Well you either enjoy the seeding and bubble discussions that happen every year from Selection Sunday through the next Wednesday or not. There seems to be very few folks that fall in between those extremes. I always enjoy making fun of the talking heads that remove all doubt concerning which side of the 100 IQ […]
16-17 Basketball
ACC Strength of Schedule
As soon as ACC expansion eliminated the round robin basketball schedule, it was always obvious that the strength of the conference schedule would vary from one team to the next. The open questions were always: How much would SOS vary from one year to the next? Would certain teams tend to get easier/harder schedules year […]
Last Look at the Bubble
After following the bubble closely for both Sendek and Gottfried, I mostly enjoy the bubble discussions we have around here. The only time that it is not really enjoyable is when the “20 wins” or other such nonsense rears its ugly head…and that’s not been a problem this year. (General apathy has been the biggest […]
Your “Looks Like We Made It” Finale at Clemson Open Thread
Ah yes, there’s the finish line ahead… Whooopsie. – Well, the end of the regular season has arroved as the Pack (15-15, 4-13 ACC) hits the road tonight to face the Tiggers of Clemson (14-14, 4-12 ACC). And while the game may not have the importance of some other games going on as we approach […]
ACC BB – One More Week
This was sort of a strange weekend for ACC basketball: No matchups between teams fighting for a two-round bye. Saturday had five games with the visiting team favored in each game. (Miami was the only upset winner.) But some things remained the same: Clemson suffers yet another close loss. Sunday had two games where bubble […]
Your “something something Thomas Jefferson something something” UVa Open Thread
There’s also a joke in there about forced carnal relations with one’s slaves, in spite of the “All Men Created Equal” stuff. Meh. – Hey, Didya See This????? Road win in ATL. Not bad. So what if we turned a 14 pt lead into a shot for them to win it at the end. Baby […]
Your “Where’s Gen. Wm Tecumseh Sherman When You Need Him?” at GT Open Thread
That was one damn ugly Yankee, no? He knew how to deal with Atlanta tho. Then 150 years later, the Falcons make him proud in SB LI. But I digress…. The ailing Pack (14-14, 3-12 ACC) heads to Atlanta tonight to face the Yellow Jackets of GT (16-11, 7-7 ACC). Instead of just playing out […]
ACC BB Update for 2/20
(Photo from N&O after the Miami game) Wouldn’t you know the week after I ridicule people that bet on college sports, I see a betting line that I would like to put a C-note on. According to the yahoo sports app, Syracuse was a two point favorite on the road against GT last night. So […]
Your “Closing Ranks” Notre Dame Open Thread
OK folks. It was leaked. It was confirmed. Change is coming, but not until after the season. Oh, and you can go ahead and plan on hearing this sort of stuff for the next several months at least (years if we whiff on the hire)…. So congrats, NC State fans. You got what you wanted. […]
Your “Show of Hands…Who’s Still Here?” U*NC Game Thread
In spite of a boatload of distractions over the past several days (none of which I plan to talk about in this entry, because there are plenty of other places where those things are being discussed), the reeling Pack (14-12, 3-10 ACC) welcomes their non-rivals to the PNC tonight. Carolina (21-5, 9-3 ACC) is coming […]
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