Jan
18
2021
This basketball season has been hard for the entire NCAA. It has been a series of starts and stops. College basketball is doing its best to get games in. But it has become a disjointed mess. There has been no flow and it has been difficult to figure out if your favorite team is playing …
Jan
17
2021
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. 15. Boston College (3-10) Last week: 15 BC did pick up a win this week over Miami, but that’s not enough to move them out of the bottom of this list. 14. Wake Forest (3-5) Last week: 14 Wake Forest is going to breakthrough. They pushed Virginia Tech Sunday, but …
Jan
16
2021
North Carolina showed spurts of promise Saturday at Florida State, prompting ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas to attempt to sooth coach Roy Williams’ anxiety. Bilas believes the Tar Heels improving and develop into a strong team despite the 82-75 loss to the Seminoles. And that was before Anthony Harris entered the game in the …
Jan
16
2021
After that Gonzaga loss, Virginia started flying under the radar. Well Tony Bennett is figuring things out like you knew he would, and here come the Hoos after beating top 15 Clemson by more than 30 on the road. Attribute the score to Clemson, coming off a COVID-pause if you wish, but you’d be making …
Jan
16
2021
It’s been a huge refrain across college basketball. Teams just aren’t ready to play post COVID pause for a week or two. Practices become disjointed at best. Two or three weeks can go by without any real game play action. Chemistry and continuity are are lost for at least a little while. That was the …
Jan
15
2021
So what are some suggestions for improving ACC Football? ACCPrescription has got some good ideas. RubbingtheRock said Justyn Ross is coming back for Clemson. That’s a big deal, and great news for Clemson. Will McKenzie Milton be FSU starting QB next year? Here are takeaways from his press conference according to ChopChat. BackingthePack tells …
Jan
14
2021
By TOM SHANAHAN Duke coach David Cutcliffe announced he’s shuffled his coaching staff following a 2-9 season, but the most significant move involved the head coach. He’s given up the play-calling duties and going back to a CEO role. This time last year Cutcliffe took over the play-calling duties while planning for the 2020 season. …
Jan
14
2021
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Do you realize selection Sunday is only a couple of months away? Here’s is a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2020. Men http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracketology/detail/ Women http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/bracketology Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Jan
13
2021
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. The College Football season just ended with another Alabama national title. While their fans celebrate, the rest of us are ready to look ahead at the Way Too Early Top 25 2021 College Football Rankings. Here are several rankings. Even without Notre Dame, and a dud bowl season the ACC …
Jan
13
2021
Duke demonstrated it can overcome a double-digit first half deficit, rallying from 16 points down a week ago to beat Boston College at Cameron Indoor Stadium. But Boston College isn’t Virginia Tech. And the road in the ACC is different. Duke managed to close an 18-point first-half deficit to 11 by intermission and trailed by …
Jan
12
2021
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. It’s been brewing for awhile, but the college football post-season is officially broken. ESPN says last night’s national championship game drew 18.7 million viewers. That is …. yeesh. Per @paulsen_smw, the previous low for a BCS or CFP title game was 21.4M for USC 55, Oklahoma 19 in 2004. — …
Jan
11
2021
Two months ago, Duke basketball opened the season ranked No. 8, a projection based on a deep and talented roster. Only its youth prevented a higher level. A month ago, following home losses to Michigan State and Illinois, Duke looked like 10 or 11 jagged puzzle pieces from separate boxes scrambled together, They didn’t fit. …
Jan
10
2021
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. 15. Boston College (2-9) Last week: 15 Two more games, two more losses. That’s Boston College basketball. 14. Wake Forest (3-3) Last week: 14 Wake Forest was competitive in road losses to Virginia and Duke. They’ll pull an upset on somebody. 13. Notre Dame (3-7) Last Week: 12 Notre Dame …
Jan
09
2021
Mike Krzyzewski returned to the bench from week-long COVID-19 isolation protocols with some lengthy discussions. The initial comments enthusiastically praised his team’s continued improved offensive chemistry resulting in a 79-68 win over Wake Forest Saturday afternoon at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils (4-2, 3-0 ACC) have won three straight games since demoralizing back-to-back losses …
Jan
09
2021
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Like we did with College Football, where we periodically checked in on the ACC COY race we are going to the same with College Basketball. It should have been NC State’s Dave Doeren in the fall, but the ACC media didn’t agree. Will they agree this time? Who are the …
Jan
08
2021
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Do you realize selection Sunday is only a couple of months away? Here’s is a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2020. Men http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracketology/detail/ Women http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page