Feb
02
2015
I hope you’ve been enjoying the ACC basketball season as much as I have this year. Each week is one great game after another… What are the ACC Bloggers saying about the season? Speaking of a great ACC Basketball season, Duke blog Duke Basketball Report says it is a historically great season. I hope you …
Feb
01
2015
I said on twitter this was the ACC’s best season in at least 10 years, and I truly believe that. Great games each week with top caliber competition. Even the teams near the bottom can throw a scare in to the top teams. Let’s get to the bubble rankings. In my ranking system, any RPI …
Feb
01
2015
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We hope you got the chance to watch a feast of college basketball this Saturday – and there’s one more game coming up on Sunday, February 1, 2014 as Miami takes on Florida State. Let’s talk some college football: In May 2014, the ACC made the decision …
Jan
31
2015
When the ACC added Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Louisville it was assumed that the conference would easily reclaim its title of “Best Basketball Conference” but that hasn’t necessarily been the case. Yes, the ACC is one of the strongest conferences in the country. Four teams currently ranked in the top 10 of the AP Poll, an …
Jan
30
2015
Well a lot transpired over a week. #UVA survived a road upset at Virginia Tech, #NotreDame is all of a sudden 8-1 in the #ACC, and I’m sure we were all worried, but now EVERY TEAM HAS AN #ACC WIN! Yes!!! Moving on and without further adieu… Team: Notre Dame (20-2 Overall, 9-1 Conference) …
Jan
29
2015
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) have so many great folks we want to talk to that we had do to a second podcast this week. It’s a good one too. We are talking from start to finish ACC basketball with one of the most knowledgeable ACC Bloggers out there on the topic – Jon Pence ( …
Jan
29
2015
Here is the ACC press release announcing their 2015 football schedule sent to me from site contributor @HokieSmash. Keep an eye out for some future posts on what we like and dislike about the schedule. ACC Announces 2015 Football Schedule ACC Teams Lead Power Five Conferences in Non-Conference Games Against Teams in ESPN’s Too Early …
Jan
28
2015
January has nearly come and gone, and we are entering the stretch run of conference play. Who will announce themselves as contenders entering March? Who will wane down the stretch? Who will give us bizarre Vines of noted coaches staring through brick walls while children cry beside them? So many questions, and so few answers. …
Jan
27
2015
Am I jumping the gun a bit since there isn’t an official ACC Network announcement yet? Possibly, but I doubt it. I’m already thinking about some of the announcers I’d want to see on the network. Here are the 7 Announcers I hope end up on the ACC Network. I can tell you now, these …
Jan
27
2015
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) have a real treat for you on this podcast. Sometimes a podcast guest is so good, you just sit back and listen to the them just talk. That’s exactly what happened with this podcast. @Hokiesmash as a Georgetown grad as well as Virginia Tech graduate has listened to this man, Rich Chvotkin …
Jan
26
2015
ACC basketball is front and center this week… Let’s see what the ACC bloggers have for us. Check out another great graphic design from site contributor @HereGoJayAgain. Congratulations to Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski for winning his 1000th game Sunday against St. Johns. What incredible career it has been for Coach K. DukeBasketballReport tells us about …
Jan
25
2015
Who is going to be the ACC’s 7th and possibly 8th NCAA teams? You better make your move now, if you are on the bubble. In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top (50) obviously worth more. Any losses outside the RPI top (100) is considered …
Jan
23
2015
Short post for this evening… From CBSSportsline.com we’ve found a football category that the ACC is leading in. They listed the 5 College Football Coaches with the hottest seat, and 3 of them were ACC Coaches. In fact the ACC coaches went 1,2,3. Ouch… Al Golden, Mike London, and Larry Fedora you might want …
Jan
22
2015
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans!! Many of you might not have heard of the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. It is an award that honors institutions maintaining broad-based athletics programs success in many sports (including male and female sports). The Directors’ Cup, founded by the National Association of College Directors of Athletics and …
Jan
21
2015
Remember when we said last week when we asked Is and ACC Network announcement nearing? Well we were right, because some of the most definitive-positive ACC Network comments yet were made today. From FSU Website WarChant.com in an interview with Florida State president John Thrasher. Thrasher said he is excited about the future of the conference. …
Jan
21
2015
With conference play under way, I figured I’d mix it up and put a spotlight on the hot/cold trend with our new “Who’s Hot? Who’s Not?” weekly segment. Each week I will highlight a team and player who are on a hot trend and a cold trend to put a little spotlight on those doing …