Thursday, April 24, 2008

The Daily Roundup: Thursday

The BEST ACC Sports Coverage!!!

Getting your mind right:
Forbes: UNC Most Valuable Basketball program in the country. Top five: UNC, Kentucky, Louisville; Arizona, Duke. Good read. NCSU comes in at #13.
Dunbar basketball : "Three Dunbar alums are making a documentary on the rich tradition of the boys basketball program. Find out about the film and view photos of Poet greats." Sounds cool...







The conference headlines:
Caulton Tudor of the Raleigh News and Observer: Wake alumni shine
Frank Dascenzo of the Durham Herald Sun: 2008 season will tell a ton about Big Four football: "Nearly every college football coach I've met has told me that history means nothing. Dick Sheridan once told me that looking back is not always the smartest idea. Sheridan's wisdom was well worth listening to."

Terence Moore of the AJC: Tech's Johnson clearly in charge

Miami
FIU stuns top-ranked Miami: "The Golden Panthers, who were 16 games below .500, took the sting out of the Hurricanes' bats and hung on for a surprising victory, their first against UM since '04."



FSU



Boston College


North Carolina
UNC's Balmer may go in opening round : "A year ago, defensive lineman Kentwan Balmer wasn't even listed as a potential free agent on some NFL scouting reports. Saturday, he could become the first North Carolina football player drafted in the opening round since 2002."

Coach: Tar Heels' trio still undecided: "UNC basketball coach Roy Williams says the process of deciding whether to declare for the NBA Draft has been harder than in previous years." The later it gets, the better news that is for Tar Heel fans.

NC State
On the record: Tom O'Brien : "With spring practice completed, N.C. State football coach Tom O'Brien sat down Wednesday for questions and answers with staff writer Chip Alexander."

Spartans stun Pack in baseball: "The UNC-Greensboro baseball team rallied to tie the score with two runs in the ninth inning before beating visiting N.C. State 8-7 in 10 innings on Wednesday."


Virginia Tech
Life on the A-list: "Duane Brown's NFL stock has recently risen."



Clemson
Seeing is believing: "Clemson defender will work out for pro scouts on campus today to show how far he has come with his health — and his maturity."

Auditions set to fill talent gap: "The saying goes that if a team splits time between multiple good players at a specific position, it really does not have a great player among the bunch."


Georgia Tech
TECH IS NOT WRECKED:"Fear not, Tech fans: Mr. College Football contends that the weaknesses highlighted during the Jackets' spring football game are no indication of how well new head coach Paul Johnson is preparing his team."


posted by Ed at Thursday, April 24, 2008