Now there’s a title I didn’t expect to be using anytime soon. At least not in reference to men’s basketball. But there you go. After last night’s outstanding win over Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech’s dismantling of UNC, Virginia is all alone in first place. Even if they lose their final game, the worst that…

A regular reader (and college professor) just figured out who’s going to win the ACC Tournament. He took Pomeroy’s ratings, applied them to the Log5 prediction method and PRESTO! – we have a champeen! Actually, it just spits out the percent chance of each team winning, but going by the seedings if things ended today…

Bob Lipper of the Richmond Times-Dispatch has a great article today on Virginia and Virginia Tech and their big game coming up on Thursday. Not only is this by far the most important game in the history of their basketball rivalry, it might the be only important one ever. Let’s face it, until a couple…

ACC fans have known for a few years now what a special athlete Calvin Johnson is. He’s big, he’s fast, he has fantastic hands and he seems like a great kid. He tore up the ACC in his three years in the league, setting all kinds of receiving records at Georgia Tech. Well, now you…

Can you believe it? We only have one week left before the ACC Tournament! Where has the time gone? The season’s always so fast. You better believe Georgia Tech, Florida State and Clemson think so. Bet they would like some more games to help them shine up their resumes. Actually, Clemson would probably rather the…

After reading this article about how many North Carolina Tar Heels like to get frequent pedicures, let’s just say I wasn’t that surprised when the Heels blew a late lead against Maryland. Pedicures. The men’s team. So, maybe they lost a tough road game, but man those feet were beautiful! Soft as a baby’s bottom…

With things so tight for so many ACC teams, it’s worth checking on the standings after each game. While it wasn’t a good week for the bubble teams – BC, Virginia, Florida State and Clemson all damaged their standings – things are quite as bad as most would have you believe. If you listen to…

Surely you’ve heard the talk (Washington Post, Mike DeCourcy, Rivals.com) – this year’s freshmen class is one of the best in college basketball history, comparable to the legendary 1980 class. Greg Oden. Brandan Wright. Kevin Durant. Spencer Hawes. Just in the ACC, we have an impressive crop – Wright, Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington, Brandon Costner,…

Terry Bowden tells a great story about recruiting against his daddy, Saint Bobby. I don’t want to steal his thunder, because it really is a great story. As we walked back out onto the front porch, before I said goodbye, I turned to his mom one last time, hugged her neck and reminded her how…

It’s completely predictable. A coach of a struggling team is fired and before his replacement has even unpacked his boxes, several key players transfer. It makes sense. Things weren’t going well and the guys are obviously frustrated. They don’t know what to expect from the new guy, so they head out for greener pastures. When…