Mar
22
2018
RubbingtheRock says there are 5 reasons why Clemson can win the National Title in men’s basketball. It’s already been a great season for the Tigers by reaching the Sweet 16, and there may be more to come. Tomahawknation has a preview of Florida States Sweet 16 matchup with Gonzaga. It’s been a solid run for the …
Mar
21
2018
If I told you at the beginning of the season I told the sane NC State fan that NC State was going to make the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the fan would be ecstatic. If I told that same fan that Omer Yurtseven would make the All-ACC 3rd team and average 13 points and 7 …
Mar
20
2018
For the 3rd time in the last 4 years the ACC has the most Sweet 16 teams. This year the ACC is tied Big 12 at 4 teams – Syracuse, Clemson, Florida State and Duke. Now I’m not going to use this to make an argument that the ACC was clearly the country’s #1 basketball …
Mar
19
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports had to get into some NCAA tournament. What a weekend! Let’s talk about the ACC and their NCAA results, and look ahead to the Sweet 16. 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=stpr In this order, these …
Mar
18
2018
I was one. I’ll admit it. I wasn’t sure if Brad Brownell was ever going to get Clemson back to the NCAAs. Sure we all thought he could coach, but could he ever assemble a team that could contend in the ACC and make a run in March? The answer is a resounding YES. After …
Mar
17
2018
I couldn’t embed this tweet due to the nature of the language used by Mr. Cody McClure. I had to delete a particular letter in this tweet for public consumption. This is who Mr. McClure has obscenities for – A 98 year old nun for Loyola Chicago who beat Tennessee on a last second shot …
Mar
17
2018
After Friday’s historical upset to UMBC, Tony Bennett and Virginia will again be questioned that their style of play is not conducive to success in March. Part Forde of yahoo went so far as to call Virginia basketball a complete fraud. Ok Let’s be clear Virginia basketball is not a fraud. You don’t win in a …
Mar
17
2018
You just went 31-3 won an ACC regular season title, the tournament title, were ranked #1 a good portion of the year and your year will be remembered as an unmitigated disaster. An entire season worth of accomplishments down the drain for the Virginia Cavaliers. That’s what happens when you just suffered the greatest upset …
Mar
16
2018
The Pac 12 had a post-season that was arguably the worst by any power 5 conference in history. After a disastrous 1-8 bowl season, the Pac 12 went into the NCAA tournament with 3 teams. 2 didn’t make it out of Dayton and darkhorse Final 4 threat Arizona lost by 21 to Buffalo in a …
Mar
14
2018
Hello, Atlantic Coast Conference basketball fans. Make sure you join @BShenk15‘s March Madness bracket here – it is free. The brackets is “Hokies 5 minute brackets.” Get your brackets in before the games begin on Thursday. Have a great evening! Make you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Mar
14
2018
Last week we told you about Georgia Tech and their preparations for the ACC Network. This week another school had an update on their preparations for the upcoming ACC Network. The Tallahassee Democrat reported on Florida State’s progress recently and here is the full story. Below is a highlight from the article. Seminole Productions continues to …
Mar
13
2018
If there was any doubt the ACC is the most popular basketball conference going, the past 2 weeks only confirmed the ACC is still #1 in popularity. From ESPNMediaZone… The ACC Tournament Championship between North Carolina and Virginia (March 10, 8:30 p.m.) delivered a Nielsen reported audience of 3,435,000 viewers, the most-watched game of champ …
Mar
13
2018
The ACC has nine teams in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, and three (Virginia, Duke, UNC) are among the favorites to win the national championship. Do any of the other six have a viable chance to make a Cinderella run to the title? The odds from the major sportsbooks say no, with Clemson, Virginia Tech, Miami, NC State, …
Mar
12
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports have a great podcast this week. We are joined by @Klownchyld_1906 (Scott Burks) of the fine sports site https://theklowntimes.net/ Check it out! 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=stpr In this order, these are topics we covered on the …
Mar
11
2018
The brackets are set! Let’s check in on each ACC team’s bracket, and how far I expect them to go. Virginia – SOUTH #1 Seed Virginia should have no problem getting to the Sweet 16, but then Kentucky or Arizona awaits. I’m not too concerned about Kentucky. They are young and inexperienced and will wilt under …
Mar
11
2018
We pull the RPI numbers from CBS Sportsline. (1) Virginia (31-2) (17-1) – Projected Seed 1 They will be the NCAA tournament’s number 1 overall seed. They can win it all. (4) North Carolina (25-10) (11-7) – Projected Seed 2 I keep going back and forth whether I think the Tar Heels can win the national …