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11 Jun 2015

Lindsay, Jones exit – MLB draft kind to Diamond Heels

This time last year, coach Mike Fox and the Diamond Heels were reeling after losing 10 commits to the 2014 MLB draft which showed up significantly (in a bad way) in both the regular season and ACC tournament in the form of pitching. After losing many talented freshman, there just seemed to not be enough manpower in that particular area to sustain momentum down the stretch. This ultimately led to the Heels missing taking part in the NCAAT for the first time since 2001.

Even though the top 2 recruits the Diamond Heels had signed ended up being drafted, the class is still loaded and with some much needed relief in the form of pitchers. One of those pitching commits (two total) ranks in the Top 75 nationally.

The in-state class is led by 2nd ranked RHP and 10th ranked player overall in the state of North Carolina- Cole Aker and will be looked at to help add stability at the mound similar to what they enjoyed back in 2014.

I’ll have a breakdown of the entire recruiting class this summer along with the other UNC teams as we gear up for the new season.

Posted by unc_tarheelfan in ACC only, Baseball, Draft, UNC Correspondent and tagged , , , , , , ,
09 Jun 2015
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Conference Realignment: A League of their Own

The Confidential has had some fun recently exploring different topics for hypothetical realignment scenarios such as relegation and team trading. While the tectonic shifts of conference realignment have settled since the ACC added a Grant-of-Rights, and the Big XII seems to have resolved their Conference Championship Game dilemma, there has been chatter among some of the private schools that changes could still be on the horizon.

Read more…

Posted by Vinnie Saltine in ACC only, Conference Realignment
03 Jun 2015

Hello Confidential!

I’d just like to introduce myself since I’ve now officially joined The Confidential as a contributor from a North Carolina Tar Heels perspective.

Over the past two years I’ve been handling the unc_tarheelfan Twitter handle and every now and then I’ve found 140 characters just isn’t enough. Nor is tweeting out an entire paragraph of information in broken tweets. I looked at many alternatives that would work in correlation with that handle and decided that becoming a blog contributor would serve both myself and the blog community. I’m grateful to have had an invitation extended and I look forward to covering North Carolina athletics and the entire ACC community for and with you in the months ahead.

Long live the ACC!

-Julius

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the team Julius! 

 

Posted by unc_tarheelfan in ACC only, UNC Correspondent and tagged , , ,
19 May 2015
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All-Time Syracuse Orange Villains

Every fan base has its enemies, often far more perceived than real.  Sometimes the enemy is from within–a person that betrays the trust provided by the school.  More often, the enemy is a player or coach of a rival.  So who are Syracuse’s enemies (let’s just call them villains)?

Read more…

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only
11 May 2015
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Around the ACC: The NCAA Lacrosse Tournaments

There are several NCAA tournaments in play right now.

Men’s Lacrosse.

With all 5 ACC teams having good/great seasons (all seeded 7th or higher), expectations were high.  #1 Notre Dame did what it needed to, defeating Towson, 12-10.  #2 Syracuse had its way with Marist, 20-8.  #3 North Carolina held serve against Colgage, 19-12.  #5 seeded Duke was upset by Ohio State, 16-11.   #7 Virginia was obliterated by Johns Hopkins, 19-7.  So that’s three of the final 8 teams for the ACC.

Next up, Notre Dame will play unseeded Albany on May 16, with the winner to face the winner of Ohio State vs. Denver.  #2 Syracuse will play Johns Hopkins, with North Carolina playing Maryland in the other quarterfinal.

Womens Lacrosse.

The women are also down to 8 teams, including (again) 3 ACC teams.  #1 seeded Maryland will play #8 Northwestern in one quarterfinal, while unseeded Loyola will play #4 Syracuse.  In the other quarterfinals, #3 Duke will play Princeton and #2 North Carolina will play Penn State.  Virginia was eliminated by Penn State.

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only and tagged , , ,
07 May 2015
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The Confidential’s All School Teams Poll: Ranking The Top

UPDATE: Final Voting in Poll:

  1. North Carolina 41.03%
  2. Louisville 36.32%
  3. Syracuse 16.24%
  4. Duke 3.47%
  5. NC State 1.28%
  6. Ga Tech and ND .85%

Thanks to all for voting!  Congrats to the Tar Heels and their fans!

The Confidential has spent several weeks determining the best 12-player teams that could be put together for each ACC school.  Here is a list of those teams.  Yesterday’s task was to determine which school’s team is the worst.  Today’s task is to determine which school has the best team!

Duke:

Center: Christian Laettner, Mike Gminski

Power Forward: Shane Battier, Danny Ferry

Small Forward:  Grant Hill, Art Heyman

Shooting Guard: JJ Reddick, Johnny Dawkins, Dick Groat

Point Guard: Bobby Hurley, Jason Williams, Tommy Amaker

Georgia Tech:

Center: John Salley, Matt Geiger

Power Forward: Malcolm Mackey, Rich Yunkus

Small Forward: Dennis Scott, Matt Harping

Shooting Guard: Stephon Marbury, Tom Hammonds, Roger Kaiser

Point Guard: Mark Price, Kenny Anderson, Jarrett Jack

Louisville:

Center: Wes Unseld, Pervis Ellison

Power Forward: Rodney McCray, Charlie Tyra

Small Forward: Derek Smith, Junior Bridgeman

Shooting Guard: Darrell Griffith, Butch Beard, Peyton Siva

Point Guard: Milt Wagner, DeJuan Wheat, Russ Smith

North Carolina:

Center: Tyler Hansbrough, Bob McAdoo

Power Forward: James Worthy, Sam Perkins

Small Forward: Lennie Rosenbluth, Billy Cunningham, Antawn Jamison

Shooting Guard: Michael Jordan, Walter Davis, Charlie Scott

Point Guard: Phil Ford, Kenny Smith

North Carolina State:

Center: Tom Burleson, Ronnie Shavlik

Power Forward: David Thompson, Tom Guggliota, Thurl Bailey

Small Forward: Lorenzo Charles, TJ Warren

Shooting Guard: Derek Whittenburg, Julius Hodge

Point Guard: Sidney Lowe, Chris Corchani, Monty Towe

Notre Dame:

Center: Bill Laimbeer, Troy Murphy

Power Forward: Tom Hawkins, Pat Garrity, John Shumate

Small Forward: Adrian Dantley, Orlando Woolidge, Kelly Tripucka

Shooting Guard: Austin Carr, John Paxson

Point Guard: David Rivers, Chris Thomas

Syracuse:

Center:  Rony Seikaly, Roosevelt Bouie

Power Forward: Derrick Coleman, Louis Orr

Small Forward: Carmelo Anthony, John Wallace, Rafael Addison

Shooting Guard: Dave Bing, Lawrence Moten, Gerry McNamara

Point Guard: Pearl Washington, Sherman Douglas

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, All-Time Teams, Basketball, Opinion and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
06 May 2015
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The Confidential’s All School Teams Poll: Ranking The Bottom

The Confidential has spent several weeks determining the best 12-player teams that could be put together for each ACC school.  Here is a list of those teams.  Today’s task, however, is to determine which school’s team is the worst.  Please remember to vote in our poll.  Tomorrow we will vote for the best from the top 7 rosters.

Boston College:

Center: Terry Driscoll, John Garris

Power Forward: Craig Smith, Jared Dudley

Small Forward: Danya Abrams, Bill Curley, Jay Murphy

Shooting Guard: John Bagley, John Austin,

Point Guard: Troy Bell, Michael Adams, Dana Barros

Clemson:

Center: Tree Rollins, Elden Campbell

Power Forward: Dale Davis, Horace Grant

Small Forward: Larry Nance, Trevor Booker

Shooting Guard: Butch Zatezalo, KC Rivers, Terrell McIntyre

Point Guard: Willie Solomon, Chris Whitney, Demontez Stitt

Florida State:

Center: Dave Cowens, Solomon Alabi

Power Forward: Chris Singleton, Harry Davis, Al Thornton

Small Forward: Georgie McCloud, Ron Fedor

Shooting Guard: Bob Sura, Ron Harris, Ron King

Point Guard: Sam Cassell, Charlie Ward

Miami:

Center: Tito Horford, Constantin Popa

Power Forward: Eric Brown, Willie Allen

Small Forward: Rick Barry, John Salmons, Tim James

Shooting Guard: James Jones, Don Curnutt

Point Guard: Shane Larkin, Jack McClinton, Dick Hickox

Pittsburgh:

Center: Charles Smith, Chris Tagt

Power Forward: Jerome Lane, Dejuan Blair

Small Forward: Sam Young, Billy Knight, Chevon Troutman

Shooting Guard: Ashton Gibbs, Sean Miller (yeah, more of a point guard)

Point Guard:Brandin Knight, Carl Krauser, Levance  Fields

Virginia:

Center: Ralph Sampson, Olden Polynice

Power Forward: Wally Walker, Marc Iavaroni, Mike Scott

Small Forward: Jeff Lamp, Joe Harris

Shooting Guard:  Bryant Stith, Buzzy Wilkinson, Curtis Staples

Point Guard: Othell Wilson, Barry Parkhill

Virginia Tech:

Center: Jimmy Carruth, Chris Smith

Power Forward: Howard Pardue, Allan Bristow

Small Forward: Bryant Matthews, Deron Washington

Shooting Guard: Dell Curry, Bimbo Coles, Bucky Keller

Point Guard: Erick Green, Malcolm Delaney, Zabian Dowdell

Wake Forest:

Center: Tim Duncan, Loren Woods

Power Forward:  Len Chappell, Dick Hemric

Small Forward: Josh Howard, Rodney Rogers, Charlie Davis

Shooting Guard: Randolph Childress, Rod Griffin

Point Guard: Chris Paul, Muggsy Bogues, Jeff Teague

 

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, All-Time Teams, Basketball, Opinion and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
05 May 2015
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Summary of the Confidential’s All School Teams

The Confidential has spent several weeks determining the best 12-player teams that could be put together for each ACC school.  Rather than use a series of links, here is a summary of those teams:

Boston College:

Center: Terry Driscoll, John Garris

Power Forward: Craig Smith, Jared Dudley

Small Forward: Danya Abrams, Bill Curley, Jay Murphy

Shooting Guard: John Bagley, John Austin,

Point Guard: Troy Bell, Michael Adams, Dana Barros

Clemson:

Center: Tree Rollins, Elden Campbell

Power Forward: Dale Davis, Horace Grant

Small Forward: Larry Nance, Trevor Booker

Shooting Guard: Butch Zatezalo, KC Rivers, Terrell McIntyre

Point Guard: Willie Solomon, Chris Whitney, Demontez Stitt

Duke:

Center: Christian Laettner, Mike Gminski

Power Forward: Shane Battier, Danny Ferry

Small Forward:  Grant Hill, Art Heyman

Shooting Guard: JJ Reddick, Johnny Dawkins, Dick Groat

Point Guard: Bobby Hurley, Jason Williams, Tommy Amaker

Florida State:

Center: Dave Cowens, Solomon Alabi

Power Forward: Chris Singleton, Harry Davis, Al Thornton

Small Forward: Georgie McCloud, Ron Fedor

Shooting Guard: Bob Sura, Ron Harris, Ron King

Point Guard: Sam Cassell, Charlie Ward

Georgia Tech:

Center: John Salley, Matt Geiger

Power Forward: Malcolm Mackey, Rich Yunkus

Small Forward: Dennis Scott, Matt Harping

Shooting Guard: Stephon Marbury, Tom Hammonds, Roger Kaiser

Point Guard: Mark Price, Kenny Anderson, Jarrett Jack

Louisville:

Center: Wes Unseld, Pervis Ellison

Power Forward: Rodney McCray, Charlie Tyra

Small Forward: Derek Smith, Junior Bridgeman

Shooting Guard: Darrell Griffith, Butch Beard, Peyton Siva

Point Guard: Milt Wagner, DeJuan Wheat, Russ Smith

Miami:

Center: Tito Horford, Constantin Popa

Power Forward: Eric Brown, Willie Allen

Small Forward: Rick Barry, John Salmons, Tim James

Shooting Guard: James Jones, Don Curnutt

Point Guard: Shane Larkin, Jack McClinton, Dick Hickox

North Carolina:

Center: Tyler Hansbrough, Bob McAdoo

Power Forward: James Worthy, Sam Perkins

Small Forward: Lennie Rosenbluth, Billy Cunningham, Antawn Jamison

Shooting Guard: Michael Jordan, Walter Davis, Charlie Scott

Point Guard: Phil Ford, Kenny Smith

North Carolina State:

Center: Tom Burleson, Ronnie Shavlik

Power Forward: David Thompson, Tom Guggliota, Thurl Bailey

Small Forward: Lorenzo Charles, TJ Warren

Shooting Guard: Derek Whittenburg, Julius Hodge

Point Guard: Sidney Lowe, Chris Corchani, Monty Towe

Notre Dame:

Center: Bill Laimbeer, Troy Murphy

Power Forward: Tom Hawkins, Pat Garrity, John Shumate

Small Forward: Adrian Dantley, Orlando Woolidge, Kelly Tripucka

Shooting Guard: Austin Carr, John Paxson

Point Guard: David Rivers, Chris Thomas

Pittsburgh:

Center: Charles Smith, Chris Tagt

Power Forward: Jerome Lane, Dejuan Blair

Small Forward: Sam Young, Billy Knight, Chevon Troutman

Shooting Guard: Ashton Gibbs, Sean Miller (yeah, more of a point guard)

Point Guard:Brandin Knight, Carl Krauser, Levance  Fields

Syracuse:

Center:  Rony Seikaly, Roosevelt Bouie

Power Forward: Derrick Coleman, Louis Orr

Small Forward: Carmelo Anthony, John Wallace, Rafael Addison

Shooting Guard: Dave Bing, Lawrence Moten, Gerry McNamara

Point Guard: Pearl Washington, Sherman Douglas

Virginia:

Center: Ralph Sampson, Olden Polynice

Power Forward: Wally Walker, Marc Iavaroni, Mike Scott

Small Forward: Jeff Lamp, Joe Harris

Shooting Guard:  Bryant Stith, Buzzy Wilkinson, Curtis Staples

Point Guard: Othell Wilson, Barry Parkhill

Virginia Tech:

Center: Jimmy Carruth, Chris Smith

Power Forward: Howard Pardue, Allan Bristow

Small Forward: Bryant Matthews, Deron Washington

Shooting Guard: Dell Curry, Bimbo Coles, Bucky Keller

Point Guard: Erick Green, Malcolm Delaney, Zabian Dowdell

Wake Forest:

Center: Tim Duncan, Loren Woods

Power Forward:  Len Chappell, Dick Hemric

Small Forward: Josh Howard, Rodney Rogers, Charlie Davis

Shooting Guard: Randolph Childress, Rod Griffin

Point Guard: Chris Paul, Muggsy Bogues, Jeff Teague

 

OK, this is your last chance to comment and/or criticize these… let’s hear you!

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, All-Time Teams, Basketball, Opinion and tagged , ,
01 May 2015

ACC Players Drafted in 2015 NFL Draft Round 1

RD Team Player Pos Ht Wt College
1(1) T Bay Winston, J QB 6’4″ 231 Florida St.
2(2) Tenn Mariota, M QB 6’4″ 222 Oregon
3(3) Jaguars Fowler, D OLB 6’3″ 261 Florida
4(4) Raiders Cooper, A WR 6’1″ 211 Alabama
5(5) Wash Scherff, B OG 6’5″ 319 Iowa
6(6) Jets Williams, L DE 6’5″ 302 USC
7(7) Bears White, K WR 6’3″ 215 West Virginia
8(8) Falcons Beasley, V OLB 6’3″ 246 Clemson
9(9) Giants Flowers, E OG 6’6″ 329 Miami
10(10) Rams Gurley, T RB 6’1″ 222 Georgia
11(11) Vikings Waynes, T CB 6’0″ 186 Michigan St.
12(12) Browns Shelton, D NT 6’2″ 339 Washington
13(13) Saints Peat, A OT 6’7″ 313 Stanford
14(14) Miami Parker, D WR 6’3″ 209 Louisville
15(15) SD Gordon, M RB 6’1″ 215 Wisconsin
16(16) Texans Johnson, K CB 6’0″ 188 Wake Forest
17(17) SF Armstead, A DT 6’7″ 292 Oregon
18(18) Chiefs Peters, M CB 6’0″ 197 Washington
19(19) Browns Erving, C C 6’5″ 313 Florida St.
20(20) Eagles Agholor, N WR 6’0″ 198 USC
21(21) Bengals Ogbuehi, C OT 6’5″ 306 Texas A&M
22(22) Pitt Dupree, B OLB 6’4″ 269 Kentucky
23(23) Broncos Ray, S DE 6’3″ 245 Missouri
24(24) Cards Humphries, D.J. OT 6’5″ 307 Florida
25(25) Carolin Thompson, S OLB 6’0″ 228 Washington
26(26) Ravens Perriman, B WR 6’2″ 212 Central Florida
27(27) Cowboys Jones, B CB 6’1″ 199 Connecticut
28(28) Lions Tomlinson, L OG 6’3″ 323 Duke
29(29) Colts Dorsett, P WR 5’10” 185 Miami
30(30) Packers Randall, D FS 5’11” 196 Arizona State
31(31) Saints Anthony, S ILB 6’3″ 243 Clemson
32(32) Pats Brown, M DT 6’2″ 319 Texas

Players by Conference:

  • ACC: Nine
  • Pac 12: Nine
  • SEC: Seven
  • B1G: Three
  • Big XII: Two
  • American: Two

Players by ACCSchool:

  • Florida State: Two
  • Clemson: Two
  • Miami: Two
  • Duke: One
  • Wake Forest: One
  • Louisville: One
Posted by acaffrey in ACC only
29 Apr 2015
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Confidential Contest: NFL Draft and ACC Schools

The Confidential LOVES to have contests.  We play fantasy football.  We have a bracket contest.  Heck, maybe we will have one for the Kentucky Derby to keep our Louisville fans happy.  Sometimes we play for Paypal CA$H, sometimes we play for pride.  This is one for pride–unless we get 25 people posting entries here or on Twitter.

The rules are simple… state the order in a comment or in a public post on Twitter of the first 15 ACC football players (14 full-time ACC schools + Notre Dame) drafted in the NFL Draft.  In other words (1. Winston, 2. Parker, 3. Flowers, etc.).  This may be easy at the top of the draft, but it will get harder at the bottom obviously.

Whomever gets the most correct, wins.  First tiebreaker is whomever has the most correct based on order drafted compared with order listed.  Second tiebreaker is based on who does best at the top of the draft.

Enter away.  May the best ACC fan win…

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only and tagged , ,

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