Apr
15
2019
Aaron Donald is an institution at Pitt, he is from Pittsburgh, he graduated from Penn Hills in Pittsburgh, he works out at Pitt in the offseason. Every time you see a spring game Aaron Donald is there. Aaron Donald is the face of Pitt football in the NFL. And this past week, he came through …
Apr
15
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the WEEK : Is Virginia now a basketball blue-blood? I wrote about the revocation of blue-blood status last week at College Basketball Today, so it is good to visit the other side of this topic: When does a blue-blood get …
Apr
15
2019
Consistent greatness is fun. Dominance by just a few teams can make for great theater. Absolute forgone conclusion dominance becomes boring, and it’s bad for that sport especially any fringe fans. When UCONN was on their incredible run of dominance winning 4 straight national titles, I don’t think I watched a women’s basketball game for …
Apr
14
2019
The college football national championship game was some four months ago. We remember the game. Clemson hammered the Alabama Crimson Tide 44-16. It was a 4 TD beatdown, that was the worst loss of Nick Saban’s career. Take the crimson and white off the uniforms and Clemson made Alabama look like a pretty ordinary college …
Apr
14
2019
As the college baseball season starts winding down, it’s time to check out where your favorite college baseball team will end up, who is hosting, and who still has work to do to get into the field. I’ll be checking on these links and posting updates every week until the field is announced. Here’s are …
Apr
12
2019
The paint has barely dried on Virginia’s 2019 national title and we are already getting those Way Too Early Pre-Season Basketball rankings for the 2019-2020 season. Sure these rankings won’t matter much, with transfers and early entrys, but they make for fun off-season conversation. Here’s a sampling of some of those rankings. USAToday Way Too …
Apr
11
2019
We have an update to our national championship tracker after Virginia’s recent men’s basketball title. With Notre Dame’s title last year in Women’s Basketball, the ACC became the only conference with national titles all 4 major sports (Football, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, and Baseball) since 2013. That’s a significant accomplishment for a conference that won …
Apr
11
2019
There are dozens of highly recruited high school basketball seniors and hundreds of ranked prospects overall, but only two watched March Madness unfold with the satisfaction of knowing they committed to the school that won the 2019 NCAA title. One of those Virginia-bound prospects is Kadin Shedrick, a 4-star center from Holly Springs High located …
Apr
10
2019
It was a magical Monday night for Virginia fans as their men’s basketball took down Texas Tech to win the national title. Here’s the reaction from StreakingtheLawn. HoosPlace says the Redemption is Complete for Virginia basketball. I can’t argue with that. ACCPrescription interviewed yours truly on a variety of ACC topics. Find out what …
Apr
09
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. No one needs any explanation or recollection of the many times and many ways in which college basketball people — within or outside the ACC — knocked the playing style and overall aesthetic of the Virginia Cavaliers over the years. We have gone …
Apr
09
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Let me be very clear about this: Fans of a conference should not be expected to root for fellow conference members. SEC fans do that a lot, and Big Ten fans are usually very good about NOT doing that. If you want to …
Apr
09
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. We joke about this all the time on #CollegeSportsTwitter, but behind the jokes lies a basic truth: Maryland did not win a title for the Big Ten in 2002. It won a title for the ACC. That is not a Big Ten memory. …
Apr
08
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) take an early look at ACC Football with @mark_hokie. He runs a great ACC Blog Site accfootballrx.blogspot.com. Please check out his site! You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES at 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 …
Apr
08
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are starting ACC football previews with Duke football this year with @MikeKlineDSB. @MikeKlineDSB has been with us before, and we’re happy he’s joined us again. You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES at 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 …
Apr
08
2019
Army wide receiver Glen Coates tells an education story more Americans need to hear to understand the impactful work high school coaches and teachers provide. Their rewards are satisfying and fulfilling but certainly not financial. Instead, we live in American society that directs dollars to the likes of New England’s Bill Belichick for winning Super …
Apr
07
2019
Tom Izzo’s opinion that he needed a second NCAA title to “validate” his career sparked myriad responses. Mostly, the Michigan State basketball coach’s innermost thoughts were met with rebuttals he has already proven himself. Let me tell you a story from the Heart of Tobacco Road, where I live, that illustrates that common belief. A …