Yes, you read correctly! The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame are packing up their Big East bags and will move on to the Atlantic Coastal Conference. The only exception to this deal will be the sports of Football (Independent) and Hockey (Hockey East). ND Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick did not sell Notre Dame's soul by placing them within the confines of a football conference. The Irish will however play 5 games each season against ACC schools. No word on when the Irish will leave the Big East because of legal issues with exiting. In order to leave the Big East without a penalty, the school has to give the conference 27 months notice. Our best guess is that ND won't sacrifice the cash and will stick around until 2015.
Notre Dame will join the following schools in the ACC:
1. BC
2. Clemson
3. Duke
4. Florida State
5. Georgia tech
6. NC State
7. Maryland
8. UMiami
9. UNC
10. University of Virginia
11. Virginia Tech
12. Wake Forest
With Future members being Pitt, Syracuse and Notre Dame.
What does this mean for Notre Dame fans in NYC (aka Subway Fans)?
--> The Irish will be playing games closer to the tri-state area...well within driving distance at least: BC, Maryland, UVA, Pitt, Syracuse
Ryan is a die hard Duke Fan and I am a die hard Irish fan. Should be interesting to see them play against each other in Hoops!
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Syracuse Slump; UConn Crumbles; Duke is Doody
Two Big East powers suffered losses yesterday. One mediocre Big East team is going to town on the behind of #3 Duke today.
Syracuse has hit some tough times of late, dropping their fourth straight game, at Marquette, 76-70. Marquette broke the 2-3 zone and shot 6 of 13 from beyond the arc. The difference was their inside game and ability to draw contact in the lane. Syracuse shot 8-14 at the free throw line - Marquette was 24-33 from the stripe. They really should have blown out the Orange but missed 9 free throws. Still, a 6-point win over a Top 10 team (not for much longer). My guess is that Syracuse will drop into the 20's in the rankings. Most teams that suffer four game skids fall out of the Top 25, but their schedule will keep them there, namely their wins over Michigan St., Notre Dame, Cincinnati and St. John's.
UConn had a chance but I sounded off on that yesterday after a freshman thought he was the leader of that team. Wrong. Tough loss for the Huskies. 2 OT's. I remember when me and Lindsay went to the Garden to see the Syracuse-UConn 7 overtime game a few years back - that was the best college basketball game I've ever seen. UConn is still 17-3 and will probably fall to 10th or so. Like Syracuse, their wins over Michigan St., Kentucky, Texas, Villanova, Tennessee and Marquette will help them maintain Top 10 status.
We'll see who's hungrier on Wednesday as UConn hosts Syracuse at 7:00pm at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. It'll be a game worth watching, I can guarantee that. I am guessing it'll be on ESPN. I hope, for everyone else's sake, they put it on national TV.
And finally, before I pass out for a few hours, I get to the last story I want to touch on - St. John's kicking the snot out of #3 Duke. I've come to grips with the reality that Duke is a pretender without Kyrie Irving. They've been mediocre at best since he's gone down and have only held on to their Top 5 ranking because others have stumbled along the way. They are not a Top 5 team. No way. Down 22 points at Madison Square Garden to a St. John's team that itself is a pretender. 11-8 overall. 4-5 and in 11th place in the Big East standings. I guess this is why Duke is the only team from the mighty ACC in the Top 25. One thing I'll say about the Johnnies is they're battle tested - this is the final game in an 8-game stretch against Top 25 teams. They've lost five of them with their wins coming against Georgetown (overrated) and Cincinnati (pretender). Their third will be against Duke (pretender). It's a sad state of affairs and it's tough to watch.
All three teams we root for here in our Bronx apartment are struggling. We're not the type to rest on the past either - sure Duke won the National Championship last season, but they've done nothing this year. Sure Syracuse was a high pre-season Big East picks, but they've underachieved thus far - especially of late. UConn is overachieving - they were not picked to make any noise in the Big East. It'll all get sorted out once March Madness comes around. One thing's almost for certain - all three teams will be in the Field of 68 (or whatever the number is).
Practice was good today - our defense looked a little better and the pitchers who were live today threw strikes. Velocity was down once again, like the first day, but they located, which is a good sign. It's still early and I know the velocity will come around. I also know that it's easy to pitch well against the guys you are comfortable being around. The true test comes on February 25th at 4:00 pm down in Cullowhee, NC against Western Carolina. For now, I'll continue to keep you updated as to our progress leading up to the first game.
OK, I'm done (just like Duke).
Syracuse has hit some tough times of late, dropping their fourth straight game, at Marquette, 76-70. Marquette broke the 2-3 zone and shot 6 of 13 from beyond the arc. The difference was their inside game and ability to draw contact in the lane. Syracuse shot 8-14 at the free throw line - Marquette was 24-33 from the stripe. They really should have blown out the Orange but missed 9 free throws. Still, a 6-point win over a Top 10 team (not for much longer). My guess is that Syracuse will drop into the 20's in the rankings. Most teams that suffer four game skids fall out of the Top 25, but their schedule will keep them there, namely their wins over Michigan St., Notre Dame, Cincinnati and St. John's.
UConn had a chance but I sounded off on that yesterday after a freshman thought he was the leader of that team. Wrong. Tough loss for the Huskies. 2 OT's. I remember when me and Lindsay went to the Garden to see the Syracuse-UConn 7 overtime game a few years back - that was the best college basketball game I've ever seen. UConn is still 17-3 and will probably fall to 10th or so. Like Syracuse, their wins over Michigan St., Kentucky, Texas, Villanova, Tennessee and Marquette will help them maintain Top 10 status.
We'll see who's hungrier on Wednesday as UConn hosts Syracuse at 7:00pm at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. It'll be a game worth watching, I can guarantee that. I am guessing it'll be on ESPN. I hope, for everyone else's sake, they put it on national TV.
And finally, before I pass out for a few hours, I get to the last story I want to touch on - St. John's kicking the snot out of #3 Duke. I've come to grips with the reality that Duke is a pretender without Kyrie Irving. They've been mediocre at best since he's gone down and have only held on to their Top 5 ranking because others have stumbled along the way. They are not a Top 5 team. No way. Down 22 points at Madison Square Garden to a St. John's team that itself is a pretender. 11-8 overall. 4-5 and in 11th place in the Big East standings. I guess this is why Duke is the only team from the mighty ACC in the Top 25. One thing I'll say about the Johnnies is they're battle tested - this is the final game in an 8-game stretch against Top 25 teams. They've lost five of them with their wins coming against Georgetown (overrated) and Cincinnati (pretender). Their third will be against Duke (pretender). It's a sad state of affairs and it's tough to watch.
All three teams we root for here in our Bronx apartment are struggling. We're not the type to rest on the past either - sure Duke won the National Championship last season, but they've done nothing this year. Sure Syracuse was a high pre-season Big East picks, but they've underachieved thus far - especially of late. UConn is overachieving - they were not picked to make any noise in the Big East. It'll all get sorted out once March Madness comes around. One thing's almost for certain - all three teams will be in the Field of 68 (or whatever the number is).
Practice was good today - our defense looked a little better and the pitchers who were live today threw strikes. Velocity was down once again, like the first day, but they located, which is a good sign. It's still early and I know the velocity will come around. I also know that it's easy to pitch well against the guys you are comfortable being around. The true test comes on February 25th at 4:00 pm down in Cullowhee, NC against Western Carolina. For now, I'll continue to keep you updated as to our progress leading up to the first game.
OK, I'm done (just like Duke).
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Tracking the ACC - Week 2
Boston this weekend was great, as it typically is (besides the accents). Went for a camp, celebrated one year of wedded bliss with the wife, left Nathan with my parents in Long Island. It was good to get away for a few days. Back to the grind, women's hoops tonight - Manhattan vs. Columbia. 7:00pm tip.
Team by team breakdown of what's what in the ACC the past few days.
(1)Duke - beat a feisty Marquette team last night behind a career night from sophomore Mason Plumlee. They play (4)Kansas State tonight in what's shaping up to be the premier matchup of the early NCAA season. Last Friday, they pumped Colgate. 4-0. Test tonight at 10:30pm.
FSU - beat FIU by 23 last Thursday. Mercer and (10)Florida this week. 4-0 start with a chance to go 6-0 with a quality win over the Gators.
Clemson - lost at Old Dominion, a bad loss, 61-60 on Sunday. Bounced back Monday with a win over a much maligned Seton Hall team. South Carolina St. this week. 5-1 is within reach.
NC State - defeated George Mason to go 3-0, then got smushed at Georgetown. Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday in what hopes to be a bounce back game and tune-up for Wisconsin.
Georgia Tech - Took care of the Northern NY schools, Albany and Niagara. UTEP the day after Turkey Day. 3-1 with a bad loss to Kennesaw St.
VA Tech - 2-1 after an ass-kicking of UNC-Greensboro - after getting thrashed by Kansas St.
BC - beat in state rival Holy Cross - Texas A&M on Thanksgiving Day. Respectable at 2-1 - the loss was to Yale.
Maryland - 3-2 with both losses coming to top-15 teams - (5)Pitt and (13)Illinois - a tough test early on, will certainly help them later on. Delaware St. and Elon are next to help them get back on track.
(25)UNC - 2-0 going in to this week, dropped games to the Gophers and the Commodores. 2-2, not a Top 25 team in my book, but who am I? UNC-Asheville is next - they'll feel the Wrath of Roy.
Miami (FL) - 2-2 with losses to (19)Memphis and Rutgers. Louisiana's McNeese St. is next, then Florida Gulf Coast. Good opportunity to get to 4-2.
Virginia - never known as a basketball power, 2-2 isn't bad considering their schedule (William & Mary, Stanford, (17)Washington) - Oklahoma and (15)Minnesota don't let them rest before opening the ACC season with the Hokies.
Wake Forest - they should hold a wake for this team - losses to Stetson, VCU, and Winthrop. 2-3 and they're the only ACC school below .500. MAAC foe Marist is on deck, then Big Ten middler Iowa. We'll see how it goes.
The men's Jaspers hoopsters just got to Orlando - Wisconsin on Thursday. The Badgers are coming off a tough loss at UNLV. I think it may be on ESPN2, but chances are football will be the staple on the television that day.
Later fools.
Team by team breakdown of what's what in the ACC the past few days.
(1)Duke - beat a feisty Marquette team last night behind a career night from sophomore Mason Plumlee. They play (4)Kansas State tonight in what's shaping up to be the premier matchup of the early NCAA season. Last Friday, they pumped Colgate. 4-0. Test tonight at 10:30pm.
FSU - beat FIU by 23 last Thursday. Mercer and (10)Florida this week. 4-0 start with a chance to go 6-0 with a quality win over the Gators.
Clemson - lost at Old Dominion, a bad loss, 61-60 on Sunday. Bounced back Monday with a win over a much maligned Seton Hall team. South Carolina St. this week. 5-1 is within reach.
NC State - defeated George Mason to go 3-0, then got smushed at Georgetown. Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday in what hopes to be a bounce back game and tune-up for Wisconsin.
Georgia Tech - Took care of the Northern NY schools, Albany and Niagara. UTEP the day after Turkey Day. 3-1 with a bad loss to Kennesaw St.
VA Tech - 2-1 after an ass-kicking of UNC-Greensboro - after getting thrashed by Kansas St.
BC - beat in state rival Holy Cross - Texas A&M on Thanksgiving Day. Respectable at 2-1 - the loss was to Yale.
Maryland - 3-2 with both losses coming to top-15 teams - (5)Pitt and (13)Illinois - a tough test early on, will certainly help them later on. Delaware St. and Elon are next to help them get back on track.
(25)UNC - 2-0 going in to this week, dropped games to the Gophers and the Commodores. 2-2, not a Top 25 team in my book, but who am I? UNC-Asheville is next - they'll feel the Wrath of Roy.
Miami (FL) - 2-2 with losses to (19)Memphis and Rutgers. Louisiana's McNeese St. is next, then Florida Gulf Coast. Good opportunity to get to 4-2.
Virginia - never known as a basketball power, 2-2 isn't bad considering their schedule (William & Mary, Stanford, (17)Washington) - Oklahoma and (15)Minnesota don't let them rest before opening the ACC season with the Hokies.
Wake Forest - they should hold a wake for this team - losses to Stetson, VCU, and Winthrop. 2-3 and they're the only ACC school below .500. MAAC foe Marist is on deck, then Big Ten middler Iowa. We'll see how it goes.
The men's Jaspers hoopsters just got to Orlando - Wisconsin on Thursday. The Badgers are coming off a tough loss at UNLV. I think it may be on ESPN2, but chances are football will be the staple on the television that day.
Later fools.
Friday, November 19, 2010
#8 UNC Get Gopher'ed
Minnesota 72 - #8 UNC 67.
Tough loss for the ACC. Oh well. I'm over it.
Duke is playing a cupcake - Colgate. 52 point victory over the Patriot League's Colgate. Good warm-up.
Going to bed. Long Island at 7am, Bronx at 11am, Boston at 9pm. Travelling hillbillies.
Tough loss for the ACC. Oh well. I'm over it.
Duke is playing a cupcake - Colgate. 52 point victory over the Patriot League's Colgate. Good warm-up.
Going to bed. Long Island at 7am, Bronx at 11am, Boston at 9pm. Travelling hillbillies.
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