They haven’t recovered from Prosser’s death. He had them rolling and I thought they were on their way to being another Duke.
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Processor’s death is part of it but Wake hasn’t had sustained success to warrant that comparison. Processor’s was a very good coach but not that level.
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I'd say Wake Forest f***ed up when they fired Dino Gaudio and replaced him with, Jeff Bzdelik.
I think their bigger mistake was Gaudio after Skip. Doing a dead man a favor. They had good momentum before he died and should have gone for a bigger fish then.
There wasn't much choice for an interim given when Skip died late in the summer. And if they kept Dino interim they probably lose the big class Skip had recruited before his death. It was a tough call and Dino looked good for a couple of regular seasons.
I think if they had let Gaudio have one more year with his recruits (year 4) and let him go they could have found someone better than bzdelik. And when they fired Gaudio after 3 years they couldn't do a quick fire of bzdelik without looking impatient.
Hoping for Beilein as well but it appears he won't be the guy. Thad Matta would be another home run. If neither I'll be happy with Steve Forbes at ETSU.
I think if they had let Gaudio have one more year with his recruits (year 4) and let him go they could have found someone better than bzdelik. And when they fired Gaudio after 3 years they couldn't do a quick fire of bzdelik without looking impatient.
Hoping for Beilein as well but it appears he won't be the guy. Thad Matta would be another home run. If neither I'll be happy with Steve Forbes at ETSU.
Looks like it's Steve Forbes.
Very different from directions WF has gone in the past, but seems like exactly what Wake needs to finally build this program after 10 years of wandering in the wilderness.
Very different from directions WF has gone in the past, but seems like exactly what Wake needs to finally build this program after 10 years of wandering in the wilderness.
I've come up with a radical new ACC basketball schedule format.
I've divided the ACC basketball teams into pods
Northeast: Boston College, Pittsburgh, Syracuse
Ohio Valley/Virginia: Louisville, Notre Dame, Virginia, Virginia Tech
Tobacco Road: Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Wake Forest
Deep South: Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami
First pod plays 4 games against each team in pod (8), and everyone else once home or road (12).
Other pods play 3 games against each team in pod (9), and everyone else once home or road (11).
This maintains the 20-game conference schedule while putting an emphasis on regional rivalries.
I've divided the ACC basketball teams into pods
Northeast: Boston College, Pittsburgh, Syracuse
Ohio Valley/Virginia: Louisville, Notre Dame, Virginia, Virginia Tech
Tobacco Road: Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Wake Forest
Deep South: Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami
First pod plays 4 games against each team in pod (8), and everyone else once home or road (12).
Other pods play 3 games against each team in pod (9), and everyone else once home or road (11).
This maintains the 20-game conference schedule while putting an emphasis on regional rivalries.
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I would like to see a 22 game schedule with 8 h&h (shout to the old ACC) and then 6 others once. try to keep the h&h locals as possible while balancing the schedule and exposure.
8 mentioned by each one are their h&h
Cuse: Pitt, BC, L, VT, UVA, ND, State, and GT
BC: Pitt, Cuse: L, VT, UVA, ND, Wake, and GT
Pitt: Cuse, BC, L, VT, UVA, ND, Wake, and FSU
Louisville(L): Pitt, BC, Cuse, M, UVA, ND, Unx, FSU
VT: Pitt, BC, Cuse, UVA, ND, M, Duke, and Wake
UVA: Pitt, BC, L, VT, Cuse, L, Duke, and Wake
ND: Pitt, BC, L, VT, UVA, Cuse, Clemson, M
Wake: BC, Pitt, UVA, Duke, Unx, State, VT, and Clemson
Duke: Wake, State, Unx, Clemson, GT, FSU, UVA, and VT
State: Wake, Duke, Unx, Clemson, GT, FSU, M, and Cuse
Unx: Wake, Duke, State, Clemson, GT, FSU, M, and L
Clemson: State, Duke, Unx, GT, FSU, M, ND, and Wake
FSU: Duke, State, Unx, Clemson, M, GT, L, and Pitt
Miami (M): L, State, Unx, Clemson, Fsu, GT, ND, and VT
GT: Duke, State, Unx, Clemson, Fsu, M, Cuse, and BC
VT, UVA, and ND have 2 Tier 1 teams (Duke, Unx, L, FSU, and Uva) on their while everyone else has 3. I think it’s fairly balanced past that.
thoughts or just another “please god no” meme?
I don't think they'll increase the schedule to 22 conference games. Division I conferences don't like having more than 20. Conferences in Division II sometimes have more than 20 conference games because the travel budgets are much lower in these divisions.
I came up with this radical plan (which I expect would be adjusted in the event of expansion to 17 teams, I've even come up with a schedule format for a 17-team ACC but that's for another day) for the ACC because in part I want to see all the NC schools play each other at least twice again, like it was before 2004.
I also find it weird that despite their geographical proximity, Louisville and Notre Dame aren't currently protected partners. This is probably a remnant of when Maryland was in the conference, and Louisville's partners were originally Maryland's. I mean Louisville's fanbase extends into southern parts of ND's home state of Indiana, as some of the Louisville suburbs are in that state.
Believe it or not, regional rivalries do matter in conference scheduling. But not to the point where teams would forfeit another 2 NCGs from their schedule. There has already been resistance to expanding to 20 conference games in some leagues. But 22? Not gonna happen, at least not in D1.
Also note that my plan makes "Tobacco Road" - the name for the four-way rivalry among the NC schools - an official conference term.
I came up with this radical plan (which I expect would be adjusted in the event of expansion to 17 teams, I've even come up with a schedule format for a 17-team ACC but that's for another day) for the ACC because in part I want to see all the NC schools play each other at least twice again, like it was before 2004.
I also find it weird that despite their geographical proximity, Louisville and Notre Dame aren't currently protected partners. This is probably a remnant of when Maryland was in the conference, and Louisville's partners were originally Maryland's. I mean Louisville's fanbase extends into southern parts of ND's home state of Indiana, as some of the Louisville suburbs are in that state.
Believe it or not, regional rivalries do matter in conference scheduling. But not to the point where teams would forfeit another 2 NCGs from their schedule. There has already been resistance to expanding to 20 conference games in some leagues. But 22? Not gonna happen, at least not in D1.
Also note that my plan makes "Tobacco Road" - the name for the four-way rivalry among the NC schools - an official conference term.
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22 games is as likely to happen as your suggestion so I guess I should start tearing yours down as “not going to happen” as well.
I could give each team 2 rotating partners from outside their pods to make a 22-game schedule on my plan. The number of intra-pod games would stay the same
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DaveG
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No it definitely came to mind for me as well. One of the better SNL skits of that era.“Teve Torbes has it going on.”
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Not sure why this popped into my head, but whatever.
I've got just one thing you say to you Teve Torbes - tuck off
DaveG
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So early thoughts on the new season:
ACC is looking like it's going to be an off year: Louisville and FSU are probably the best in the conference
Big 10 and Big 12 are absolutely loaded this season
Zags are probably the best team in the country this year, but there's a few teams capable of beating them in the tourney.
ACC is looking like it's going to be an off year: Louisville and FSU are probably the best in the conference
Big 10 and Big 12 are absolutely loaded this season
Zags are probably the best team in the country this year, but there's a few teams capable of beating them in the tourney.
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Anyone here ever heard of Fort Hays State? Yeah me either but K-State knows who they are
FYI, FHSU is division 2.
FYI, FHSU is division 2.
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Yeah I saw Kansas State dropped a game to some no name team a week ago. Didn't know they were D2 though. That's seriously a brutal loss especially considering the actual score.
I have a feeling a Frank Martin reunion is close.
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Feels like an NC State thing to do, especially after beating a #1 seed the game before
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tarheelhockey
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Shoulda had a virtual court storming, where an intern livestreams while running around the court screaming after all the players have left.
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Why? It's just Carolina. Ain't no big thing. They're just our annoying little brothers.
Now Duke, there's a worthy rival.
