Mar
17
2023
March has exposed another team.. #1 Seed Purdue went to down #16 Seed Fairleigh Dickinson 63-58 in a stunning upset completing two straight seasons of March ineptitude likely to never be seen again. Purdue lost to a #16 seed and a #15 seed in back to back seasons. Throw in the 2021 season that saw …
Mar
16
2023
Just a brief post here, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) men’s basketball fans on Virginia’s stunning loss to Furman. Jeff Pearlman is right: This here. #uva #acc https://t.co/OeafHbWbhA — AllSportsDACC (@AllSportsDACC) March 16, 2023 Oh yea Tony Bennet won a national title in 2019. Any criticism of him that starts with “If he hadn’t won …
Mar
16
2023
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) men’s basketball fans. Here’s my recap in a tweet thread of the 2022-2023 Virginia Tech men’s basketball season: That’s kind of the story of the #hokies season – an unreal sense of inconsistency — AllSportsDACC (@AllSportsDACC) March 16, 2023 Some night, the #hokies would play tough against the …
Mar
15
2023
Virginia #4 Seed South Virginia gets a tricky opener with Furman, but they should be able to get by them. In the round of 32 they will face San Diego St or College of Charleston, If they can get by them, Alabama awaits. Yea that’s a really bad matchup for Virginia. Alabama’s athleticism is something …
Mar
14
2023
ACC Baseball won’t have the same issue as ACC men’s basketball. From WarranNolan.com The ACC is the second ranked conference in college baseball. Going into Tuesday’s night games the ACC 147-40 in out of conference games for a winning percentage of 78.6%. That is just a hair behind the SEC who is at 192-40 for …
Mar
14
2023
Clemson and Georgia Tech made a couple of men’s basketball coaching moves on Monday. I think they were the right ones too. Let’s start with Clemson. Brad Brownell will be back next season. To me, this seemed like a no-brainer, but a significant number of Clemson fans were less than happy about the decision. After …
Mar
13
2023
@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are taking a look ACC in the NCAA Tournament with @Blacketologist (Jamal Murphy) who contributes to @andscape_ ,@sinow, @usatodaysports, @globalsportmtrs, @BROSpod, and @UpNext_Pod. We were so pleased to have Jamal join us on the podcast! To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this …
Mar
12
2023
ACC Team of the Week : Duke for winning the ACC Tournament NET Rankings are from – https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2023/net 15. Louisville (4-28, 2-18) NET Ranking 315 Last Week: 15 Congratulations Louisville you are the worst ACC team of the last quarter century. Kenny Payne can only get an F for this year’s coaching job. 14. Notre …
Mar
11
2023
Selection Sunday is here! Is your favorite team projected to make the field? Here’s a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2023 as of this week. Men https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/bracketology/ncaa-bracketology-2023-march-madness-men-field-predictions https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracketology/ Women https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2023-women-college-basketball-projections https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/bracketology Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Mar
11
2023
So here we go. Duke got the ACC’s automatic bid. Miami and Virginia are locks to make the field. That leaves Clemson, Pittsburgh, NC State, UNC, and a bubble. Who’s in and Who’s out of the NCAA Field? Clemson (23-10, 14-6) NET Ranking 57 – Q1/Q2 Record 7-6 It seems the only criteria anyone can …
Mar
10
2023
There is a laughable debate going on between bracketologists. Is Clemson an NCAA tournament team? Joe Lunardi’s comments on ESPN Friday night on why Clemson would be left out of the Big Dance ranged from comical to pure absurdity. Pressed for why Clemson would be left out, Lunardi could only point to the Tiger’s OOC …
Mar
09
2023
North Carolina couldn’t do it. An entire season of basketball and they never took control of their own destiny. Wednesday with a chance to seal their NCAA fate, they played hard, but not particularly smart in a 68-59 loss to Virginia. They closed the gap, and they made runs. It looked a lot like in …
Mar
08
2023
If you read the blog, you know I’m not a Josh Pastner fan. The Georgia Tech fan in me would be celebrating if he’s fired tomorrow. That said I’m going to try and be fair when I make the case for and against Josh Pastner to be retained at Georgia Tech. Let’s start with against …
Mar
07
2023
Louisville’s dreadful basketball season finally came to an end Tuesday. Quniten Post didn’t play for Boston College Tuesday, and the Eagles still won by 18 in an 80-62 victory. With the defeat, Louisville finished the season 4-28 (2-18) NET 311, RPI 310, Ken Pom 292 Back in December, we speculated that Louisville could be the …
Mar
06
2023
@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are previewing at ACC Tournament this week. It is that time again! @RoccoMiller8 of http://bracketeer.org/bracket/ helps us with the preview, and we glad he could join us. To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this order, these are topics we covered on the …
Mar
05
2023
NC State historian Tim Peeler and NC State ground-breaking running back Charley Young will join me to discuss the Wolfpack football legacy that Earle Edwards established as the school’s head coach, 1954-70. The March 8 event is part of the Raleigh Sports Club’s weekly luncheons. ——————– RALEIGH PORTS CLUB March 8: Lunch, 11:30 a.m. Program, …