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Wednesday Woolgathering

NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Late rally not enough, N.C. State falls to Michigan 79-72 On Tuesday, the Wolfpack cut Michigan’s double-digit lead down to five points twice in the final 90 seconds. “We’re a better basketball team today than we were one week ago,” Gottfried said. “I think they are a legitimate top-3, […]

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ACC adds Louisville

Per Pat Forde at Yahoo!, Mike & Mike on ESPN and WRAL, et al, the ACC has approved the addition of Louisville for 2014. Others lobbied, but the consensus seems to be that the ACC could always add UConn and Cincinnati later. There are now more former Big East members (6) than charter members (5) […]

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ACC files lawsuit against Maryland

This is going to be fun! Link The ACC filed a lawsuit against Maryland in North Carolina state court after the Terrapins announced last week their intentions to join the Big Ten conference. The case was filed in the Greensboro courthouse Monday, a state court clerk confirmed to The Chronicle. The lawsuit, which the clerk […]

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Sunday Expansion Thoughts

I’ve long-believed expansion/re-alignment wouldn’t end until there were four 14- or 16-team superconferences controlling the football universe, i.e., TV/BCS revenue. The proliferation of college football on TV over the past 20 years has shifted the landscape such that traditional cultural and geographical alliances simply don’t matter, and conference names have little to do with affiliated […]

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Sordid history of ACC letting UNC off the hook on unsportsmanlike behavior — UPDATED with news of suspension

So, the ACC is reviewing the controversial play discussed here and embedded below? Where have we heard that before? I hope you will forgive us at SFN if our experiences on this topic leaves us more than just a little cynical. Please wake us if the real story here ever develops by conference brass in […]

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