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17 Dec 2013
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The Confidential Correspondents’ Basketball Poll: December 17, 2013

The votes are in.  It is time to reveal this week’s Confidential Basketball Poll.  As a reminder, if you want to be part of our football bowl Pick’em, head over to Yahoo and group 20211. Returning to hoops, here is the top 10:

1.  Syracuse, 10-0, 59 Points (5 first place votes).  The Orange are off to a great start, winning Maui and nice wins over Indiana and St. Johns.  Next big game: Villanova on 12/28.

2. Pitt, 10-0, 50 points (1 first place vote).  The Panthers make it 1-2  for former Big East teams atop the ACC standings.  Next big game: Right now, vs. Cincinnati!

3. Louisville, 9-1 (47 points).  More former Big East action, as the Cardinals slot in at #3.  The sole Cards loss was to UNC.  Next big game: @ Kentucky on 12/28.

4. Duke, 8-2 (43 points).  The Blue Devils have losses to #1 Arizona and Kentucky.  And a nice win over Michigan.  Next big game: UCLA on 12/18.

5. North Carolina, 7-2 (39 points).  The Tar Heels have losses to Belmont and UAB.  Wins over MSU, Louisville, and Kentucky make this team quite an enigma.  Next big game: Texas on 12/18.

6. Wake Forest, 8-2 (30 points).  Not sure the Demon Deacons deserve the #6 spot with few quality wins, but there is a lot of mediocrity between #6 and #12 right now.  Next big game: @ Xavier on 12/28.

7. Notre Dame, 8-3 (20 points).  The Fighting Irish have some really bad losses.  But that win over Indiana seems to have folks excited again.  Next big game: Ohio State on 12/21.

8. North Carolina State, 7-2 (13 points).  The Wolfpack are looking for a really good win to help offset some tough losses.  The chances will come.  Next big game: @ Tennessee on 12/18.

9. Virginia, 7-3 (10 points).  Like the teams immediately above it, hard to find a good win for Virginia.  Not hard to find some bad losses.  Next big game: @ Tennessee on 12/30.

10. Clemson, 8-2 (7 points).  At first, this looks like a football record and pick.  But Clemson has a nice win over Temple and acquitted itself well against Arkansas.  Next big game: @ Auburn on 12/19.

The rest: Florida State (5 points), Georgia Tech (4 points), Maryland (4 points), and Virginia Tech (1 point).  Miami and Boston College did not receive votes.

What do you think?  Feel free to share your poll.

 

Posted by acaffrey in Basketball, Correspondent Poll, Correspondents, Rankings and tagged , , , , ,
15 Dec 2013
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ACC TwitterBag, December 15, 2013

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.

If you have any questions for the Confidential, don’t bother emailing… follow us on Twitter @ acconfi and send a direct message there.  Or leave us an answer here in the comments section for the next rundown.  If you insist on emailing, sending it to afc44enterprises@yahoo.com.  If it is a good one (or there are only a few), we’ll answer it here.  Let us know how you want to be described (anonymously, etc.).

Now… onto the mailbag…errr… twitterbag.  The names have been changed to protect the innocent.

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Posted by acaffrey in ACC only and tagged , , , , ,
13 Dec 2013
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Fant-A.C.C. Final: It’s Lenville’s World…We Just Live In It

The Louisville Cardinals have had a pretty good year.  Acceptance to the ACC, a BCS bowl appearance, and a basketball national championship.  But the Confidential’s very own Lenville has it even better… he gets to be a Louisville fan AND he won his second consecutive contest–this time winning the FANT-A.C.C. football challenge for 2013.  The co-winners were Lenville and SUATO92.

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Posted by acaffrey in ACC only
12 Dec 2013
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ORANGE You Glad We’re Not Playing Alabama

As this college football season comes to a close, so does the Bowl Championship Series (thank goodness, bring on the playoffs). In the final season of BCS bowl games, the Clemson Tigers will make the trek down to Miami to play in the Discover Orange Bowl, their second trip in three years.  The Tigers are looking to prove the naysayer’s wrong with a win against the Ohio State Buckeyes on January 3, 2014. The theme of this year’s Orange Bowl is one of redemption.

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Posted by marystewartb in ACC Network, ACC only, Bowls, Clemson correspondent, Correspondents, Football, Opinion, Orange Bowl, Predictions, Something Positive and tagged , , , , , , , , ,
11 Dec 2013

Complete Bowl Lineup

Bowl Location/Tickets Date/Time Network
Gildan New Mexico
Washington State vs. Colorado State		 Albuquerque, N.M. Dec. 21
2 p.m.		 ESPN
Royal Purple Las Vegas
Fresno State vs. USC		 Las Vegas Dec. 21
3:30 p.m.		 ABC
Famous Idaho Potato
Buffalo vs. San Diego State		 Boise, Idaho Dec. 21
5:30 p.m.		 ESPN
R+L Carriers New Orleans
Tulane vs. Louisiana-Lafayette		 New Orleans Dec. 21
9 p.m.		 ESPN
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg
East Carolina vs. Ohio		 St. Petersburg, Fla. Dec. 23
2 p.m.		 ESPN
Sheraton Hawaii
Boise State vs. Oregon State		 Honolulu Dec. 24
8 p.m.		 ESPN
Little Caesars Pizza
Pittsburgh vs. Bowling Green		 Detroit Dec. 26
6 p.m.		 ESPN
S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia
Utah State vs. Northern Illinois		 San Diego Dec. 26
9:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman
Marshall vs. Maryland		 Annapolis, Md. Dec. 27
2:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Texas
Syracuse vs. Minnesota		 Houston Dec. 27
6 p.m.		 ESPN
Fight Hunger
BYU vs. Washington		 San Francisco Dec. 27
9:30 p.m.		 ESPN
New Era Pinstripe
Rutgers vs. Notre Dame		 Bronx, N.Y. Dec. 28
Noon		 ESPN
Belk
Cincinnati vs. North Carolina		 Charlotte, N.C. Dec. 28
3:20 p.m.		 ESPN
Russell Athletic
Miami vs. Louisville		 Orlando, Fla. Dec. 28
6:45 p.m.		 ESPN
Buffalo Wild Wings
Michigan vs. Kansas State		 Tempe, Ariz. Dec. 28
10:15 p.m.		 ESPN
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
Middle Tennessee vs. Navy		 Fort Worth, Texas Dec. 30
11:45 a.m.		 ESPN
Franklin American Mortgage Music City
Ole Miss vs. Georgia Tech		 Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 30
3:15 p.m.		 ESPN
Valero Alamo
Oregon vs. Texas		 San Antonio Dec. 30
6:45 p.m.		 ESPN
National University Holiday
Arizona State vs. Texas Tech		 San Diego Dec. 30
10:15 p.m.		 ESPN
AdvoCare V100
Arizona vs. Boston College		 Shreveport, La. Dec. 31
12:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Hyundai Sun
Virginia Tech vs. UCLA		 El Paso, Texas Dec. 31
2 p.m.		 CBS
AutoZone Liberty
Rice vs. Mississippi State		 Memphis, Tenn. Dec. 31
4 p.m.		 ESPN
Chick-fil-A
Duke vs. Texas A&M		 Atlanta Dec. 31
8 p.m.		 ESPN
TaxSlayer.com Gator
Nebraska vs. Georgia		 Jacksonville, Fla. Jan. 1
Noon		 ESPN2
Heart of Dallas
UNLV vs. North Texas		 Dallas Jan. 1
Noon		 ESPNU
Capital One
Wisconsin vs. South Carolina		 Orlando, Fla. Jan. 1
1 p.m.		 ABC
Outback
Iowa vs. LSU		 Tampa, Fla. Jan. 1
1 p.m.		 ESPN
Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO
Stanford vs. Michigan State		 Pasadena, Calif. Jan. 1
5 p.m.		 ESPN
Tostitos Fiesta
UCF vs. Baylor		 Glendale, Ariz. Jan. 1
8:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Allstate Sugar
Oklahoma vs. Alabama		 New Orleans Jan. 2
8:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Discover Orange
Clemson vs. Ohio State		 Miami Jan. 3
TBD		 ESPN
AT&T Cotton
Oklahoma State vs. Missouri		 Arlington, Texas Jan. 3
7:30 p.m.		 FOX
BBVA Compass
Vanderbilt vs. Houston		 Birmingham, Ala. Jan. 4
1 p.m.		 ESPN
GoDaddy
Arkansas State vs. Ball State		 Mobile, Ala. Jan. 5
9 p.m.		 ESPN
VIZIO BCS National Championship
Florida State vs. Auburn		 Pasadena, Calif. Jan. 6
8:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Posted by acaffrey in Bowls
07 Dec 2013
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New Divisions for ACC?

According to Twitter, specifically: https://twitter.com/larrywilliamsti/status/409357740176179200, the ACC is going to re-consider the idea of the divisions.

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Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, Conference Realignment and tagged ,
05 Dec 2013
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The Confidential ACC Football Top 10 Poll: Week 15

Well, another football season is behind us.  The regular season, anyway.  There is a lot to decide yet regarding bowl games and such.  But, alas, it is time for the final regular season Confidential Correspondents ACC football poll.  For fun, let’s take a quick look at the Week 1 poll results:

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Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, Correspondent Poll, Football, Opinion, Poll, Rankings and tagged , , , , , , , ,
04 Dec 2013
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Cardinals, Tigers and Bearcats, Oh My! Part 2

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Louisville, Memphis State and Cincinnati have been intwined in a triangle relationship for many decades and through multiple conferences. It’s a rivalry that hasn’t received the same noterity or exposure as Duke and North Carolina or Texas and Oklahoma but it is a rivalry that has brought out the vile from all three fan bases. It is also unique in that it envolves three teams.

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Posted by lenvillecards in Basketball, Conference Realignment, Football, Louisville Correspondent, Opinion and tagged , , , , , , , , ,
03 Dec 2013
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Cardinals, Tigers and Bearcats, Oh My! Part 1

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Metro Conference logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Louisville, Memphis State, and Cincinnati rivalries have spanned many decades and almost as many conferences. These rivalries, that are underappreciated nationally, hold a special place in the heart s of these three universities and fan bases. It is truly a love/hate relationship;  we love to hate each other.

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Posted by lenvillecards in Basketball, Conference Realignment, Football, Louisville Correspondent, Opinion, Uncategorized and tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,
02 Dec 2013
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Jim Grobe Resigns

Jim Grobe stepped down today from his position as HC at Wake Forest.

I was able to listen to portions of the news conference live on the radio this afternoon (12/2) and it played out like an absolute lovefest.  AD Ron Wellman spoke first, praising Grobe for his affection for his players and what he had done for the schools football program, most prominently the 2006 ACC title and subsequent Orange Bowl berth.

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Posted by mikemab2000 in ACC only, Football and tagged , , , , , ,

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