Is anyone else watching these games? I usually tune in to see how the rest of the ACC looks against actual competition. For as hyped as the ACC has been this year, I have been a bit underwhelmed by some of the play, especially from the middle of the pack teams. VT looks to have very little depth, and Clemson looks far less dominant after losing DeVoe and Grantham. Same with NC State after Yurtseven's departure. Even Notre Dame looked underwhelming against Illinois.
On the other hand, with Chris Mack on the sidelines, Louisville is going to be tough to beat. And Pitt looks to be improved under Capel.
Obviously, Duke is REALLY good. It should be fun to see the Duke-UVA games this year.
If we had Hernandez, I think we could position ourselves to be a Top 5-6 team in the league. In his absence, I see teams continuing to exploit us in the post, which could make for a tough season.
Finally, I continue to be surprised that ESPN doesn't make more of the ACC-B1G Challenge. Yes, they show all the games, but I would think they would do more to promote the conference v. conference comparison, the current standings, etc. Instead, we see a brief flash of the games won by each conference after each completed game, but that's it. I'm curious if perhaps the conferences encourage ESPN to de-emphasize the comparisons between conferences -- since neither conference wants to look like the lesser conference and risk losing casual fans this early in the season.
On the other hand, with Chris Mack on the sidelines, Louisville is going to be tough to beat. And Pitt looks to be improved under Capel.
Obviously, Duke is REALLY good. It should be fun to see the Duke-UVA games this year.
If we had Hernandez, I think we could position ourselves to be a Top 5-6 team in the league. In his absence, I see teams continuing to exploit us in the post, which could make for a tough season.
Finally, I continue to be surprised that ESPN doesn't make more of the ACC-B1G Challenge. Yes, they show all the games, but I would think they would do more to promote the conference v. conference comparison, the current standings, etc. Instead, we see a brief flash of the games won by each conference after each completed game, but that's it. I'm curious if perhaps the conferences encourage ESPN to de-emphasize the comparisons between conferences -- since neither conference wants to look like the lesser conference and risk losing casual fans this early in the season.
