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Records Continue To Fall
2008-03-01 15:21:00 On the second day of the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships both the men and women pushed the envelope even more as one conference record, three meet records and three site records were signed, sealed and delivered into history. Going into the final day of the event at the Eddie Smith Fieldhouse in Chapel Hill the ... More About: Records , Fall
ACC Nation?s All-ACC Women?s Basketball ballot
2008-03-01 06:04:00 As a member of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA), I get a vote in the All-ACC Women ’s Basketball Team. My ballot, due Sunday, is below. I think it’s important to let you know who I voted for, but also I’d like you feedback on this. Who would you have voted for? The first, ... More About: Tigers , North Carolina , Hurricanes
Friday Fish Fry
2008-02-29 23:30:00 Column by The Evil Q jim@accnation.com The anticipation of ACC Basketball Tournament action has created some strong distraction from exciting action elsewhere in the conference. We’ll try to remedy that with a trip around the ACC in this week’s Friday Fish Fry. The ACC’s Swimming and Diving championships started last weekend with the women. It continues in Atlanta with the men this ... More About: Women , Red Sox , Eagles , Tigers
Weekend Skinny - March 1-2
2008-02-29 05:47:00 Patrick had another 4-2 week, while the Q was 3-3 last week. Patrick is now 38-24 on the season. Q is 35-27. Duke at N.C. State, noon, CBS Q’s pick: It is a real shame that Sidney Lowe has had young men with egos ruin the Wolfpacks hopes for another good year. My hope is that his ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Boston College , Miami
The Q Report (ACC Lacrosse)
2008-02-28 21:48:00 Column by The Evil Q jim@accnation.com My god I love lacrosse! When the season begins I know that spring isn’t too far away and that just adds to the thrill of seeing what some consider to be a weird combination of football, soccer and hockey. This sport is far tougher than one might imagine. After all this is a blood ... More About: North Carolina , Boston College , Virginia Tech , Duke , Report
So who?s your favorite ACC player?
2008-02-28 20:03:00 A few weeks ago on the ACC Nation podcast I asked listeners to e-mail me their favorite ACC basketball players. The whole thing started because I admitted that, as a Carolina fan, I had a new favorite - Tyler Hansbrough. For the last 15 years or so, George Lynch was my favorite and, before that, ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Hurricanes , Boston College
Sendek sends his love to the Wolfpack
2008-02-27 23:26:00 Thanks to our friend Brian in Richmond, Va., for a link to this from 850 the Buzz. A love song from Herb Sendek to N.C. State fans. More About: Love , Men , Hoops , North Carolina State , Wolfpack
The Duke vs. UNC feud
2008-02-27 19:54:00 Column by Will Ojanen will@accnation.com I’m not a huge fan of either school, but when March 8 comes around, and these two rivals go at it again, I will be glued to the TV. With the war of words that has gone on recently between Coach K and Roy Williams, this is going to be one intense ... More About: World , North Carolina , Men , Hoops , Duke
Bubble update in the ACC
2008-02-27 06:02:00 Column by Patrick Hite patrick@accnation.com My best guess is that seven ACC teams are playing for five spots in the NCAA Tournament this year. In all honesty, two are locks, so the remaining five are playing for three berths in the Big Dance. 1. North Carolina (11-2, 26-2), RPI 3, schedule: at Boston College, Florida State, at Duke The Tar Heels are ... More About: Tigers , Miami , Virginia Tech , Men
The Durham Debacle
2008-02-27 04:18:00 Column by The Evil Q jim@accnation.com There is something surreal about the Duke lacrosse mess. It seems now like it started a lifetime ago. When it first began I immediately reacted, actually overreacted, in shaking my head, uttering some expletives and wondering what these idiots (the players) were thinking. My frustration (disappointment) was misdirected. After I began listening to both sides, resolved to ... More About: Lawsuit , Blue Devils , Durham
ACC Nation podcast Feb. 25 - show notes
2008-02-26 04:43:00 Click below to listen: Subscribe to the podcast using iTunes ACC Nation talks with Jenn Hildreth of ACC All-Access about her new role as host of the show and her job as a sideline reporter for Fox Sports Net. Hildreth also give us her thoughts on which ACC teams still have a good shot at the ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Boston College , Miami
Carolina?s Hansbrough, GT?s Miller earn weekly awards
2008-02-25 21:39:00 North Carolina?s Tyler Hansbrough was named ACC Player of the Week while Georgia Tech ?s Maurice ?Mo? Miller garnered ACC Rookie of the Week honors. In earning the league?s player of the week award for a record-tying seventh time this season, Hansbrough averaged 30.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.5 steals in wins over NC State and Wake Forest ... More About: Awards , North Carolina , Men , Hoops
The Q Report (The Future of Hockey)
2008-02-25 19:12:00 Column by The Evil Q jim@accnation.com With approximately three minutes left to play and Duke leading 2-1, the Georgetown Hoyas tied the score at 2-2 sending the championship game into overtime. Duke and Georgetown had met twice during the regular season and each had won a game by a goal, so the likelihood of an exciting conclusion to the ... More About: Eagles , North Carolina , Boston College , Virginia Tech , Future
ACC Nation Power Poll - Feb. 25
2008-02-25 04:39:00 ACC Nation ranks the men’s basketball teams every week. We encourage your comments. 12. Boston College (4-8, 13-12) - lost at FSU 66-63 11. N.C. State (4-9, 15-12) - lost to Carolina 84-70, lost at UVa. 78-60 10. Georgia Tech (4-7, 11-14) - lost at Virginia Tech 92-84 9. Virginia (3-9, 13-12) - beat N.C. State 78-60 8. Florida State ... More About: Power , Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Hurricanes
Weekend Skinny - Feb. 23-24
2008-02-22 13:00:00 Patrick went 4-2 last week thanks to Miami pulling out a close one against Georgia Tech. Q was 2-4, giving Patrick his first lead in many weeks. Patrick is 34-22 on the season, while Q drops to 32-24. Saturday’s games: Boston College at Florida State, noon, RSN Patrick’s pick: Right now, fans of both of these schools are more concerned ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Hurricanes
The Q Report (ACC Ice Hockey?)
2008-02-22 03:35:00 Column by The Evil Q jim@accnation.com Regular listeners to the ACCNation podcast have often heard Patrick and I fire our shots across-the- bow when it comes to ACC schools playing ice hockey. Wait a minute. The ACC and ice hockey? Readers of Friday Fish Fry are familiar with our coverage of Boston College men’s and women’s ice hockey. ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Miami
ACC teams and the Big Dance
2008-02-21 20:13:00 Column by Patrick Hite patrick@accnation.com Two days, four games, three of the ACC’s top four teams lose. Just another week in ACC basketball. I assumed, foolishly, that Clemson falling to Florida State would be the biggest upset of the week. That changed 26 hours later when Duke lost to Miami . And Virginia Tech also knocked off Maryland on Wednesday ... More About: North Carolina , Boston College , Dance
ACC Nation podcast Feb. 18 - show notes
2008-02-20 03:39:00 Click below to listen: Subscribe to the podcast using iTunes Mike Hogewood, or, as we like to call him, Mr. ACC, joins Patrick and Q to discuss ACC basketball. Mike gives us his thoughts on who is responsible for Wake’s inspired play, if Duke can use the loss this weekend as motivation and Dean Smith and Lefty ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Hurricanes , Boston College
ACC Power Poll - Feb. 19
2008-02-19 19:36:00 Sorry for the delay with the Power Poll this week (as well as the ACC Nation podcast, which will be available late on Tuesday). I was out of town from Friday through late Monday, so I’m just now getting around to this. 12. Boston College (4-7, 13-11) - beat N.C. State 82-65; lost to UVa. 79-74 11. Virginia ... More About: North Carolina , Miami , Virginia Tech
Legends announced by ACC
2008-02-19 05:02:00 Two of the winningest basketball coaches in ACC and NCAA Division I history, the author of one of the most famous shots in the history of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, seven former first-round NBA draft picks, five former All-Americas and players with a total of 95 years of experience in the NBA and ABA, are ... More About: North Carolina , Boston College , Miami , Virginia Tech , Men
Maryland?s Vasquez, BC?s Rice, Wake?s Teague earn weekly honors
2008-02-19 04:41:00 Maryland?s Greivis Vasquez and Boston College ?s Tyrese Rice were named Co-ACC Players of the Week while Wake Forest?s Jeff Teague garnered ACC Rookie of the Week honors. Vasquez averaged 22.5 points, 7.5 assists, 6.0 rebounds and was 18-for-31 (.581) from the floor in games against Duke and Florida State . The Caracas, Venezuela, junior had 25 ... More About: Men , Hoops , Maryland
Matt Ryan vs Chris Long
2008-02-19 03:31:00 The NFL Scouting Combine opens in Indianapolis this week and the big news is that two players from the ACC are the top dogs. The question is who will go first? Boston College ’s Matt Ryan or Virginia ’s Chris Long. Ryan is considered the top QB prospect while Long is being touted as the top prospect period. ... More About: Eagles , Football , Dolphins
ACC Basketball Scores
2008-02-18 15:04:00 A rundown of this weekend’s men’s basketball scores in the Atlantic Coast Conference. North Carolina 92 Virginia Tech 53 Clemson 71 North Carolina State 64 Maryland 82 Florida State 72 Wake Forest 86 Duke 73 UVA 79 Boston College 74 Miami 64 Georgia Tech 63 More About: Eagles , Tigers , Basketball
The Q Report (The World Stood Still)
2008-02-18 14:26:00 Column by The Evil Q jim@accnation.com The day the world stood still. Well, at least in Winston-Salem. In case you haven’t seen, heard or felt it, let me share the earth-shaking news that Duke , yes time-tested Coach K, the Phoenix playbook and much-maligned, hated, despised and revered Duke has fallen. The Blue Devils are truly blue and a more fierce ... More About: World , North Carolina , Men , Hoops
The Q Report (Black Coaches in the ACC)
2008-02-15 17:10:00 Column by The Evil Q jim@accnation.com Though the term glass ceiling has been applied more often to the rise of women within business it can also be appropriately used in regard to any group that has historically found the top echelon of any field allusive at best. Within the field of sports we’ve seen a slow but steady rise ... More About: Women , Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina
Friday Fish Fry
2008-02-15 08:53:00 Column by The Evil Q jim@accnation.com If you haven’t taken a moment to listen to our weekly podcast then this would be a great time to start. This coming week you’ll hear from some listeners regarding their favorite ACC basketball player of all time. We’d like to hear from you as well. Either call us at 206-202-1706 or e-mail ... More About: Women , Eagles , Tigers , Football , Baseball
Weekend Skinny Feb. 16-17
2008-02-15 06:22:00 Patrick pulled into a tie with Q after going 6-0 on the weekend. That was one more win than he got the three weeks before combined. Q went 4-2 and now both Patrick and Q are 30-20 for the year. Saturday’s games: Virginia Tech at North Carolina , 1 p.m., CBS Q’s pick: What could be more disturbing than a one ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Hurricanes , Boston College
ACC football schedule preview
2008-02-13 16:41:00 Column by Will Ojanen will@accnation.com The ACC recently released the 2008 football schedule, and to be honest, I really don’t like what I see. Each team has four non-conference games and, according to my math, that’s 48 non-conference games. Out of those 48 non-conference games, 15 are against FCS (or I-AA, take your pick) schools. That’s nearly ... More About: World , Eagles , Tigers , Football , Preview
Let?s revisit Henderson?s elbow meeting Psycho T?s nose
2008-02-06 01:52:00 OK, I don’t believe in living in the past, but let’s take another look at the Gerald Henderson-Tyler Hansbrough incident from last year’s Carolina-Duke game. And, just for kicks, turn up the sound so you can hear Billy Packer defend the indefensible. How many times does Packer tell us that this wasn’t intentional and that ... More About: Psycho , North Carolina , Men , Hoops
Double-A Zone live blogging mock NCAA Tournament selections
More articles from this author:2008-02-05 21:47:00 Friend of the Nation Josh Centor over at the NCAA’s blog Double-A Zone wanted to let everyone know that he will be offering a live blog Wednesday and Thursday from the mock selections for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. In his e-mail, Josh wrote: “I just wanted to make sure you were aware that I will be live blogging from mock ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Boston College , Miami 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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