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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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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
Feinstein likes new Georgia Tech hire
2007-12-13 13:30:00 Column by Patrick Hite accnationpatrick@comcast.net John Feinstein joined Patrick and Q on the weekly podcast - listen here. John Feinstein spent the past six seasons watching Paul Johnson roam the sidelines at the Naval Academy. In addition to being a best-selling author and a contributor to NRP, The Washington Post and various other media outlets, Feinstein is also ... More About: Hire , Football , Tech , Duke , Georgia Tech
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2007-12-13 12:58:00 Not much time this morning, but I wanted to give you a few links, including two game stories. The ACC started out so well against non-conference opponents this season, but things are quickly going downhill. The latest losses … Maryland falls to Ohio. UMass takes down Boston College. Also, more on the ACC’s decision to play the football ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
ACC Nation podcast - Dec. 11
2007-12-11 13:30:00 Listen here Subscribe to the podcast using iTunes Best-selling author John Feinstein, who is a color commentator on the Navy football radio network, joins Patrick and Q on this week’s podcast to discuss Georgia Tech’s new coach, Paul Johnson. The former Navy football coach landed in Atlanta last week and Feinstein gives ACC Nation his thoughts on how ... More About: Podcast
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2007-12-11 13:02:00 The News and Observer’s Chip Alexander takes a look at N.C. State’s problems. Caulton Tudor writing about the Wolfpack: “The season is not over.” Former Georgia Tech great dies. More About: Nation
Power Poll - Dec. 10
2007-12-11 05:43:00 12. N.C. State - First New Orleans. Now ECU. State may be on the NIT bubble. 11. Georgia Tech - At least Paul Hewitt gets a little break - the only Paul anyone in Atlanta wants to talk about now is Paul Johnson. 10. Wake Forest - Augusta State came closer to beating Georgia than Wake did ... More About: Power , Poll
ACC names players of the week
2007-12-10 22:16:00 GREENSBORO , N.C. ? North Carolina ?s Tyler Hansbrough was named ACC Player of the Week and Boston College ?s Corey Raji was selected as ACC Rookie of the Week. In earning the player of the week honors for the second time this season and third time in his career, Hansbrough turned in his 20th career ... More About: Players , Names
Has a slow start doomed Wolfpack?
2007-12-10 13:30:00 Column by Patrick Hite accnationpatrick@comcast.net Poll question: Will N.C. State make the NCAA Tournament this season? Before the season began, I was asked to come up with a Final Four. Being the loyal ACC guy that I am, I chose two ACC schools. Carolina was an easy pick. But my sleeper Final Four pick was N.C. State. I just didn’t ... More About: Start , Slow , Doomed , Wolfpack
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2007-12-10 12:49:00 Boston College wins ACC opener. Virginia Tech has little trouble with George Washington. Florida State falls in women’s soccer final. Wyoming freshman James Johnson leads Wake in early going. More About: Nation
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2007-12-09 14:04:00 Miami rolls past FIU. Duke pulls away from Michigan. FSU tops Maine with help from 20 three-point buckets. N.C. State continues to struggle with loss to ECU. Wake Forest falls to Georgia. More About: Nation
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More articles from this author:2007-12-08 14:58:00 ACCNation .com posted some information on Georgia Tech’s new coach, but here is more on Paul Johnson from the AJC. Tony Barnhart likes the hire, but Jeff Schultz writes “for now, he’s perfect.” And more from the other side - The Baltimore Sun, which covers Navy. With Johnson heading to Atlanta, what is next for Duke? Virginia bounces back with ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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