NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos Feb. 2, 2007 Once the first Monday of February rolls around, the sports world’s attention rightfully goes away from the oblong-shaped pigskin ball that is carried on mostly unnatural surfaces and is placed squarely on the leather roundball that is […]
Author: Michael Protos
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos As the ACC’s teams pass the midpoint of conference play this week, some teams have a lot of work ahead to ensure a bid to the NCAA Tournament. Not surprisingly, North Carolina and Duke are locks for the tournament. A shock too many, […]
Crystal Basketball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos Jan. 26, 2007 Dust off your Cyndi Lauper cassette and solve that Rubik’s cube. The year is 1987 and Bob Knight’s Indiana team has just won the NCAA championship in N’awlins. The General hasn’t won a title since, but if […]
Crystal Basketball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos Jan. 19, 2007 Since we last looked into the Crystal Basketball, much has changed. In the past week in the Atlantic Coast Conference alone, the No. 1 team in the country — North Carolina — lost to an unheralded team […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos The Virginia Tech Hokies just couldn’t let Clemson bask in the spotlight, could they? No, the Hokies had to go and beat Duke and North Carolina in a week’s span to become the media darlings of the ACC. To top off Virginia Tech’s […]
Crystal Basketball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos Jan. 12, 2007 It is never too early to start predicting the NCAA Tournament field of 65, that is our Hoopville mantra and we are sticking to it. Beginning with this column, Hoopville senior writer Dan Hauptman and news editor […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Entering the second week of 2007, the ACC is diving head-first into conference play. Some teams are looking to make a big splash, while others hope they aren’t in over their heads. Clemson appears ready and willing to swim with the big boys. […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos At the start of the season, how many of you thought Clemson would be the only remaining undefeated ACC team at this point? Be honest now. The Tigers are 10-0 and have won six games by at least 20 points. Clemson’s largest halftime […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Since 1999, the ACC and Big Ten have each sent eight teams to the Final Four. Five ACC teams have reached the championship game, and Maryland, Duke and North Carolina have won the title. Three Big Ten teams reached the title bout, but […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos As families finish turkey leftovers from Thanksgiving, the ACC’s 12 teams prepare for the annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. If it’s the week after Thanskgiving, it’s time for one conference to claim supremacy early in the season. Despite the made-for-TV thrill of two conferences […]
