I have always had problems understanding why anybody would want to be an athletic director. It seems a basically thankless job. There are few things an AD does that seem to suit any school’s fan base; indeed, the more volatile elements of any fan base will usually preface their AD’s name with the words, “that [...]

The hits just keep on coming from Hooville. It has been a crackerjack year sports-wise on Mr. Jefferson’s Grounds. The spiritual descendents of TommyJ have developed quite a flair for comedy. There must have been some lost manuscripts of Poe’s dug up from the Lawn that indicate that old Eddie was not only a master [...]

All of those who have been waiting patiently for the really important ACC Predictions, those of the Coastal Division, are now rewarded. As always, these predictions are guaranteed to be correct unless they are not. Coastal Division 1] Miami- Let’s see if I can run a reverse past the Weauxf Gods. To be sure, there [...]

1. Florida State- Year One of ACC expansion saw the Seminoles slide from their customary position atop the ACC standings. There is certainly evidence that the program has slipped. Aside from the screeching halt to the string of ACC football championships that was only broken by Maryland in 2001, the ‘Noles haven’t played for the [...]

The days of the Dead Zone are dwindling down to a precious few. Before we know it, another college football season will be upon us. When it does, so will the ACC’s new television contract. It will come in with a bang. Opening games used to be a time for the coaches of the powers [...]

You’ve got to give the NCAA credit: when it comes to tackling the tough issues, they don’t screw around. To say there are problems these days in collegiate sport is to engage in serious understatement. There are the ever-escalating athletics arms races being conducted on a grand scale that threaten to price out of I-A [...]

The first clue came from the announcers. The Baltimore Orioles were in the process of losing yet another game. That is not exactly an unusual phenomena around the Birds these days as they continue to pull off one of the more impressive collapses in their or that of any other baseball team’s history. What now [...]

There certainly has been a lot of good news coming out of Jamerson these days. For those not possessing a thorough knowledge of Virginia Tech, the Jamerson Athletic Center houses the administrative offices for the Tech Athletic Department. These seem to be fun times around the place. There were quite a few Hokies quite surprised [...]