Feb
02
2019
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Roy Williams was still coaching at Kansas the first time he saw Julius Peppers in a summer tournament. Upon hearing Peppers was committed to North Carolina he thought the kid was in over his 6-foot-5 height. “The Peach Jam is my favorite tournament of the summer time,” Williams said of the …
Feb
02
2019
NC State has their new Athletic Director, and it’s Boo Corrigan. With Debbie Yow retiring, NC State hired a search firm, to the consternation of Jay Bilas and others, to arrive at Mr. Corrigan. The hire has been lauded around the country, and for the first time NC State doesn’t seem to be absorbing shots …
Feb
01
2019
We have an update to our national championship tracker after Clemson’s recent national title in football. 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 …
Feb
01
2019
It’s always interesting to think about ACC expansion. ACCPrescription wonders if ACC expansion actually make sense. The unsung hero of Clemson’s national title run? How about the offensive line says ShakintheSouthland. StreakingtheLawn tells us that nobody, not even Virginia coach Tony Bennett’s wife is allowed to bring up the Duke Blue Devils. NunesMagician asks if …
Jan
30
2019
With the ACC Network launch not that far off… just a little over 7 months to go, I’ve wondered who will be the ACC Network’s version of Paul Finebaum? Would they even have one? It looks like the answer is yes there will be an ACC Network version of SEC Network’s Paul Finebaum. This was …
Jan
29
2019
John Madden, Joe Gibbs and Dan Fouts sat together as Don Coryell disciples for their mentor’s 2010 memorial on San Diego State’s campus. They shared the same thoughts delivering eulogies, but Fouts admits Madden said it best. “All three of us are in all Hall of the Fame because of Don Coryell,” said Madden, chocking …
Jan
28
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) had a special podcast that looks at the current state of Virginia Tech football. We are joined by Virginia Tech super fan @DonV757_ (Pavo Escobar). He had some great insight into the Hokie program. 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 …
Jan
27
2019
This is going to be a weekly article, where I seed the ACC teams and where I think they’d should be placed if the tournament started the same day as my posting. In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top (50) obviously worth more. Any losses …
Jan
27
2019
Not since the disgraced Reggie “Kardashian” Bush, the only Heisman Trophy winner stripped of the award, and the shamed Marion “BALCO” Jones, forced to return Olympic track medals, have I felt so conned by a high school athlete. Dennis “Shoe Money” Smith Jr. earned his way into my hall of shame. Smith’s one-and-done basketball season …
Jan
27
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 Louisville’s Chris Mack the early front-runner for ACC Coach of the Year? The important word in the question above is “early.” The ACC basketball season has more than a full month left, and the showdowns at …
Jan
26
2019
The 2019 ACC Football schedule was released a few days ago, and I’ve had a chance to look it over. Let me tell you 5 things I like about the schedule. Here are the 5 things I liked about the schedule. 1) Florida State vs Boise State on 8/31/19 I don’t understand why FSU scheduled this …
Jan
26
2019
We’re all wondering it. What is going on at Virginia Tech with all the recent football transfers? Who better to an attempt an answer than the esteemed ACC journalist covering the Virginia area than @DavidTeelatDP. In his recent article – Searching for context on rash of Hokies’ football transfers, Teel makes that attempt to understand what’s going …
Jan
26
2019
This is a big week for NC State basketball. They have 3 straight home games against Clemson, Virginia, and Virginia Tech. NC State needs to go 2-1 in this stretch to show that they are a Top 25 program. I believe that this is achievable. NC State is not the same team without Markell Johnson. …
Jan
25
2019
Duke’s first game against Pitt and former Blue Devils assistant Jeff Capel on Tuesday brought up a touchy subject with Mike Krzyzewski. Capel’s surprise move to Pitt had generated speculation that Duke recruiting might suffer. Try telling Michigan State coach Tom Izzo that Coach K is suddenly struggling to land one-and-done prospects. Michigan State was …
Jan
24
2019
The Pro Bowl no longer is the coveted invitation with a bonus check it once was to NFL players prior to the 21st century’s salary escalations. With the watered down Pro Bowl on Sunday in Orlando and the Pro Football Hall of Fame vote on Feb. 2, the day before Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, …
Jan
23
2019
The 2019 ACC Football schedule was released a few days ago, and I’ve had a chance to look it over. Let me tell you 5 things I like about the schedule. 1) ACC Conference games to open the season and launch ACC Network. We already knew Georgia Tech at Clemson would launch the ACC Network …