Feb
21
2018
One thing we forget are the rotational crossover ACC football games when old rivalries get renewed. ACCPrescription.com takes a look at each one for this season. Tomahawknation has an update on Florida State’s football facility upgrades. What were some of the former Louisville player reactions to the NCAA ruling that the Cardinals must vacate …
Feb
20
2018
One of my favorite sites for College Baseball News is CollegeBaseballDailey.com. They’ve done great job previewing ACC Baseball for this year. It’s worth your time to check it out. ACC Baseball Coastal Division Preview ACC Baseball Atlantic Division Preview Is this the year Mike Martin finally wins that national title at Florida State? They are …
Feb
20
2018
It was a rough day for Louisville and their fans today… Here’s a full article from ABCNews with the details of Louisville having to vacate their 2013 NCAA Basketball Title. I don’t have a lot to add here, except I was at this game. I went with a Michigan fan from the day job. I …
Feb
20
2018
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We step out of the ACC today to report on terrific development in higher education administration. The College of William and Mary (in Williamsburg, VA) announced the hire of Katherine A. Rowe as its university president (Rowe is William and Mary’s first female university president in 325 …
Feb
19
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports are back with another podcast. This week we have Virginia Tech blogger @treadmillhorse of the excellent Hokie Blog site treadmillhorse.com. Take some time and and give that site a look. 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 …
Feb
18
2018
Two top 15 teams, playing in a pivotal conference game in a major power 5 conference were at it today. Clemson and Duke should have had national TV coverage. Instead many college basketball fans trying to watch Clemson vs Duke were left without a way to see the game, or reduced to a streaming option …
Feb
18
2018
Georgia Tech still has 5 games left on the season – 6 at the most. There will be no NCAA tournament, no NIT, no post-season. The Yellow Jackets have won one game since January 13 and at 11-16 (4-10) the team is just playing for pride. Effectively, the season is over and has been an …
Feb
18
2018
By the Numbers: Duke returns the following, according to SB Nation’s Bill Connelly (@SBN_BillC ): Percentage of Offense Returning: 82% (20th in FBS) Percentage of Defense Returning: 78% (25th in FBS) Percentage of Total Returning 80% (11th in FBS) Head Coach: David Cutcliff (59-67 at Duke, 103-96 All Time) Trust the Process: I’ll be using …
Feb
17
2018
By the Numbers: Clemson returns the following, according to SB Nation’s Bill Connelly (@SBN_BillC ): Percentage of Offense Returning: 73% (45th in FBS) Percentage of Defense Returning: 75% (32nd in FBS) Percentage of Total Returning: 74% (28th in FBS) Head Coach: Dabo Swinney (101-30 at Clemson/All Time) Trust the Process: I’ll be using a standard …
Feb
16
2018
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Hope you are ready for the weekend. Lots of great ACC men’s basketball ahead. Just a quick post here this evening – something that caught my eye: At #7 in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup rankings (after the final fall update), North Carolina State is leading …
Feb
16
2018
Good evening and Happy Friday, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Lots of good ACC men’s basketball ahead for Saturday and Sunday. Jeffrey Fann (@TalkinACCSports) drops a status on the Hokies right here – as of yesterday, he has Virginia Tech in the NCAA tournament as a 10 seed. So, let’s catch up with Virginia …
Feb
15
2018
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 …
Feb
14
2018
Just a short post for tonight, but did you see this article from CBSSports? College Football attendance has it’s biggest drop in 34 years. This is bad for the sport as many schools derive a lot of their athletic revenue from their football ticket sales. I think the biggest reason attendance has dropped is not …
Feb
13
2018
Virginia Tech’s incredible win at Virginia this past weekend as told by Hokie blog Techluncpail.com. Gabe DeVoe has really elevated his game since Donte Granthams injury. ShakintheSouthland talks about his patience and hardwork paying off. College Baseball season is not far off, and Louisville typically has one of the best teams in the country. …
Feb
12
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports are back with another podcast. This week we have Virginia Tech blogger @TechLunchPailD of the fine Hokie Blog site http://techlunchpail.com. You definitely need to check that 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 …
Feb
11
2018
I just talked about what I like about the ACC Football schedule. Here is what I don’t like… 1) Front Loaded non-conference games In the last 4 years the ACC has dominated their SEC rivals to the tune of a 13-3 record. That doesn’t mean I have to like the practice of scheduling a conference game …