Feb
23
2020
DURHAM – Three months ago, Virginia Tech’s players celebrated wildly on the court in the Maui Invitational as the Hokies upset then-No. 3-ranked Michigan State. Virginia Tech was 6-0 under new coach Mike Young with what it hoped was a signature win. That was then, this is now. Michigan State has failed to lived up …
Feb
22
2020
To Coach Mel Tucker: Welcome back to Michigan State. Your two seasons as a graduate assistant in the 1997 and 1998 seasons on Nick Saban’s football staff was time for you to learn more about the school than we know about you upon your return 22 years later. So I’m wondering how much you learned …
Feb
21
2020
For Current RPI Rankings and Quadrant Wins http://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2020/rpi-live This where I see each ACC teams’ NCAA Chances. On Sundays we post Bracket Projections from several sports sites. 1. Florida State (22-4, 12-3) Projected NCAA Seed 2 Florida State has moved to the top of the ACC, but a tricky week awaits at NC State then …
Feb
20
2020
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We’re going to step out of the ACC today and offer some words of praise to a friend of ours. Matt Zemek was hired as the temporary – soon to be permanent – editor of @TrojanWire. You can expect a lot of excellent coverage on University …
Feb
20
2020
RALEIGH – Ah, this must have been what it was like in the older, smaller ACC days when N.C. State played on an NCAA Tournament level with neighboring Duke and North Carolina for bragging rights in the Triangle. Unranked N.C. State looked like anything but a team still seeking an NCAA bid as the Wolfpack …
Feb
19
2020
ACCPrescription details the writeup of a Notre Dame that says the Irish should join the ACC in football. Good points were made… The Irish will never make the playoff without running the table. YellowJackedUp asks if Georgia Tech can reach the 10 win mark in the ACC. Well they have 7 now after defeating Wake Forest. …
Feb
18
2020
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) welcome one of our favorite guests @ztevans. We were glad to have him back, and appreciate him joining us. Zach is at @Speed51DotCom as a Content Supervisor. Check him out over there. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2. We are also now available on Stitcher! http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/httpwwwtalkshoecomtalkshoewebtalkcastjspmasterid130024cmdtc/the-acc-weekly-podcast?refid=stpr0 We are also now available on PodBean! https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/p573j-6e69d/The-ACC-Weekly-Podcast To listen …
Feb
17
2020
Quick but important post for tonight. Wherever or whoever you are, you likely know someone who is impacted by cancer. It could be a family member – it could be a friend – it could be a friend of a friend. Cancer has a big reach – and the only way to beat it is …
Feb
17
2020
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Happy Presidents’ Day. Wherever you are, I hope you had a chance to have a restful weekend (I know not everyone has this day off – so thanks to you all who are working). A brief post here. Kudos to the Kenny Brooks and the Virginia …
Feb
16
2020
Here’s is a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2020 as of February 16, 2020. Men http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ http://realtimerpi.com/bracketology/bracketology_Men.html Women http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/bracketology http://realtimerpi.com/bracketology/bracketology_Women.html Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Feb
16
2020
Well, here we are a little over halfway through the ACC conference schedule and if you can figure out what kind of team NC State is, you are a far better fan than I am. This team is all over the place. They can look good for a half, a 10-minute stretch, or they can …
Feb
15
2020
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Gonna step out of the ACC tonight – and talk about Georgetown Men’s Basketball (I’m an alumnus of Georgetown – and I don’t write or talk about the Hoyas too often, but I will tonight). Our friend, @BobbyBancroft, of @CasualHoya fame, asked a legit question on …
Feb
15
2020
DURHAM – Duke’s unparalleled No. 1 from a year ago made a surprise campus visit to watch the Blue Devils and the player wearing his No. 1 this season. Zion Williamson, 2019 national player of the year, meet Vernon Carey, Duke’s 2020 national player of the year candidate. With Williamson enjoying an NBA All-Star game …
Feb
15
2020
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) men’s basketball fans. This will be a very quick post. It took five games, but the Virginia Tech Hokies Men’s Basketball team finally ended a five-game losing streak tonight. The Hokies took it to Pittsburgh (you will find the stats here, which I reference below courtesy of HokiesSports.com) …
Feb
13
2020
For Current RPI Rankings and Quadrant Wins http://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2020/rpi-live This where I see each ACC teams’ NCAA Chances. On Sundays we post Bracket Projections from several sports sites. 1. Duke (21-3, 11-2) Projected NCAA Seed 2 That’s 6 wins a row for Duke. 2. Florida State (20-4, 10-3) Projected NCAA Seed 3 Florida State’s only losses since …
Feb
13
2020
Thanks to Spectrum Sports weekend anchor J.B. Ricks Sr. ( @JB_Ricks ) for having me on Chevrolet Sunday Sports Night, the cable network in the Raleigh-Durham area (Channel 14 on cable). On the show that recognized Black History Month we discussed Michigan State’s Jimmy Raye of Fayetteville’s E..E. Smith and the story of the Underground …