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From The Editor

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT

From The Editor

ACCSports Staff

ACCSports.com

July 1, 2008

Dave:

I’m a pretty avid web surfer, and it seems like not a week goes by without another ACC player leaving school for one reason or another.

Which teams do you think have been hurt most by what has happened during the offseason this year?

D. Scott Lynchburg, Va.

Mr. Scott:

Years ago, the process of forecasting “next season” in college…

From The Editor

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EDT

From The Editor

ACCSports Staff

ACCSports.com

June 3, 2008

DG:

I was listening to your radio show on my way through Raleigh recently, and I thought I heard you mention that Jay Bilas and John Feinstein will be contributing to the ACC Sports Journal in the future. Did I hear you correctly?

If so, that’s awesome! Tell me more!

I have been a happy customer of the Sports Journal since before you took over. (I think it was in the…

From The Editor

Tue, 06 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT

From The Editor

ACCSports Staff

ACCSports.com

May 6, 2008

DG:

Is it just me, or does the ACC have a lot more NFL draft picks now than it ever did in the past? I watched a lot of the draft (April 26-27) this year on ESPN, and it seemed like every 30 minutes another ACC player was called.

Hook me up with the info, please, and let me know if it’s just my imagination, or whether this is actually happening. I never thought I’d…

From The Editor

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EDT

From The Editor

ACCSports Staff

ACCSports.com

April 8, 2008

Dave:

I’ve been around long enough to remember three ACC basketball teams (maybe the first three?) that entered the NCAA Tournament ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation, and I know that was the case with UNC this year.

All three of those early teams – UNC in 1957, N.C. State in 1974, and UNC again in 1982 – went on to win the NCAA championship.

I…

From The Editor

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EDT

From The Editor

ACCSports Staff

ACCSports.com

March 25, 2008

Mr. Glenn:

I recently heard you say that the ACC has "by far" the best record in the NCAA Tournament over the last 25 years or so, but that the conference needed a strong performance this year to avoid an ugly trend.

I’m sure you have some facts and statistics to back up those points of view. (You always do a good job with that.) I was hoping you…

From The Editor

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EDT

From The Editor

ACCSports Staff

ACCSports.com

March 11, 2008

Hey DG:

This is Dave from the defunct Dave Sez blog.

I changed jobs at the beginning of the year and it greatly increased my daily commute. While that kind of sucks, it has enabled me to listen to your afternoon show on 850 The Buzz in Raleigh on most days. You’re doing a great job, and the show makes the drive much more tolerable. A bit too much hockey for my…

From The Editor

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:00:00 EST

From The Editor

ACCSports Staff

ACCSports.com

February 26, 2008

DG:

I know it’s still a little bit early, but I wanted to see if you had your "tentative votes" ready for All-ACC, etc. I think the coach and rookie of the year votes could be really close this time, depending on how things play out here in the final few weeks.

Keep up the good work.

Richard Taylor Arlington, Va.

Richard:…

From The Editor

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:00:00 EST

From The Editor

ACCSports Staff

ACCSports.com

February 12, 2008

Dave:

I recently came across an old link to ACCSports.com, where you reviewed the history of ACC basketball teams and their chances of making the NCAA Tournament at various conference records — 10-6, 9-7, 8-8, 7-9, etc.

The numbers I found were from 2004, before expansion, and I wanted to see if the old “rules of thumb” — e.g., at 9-7…

From The Editor

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:00:00 EST

From The Editor

ACCSports Staff

ACCSports.com

January 29, 2008

Mr. Glenn:

A few years ago, you printed a breakdown of the college football all-star games and the ACC participants in those games leading into the NFL draft. Can you do that again?

Also, I’m looking for the final list of ACC underclassmen who entered the NFL draft this year, and the ACC players most likely to be selected in the top few rounds of the draft in…

From The Editor

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:00:00 EST

From The Editor

ACCSports Staff

ACCSports.com

January 15, 2008

DG:

I heard you mention on a radio show that you thought 2007 marked one of the first times that the state of Virginia served as the “power center” of the ACC.

At the time, I didn’t hear the context or the question/topic. I just heard the end of your comments. What exactly did you mean by what you said?

Kevin Lewis Gretna, Va.

Kevin:…