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23 Jan 2014

Today’s Schedule for ACC Games: January 23, 2014

Here are the meaningful games in the Atlantic Coast Conference today (January 23, 2014):

Men’s Basketball:

None.

Women’s Basketball:

#6 Maryland (16-1, 4-0) @ Virginia (9-9, 2-3).  6:30 pm.

Boston College (11-8, 2-3) @ #20 NC State (16-3, 3-2). 7:00 pm.

Clemson (9-9, 1-3) @ Syracuse (13-5, 2-3).  7:00 pm.

#3 Duke (18-1, 5-0) @ #17 Florida State (14-4, 2-3).  7:00 pm.

Georgia Tech (12-6, 2-3) @ Virginia Tech (10-7, 0-4).  7:00 pm.

Miami (11-7, 3-2) @ #2 Notre Dame (16-0, 4-0).  8:30 pm.

Italics = non-conference game

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22 Jan 2014

Today’s Schedule for ACC Games: January 22, 2014

Here are the meaningful games in the Atlantic Coast Conference today (January 22, 2014):

Men’s Basketball:

Wake Forest (12-6, 2-3) @ Virginia Tech (8-9, 1-4).  7:00 pm.

#23 Duke (14-4, 3-2) @ Miami (10-7, 2-3).  7:30 pm.

Women’s Basketball:

None.

Italics = non-conference game

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, Basketball, Schedule and tagged , , , ,
21 Jan 2014

Today’s Schedule for ACC Games: January 21, 2014

Here are the meaningful games in the Atlantic Coast Conference today (January 21, 2014):

Men’s Basketball:

Clemson (13-4, 4-1) @ #22 Pittsburgh (16-2, 4-1).  8:00 pm.

Notre Dame (11-7, 2-3) @ Florida State (12-5, 3-2).  8:00 pm.

Georgia Tech (10-8, 1-4) @ Boston College (5-13, 1-4).  9:00 pm.

Women’s Basketball:

None.

 

Italics = non-conference game

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, Basketball, Schedule and tagged , , , ,
20 Jan 2014

Today’s Schedule for ACC Games: January 20, 2014

Here are the meaningful games in the Atlantic Coast Conference today (January 20, 2014):

Men’s Basketball:

North Carolina (11-6, 1-3) @ Virginia (13-5, 4-1).  7:00 pm.

Maryland (11-7, 3-2) @ North Carolina State (11-7, 1-4).  9:00 pm.

Women’s Basketball:

#2 Notre Dame (16-0, 4-0) @ #12 Tennessee (14-3, 3-2 SEC).  7:00 pm.

Wake Forest (9-8, 0-4) @ Clemson (9-9, 1-3).  7:00 pm.

Italics = non-conference game

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, Basketball, Schedule and tagged , , , ,
12 Jan 2014
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The ACC–a Football Conference?

So, here we are… a few years after the Big 10 went on a colonization imperialistic expansion spree.  The expectation was that the Big 10 would leverage Ohio State/Michigan and its history to catch up to the SEC in that sport (the money sport).  Here we are in 2013-2014 and it does not appear to be shaping up that way.  Instead, it appears that the Big 10’s basketball has passed its football, the ACC has set up its football to pass its basketball.  For this year anyway.  Consider:

Read more…

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, Basketball, Conference Realignment, Football, Opinion and tagged , , , , , , ,
18 Jun 2013
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Quick Poll: ACC Basketball v SEC Football?

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22 Feb 2013
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State of the Pa…Tar Heels??

What? Here is the deal:

Last time State and UNC met, in a game that went the Wolfpack’s way but not by much, I gave you stats about the rivalry in my preview. This time, I have a slightly different idea.

Last time, ACC Confidential did not have a UNC correspondent. Now we do, in the guise of Mr. Tar Heel, whose posts have been consistently informative and engrossing, as have the posts from my other correspondent colleagues as well as our moderator’s.

So, on the eve of the rematch, I have a proposal for Mr. Tar Heel. Although I am not a betting man, I offer a friendly wager as follows:

If UNC wins, a distinct possibility since we are going to to their place and since this is being billed as a battle for 4th and a bye in the ACC tournament, then I will write a post praising the Heel’s performance. If State wins, then Mr. Tar Heel would write one praising the way the Pack took UNC to task. Simple. Elegant.

I haven’t brought this up via email or any other medium with Mr. Heel, so it may be that he will reject the idea faster than Richard Howell blocking a James Michael McAdoo layup. And that would be fair enough, since I am kind of putting him on the spot.

So, what say you, Mr. Tar Heel? Up for this?


Posted by mikemab2000 in ACC only, Basketball, NC State Correspondent, UNC Correspondent and tagged , ,
15 Feb 2013

State of the Pack: Basketball Red Zone

OK, now we find out who the Wolfpack really are.  Are we the team that was the ACC preseason favorite or the one that lost so many games they were supposed to win? Admittedly, winning the regular season is a ship that has sailed; it’s pretty much down to Duke and Miami at this point.

However, the close win over Clemson gave some reason to hope.  This game was the kind the Pack had been losing; a close contest in front of a rabid road crowd (no other kind in the ACC).  But when the Tigers had State on the ropes a funny thing happened; for perhaps the first time this season, the Wolfpack responded and were able to eke out a win over a lower-ranked team.

This is an excellent time to discover that State can win these games.  If you look at the rest of the season, there are no ranked teams left.  Per the most recent poll in the Confidential, and despite Virginia being ahead of them in the standings, NCSU is the third-best in the ACC (current membership, not the “futures”) at this point.  With apologies to our own Mr. Tar Heel, every game is winnable from here on out and I would not be surprised if we did finish 24-7 going into the conference tournament.  Of course, we could also go the other way, but my glass is half full and so, I believe, is the Pack’s.

All starts with Saturday’s game vs Va Tech.  Playing at home, we should show out and not be challenged.  This being the ACC, however, I would be satisfied with a nail-biter victory over Erick Green and company.  In the event of a loss, this post will self-destruct…sorry, watching Ghost Protocol on Netflix…

Posted by mikemab2000 in ACC only, Basketball, NC State Correspondent, Uncategorized and tagged , , , , ,
26 Jan 2013
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State/Carolina Preview

It’s on tonight, State vs UNC.  So I thought it would be a good time to look at some stats, as follows:

All-time record: UNC 147, State 75

At Raleigh: UNC 57, State 44

Roy Williams vs State: 24-1, 19-1 at Carolina

Mark Gottfried vs UNC: 0-3, all at State

This decade: UNC 7, State 0

Last Pack win: 2/3/2007

And with the recent State loss combined with the resurgence of the Heels, the deck seems stacked against us.  However this cockeyed optimist believes that Coach Gottfried, the PNC crowd and our extremely talented players will rise to the occasion the same way they did against Duke and end the streak tonight.

From an overall perspective, this game has long been overshadowed by the UNC-Duke rivalry.  That at least is finally beginning to change, and however this comes out, the nation will pay attention.

Wish I could take credit for knowing all those stats by heart, but the numbers came from the Wikipedia page about the rivalry and the Yahoo! preview.

Hope we land a UNC blogger soon so we can get a little friendly back-and-forth going in the future.  Come on, Tar Heel Nation, step up!

Posted by mikemab2000 in Uncategorized and tagged , ,

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