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Coast to coast with Ty Lawson
2008-01-24 16:42:00 Just had to add this video today. Play of the week last night in Miami. Is there a faster point guard in the country than Ty Lawson ? This shot put Carolina up six and Lawson’s free throw gave the Heels a seven-point lead at the break. It was over from there. ... More About: You Tube , North Carolina , Men , Hoops
Clemson, FSU have something to prove
2008-01-17 05:44:00 Column by Patrick Hite accnationpatrick@comcast.com Last season, many thought the opening game of the ACC Tournament was a play-in game for the NCAA Tournament. Conventional wisdom had at least seven teams in the Big Dance, but most figured the winner of the Florida State -Clemson game in the ACC Tournament would also get an invitation. Turns out that wasn’t ... More About: Tigers , Men , Hoops
The Beamer Legacy
2008-01-10 17:35:00 Column by Todd Wickersty, The Butter Room Special to ACCNation.com It?s been a week since the Hokies disappointed thousands of Virginia Tech alums, students, and fans with a 24-21 loss to Danny Manning and the Kansas Jayhawks. I am still pissed, partly because I?ve been involved in a spirited email exchange with a few other Hokies about public ... More About: Football , Legacy
Around ACC Nation
2008-01-04 12:51:00 Quickly this morning: Virginia Tech capped off a completely crappy bowl season for the ACC with a loss to Kansas. Bob Lipper of the Times Dispatch has more on the Hokies ’ loss. Bad night for the Old Dominion all the way around, as both Virginia Tech and Virginia lost in hoops also. ... More About: Football , Nation
Around ACC Nation
2007-12-29 15:23:00 This is the return of Around ACC Nation, albeit not a full-blown return. I’m still enjoying some time off, but wanted to get some links to ACC bowl games, which began yesterday. All of the stuff you’ve grown to love (or, at least, grown to tolerate) on ACCNation.com - Power Poll, Tuesday Twelve, Question of ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
Around ACC Nation
2007-12-23 15:02:00 Carolina rolls past UCSB. Georgia Tech tops Centenary. Virginia crushes Elon. American upsets Maryland. Florida State falls to Providence. Boston College squeaks past Northeastern. Clemson suffers first loss of year. Could Jimbo Fisher be headed for West Virginia? N.C. State having trouble selling out RBC Center. More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
Miami resurrection
2007-12-19 15:20:00 Column by Will Ojanen Special to ACCNation.com Normally, when the state of Miami basketball is discussed, there isn?t much positive to discuss. Usually, the team ends up near the bottom of the conference. The Canes haven?t been to the NCAA tournament since the 2001-02 season, and have been rebuilding since. Even this year, they weren?t expected to be ... More About: World , Men , Hoops
Around ACC Nation
2007-12-19 13:00:00 Georgia Tech hangs tough, but falls to Kansas. Florida State rebounds for win. The Florida State football team … well, winning without players will be difficult. And now an FSU assistant is thinking of leaving. More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
Tampa, Charlotte awarded ACC Championship games
2007-12-12 17:44:00 GREENSBORO, NC?The Atlantic Coast Conference has awarded its future Football Championship Games to Tampa Bay and to Charlotte, John Swofford, the Commissioner of the ACC, announced Wednesday. Swofford announced that the league has awarded its football title game to Tampa Bay for the 2008 and 2009 seasons and to Charlotte for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. ... More About: Eagles , Tigers
Johnson makes the old new again
2007-12-12 14:30:00 Column by Will Ojanen Special to ACCNation.com In a world where the spread offense has taken over as the fresh, new, and exciting offense across the nation, a classic offense will return next season. New Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson will be bringing the triple option back in to the fold next season for the Yellow Jackets. Johnson ... More About: World , Football
Around ACC Nation
2007-12-12 13:57:00 After one Johnson was removed from the Duke football search last week, another removes his name from the search list this week. A better life through basketball for Maryland’s Bambale Osby. Miami may be down two players when it hits the road Thursday. The Washington Post’s Sally Jenkins is wishing for the past in college football. More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
The Tuesday Twelve
2007-12-11 23:47:00 Our weekly trip into the ACC blogosphere: 12. Ian Cohen over at FanHouse blogs about Jimbo Fisher as the next FSU coach. 11. ACC NOW tries to figure out the last time N.C. State had as bad a loss as the one to ECU. 10. The D.C. Sports Bog had this on Virginia Tech’s win over George Washington ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
Johnson named Georgia Tech coach
2007-12-08 03:18:00 Paul Johnson , coach at the U.S. Naval Academy for the past six seasons and previously at Georgia Southern, was named head football coach at Georgia Tech , athletics director Dan Radakovich announced at a press conference Friday. Johnson is the 12th head coach in Yellow Jacket football history. ?Paul Johnson is the best fit, the best choice for ... More About: Football , Georgia Tech
Friday Fish Fry
2007-12-07 22:41:00 Column by The Evil Q accnationjim@comcast.net The ACC has a great tradition of excellence in athletic competition and we?ve been looking for a way to keep you informed of every bit of it. Thus, Friday Fish Fry was born. You see we?ve got a lot of fish to fry, so to speak, and because it falls on Friday I?ve ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Hurricanes , Boston College
Weekend Skinny - Saturday edition
2007-12-07 13:30:00 Column by Patrick Hite accnationpatrick@comcast.net Most weeks, I will combine the Saturday and Sunday games in the Weekend Skinny. Just ran out of time this week, so below are Saturday’s games. I’ll have something on Sunday’s games later. Also, I’m still trying to figure out the best format for this thing. Do I want leading scorers for both teams and ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Hurricanes , Miami , Men
The ACC Championship will never win
2007-12-06 16:30:00 Column by Todd Wickersty Special to ACCNation.com I am from Jacksonville. I am a Hokie. Please move the damn game to Charlotte, but don?t be fooled. The ACC Championship Game will still have problems. I was in Jacksonville the week leading up to the game, and left for home (Charlottesville) the day before the game. So, count me ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina
Q and A with ESPN?s Fran Fraschilla
2007-12-06 13:30:00 ACC Nation talked with ESPN basketball analyst, and former college coach, Fran Fraschilla for this week’s podcast. In case you missed the show, below are some of the answers Fraschilla gave to our questions. But there’s more from Fraschilla - as well as a lot of other great stuff - on the podcast, so if ... More About: Tigers , North Carolina , Hurricanes , Miami , Men
Around ACC Nation
2007-12-06 13:03:00 Wake’s Jim Grobe headed to Arkansas according to this report. More on Grobe leaving Winston-Salem from the Associated Press. If losing Grobe wasn’t enough, a tough loss for Wake Forest on the basketball court also. Georgia Tech rallies to beat Georgia State. Virginia not so lucky against Syracuse. Clemson rolls past East Carolina. More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
The ACC Championship needs a new home
2007-12-05 12:56:00 Column by Will Ojanen Special to ACCNation.com Something caught my attention during Saturday?s ACC Championship . It had nothing to do with the players or the coaches on the field. It was all the empty seats in the stands. I was surprised to find out there were 53,000 in attendance. Apparently, there were only about 20,000 empty seats. But ... More About: World , Eagles , Tigers , Football
The Tuesday Twelve
2007-12-04 21:39:00 Welcome to our weekly trip around the ACC blogosphere: 12. The Good Ol’ Blog’s Rob Mahini is enjoying Gator Month as the ‘Hoos get ready for Texas Tech. 11. Duke may be talking with Grambling State’s Rod Broadway about its football-coaching job, according to ACC NOW. 10. Zach Smith at the Old Gold and Blog tries to pump up ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Hurricanes , Boston College
ACC Nation - podcast Dec. 4
2007-12-04 13:30:00 Listen here Subscribe to the podcast using iTunes We promised you basketball talk this week on the ACC Nation podcast and we deliver. ESPN basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla joins Patrick and Q to talk some ACC hoops. Fran has seen Miami, N.C. State and Clemson in person this season, so, of course, we ask him about those teams. ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
Around ACC Nation
2007-12-04 12:56:00 Georgia Southern’s Chris Hatcher is under consideration at Georgia Tech. Meanwhile, Jon Tenuta prepares to lead the Jackets against Fresno State. At Duke, it looks like Navy’s Paul Johnson is at the top of the list. Could Tommy Bowden be headed to Arkansas? More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
BCS or just BS?
2007-12-03 13:30:00 Column by Patrick Hite accnationpatrick@comcast.net Vote in our poll - How would you determine a champion? So, last week the coaches thought Virginia Tech was better than LSU. At least that’s what you would have to think by seeing the Hokies ranked No. 5 (tied with Kansas) while LSU was seventh, 27 points behind Virginia Tech. Then, LSU went ... More About: Tigers , Football , Boston College , Georgia Tech
Around ACC Nation
2007-12-03 12:57:00 ACC bowl schedule: FedEx Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Kansas Chick-fil-A Bowl: Clemson vs. Auburn Konica Minolta Gator Bowl: Virginia vs. Texas Tech Champs Sports Bowl: Boston College vs. Michigan State Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl: Florida State vs. Kentucky Meineke Car Care Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Connecticut Emerald Bowl: Maryland vs. Oregon State Roady?s Humanitarian Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Fresno State More About: Football , Nation
Hokies to face Kansas in Orange Bowl
2007-12-03 03:50:00 The No. 3 Virginia Tech Hokies (11-2), the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) champions, and No. 8 Kansas Jayhawks (11-1) will meet in the 74th Annual FedEx Orange Bowl to be played Jan. 3, 2008 at Dolphin Stadium. The match-up features a classic showdown between the nation’s second ranked scoring defense in the Hokies (allowing 15.5 points ... More About: Football
Georgia Tech accepts berth in Humanitarian Bowl
2007-12-03 03:02:00 Georgia Tech (7-5) will take on Fresno State (8-4) out of the WAC in the 2007 Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl on Dec. 31 in Boise, Idaho. Kick-off will be 2:00 PM EST and the game will be televised on ESPN2. Tech is one of just six schools in the nation to play in a bowl game ... More About: Football , Georgia Tech , Georgia
FSU head for Music City Bowl
2007-12-03 02:58:00 Representatives of the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl announced today the University of Kentucky will represent the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the tenth annual Bowl and face off against the Atlantic Coast Conference’s (ACC) Florida State University. Kick-off will be Monday, Dec. 31, 2007 at 3 p.m. CST at LP Field in Nashville. The game ... More About: Football , Head
Terps are Emerald-Bowl bound
2007-12-03 02:56:00 The University of Maryland football team knew it would be making a fifth bowl game appearance in the last seven years after its win over NC State last weekend. But the Terps didn’t find out their destination until Sunday. The Emerald Bowl announced that Maryland will face Oregon State (8-4, 6-3) of the Pac-10 Conference on ... More About: Football , Bound
Wake to play in Meineke Car Care Bowl
2007-12-03 02:53:00 Wake Forest University today accepted an invitation to play in the Meineke Car Care Bowl to be played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday, Dec. 29. The Demon Deacons will face co-Big East Conference champion Connecticut. “We are really excited to be going to the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte,” said ... More About: Play , Wake
Gator Bowl invites Cavaliers
More articles from this author:2007-12-03 02:48:00 The Virginia football team has accepted an invitation to play Texas Tech from the Big 12 Conference in the 2008 Konica Minolta Gato r Bowl at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., on Jan. 1. The game is scheduled to kickoff at 1 p.m. and will be televised nationally by CBS. The Cavaliers are 9-3 overall this ... More About: Vali 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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