Mar
24
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the WEEK : How many ACC teams will make the Final Four? In ACC country, the Final Four is serious business at Duke, North Carolina and Virginia. It would be a dream come true for Florida State and Virginia Tech. …
Mar
19
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. @hokiesmash_ASD, one of the co-founders of All Sports Discussion, hopes his Virginia Tech Hokies will make the Washington, D.C. East Regional a week and a half from now, on March 29. Whether the Hokies actually make D.C. will depend on them, but for …
Mar
19
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. The ACC Tournament ended on Saturday, March 16. This is an empirical fact. We saw it with our own eyes: Duke defeated Florida State in the ACC final. There was a celebration. There was a trophy ceremony. Players were happy. No games were …
Mar
06
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Fans of the Virginia Tech Hokies talked about it all season: “We could get a double-bye in the ACC Tournament.” It was a big deal. It deserved to be. The ACC Tournament is the Cadillac of conference tournaments. It is the most prestigious, …
Mar
02
2019
Each NCAA Tournament isn’t entirely new. Once in a great while, North Carolina or Kentucky might fall to the NIT, but only once in a while, and when that happens, plenty of other blue-blood schools take part in America’s biggest Dance. Each NCAA Tournament does involve a lot of familiar faces. No one is making …
Feb
18
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Some of you might know that at my other Twitter account, @mzemek, I cover professional tennis for Tennis With An Accent, found at tennisaccent.com. Our story on the Virginia Cavaliers’ 64-58 win over the Virginia Tech Hokies on Monday night in Blacksburg begins …
Feb
17
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Our story begins in Lawrence, Kansas. Yes, Lawrence is not an ACC locale, but trust me — I know where I am going with this. If you have paid any attention to the Kansas Jayhawks in recent weeks, you have noticed how few …
Feb
02
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the WEEK : So far this year, Is Virginia Tech’s Buzz WIlliams having the best coaching season of his career? When a question begins with the words “so far,” it has to be dealt with on its own terms, not …
Nov
09
2016
Going into this weekend’s games, there are only two ACC teams who we know will not be going to a bowl game. Of the other 12 teams in the conference, half have six or more wins while the others may get their fifth victory, which could ultimately make them bowl eligible based on APR ratings. …
Nov
02
2016
After nine weeks of play, the Clemson Tigers still look like the favorites to win the Conference and represent the ACC in the College Football Playoff. Behind the undefeated Tigers, where do the other teams stand, and could anyone challenge Clemson for the title? 1. Clemson (8-0) They have struggled a bit in the last …