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ACC football year in review: Coastal Division
2008-01-09 20:15:00 Column by Will Ojanen Special to ACCNation.com Duke Blue Devils Final record: 1-11 It was another down and dark year for the Blue Devils, and it led to the dismissal of coach Ted Roof. There was one ray of light, however, as Duke?s lone win came at Northwestern, a win that snapped a 22-game losing streak. That win ... More About: World , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes , Miami
The Tuesday Twelve
2008-01-08 16:30:00 Our weekly trip around the ACC blogosphere: 12. A rotten month to be a Yellow Jacket, according to the Georgia Tech Sports Blog. 11. Zach at the Old Gold and Blog wants to know if criticism of ACC football is justified. 10. But Rob at the Good Ol’ Blog is wondering if the ACC does stink in football. 9. And ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
ACC Nation podcast Jan. 7 - show notes
2008-01-08 03:11:00 Listen here Subscribe to the podcast using iTunes Patrick and The Evil Q return from a couple of weeks off during the holidays. On the show this week, they wrap up the ACC bowl games. The guys agree with the (Richmond) Times Dispatch’s Bob Lipper - ACC football stinks. Also, Patrick discusses some attendance figures courtesy of The Red ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
Carolina?s Ellington, Duke?s Singler honored
2008-01-07 20:47:00 North Carolina ?s Wayne Ellington was named ACC Player of the Week and Duke ?s Kyle Singler was selected as ACC Rookie of the Week. A unanimous selection as the player of the week, Ellington scored an ACC-high 36 points, including the game-winning three-pointer with 0.4 seconds to play, in the Tar Heel?s 90-88 overtime win at ... More About: North Carolina , Men , Hoops
Power Poll - Jan. 7
2008-01-07 05:34:00 Below is ACCNation.com’s weekly ranking of the ACC basketball programs.We’ve included the team’s records (through Sunday) and last week’s (Monday - Sunday) results. Let us know what you think and why in the comments. 12. Georgia Tech (7-6, 0-1): beat Presbyterian 77-64 11. Virginia Tech (8-6, 0-1): lost at Richmond 52-49 10. Maryland (9-6, 0-1): beat Savannah State 75-48; ... More About: Power , Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Hurricanes
ACC football year in review: Atlantic Division
2008-01-04 19:32:00 Column by Will Ojanen Special to ACCNation.com Boston College Final record: 11-3 There were a lot of firsts and accomplishments not achieved in a long time for the Eagles this season. New head coach Jeff Jagodzinski took over the reigns from Tom O?Brien and led them to an outstanding season led by Unitas Award winner Matt Ryan. BC won ... More About: World , Tigers , Football
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2007-12-30 14:59:00 Wake Forest tops UConn in Meineke Car Care Bowl. Kenneth Moore earns MVP award in Deacons win. News and notes as Wake finishes season. More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
ACC bowl preview, part 2
2007-12-30 01:54:00 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl (Dec. 31, 4 p.m., ESPN) Florida State vs. Kentucky Things are a little bleak for the Florida State program right now. It?s rumored that Charlie Ward, Warrick Dunn, Deion Sanders, and Derrick Brooks will be coming back to play for the ‘Noles. Well, maybe not, but they could use some bodies. They ... More About: Preview , Part
ACC bowl preview, part 1
2007-12-26 16:18:00 Column by Will Ojanen Special to ACCNation.com Champs Sports Bowl (Dec. 28, 5 p.m., ESPN) Boston College vs. Michigan State On paper, this game looks like a total mismatch. Boston College is ranked 14th in the country and went to the ACC title game, while Michigan State finished 3-5 and in eighth place in the Big Ten. The Eagles have ... More About: World , Football , Preview
Hansbrough, Oglesby earn weekly ACC awards
2007-12-25 06:10:00 North Carolina ?s Tyler Hansbrough was named ACC Player of the Week and Clemson ?s Terrence Oglesby was selected as ACC Rookie of the Week. In earning player of the week honors for the third time this season and fourth time in his career, Hansbrough averaged 24.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and made 17-of-24 shots from the floor ... More About: Awards , North Carolina , Men , Hoops
Weekend Skinny
2007-12-22 18:59:00 Last week both Patrick and Q finished 3-2. On the season, Patrick is 7-3 and the Q is 6-4. Here are the picks this week. Saturday’s games - UC Santa Barbara at North Carolina (1 p.m. FSN) After a sluggish performance by his team last time out, we’ll see if Roy Williams’ promise of extra practice pays off. UC ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Hurricanes , Boston College
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2007-12-22 13:48:00 N.C. State holds off Davidson. Clemson makes it two-for-two in Puerto Rico. FSU’s Uche Echefu gives Seminoles an inside game. So, why didn’t Jon Tenuta stay with Yellow Jackets? More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
Friday Fish Fry
2007-12-21 17:05:00 The Friday before Christmas and we do have quite a number of fish to fry. I’ve been scanning the world for interesting and different ACC sports stories all week and, lo and behold, my friends in Chapel Hill delivered an exceptional one, but more on that later. Right now let’s look at all of the end-of-the-year dynamics ... More About: Women , Eagles , Tigers , Football , Baseball
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2007-12-21 13:06:00 Clemson and Miami remain unbeaten. That’s more than Duke can say. More on the FSU football mess. Clemson’s offensive coordinator could talk with Tennessee about opening. More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
Do you believe in Tampa?
2007-12-20 20:16:00 Column by Patrick Hite accnationpatrick@comcast.net ACCTampaBay.com Imagine that my mission is to convince you that pet rocks will make a huge comeback. By next year this time, every kid … heck, forget kids, every person you know will want a pet rock for Christmas. Pet rocks will be hotter than the Wii. Remember, my job is just to make you believe this. Making it ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Hurricanes , Boston College
Still time to sign up for the College Bowl Challenge
2007-12-20 16:35:00 The first game is tonight. The info to sign up is below: ACC Nation wants to get your picks for the bowl games that begin Thursday. We’ve created a group in Yahoo! Sports’ College Bowl Pick’em contest. It’s free to play and the winner gets a copy of Tim Peeler’s “When March Went Mad, plus an ACC ... More About: Football , North Carolina , Boston College , Miami
Georgia Tech?s Dickey to redshirt
2007-12-19 02:56:00 Ra’Sean Dickey, a senior center for Georgia Tech ’s men’s basketball team, has decided to redshirt the 2007-08 season. The 6-10, 250-pound Dickey, who has missed the first eight games of the season due to academic ineligibility, also has been forced to miss considerable practice time because of acute tendonitis in his right knee and is ... More About: Men , Hoops , Georgia Tech
Watkins, Billie and Capote ineligible for Clemson bowl game
2007-12-18 20:32:00 Clemson starting linebackers Nick Watkins and Tramaine Billie, and starting offensive tackle Christian Capote, have been ruled ineligible for the Chick-fil-A Bowl game against Auburn due to academic issues. All three were fifth-year seniors in 2007. “I am disappointed that these young men will not be able to play in our bowl game with Auburn,” said ... More About: Tigers , Football , Clemson , Game
Miami?s McClinton, Wake?s Teague honored by ACC
2007-12-18 16:30:00 GREENSBORO , N.C. ? Miami ?s Jack McClinton was named ACC Player of the Week and Wake Forest ?s Jeff Teague was selected as ACC Rookie of the Week. In earning player of the week honors for the first time this season and second time in his career, McClinton scored a season-high 29 points in Thursday’s ... More About: Hurricanes , Men , Hoops
ACC Nation podcast - Dec. 18
2007-12-18 13:30:00 Listen here Subscribe to the podcast using iTunes Two big news items came out of the ACC last week and Patrick and Q have them covered on this week’s podcast. Ken Tysiac of the Charlotte Observer stops by to talk with Patrick and Q about David Cutcliffe, the former Tennessee offensive coordinator who was named Duke’s head football coach last week. What ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
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2007-12-18 12:59:00 Duke blows by Albany. Miami beats Stetson. Not decision yet on Tyler Hansbrough’s availability Wednesday night. Miami fires defensive coordinator. On our podcast this week we mentioned Virginia Tech’s Bud Foster might be in the running for the West Virginia job. It looks like someone else with family ties to the ACC wants the job. ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
Power Poll - Dec. 17
2007-12-18 04:27:00 12. Maryland - Ohio? In College Park? No excuse. 11. N.C. State - Beating S.C. State was a step in the right direction. A baby step, but still a step. 10. Georgia Tech - I fear Kansas could do nasty things to the Yellow Jackets. 9. Virginia Tech - When your best player shoots 4-of-15 from the floor ... More About: Power , Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Hurricanes
Is Tampa a good idea?
2007-12-17 13:30:00 Column by Patrick Hite accnationpatrick@comcast.net Do you like the ACC’s choice of Tampa to host the ACC football championship? The ACC announced last week that Tampa, which hosted last season’s ACC Tournament in basketball, will be the home of the ACC football championship the next two seasons. Charlotte will then host the game the following two seasons. ACC commissioner John ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
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2007-12-17 12:49:00 Deacons top Buckeyes for NCAA men’s soccer title. Carolina wins, but Hansbrough banged up in process. Wake tops Bucknell in an emotional game. Virginia Tech falls to ODU. UVa.’s Craig Littlepage defends honoring Hokies. Academic problems may hurt FSU in bowl, next season. More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
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2007-12-16 15:02:00 Duke has a new football coach - UT offensive coordinator David Cutliffe. Cutliffe’s former boss thinks he will do fine with the Blue Devils. N.C. State got back on the winning track Saturday. FSU comes up short against Butler. More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
College Bowl Challenge
2007-12-15 23:58:00 ACC Nation wants to get your picks for the bowl games that begin Thursday. We’ve created a group in Yahoo! Sports’ College Bowl Pick’em contest. It’s free to play and the winner gets a copy of Tim Peeler’s “When March Went Mad, plus an ACC Nation bumper stick. Maybe we’ll find another item or two in ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina
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2007-12-15 15:14:00 Duke will announce its football coach today at 5 p.m. More on the hiring - Tennessee’s David Cutliffe will get the job - from the AP. The Charlotte Observer’s Ken Tysiac likes the hire. Wake Forest knocks of Virginia Tech, one win away from soccer title. Tough loss for Hokies. More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
Friday Fish Fry
2007-12-14 15:30:00 Column by The Evil Q accnationjim@comcast.net This isn’t your father’s ACC anymore. Football, aka soccer, has grabbed the imagination of fans and the wrath of at least one writer, as the ACC sends two schools into the NCAA semifinals later today (Friday). Unfortunately, only one will get to move on to the national-championship game. We’ll take a look ... More About: North Carolina , Hurricanes , Boston College , Miami , Fish
Weekend Skinny
2007-12-14 13:30:00 Last week: Patrick - 4-1, Q - 3-2 Saturday’s games: South Carolina State at N.C. State (2:30 p.m.) Q’s pick: Worries expressed by coaching staff about this game … South Carolina State 83, North Carolina State 71 Patrick’s pick: Apparently Q got an early start on his weekend drinking. Really, picking South Carolina State to win was crazy enough. Picking ... More About: Virginia Tech , Men , Hoops , Florida State
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More articles from this author:2007-12-14 12:59:00 The Men’s College Cup starts today and features two ACC teams. The two teams have already played once this season. Deacons counting on experience. Tech’s Oliver Weiss is sweating the small stuff. More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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