ACC Sports Journal

Welcome in to the latest ACCSports.com Podcast, presented by Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q!

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Musical Selections: "Tonight's The Night" - Rod Stewart, "Once In A Very Blue Moon" - Nanci Griffith

Here are a few time stamps to note from their conversation earlier this week:

0:08 - Hayes gives the rundown.

0:45 - You know where we're starting - the end of the Duke-Syracuse game. Hayes respects the Boeheim meltdown. Jim enjoyed it, but thinks it was dumb. Hayes thinks it might have been calculated. Jim ... doesn't.

8:18 - So ... was it a good call? Or a bad one? And how does Scottie Pippen figure into all of this?

12:35 - Was Fair standing out of bounds when he caught the initial pass? And was there a second shooter? And how do Newman and Roger McDowell figure into all of this?

14:45 - Can we come up with another word for what Duke-Syracuse has become? It doesn't have the history to be a rivarly. Maybe it's a ... feud?

19:44 - Have we given Virginia enough love?

27:13 - Bubble talk! This conversation took place before Clemson-Wake, so enjoy Jim's mistaken optimism. And uhh ... Pitt, fellas ... you uhh, want to get it in gear soon?

29:45 - Which fan base is going to be most angry about a first-team All-ACC snub?

36:28 - Should the All-ACC first team be expanded? Should everyone just get a participation trophy too?

38:57 - Is Karl Hess getting an unfair amount of media attention?

47:33 - Hayes reviews his memorable week. This includes an in-depth breakdown of the annual pre-Duke-UNC media game. Conclusion - Hayes got outcoached. Jim gushes over Jack McCallum and NBA media availability. They swap stories about getting coaches' cell phone numbers.

Welcome in to the latest ACCSports.com Podcast, presented by Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q!

Reminder: you can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes. Just click “view in iTunes” once you reach that link, and then "subscribe for free." If you like this - or even if you don't and just feel sorry for Hayes - you can also rate the podcast and write a positive review.

0:08 - Hayes gives the rundown.

1:15 - Is there any stone left unturned from the N.C. State-Syracuse game? And does this go into the annals of #NCSTATESHEEEEEEEEEEE ...?

6:10 - Syracuse is unbeaten ... but is it actually the third-best team in the ACC?

11:55 - Just how bad is the bottom of the ACC? (This was recorded WHILE Virginia Tech was ahead of UVa in the second half, of course.)

15:08 - The podcast is short on material, so let's crank up some HOT SEAT TALK!!!!

17:23 - Hayes tries to make the "Ron Wellman argument for keeping Bzdelik" argument. Jim discusses the extra salty element of the Wake fan base.

24:58 - Why the ACC would reaaaally have liked to see N.C. State knock off Syracuse.

29:10 - Another week, another rush of angry ref tweets sent to @ACCSports. A random digression into musicals. Then back to a philosophical discussion of referees and Jim connects it to journalism. And can we find a better way to measure ref performance? Seriously, this will all make sense if you listen to it.

39:23- Oh yeah ... Duke-Maryland. And Duke-UNC. Probably should talk about both of those games.

42:20 - Jim reveals that he's shaken up his first-team All-ACC. More Duke-UNC talk.

Musical Selections: "Tracks of My Tears" by the Pharaohs and "Bring Him Home" sung by Colm Wilkinson/Les Miserables soundtrack

Welcome in to the latest ACCSports.com Podcast, presented by Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q!

Musical Selection: "Compared To What" by Les McCann and Eddie Harris

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Welcome in to the latest ACCSports.com Podcast, presented by Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q!

Musical Selections: "Used to Be My Girl" by The O'Jays, "Free Me" by Otis Redding

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0:08 - Hayes gives the rundown.

0:44 - Jim's struggling to adjust to this whole "ACC basketball on Monday night" thing.

6:47 - Hayes and Jim talk about last weekend's ACC Final Four - Duke-Syracuse and Pitt-Virginia. First, up - Duke-Syracuse talk. They break down how they would have dunked differently than Rodney Hood did. And they second-guess a pair of Hall of Fame coaches. Because ... why not?

28:00 - On to Pitt-Virginia. What does Jim have against defensive matchups? Is UVa Final Four-worthy? Also, all aboard the Brogdon Train!!!

36:03 - Jim forces Hayes to acknowledge National Signing Day exists. Then they talk about the whole hype thing. Jim argues for why you should at least be interested in the whole thing.

44:50 - Super Bowl talk ... which means Russell Wilson talk.

0:08 - Hayes gives the rundown.

0:40 - Jim is sick (and forced to do this podcast via phone because the Hustledome Studios were unavaliable); Hayes has ZERO sympathy.

1:34 - Time to move on to THE story that everyone on Tobacco Road is talking about ... Laura Keeley's Jabari Parker piece! Jim laments that his brilliant Twitter joke when unnnoticed. Meanwhile, is it possible that the ACC old guard was glad to see Duke win at Pitt?

6:46 - After watching Rodney Hood shut down Lamar Patterson, Jim wonders if maybe, just maybe, his blind vote for Hood as ACC Preaseason Player of the Year might be ... right?

10:58 - Duke back? Syracuse-Duke, Game of the Century? Is it time to jump the Pitt bandwagon?

12:33 - Handshakegate. Was Jamie Dixon mad at K? The refs? His team? The world? Jim and Hayes do a Zapruder Filmesque breakdown of the video.

16:43 - Did Jim nail his Clemson hype or WHAT? Can we just forget that ever happened?

19:23 - Obligatory ACC/Super Bowl talk. Which means obligatory TOB/Russell Wilson/Mike Glennon Saga rehashing. Jim gives some love to Bebe Thomas. What was tougher - Thomas playing wideout in the triple option? Or fellow Techster Calvin Johnson playing wideout with Reggie Ball as his QB?

23:07 - Things get chippy and Jim accuses Hayes of being soft. Then they get philosophical about how to judge what a player gets out of college, development-wise. Which somehow leads them from Megatron to Miles Plumlee to Michael Jordan. Trust us, it makes sense if you listen.

29:45 - Jim and Hayes shower some affection on two ACC guys each who have turned their head for their hoops exploits in the past week. Not surprisingly, Hayes goes Tobacco Road while Jim goes Virginia.

Musical Selections: "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" by The Rolling Stones, "She's Electric" by Oasis

Welcome in to the latest ACCSports.com Podcast, presented by Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q!

Musical Selections: "Fame" by Irene Cara, "Glory of Love" by The Velvetones

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0:08 - Hayes gives the rundown.

1:00 - Senior Bowl talk? Yep, Senior Bowl talk! Can Logan Thomas make some money this week? What other ACC alums have a lot on the line this week? Also, Aaron Donald is impressing people. Who'da thunk it?

9:33 - Which ACC underclassmen raised some eyebrows by declaring for the 2014 NFL Draft? Also, Jim calls former BC cornerback Albert Louis-Jean, "Albert Jean-Louis." Nice.

12:04 - Pitt! Syracuse! A HUGE ACC matchup! #NewSchoolUpdate at its finest! But first, let's talk chicken 'n waffles. Then we give love to Lamar Patterson and Tyler Ennis. Speaking of which Ennis vs. Parker for ACC Freshman of the Year. Who you got?

19:10 - Hayes uses injury jargon. This gets on Jim's old man nerves. Then they discuss how N.C. State clearly is better without T.J. Warren ... and how Maryland played really dumb defense.

25:39 - "A-C-C! A-C-C!" Is this going to be a looooong final road schedule for Maryland hoops?

30:11 - HAYES COULD HAVE HAD A BIG SCOOP AND HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW RUINED IT!!!!

36:05 - First the Metrodome, then the Hustle Dome. A fond farewell to Hayes' studio space.

39:17 - Another Hayes/Kramer parallel. Apparently Hayes used to hang with violent felons during his time in D.C. Jim shares his connection with the Unabomber. Good times!!!

47:06 - More Law & Order talk and somehow we connect it to ACC hoops? How! Because ESPN Triangle basketball writer C.L. Brown was robbed ... and they took his collection of basketball shorts.

52:22 - Clemson at UNC. Sunday. Is. This. The. Year? (Note, this was recorded BEFORE the Tigers went up to Pitt and lost by 33.)

57:35 - Lamar Patterson, future brilliant draft pick by the San Antonio Spurs. Book it.

Welcome in to the latest ACCSports.com Podcast, presented by Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q!

Musical Selections: "Two To Tango" by Ray Charles & Betty Carter, "Say No Go" by De La Soul

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0:08 - Hayes gives the rundown.

1:10 - Jim and Hayes dip into their vast reservoir of legal knowledge to discuss Maryland's latest countersuit against the ACC. The ACC trying to lure Big Ten schools away? Really? And if true, is that even a legal issue?

11:03 - Hayes TOTALLY blew a chance to pound his chest for landing John Swofford as a guest on the David Glenn Show on the same day the Maryland countersuit made news.

14:46 - Hayes Permar was LITERALLY the worst media person in Cameron Indoor Stadium on Monday night. Discuss ...

23:40 - Did Jim abandon his UVa/Tony Bennett crush too soon? Apparently so. But seriously, did that 35-point loss to Tennessee really happen?

29:20 - Good gosh, are they STILL talking UVa hoops? Let's move on to a #NewSchoolUpdate - can Syracuse run the table in the ACC? 

32:54 - Are those new rules still being enforced?

34:46 - Let's go a totally different direction and discuss ... Clemson basketball! Are the Tigers sneaky good? Can Jaron Blossomgame be a difference maker? Then Hayes uses the word "underrated" about 80 times.

38:38 - Jim complains about how hard it is to do his weekly power rankings.

42:13 - Is Hayes the real life Cosmo Kramer? He's got some groundbreaking ideas about shower multi-tasking.

48:42 - Who wants to talk about Bobby Petrino's return to Louisville? Not Hayes and Jim.

Title talk! Fan overreactions! Red lightning! #NewSchoolUpdate! All discussed on this week's ACCSports.com podcast.

Welcome in to the latest ACCSports.com Podcast, presented by Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q!

Musical selection this week from: Creation (Making Time) and Outkast (So Fresh, So Clean).

Here are a few time stamps to note from their conversation earlier this week:

0:08 – Hayes gives the rundown.

0:58 - Finally, the national title returns to its rightful place! Jim and Hayes give their impressions from the epic championship game. They conclude that FSU can win close games now. And Hayes now thinks Jameis Winston is a credible QB.

7:58- So apparently some FSU fans overreacted juuuust a bit when the Noles fell behind 21-3. Should the next ACC season be one long show of appreciation for the Noles? And did Jim and Hayes get misty-eyed watching the rest of the league rally behind FSU? Plus they explore the Red Lightning cultural phenomenon.

15:24 - This portion of the podcast was recorded during the UNC-Wake game. Jim's a little distracted. But is IN STUDIO!!! So there's that.

17:32 - Jim and Hayes discuss how they handle being approached for gambling advice. Then the talk turns to last weekend. Jim continues to wax nostalgic for Clemson's Orange Bowl win. And how do we view the Tigers' now?

28:09 - Jim is very, very bullish on Sammy Watkins' pro potential.

31:13 - Oh and we need to talk Duke-Texas A&M a little. NO MORAL VICTORIES!!!??!? PUT CUTCLIFFE ON NOTICE!!??!! Or ... maybe not.

36:18 - A forced transition leads us into ACC hoops. #NEWSCHOOLUPDATE!!! With some #NEWSCHOOLLOVE!!!! And let's microanalyze Duke's flaws too, why don't we? And UVa-FSU? Sooo confused. Then Jim dares to criticize Tony Bennett, but in a loving way. BC? There's not much to love there.

It's the latest ACCSports.com Podcast for December 31st, 2013, presented by Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q.

This week's tunes: "Tired of Being Alone" by Al Green, and "Only Have Eyes For You" by The Flamingos.

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0:55 - Bowls! Bowls! Everywhere! Which of the teams that wrapped up before Monday make the grade on the Binary Scale? Pitt? Syracuse? And oh yeah, Maryland. Also, Jim explains the concept of the blowout afro.

12:26 - What about UNC? Did Fedora handle the Renner/Williams situation the right way? Should we be hyped about the end of the season or does the season look a little disappointing when taken as a whole? And does Miami get a 0 or 1 for 2013? Man ... Jim and Hayes are giving out a lot of 1s ...

17:15 - How will bowl results for Georgia Tech, BC, Virginia Tech and Duke affect the way we view their seasons? And did Hayes reveal confidential info on the podcast?

23:40 - Fedora to Texas? Bwaaahhh?

26:28 - Louisville-Kentucky is bigger than UNC-Duke? C'mon son ...

35:21 - N.C. State vs. Missouri: missed it by that much.

40:42 - Duke back? Time for some Quinn Cook love? And is Jim's Andre Dawkins-Isaiah Hicks trade back on the table?

It's the latest ACCSports.com Podcast for December 18th, 2013, presented by Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q.

Musical Selections: "Spirit of Christmas" by Ray Charles and "Merry Christmas, Baby" by Otis Redding

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0:08 - Hayes gives the rundown.

1:00 - Jim and Hayes go through the best #ACCcarols submissions. Enjoy the sound of them scrolling through their Twitter search columns. Totally unrelated - who gets credit for coming up with the name "Cavadonkey"?

9:12 - THE ACC WILL TAKE ALL YOUR MAJOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS, THANK YOU!!!! Also, Jim quizzes Hayes on which awards go to which position. And hey, how deep was the ACC at kicker? And what does the ACC domination of these awards say about ACC football talent in general? Jim advances his Cutler/Leinart theory.

17:12 - Hayes determines we don't need to talk UNC hoops ... and then launches into a lengthy analysis of UNC hoops. Can James Michael McAdoo really be an "energy guy"?

24:10 - Other intriguing ACC basketball storylines. BC basketball ... wha' happen?

28:15 - #NewSchoolUpdate! Jim does an embarrasing amount of gush about Pitt. (Note: This podcast was recorded BEFORE the Cincinatti debacle.) (Additional note: Jim REALLY wanted Hayes to edit this part out.)

32:56 - Drum roll .... and the winner of the #ACCcarols contest is .... (Teaser!!!)

36:44 - No, really, we're definitely picking the winner now ...