). The Directors’ Cup, founded by the National Association of College Directors of Athletics and USA Today, began in 1993-1994 for …
May
12
2015
We finally have reach the end of our coach rankings going into the 2015 season. Agree or disagree I hope you’ve enjoyed the series. Ok, Let’s see who is on on top. Records shown are at current school with their conference records. Coaching Rankings : 10-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-68 1) Urban Meyer – Ohio State …
May
10
2015
Records shown are at current school with their conference records. Coaching Rankings : 1-9 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-68 10) Bill Snyder – Kansas State (187-94, 109-71-1) One of the true coaching greats in college football, Bill Snyder is the only coach that’s ever been able to win at Kansas State. He still winning there too. Snyder …
Apr
18
2015
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans!! We’ve reported here in the past on the ACC’s performance in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. The Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup honors institutions maintaining broad-based athletics programs success in many sports (including male and female sports). The Directors’ Cup, founded by the National Association of College Directors …
Apr
11
2015
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans!! 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 many sports (including male and female sports). The Directors’ Cup, founded by the National Association of College Directors of Athletics and …
Apr
07
2015
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Gary Parrish, CBSSports.com national men’s college basketball insider, has “a ridiculously early look” at the 2015-16 Men’s College Basketball Preseason Top 25 poll. And there’s a lot of good news for the ACC (from the early look at this top 25, Hoos coming in at #1 – …
Apr
02
2015
Greetings, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Tonight, we have some interesting stuff for you. We actually saw #FireRoyWilliams hashtags on Twitter – yes, that’s actually a thing. Seriously. Really?!?!?!?! The #FireRoyWilliams loons are out in force. Those people might be one card sort of a full deck. — Matthew (@hokiesmash) March 27, 2015 Our …
Mar
23
2015
During March Madness we are being sponsored by Slingbox. Slingbox is a unique technology that lets you watch your home TV anywhere in the world, on any device. That means you get all your live cable or satellite TV channels and recorded shows on your phone, tablet, or laptop. Slingbox has superior video and audio …