ACC Sports Journal - Maryland 2010-03-18T02:08:28Z urn:uuid:60a76c80-d399-11d9-b93C-0003939e0af6 CoalEngine CoalSpeak Crothers: Put Up Or Shut Up urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2010-03-18T02:08:28Z Crothers: Put Up Or Shut Up Tim Crothers | Mailbag March 18, 2010 PUT UP OR SHUT UP If someone had told me before this season began that an ACC team would win 23 games, 10 league games, finish third in the conference standings and be left out of the NCAA tournament field, I’d have thought that person was certifiably insane. Why? Because since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985,no team has ever won 10 ACC regular season games and been… Behind the Numbers: Dissing the ACC urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2010-03-17T16:46:34Z Behind the Numbers: Dissing the ACC Rob Daniels March 17, 2010 The selection committee doesn’t seem to have a high opinion of the ACC, perhaps with good reason. NCAA Tourney First-Round Previews urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2010-03-17T13:21:44Z NCAA Tourney First-Round Previews Andrew Skwara March 17, 2010 Out of the six ACC teams in the NCAA Tournament only one looks like a lock to get to the second round. Top-seeded Duke gets the luxury of opening play with Arkansas Pine-Bluff, which entered its conference tournament with a .500 record and had to beat Winthrop in the play-in game just to get this far. Fourth-seeded Maryland may be the only other ACC club favored in the first round and the… One-On-One With: Gary Williams, Part 2 urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2010-03-17T11:41:45Z One-On-One With: Gary Williams, Part 2 Barry Jacobs | Mailbag March 17, 2010 Check out the second part of Barry Jacobs’ in-depth interview with Gary Williams. Putting Together A 96-Team Bracket urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2010-03-17T02:18:39Z Putting Together A 96-Team Bracket Al Featherston March 17, 2010 The NCAA is investigating the expansion of the NCAA tournament field from its current size of 65 teams to 96 teams. The proposal has provoked a lot of debate and criticism. Several coaches have offered alternatives – Maryland’s Gary Williams suggested “we crawl” forward to 68 or 72 teams. Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski has suggested that expanding the field would provide the NCAA with a… David Glenn Chats With Ron Wellman urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2010-03-17T00:19:57Z David Glenn Chats With Ron Wellman David Glenn | Mailbag March 17, 2010 David Glenn recently caught up with Wake AD - and tournament selection committee member - Ron Wellman. on Glenn’s afternoon radio show. Among the topics they discussed: popular misconceptions about the selection and seeding process; why Virginia Tech was left out of the tournament field; and why Duke received the third No. 1 seed. Click on the audio player below to listen… The ACCSports.com Podcast Presented By FanDemon.com, March 16 urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2010-03-16T16:27:19Z The ACCSports.com Podcast Presented By FanDemon.com, March 16 Joe Ovies | Mailbag March 16, 2010 Joe and Jim are back with another edition of the ACCSports.com Podcast Presented By FanDemon.com. They’re joined again by Dan Wiederer of the Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer. They debate whether Virginia Tech is more deserving of an NCAA tournament bid than Wake Forest and discuss the bleak outlook for the ACC in general in the tournament. Next they… Jacobs: Looking Back On The ACC Tournament urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2010-03-16T02:49:08Z Jacobs: Looking Back On The ACC Tournament Barry Jacobs | Mailbag March 16, 2010 There was no shortage of effort in the ACC tournament. Ball-handling and good shooting though, were scarce. (Associated Press/Chuck Burton) If you’re a basketball fan and have difficulty telling whether you’re coming or going this time of year, you’re not alone. (If you feel that way in general, you’re on your own.) There is, after all, just… One-On-One With: Gary Williams, Part 1 urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2010-03-16T02:29:33Z One-On-One With: Gary Williams, Part 1 Barry Jacobs | Mailbag March 16, 2010 Maryland’s Gary Williams is among the most successful basketball coaches in ACC history. He’s also a volatile sideline presence who somehow has never received the full measure of appreciation his accomplishments merit. Only two coaches in the league’s 57 years, North Carolina’s Dean Smith and Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, have amassed more victories than Williams’ 202 in… ACC Recruiting Watch, March 15 urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2010-03-15T14:02:26Z ACC Recruiting Watch, March 15 David Glenn | Mailbag March 15, 2010 Check here for the most recent commitments and scholarship offers in ACC basketball recruiting.