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 …
Mar
21
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 …
Mar
16
2015
March Madness is upon us! If you’re looking for a Bracket Challenge group, look no further! We are joining up site friend, @JamesCurle, major player in the Riddick & Reynolds podcast this year to do a bracket challenge group. You can join their bracket challenge hosted on ESPN here. Become a fan of the ACC on …
Mar
16
2015
Recently I was approached about a March Madness Sweepstakes and Ad Campaign for Slingbox and ask to write an article about it. For those interested in the Sweepstakes… You can enter to win a Slingbox M1 (68 winners will be chosen). Additionally, one lucky winner will receive a “cube makeover” in their office, college team swag, …
Mar
06
2015
I have no idea where all the time went but March Madness is upon with Selection Sunday only 9 days away. It’s been an interesting ACC basketball season to say the least as well. Syracuse will miss postseason play entirely so that throws a twist into the ACC teams selected for the NCAA Tournament. Barring …
Feb
22
2015
Somebody is surging out of the middle of the pack in the ACC… It’s is those Pitt Panthers. Was it enough to make the field this week? In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top (50) obviously worth more. Any losses outside the RPI top …
Feb
21
2015
We have been wondering what the profitability of the SEC Network would realistically would be. Laughable reports of $20-30 Million per team were tossed around for year 1. Well we now have some more concrete numbers. South Carolina AD Ray Tanner said recently the number could top $5 Million in year one. “Long story …