If you are trying to wean yourself from watching too much college football on TV Saturday, this is a great weekend to accomplish the feat.
Other than the huge LSU-Alabama game Saturday night, the offerings are really slim.
You might want to flip over to Kansas State-Oklahoma State (also in primetime) on occasion. The explosive Cowboys are receiving serious national attention and can score points in a hurry. Kansas State was an item until it was thumped by Oklahoma in Manhattan. The Wildcats don’t seem to pose much of a threat playing Oklahoma State in Stillwater.
The laugher game in primetime is Notre Dame-Wake Forest. That’s the other regional game on ABC besides Oklahoma State-Kansas State. I say laugher game because are you serious: Notre Dame-Wake Forest in primetime? Who exactly will watch that game? Who really cares?
So all-in-all, it’s a good day to wash the car, rake some leaves and clean out the garage or basement. You will have plenty of time before LSU-Alabama starts.
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Friday, November 4, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
ACC is Down This Season
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is far from a mighty league this season.
I follow the ACC because of my interest in North Carolina State. Tuning into the Duke-NC State contest the other night, I was shocked to see the overall records of each conference team.
Yes, the ACC has a number of young players this year. But we aren’t that far removal from the first of the year in which many teams support glossy records despite the competition. Duke is the only team with a glossy record at 17-1.
Three traditional top-tier teams are really struggling. Maryland is just 11-7, while Georgia Tech is barely over .500 at 8-7. Wake Forest is 7-12.
Florida State and Boston College (each 14-5) lead a group of five teams with five overall losses. These two teams should make the NCAA tournament. Boston College’s Reggie Jackson (not the baseball player, ha) is a dynamite talent.
The ACC will need some serious marketing to receive more than four bids this year. The league should definitely sell its rich tradition. But right now, the only real selling point is the potential in the future years.
What do you think of the ACC?
I follow the ACC because of my interest in North Carolina State. Tuning into the Duke-NC State contest the other night, I was shocked to see the overall records of each conference team.
Yes, the ACC has a number of young players this year. But we aren’t that far removal from the first of the year in which many teams support glossy records despite the competition. Duke is the only team with a glossy record at 17-1.
Three traditional top-tier teams are really struggling. Maryland is just 11-7, while Georgia Tech is barely over .500 at 8-7. Wake Forest is 7-12.
Florida State and Boston College (each 14-5) lead a group of five teams with five overall losses. These two teams should make the NCAA tournament. Boston College’s Reggie Jackson (not the baseball player, ha) is a dynamite talent.
The ACC will need some serious marketing to receive more than four bids this year. The league should definitely sell its rich tradition. But right now, the only real selling point is the potential in the future years.
What do you think of the ACC?
Thursday, April 8, 2010
The Tale of Two ACC Basketball Coaches
It has been a busy week in the ACC coaching merry-go-round.
First, Oliver Purnell leaves Clemson for DePaul. Purnell complied a 138-88 record in seven years with the Tigers. He took them to three straight NCAA Tournaments but the Tigers lost all three games.
Okay, those were the facts. But why did Purnell depart Clemson? If it was for the money, enjoy it. Is DePaul a better job, I double doubt it? Was it because Clemson is a football school and the Blue Demons don't field a football team? I just don't understand it?
DePaul is a tough job in the tough Big East Conference. DePaul is no longer a basketball school. The glory days of Coach Ray Meyer are gone. The Blue Demons are off the college basketball radar screen.
Purnell is obviously looking for a challenge. I sense most coaches were not begging to land the DePaul job.
Good luck, coach. Enjoy Chicago. Don't forget to bring your winter coat and snow boots.
Up the ACC road at Wake Forest, Dino Gaudio is done after three seasons. Gaudio guided the Demon Deacons to a 61-31 overall record. However, the rub was a 1-5 postseason mark.
But that one postseason win was in this year's NCAA Tournament. It's not often a coach earns a trip to the tournament, wins a game and gets fired. Oh, the joy of coaching.
Wake apparently sensed apathy in its program. Does the term, "We need to go in a different direction" sound familiar?
The question for Wake is can it do better with a different coach? Reportedly the Deacons have a top-10 recruiting class on the way. But Tim Duncan is not one of those players.
At this late stage in the coaching hire game, Wake will find it difficult to land a high-profile replacement. But the Deacons can always dream. Maybe Duncan can return to Winston-Salem.
First, Oliver Purnell leaves Clemson for DePaul. Purnell complied a 138-88 record in seven years with the Tigers. He took them to three straight NCAA Tournaments but the Tigers lost all three games.
Okay, those were the facts. But why did Purnell depart Clemson? If it was for the money, enjoy it. Is DePaul a better job, I double doubt it? Was it because Clemson is a football school and the Blue Demons don't field a football team? I just don't understand it?
DePaul is a tough job in the tough Big East Conference. DePaul is no longer a basketball school. The glory days of Coach Ray Meyer are gone. The Blue Demons are off the college basketball radar screen.
Purnell is obviously looking for a challenge. I sense most coaches were not begging to land the DePaul job.
Good luck, coach. Enjoy Chicago. Don't forget to bring your winter coat and snow boots.
Up the ACC road at Wake Forest, Dino Gaudio is done after three seasons. Gaudio guided the Demon Deacons to a 61-31 overall record. However, the rub was a 1-5 postseason mark.
But that one postseason win was in this year's NCAA Tournament. It's not often a coach earns a trip to the tournament, wins a game and gets fired. Oh, the joy of coaching.
Wake apparently sensed apathy in its program. Does the term, "We need to go in a different direction" sound familiar?
The question for Wake is can it do better with a different coach? Reportedly the Deacons have a top-10 recruiting class on the way. But Tim Duncan is not one of those players.
At this late stage in the coaching hire game, Wake will find it difficult to land a high-profile replacement. But the Deacons can always dream. Maybe Duncan can return to Winston-Salem.
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