Apr
11
2013
Remember when Dabo Swinney was an ACC punchline for his apparent lack of coaching ability? Even now there are some critics that will claim that Swinney is a good recruiter surrounded by solid assistants and nothing more. Don’t say that to SportingNews. They rank the ACC’s coaches, and Dabo Swinney tops the list. Georgia Tech’s …
Apr
10
2013
With the Master’s this week, I received a very timely article from Roger Kethcart. You ever wonder what’s being served at the Masters Champions Dinner? Here’s the past 20 year’s in pictures. Enjoy! Pass the Gravy – Mashed Potatoes Served at Masters Champions Dinner By Roger Kethcart On Tuesday night Masters winners of yesteryear gathered ’round for …
Apr
10
2013
Greetings to all you college hockey fans!! As my site manager, @TalkinACCSports says, we love the Atlantic Coast Conference – but we also love most college sports. I’m up here in Pittsburgh, PA this week for the 2013 Frozen Four (e.g. the NCAA Men’s Division One Ice Hockey Final Four). On April 11, 2013, the …
Apr
09
2013
Louisville is your 2013 National Champions, so obviously the question is who will win the 2014 National Title. First let me say I went to the National Title game Monday, and it was well worth the 2 hour drive from South Carolina to attend. It was a fantastic game, though my Michigan grad buddy, left …
Apr
07
2013
If you’ve read the blog in the past, you know we’ll preview golf’s four majors. It’s that time again. The Master’s is this weekend. I was in Augusta this Saturday weekend, there were already people already lining Washington Rd. with “need tickets” signs… 5 days before the tournament starts. Have you ever seen that at …
Apr
07
2013
Just a few short thoughts on the Final Four Saturday… Now that was fun wasn’t it? So many years the NCAA tournament has been a wild and thrilling event only to have the Final 4 be a snooze fest. Saturday it was wasn’t. Louisville and Michigan got everything they could handle from Wichita State and Syracuse in …
Apr
05
2013
On the eve of the Final 4, who’s going to win it all? That sounds like a good poll question. I’m sticking with the team I picked in just about every bracket I filled out, and that’s Louisville. I love their backcourt with Peyton Siva and Russ Smith. Of course Rick Pitino is the man …
Apr
04
2013
If you’re like me, you’ve been watching the athletic success of the Louisville Cardinal’s this with amazement. BCS wins, Final 4’s you name it. How is this current Big East and future ACC school doing what the mega budgets of Texas, Ohio State, and others like them cannot? I wanted to know more about what’s …
Apr
02
2013
We’ve returned from hiatus! Articles from around the ACC Blogoshere is back after a couple of weeks off. Basketball season is drawing to a close, as we move into Spring Practice. If you take a look at the bottom right of the blog under favorite sites and blogs, you’ll see some cleanup and some new …
Apr
01
2013
Following a strong bowl season where the ACC went 4-2 highlighted by wins in the Orange Bowl by Florida State and victories over LSU and USC by Clemson and Georgia Tech, the ACC looked to carry the momentum into college basketball’s post-season. It didn’t quite happen as for the 3rd straight year the ACC didn’t …
Mar
31
2013
Beat a SEC team in a BCS game? Check – Louisville beats Florida in the Sugar Bowl Beat this generation’s top coach and program for a trip to the Final 4? Check – Louisville beats Mike Krzyzewski and the Duke Blue Devils in the Elite 8 and may win the national title. Beat women’s college most …
Mar
30
2013
Remember when the SEC started the SEC Championship game in the early 90s? There were attendance problems, and critics of the game. Now it’s arguably the biggest college football event played outside of the BCS group of games. Some might say it’s bigger than some of the BCS games as it plays to huge ratings …
Mar
30
2013
Just a couple of thoughts after watching Duke defeat Michigan St. 71-61… The Blue Devils are tough, they are really tough. You just don’t wear down a Tom Izzo coached Michigan St. team, but that’s exactly what Duke did. They matched the Spartans physically early. Seth Curry was carried Duke offensively for much of the …
Mar
28
2013
From Site Contributor @HokieSmash Nine Spring Football Games of 2013 ACC Teams To Be Available on ESPN3 Pittsburgh Joins Eight Current ACC Schools on ESPN3 Schedule http://theacc.co/FBSpringGames032813 GREENSBORO, NC– A total of nine spring football games of teams that will compete for the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Championship and a trip to Charlotte …
Mar
26
2013
With Gonzaga, Georgetown, and New Mexico out among others let’s rank the remaining teams chances of winning the national title. Now how I rank them won’t solely be based on who the best team, but also on potential matchups and easiest path, especially in the regionals where the games are already set. Here we go… 1. Indiana The Hoosiers …
Mar
25
2013
Well here we are… It’s the Sweet 16. Florida Gulf Coast was the story of the weekend. When you are the first 15 seed ever to make the Sweet 16, you earned and deserve the headlines, but I want discuss how a couple of ACC teams fared though. The conference started with 4 teams in …