I will be honest here – I am so inured to the culture of corruption, and Monty Python’s Black Knight caliber of willful and idiotic denial…I didn’t think anything UNC scandal related could shock me anymore. Then I read this, and you should as well: Prepare to be disgusted. Horrific doesn’t even begin to describe [...]
SI.com projects 2014-19 Bowl affiliations
Is the ACC ending its partnership with the Peach Bowl? SI.com: ACC 2010-13 lineup: 1. BCS 2. Chick-fil-A 3. Russell Athletic 4. Sun 5. Belk 6. Music City 7. Independence 8. Military Projected 2014-19 lineup: 1. Orange 2. Russell Athletic 3-5. Music City/Gator* 3-5. Belk 3-5. Pinstripe 6. Sun TBD: Detroit bowl TBD: Military? AdvoCare? [...]
Rodon, Turner, Senay earn All-ACC Honors
The ACC announced today that sophomore lefty Carlos Rodon and sophomore shortstop Trea Turner have each been named to the All-ACC Baseball first team, while senior first baseman Tarran Senay nabs well-deserved second team honors. It is the second consecutive year as a first team selection for Rodon, while Turner was named to the second [...]
SBD: ACC Network may stall
For all the praise Swofford has gotten recently for merging the ACC and Big East saving the ACC, this may be a stumbling block to the long-term security the uber-restrictive Grant of Rights was to provide. Sports Business Daily: Don’t expect an ACC-branded TV channel to be launched any time soon. The biggest problem so [...]
SI: How John Swofford brought stability to the ACC
If you can avoid getting too nauseous, this will be good “Sunday read”. [snip] he did what he has done for the past 10 years. He very quietly took decisive action to strengthen — and possibly save — his conference. Swofford may look like he stepped out of a Brooks Brothers ad and into a [...]
ACC considering permanent late-season rivalry games
CBSSports.com: The ACC is considering the creation of permanent rivalry games for all of its football teams on the last weekend of the regular season starting in 2014, according to several sources. The league could announce an expanded “rivals week” lineup soon, according to one membership source, while North Carolina-NC State is considered a possible [...]
Duke Weekend Preview
And so we come to the end of the regular season. Wolfpack Baseball needs to bounce back from “the humbling” given them at the hands of Florida State last weekend and get back down to brass tacks. And fast. So yeah, FSU came to town and took care of business taking 2 of 3 on [...]
Wolfpack Women’s Softball: 2013 ACC Champions [Updated]
Behind yet another stellar effort from ACC Pitcher of the Year, Emily Weiman, #2 seeded NC State Women’s Softball claimed the 2013 ACC Championship on Saturday night over top seeded Florida State by a final score of 1-0. NC State Softball Grabs ACC Championship With 1-0 Win over FSU (GoPack.com) Weiman (31-16) outdueled FSU’s Lacey [...]
ACC in Europe?
This just was posted a few minutes ago and this is thinking outside the box. Even with the Notre Dame-Navy game in Dublin last year, this was not something I would consider as an option. CBS Sports has talked to commissioner John Swofford about playing games in Europe. ACC basketball and football across the pond [...]
Top Ten Showdown in Raleigh – U*NC-CH Weekend Preview
Yep, those jackasses from the west come to town this weekend for a pivotal three game conference series at Doak Field. I’m gonna try my best to be unbiased with this preview and not get overly “hateful”, but no promises. There are few things in life I dislike more than that hallowed (or is it [...]