ACC HOOPS: November 13, 2011
After only two days, the ACC remains perfect. Current ACC teams are now 10-0. Future ACC teams are 2-0. 12-0! Send them to a BCS bowl!
In a strange scheduling twist, Duke played Presbyterian the day after narrowly defeating Belmont. The result was much better for the Blue Devils, as they rolled over Presbyterian, 96-55. As you may have seen scrolling across your TV yesterday, this win gives Coach K his 902 win–tying him with Bobby Knight for most wins. Pretty darn amazing. Fact that you DID NOT know: the Presbyterian nickname is Blue Hose. Here comes the Blue Hose. I am thinking Blue Sox might have been a better way to go. In any event, Duke is 2-0.
Staying within the top 10, Syracuse also won its opener, defeating Fordham 78-53. Jim Boeheim has a long way to go to catch Coach K, but did you know that if he can win 24 games this year, he will pass Dean Smith? With this team, winning less than 24 games will be a disappointment. More depth than he has ever had. Ask him, he’ll tell you.
Finally, Virginia Tech got the season off to a good start, defeating East Tennessee State 64-53. Perhaps this is the year that Seth Greenberg gets the Hokies off the bubble.
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