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			<title>So Could Syracuse Finish First In The ACC?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[This is coming so might as well get used to the question: could Syracuse win the ACC in its first season? Well…yes. Obviously.
What they don’t know, and what they can’t possibly see coming though, is how hard it would be: in their old league, they could play DePaul, or Rutgers, or Penn State, or South Florida or Seton Hall and more or less count on winning.
Those schools knew it too. They weren’t beating Syracuse very often.
Now switch to the ACC mind set.
The bottom of the league last year was, from bottom up, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech and B.C.
Even though the Hokies were stripped bare, they were still competitive: they gave UNC an overtime game, Miami a nine point game and State was a four point loss in OT.
Clemson gave Gonzaga a good game, and Arizona too. They lost to #14 State by just four, then lost to #3 Miami by just two.
Wake lost to Duke by just five and beat #3 Miami by 15. They also beat Xavier.
BC lost to Miami and Duke by one, Virginia by one, and also beat Providence.
That leaves out the middling teams like State, Virginia, Florida State, and, temporarily anyway, Maryland.
Toss in the intimate gyms in the conference where the fans will relish welcoming them to the conference – a far cry from what the ‘Cuse is used to – and it’s a load. They could do it, but they’ll recognize it’s a different experience.]]></description>
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			<title>Virginia Tech Is Making Perfume And Cologne Now</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Everyone wants to smell like a hokie, right? Right. Well, if you&#039;re a Virginia Tech student, or alumnus, or hanger-on, you&#039;ll soon be able to do just that. VT is developing fragrances for men and women. Read more...    ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:30:01 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Featherston: The Best Conference Ever</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I rarely disagree with Mike Krzyzewski when it comes to basketball matters. Believe me, I know that his knowledge and understanding of the sport goes far beyond mine.
That’s why I was so taken aback last week when, during a press conference to discuss his reappointment to coach USA Basketball, he dropped in a comment about the new 15-team ACC:
“We’re going to be a 10-bid conference. We’re going to be the best conference in the history of the game.”
That’s a bold statement.
And, as intimidating as it is to dispute the judgment of the winningest coach in college basketball history, I think he’s dead wrong … at least about the first part of that statement.
But I do think that he has a chance to be right about the second part.
Before we can examine that premise, we have to determine: What was the best conference in the history of the game than the new ACC will be competing against?
That question has an easy answer – the old ACC.
Specifically, between 1980 and 2005 – a 26-year period – the ACC was the best conference in the history of the game.
Let me be clear here. I’m not arguing that the ACC was the absolute best every single season in that 26-year span. In fact, in 1985, the Big East had the best single-season showing that any conference has ever day – a 17-4 NCAA Tournament record, three Final Four teams and the national champion (and a 4-0 head-to-head tournament record against the ACC).
My point is that over that extended period, the ACC was more consistently successful than any other conference has ever been. And it’s not even close.
Here are the numbers for the 1980-2005 period:
 
 NCAA titles by conference:

ACC – 8
Big East -5
Big Ten – 4
SEC – 3
Pac 10 — 2
Big 8/12 – 1

 
 Final Fours by Conference

ACC- 26
Big Ten – 16
SEC – 14
Big East – 13
Big 8/12 – 11
Pac 10 – 7

 
 Overall NCAA wins

ACC – 256
Big Ten – 207
Big East – 206
SEC – 169
Big 8/12 – 115
Pac 10 – 112

 
 NCAA Tournament winning percentage

ACC – 67.9
Big East – 62.8
Big Ten – 60.7
Big 8/12 – 59.0
SEC – 58.3
Pac 10 – 54.6

 
And it’s not just NCAA Tournament success (although that is the ultimate proving ground). A check of the final AP polls of the period finds that the ACC had more final No. 1 ranked teams (10) than the other five major conferences did put together (9). The ACC had more final top 10 teams in the period (48 – the Big East is second with 35) and more ranked teams overall (89 – the Big Ten was second with 82).
So no other league is close for that time period.
The ACC’s reign ended in 2006 – partially as a result of the ACC’s expansion. That’s not to blame newcomers Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College for the decline – although they added little to the league’s basketball profile.
However, by stealing three teams from the Big East, the ACC provoked that league to expand … and the Big East added basketball powers such as Louisville, Marquette and Cincinnati. It became a 16-team juggernaut and for eight seasons, the Big East was perceived as the best conference in the country.
But not the best of all time, although some commentators have tried to make that case.
To understand the fallacy of that argument, compare the 2006-13 Big East with the much-weakened ACC during the same time period.
Between 2006 and last year, the 16-team Big East won just two national titles (while the “watered-down” ACC won two) and had an 93-52 NCAA record over that span – a 64.1 winning percentage that is significantly lower than the 67.9 percent that the ACC averaged in its Golden Age.
Put it another way — even in the 2006-2012 era when the Big East was in its 16-team glory and the ACC was struggling, the ACC has had as many national titles, more No. 1 AP teams (2-to-1) and exactly the same number of top 10 teams (16 each). Only in overall ranked teams has the deeper Big East outpaced the 12-team ACC (44-22).
Ken Pomeroy has been rating conferences since the beginning of the century. During the 2006-2013 period, he’s rated the Big East as the nation’s best conference exactly once – in 2006. By contrast, he had the ACC No. 1 in 2007 and 2010. Overall for that seven-year period, the Big East’s average conference ranking on the Pomeroy scale is 2.9 … the ACC’s is 2.8 – almost identical.
I’d like to bring up one other point. A lot has been made of the Big East’s “record” 11 bids in 2011. That is a record number – but 11 of 16 teams is less than two thirds of the conference.
The ACC – as a smaller conference – has never had 11 bids. But it has topped the Big East percentage of bids on a number of occasions. In fact, the ACC holds the NCAA record of putting 75 percent of the conference in the field – and the ACC did it four times, putting six of eight conference members in the NCAA field in 1986, 1987, 1989 and 1991.
No other league can match that.
I think it’s clear – although the Big East has a legit claim as the nation’s best conference over the 2006-2013 period, the best conference in NCAA history was still the ACC in the era of 1980-2006.
THAT is the standard that the new ACC has to match.
I have little doubt that over the next 10 years or so, the ACC will be the nation’s best conference. But it has a long way to go to reach the standard that the league set in its glory days.
 
A 10-BID CONFERENCE?
I wasn’t there (I was stuck covering the ACC Baseball Tournament) when Coach K predicted that the ACC would be a 10-bid conference so maybe the transcripts are misleading. Maybe he meant to say that the ACC will – at some point – be a 10-bid league. I’m sure that will happen in the near future.
But next year?
It’s not going to happen.
Wednesday of this week, Krzyzewski met with the media for the first day of the K Academy and while he didn’t address the “10-bid” prediction directly, he did talk about how the ACC needs to use its prestige to help his team. He wants to see the ACC lobby for more NCAA bids – as the Big East has done for years.
I think that’s what he was doing last week – setting a high bar for the ACC to aspire to. He’s trying to kickstart the debate about how many ACC teams deserve bids. Obviously, that’s something that won’t be determined until next March, but until then, his 10-bid prediction will be out there.
But realistically, the ACC isn’t likely to get close to 10 bids.
I’ve been playing around with a rough preseason poll for the 2013-14 ACC. During the baseball tournament, I was able to share ideas with Jim Sumner and Brett Friedlander. Brett and I do most of the ACC for the Blue Ribbon Basketball Yearbook and we have to decide early how we’re going to rank the league – especially which teams will make the preseason top 25 (which require much more extensive previews).
To that end, I’ve been trying to research the league – what each team has lost; what’s coming back; and what talent is being added.
It’s actually a bit early to come up with a final ranking, since several schools are still working the transfer market. And a lot can happen over the summer Keep in mind, Maryland added Alex Len in late August of 2011 … Elliot Williams transferred from Duke to Memphis in late June of 2009 and that same summer, Andre Dawkins decided to re-classify and come to school a year early.
But while it’s too early to make firm predictions, we know enough to make some savvy guestimates about the 15 ACC schools. Even if N.C. State lands Asheville transfer Keith Hornsby or Pitt gets Vanderbilt transfer Shelden Jeter or Miami gets DePaul transfer Donovan Kirk, it’s merely going to tweak their prospects, not fundamentally change their outlooks.
Based on what we know now, what are the likely – and the unlikely – ACC candidates for the 2014 NCAA Tournament?
 
THE LOCKS
Okay, there is no such thing as a lock as Duke learned in 1995 and UNC learned in 2010. But barring the kind of disaster that overtook those teams, I think we can talk about five 2013-14 ACC teams being solid NCAA candidates (in alphabetical order): Duke, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Syracuse and Virginia.
Duke, UNC and Syracuse are no brainers. They make every preseason top 25 list I’ve seen. Looking at their projected rosters I can’t see a reason why that trio should not be ranked going into the season.
I will try to make the case to my editors at Blue Ribbon that Virginia should be a top 25 team too. I know the Cavs didn’t make the NCAA Tournament last year and aren’t showing up on many preseason lists (Dick Vitale doesn’t have them in his top 40, but I think Tony Bennett’s club is positioned to take off.
A year ago, I made the same arguments about a Miami team that missed the 2012 tournament. In hindsight, I grossly underestimated the 2013 Hurricanes – but as far as I know, we were the only publication that included Miami in the preseason top 25 (we had them at No. 24).
I don’t think Virginia will be quite as good next year as Miami turned out to be last year, but I do think the addition of injured guard Malcolm Brogdon and South Carolina transfer Anthony Gill improves their athleticism. The return of Joe Harris and Akil Mitchell give them two skilled veterans. And Bennett has plenty of supporting pieces.
Notre Dame returns four starters off a 25-win team. True, they lost their best player in center Jack Cooley, but Mike Brey has two fifth-year big men, a rising star in Jerian Grant and a talented point in Eric Atkins. I see them as a borderline top 25 team – clearly an NCAA team.
That’s five – we’re halfway to Krzyzewski’s 10.
 
THE MIDDLE GROUND
The ACC will have some other good teams … and maybe a couple of breakout teams.
I really like Maryland. I mean, I like Mark Turgeon’s roster … as an ACC partisan, I have nothing but disdain for Maryland and I hope they fall apart like a Rutgers administrator (that’s two great new additions to your league, Jim Delaney).
But back to basketball – the Terps are big, deep and nasty. The loss of point guard Pe’Shon Howard is addition by subtraction. Alex Len is going to be a lottery pick, but he was hardly a dominant player last year. The Terps will have plenty of size in sophomores Shaquille Cleare and Charles Mitchell and freshman Damonte Dodd. Dez Wells and Nick Faust are as good a pair of wings as there are in the ACC (well, maybe not as good as Hood and Sulaimon – we’ll see).
I understand they have point guard issues, but a healthy Roddy Peters could answer that and Seth Allen is not the worst lead guard if it comes to that..
The biggest problem for Turgeon is straightening out his non-conference schedule. A terrible non-conference SOS cost Maryland a bid in 2013. If he can improve his schedule next season, this could easily be an NCAA team.
Pitt is in a state of flux. The loss of big man Steven Adams is a lot like Maryland’s loss of Len – the Panthers are losing a potentially great player, but one who has not been more than a nice player so far. A bigger loss is the graduation of fifth-year point guard Tray Woodall, who led the team in scoring and assists.
Transfers have hurt too – Trey Ziegler was a disappointment after transferring in from Central Michigan, but J.J. Moore was a starting wing and the No. 4 scorer on the team. The turmoil explains why Pitt has been so active in the transfer market (although the only success so far as been a juco big man).
The best thing the Panthers have going for them is coach Jamie Dixon, who has had Pitt in the tournament for 11 of the last 12 years. Unfortunately, the one miss was two years ago. The Panthers rebounded to win 24 games a year ago, returning to the NCAA’s.
A mystery team – there is a nice core in Pittsburgh, but as of right now, more question marks than any ACC team.
Florida State was a major disappointment in 2013.
After four straight NCAA seasons and a 2012 ACC championship under Leonard Hamilton, the Seminoles slipped to 9-9 in the ACC – and was only that good because Michael Snaer single-handedly pulled out three wins with some last second heroics … and now Snaer is gone. So is perpetually injured power forward Terrance Shannon, who will take his crippled body to VCU.
But Hamilton does have some talent on hand. A year ago, he surrounded Snaer with a collection of kids. There are three seven-footers on the roster. There’s a solid – if healthy – veteran guard in Ian Miller. Hamilton is bringing in a quality shooter in Xavier Rathan-Mayes, a prep teammate of Andrew Wiggins.
The key for Hamilton is to re-establish the defensive presence that was the heart of his great four-year run. Last year’s team was a defensive zero. But he has the athletes to play the kind of unrelenting pressure he wants.
If FSU could have landed Wiggins, they would have been an NCAA team. But they can still return to the tournament if the ‘Noles remember how to play defense.
That’s three more potential NCAA teams. I wouldn’t bet serious money that all three make it. But give me two of those three and we’re up to seven.
 
THE LONG SHOTS
I’ve been a major admirer of Steve Donohue’s rebuilding efforts at Boston College and I think the Eagles will continue to make progress in 2013-14. I love the backcourt of Olivier Hanlan and Joe Rahon, Ryan Anderson is one of the most versatile forwards in the league (better in every way than his counterpart, the more-celebrated James Michael McAdoo) and Eddie Odio is emerging as an explosive frontcourt player.
But is that enough to transform a 16-17 team that lost to Bryant College into an NCAA Tournament team?
Donohue’s best addition will be 6-7 Notre Dame transfer Alex Dragicevich, a good 3-point shooter. But the key to their season will be the health of Dennis Clifford.
As a freshman in 2012, Clifford looked like a budding star – an agile 7-footer with good skills who only needed to add a little strength to become a standout. When BC made an overseas trip before last season, Clifford was the team’s best player. Unfortunately, his 2013 season was ruined by a pair of bad knees. After averaging nine points and five rebounds in 25 minutes a game as a freshman, he was limited to 15 minutes (three points and three rebounds) as a sophomore.
As of last spring, Donohue was not sure if Clifford would ever fully recover. Without him, I can’t see BC as an NCAA team.
A month after the season, it looked like N.C. State was going to fall off the face of the earth. T.J. Warren flirted with the NBA draft and there were rumors that freshman point guard Tyler Lewis, recruited over by Mark Gottfried, was thinking transfer,
But somehow, Gottfried has restored order in Raleigh and added a few pieces that might – MIGHT – make N.C. State an NCAA contender.
Warren and Lewis are staying, providing a solid foundation to build upon. LSU transfer Ralston Turner, a nice 6-5 wing, practiced with the team last year and will be eligible. And Gottfried has picked up a juco prize in high scoring guard Desmond Lee. Throw in highly regarded incoming point guard Cat Barber and it’s clear that Gottfried will have plenty of backcourt options, even if one of them is playing two tiny point guards together.
Up front, it’s a different story. Warren is a natural wing, but he proved he could be effective down low as a freshman. Fifth year Australian big man Jordan Vandenberg averaged 2.0 points and 2.7 rebounds in his best season (2012), but he’s no more than a stop-gap.
Then there is recruit BeeJay Anya. The 6-9 DeMatha product is a nice prospect, but like UNC recruit Kennedy Meeks, he may have a problem. Gottfried recently told a fan gathering that Anya “weights 800 pounds … he’s got to lay off the cheeseburgers.”
Maybe next year when N.C. State and UNC meet, instead of opening the game with a jump ball, Meeks and Anya can face off on a mat for a brief Sumo duel!
Georgia Tech has a more balanced team with three solid post players and a nice collection of wings. Unfortunately, the Jackets lack any semblance of a point guard. Brian Gregory has three potential candidates, but none are very highly regarded.
Too bad ACC teams can’t trade – if Georgia Tech could send one of its big men to N.C. State for one of Gottfried’s two talented point guards, both teams might be strong contenders to make the NCAA field.
As it is, both teams have major flaws that make an NCAA bid – while possible, extremely unlikely.
That’s three more teams, but even being extremely optimistic, I can’t see more than one of them putting it together to earn an NCAA bid.
So right now, I can possibly see eight NCAA teams from the ACC next year.
And that’s it.
 
NOT GOING TO HAPPEN
There are four teams left.
I’d be hard pressed to imagine any one of the four making a serious run at earning an NCAA bid.
Okay, Wake Forest did improve from 8-24 to 13-18 in Jeff Bzdelik’s second year. But the Deacons flattened out at 13-18 again in his third year.
There were a few moments of promise – homecourt wins over Miami and N.C. State, plus a close homecourt loss to Duke. And Bzdelik did bring in some nice young players, especially big man Devin Thomas.
But the Deacs lost their best player – guard C.J. Harris was their best scorer, their best playmaker and their best 3-point shooter. There’s not much coming in – two 3-star recruits and a transfer from Robert Morris who ought to be able to replace 3-point specialist Chase Fisher off the bench.
Miami lost the top six players off their ACC championship team.
Jim Larranaga did pick up a quality transfer in second-team All-Big 12 guard Angel Rodriguez from Kansas State, but it’s not clear yet whether he’ll have to sit out a year or will be eligible next season. Even if he does play, he’ll have Rion Brown and maybe oft-injured wing Garius Adams to work with, along with a bunch of underwhelming recruits. If they get Kirk – who actually started his career at Miami before going to DePaul – it will help, but remember, we’ll talking about a guy who averaged six points and four rebounds for a 2-16 Big East team.
Clemson has an impressive coach, some big bodies, but not a lot of talent. And the less said about Virginia Tech, the better – they were the worst team in the conference last year despite the presence of ACC player of the year Erick Green. How good will they be without him?
I’m sorry, I can’t see 10 NCAA teams in the 2013-14 ACC. I’d love to see it happen, but an awful lot of things would have to go right for an awful lot of borderline teams.
Eight bids is my guess – although I think seven is more likely than nine.
And I’d dismiss 10 bids as a pipe dream if the guy dreaming it wasn’t Mike Krzyzewski.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 02:00:03 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Ten Bids?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It was almost a tossaway, but at the end of his press conference, Coach K suggested that the ACC could get double-digit bids to the tournament. Let’s take a look at that.
You can be pretty sure that Duke, UNC, Syracuse and Notre Dame will make the field. Virginia has the potential for a breakout year. Maryland should be reasonably good. Pitt we’re not sure about – they lose a lot – but Jamie Dixon knows how to get to the tournament (success there is another issue).
That’s seven, so who else is he thinking could make it? We’d say BC might – the young team took some lumps over the last two years and are ready to take off.
That leaves State, Wake, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Miami, Virginia Tech and Clemson.
State has a fairly good roster but a lot of new players and again, depth is an issue. Wake might break through and Georgia Tech is not that far. We have no feel yet for FSU’s team. Clemson, Miami and Virginia Tech are in full rebuilding mode.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 02:00:03 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Full Syracuse.com Series</title>
			<link>http://juicedsportsblog.com/sports-news/news/the-full-syracusecom-series</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In case you missed any of the ACC previews Syracuse.com just finished up, here they all are.



Help Tyler Thornton Win SI College Athlete Of The Year!




ACC Basketball Breakdown: Predictions for the ACC in 2013-14
ACC Basketball Breakdown: Wake Forest hopes a young team matures quickly
ACC Basketball Breakdown: Virginia Tech loses best player off last-place team
ACC Basketball Breakdown: Pittsburgh must overcome some unexpected losses
ACC Basketball Breakdown: Notre Dame returns four starters off 25-win team
ACC Basketball Breakdown: North Carolina State suffers heavy losses after disappointing season
ACC Basketball Breakdown: North Carolina’s fortunes buoyed by return of All-America candidate James Michael McAdoo
ACC Basketball Breakdown: Miami loses top six players off ACC regular season and tourney championship team
ACC Basketball Breakdown: Maryland’s rebuilding effort hurt by loss of Alex Len to NBA
ACC Basketball Breakdown: Georgia Tech continues to rebuild under second-year coach Brian Gregory
ACC Basketball Breakdown: Florida State will have experienced, talented team despite loss of Michael Snaer
ACC Basketball Breakdown: Duke reloads with top recruit and key transfer
ACC Basketball Breakdown: Clemson will struggle to avoid ACC’s basement
ACC Basketball Breakdown: Boston College’s young players on the brink of growing up
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			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 02:30:02 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Giglio Rates The ACC</title>
			<link>http://juicedsportsblog.com/sports-news/news/giglio-rates-the-acc</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Joe Giglio looks at the upcoming ACC – the new ACC race we should say - and sees Duke way ahead of everyone else. He’s picking Notre Dame to finish ahead of UNC, then Syracuse, Virginia and Maryland. Here’s his full list.





Duke
Notre Dame
UNC
Syracuse
Virginia
Maryland
Pittsburgh
Boston College
N.C. State
Georgia Tech
Wake Forest
Florida State
Miami
Clemson
Virginia Tech

 



The thing is, all the teams are intriguing in one way or another. How will James Johnson build his Virginia Tech program? Can Wake’s young core save Jeff Bzdelik’s job? Can Jim Larranaga pull a surprise with transfers and Jucos? Will Florida State return to form? Will Tech have a point guard?
It’s always fun. We can’t wait.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 03:00:11 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>If The Power Conferences Split</title>
			<link>http://juicedsportsblog.com/sports-news/news/if-the-power-conferences-split</link>
			<description><![CDATA[John Calipari wasn’t the first to suggest that the top conferences break away and either form their own NCAA division or a new entity. For football, that’s one thing. You only play a relative handful of games and as of now, the new playoff is just a four team affair.



IN


ACC
Big Ten
Big 12
PAC 12
SEC


Miami
Indiana
Kansas
UCLA
Florida


Duke
Ohio State
Kansas State
Arizona
Ole Miss


UNC
Michigan State
Ok.  State
Oregon
Alabama


NCSU
Michigan
Iowa State
Cal
Kentucky


Virginia
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Colorado
Missouri


Florida State
Iowa
Baylor
Arizona State
Tennessee


BC
Illinois
Texas
Stanford
Arkansas


Georgia Tech
Minnesota
West Virginia
Washington
LSU


Wake Forest
Purdue
Texas Tech
USC
Georgia


Clemson
Nebraska
TCU
Utah
Vanderbilt


Virginia Tech
Northwestern

Oregon State
Texas A&amp;M


Syracuse
Penn State

Wash. State
South Carolina


Notre Dame
Maryland


Miss.  State


Louisville
Rutgers


Auburn


Pitt







For basketball, it’s a bit different. If the top conferences – ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Big Twelve and PAC 12 – have either their own division or break away entirely, that severely reduces the pool of competitors. With all the comings and goings we’ve seen lately, we could be off, but we count 65 teams in those conferences. That’s enough for a 64 team tournament with a play-in.
But there are some problems with that idea, beginning with merit.
In a 65-team division, schools like Wake, Clemson, Penn State, Rutgers, TCU and Auburn would presumably have to be included.
Moreover, consider the teams which would be excluded. There’s a partial list to your right, but there are a lot of other teams which would be left out as well. You could, however, build a tournament just as interesting with teams like Temple, Georgetown, Memphis, UConn, Butler and UNLV – and you’d still have the Cinderella factor teams like Valpo and Davidson, among others, have provided.
Jay Bilas has often argued for a 64-team tournament with the best 64 teams, regardless of anything else. We’re not sure that would work perfectly either, but it’s a lot better than just taking the power conferences and limiting the field to those schools.
One secret of the tournament and by extension college sports in general is how a town or state or faith identifies with a team, perhaps partly because unlike pro teams, universities rarely move.



OUT ( A partial list)




Saint Louis
Virginia Commonwealth
Butler
La Salle
Temple
Massachusetts
Xavier
Charlotte
Saint Joseph’s
Richmond
Dayton
St. Bonaventure
Rhode Island
Davidson
Georgetown
Marquette
Villanova
Providence
St. John’s
Seton Hall
DePaul
Butler
Creighton
UConn
Cincinnati
Weber State
Memphis
UTEP
Tulsa
Marshall
Houston
Valparaiso
Princeton
Penn
Wichita State
Evansville
Indiana State
Bradley
New Mexico
UNLV
Wyoming
San Diego State
Murray State
Belmont
Western Kentucky
Charleston
New Mexico State
Gonzaga
Saint Mary’s
Brigham Young
Santa Clara
San Francisco 





That’s obvious in the case of someone like Kentucky, BYU or Notre Dame, but it’s also true for VCU, Creighton and Marshall. Marshall fans are some of our absolute favorites. They are just totally into their team. It’s a mini Kentucky without the nuttier elements.
A tournament with a field that changes from year to year is better and more in touch with fans than one which stays set. We hope that no one is dumb enough to follow Calipari’s suggestion without carefully considering what they’ll lose.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 03:00:08 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>ACC Looking At Tournament In The Garden</title>
			<link>http://juicedsportsblog.com/sports-news/news/acc-looking-at-tournament-in-the-garden</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In the ACC spring meetings, various parties including the new arrivals are pushing to move the ACC Tournament to Madison Square Garden. There is a problem: MSG has no interest in rotating the tournament.  Certainly the North Carolina schools will want the tournament in the traditional footprint of the ACC and we would expect some sympathy from Virginia, Virginia Tech, Clemson and Georgia Tech. Greensboro is an easier trip.
Most people would be okay with rotating it we expect but moving it permanently? Not a wise move. You can ask NASCAR and the NHL what happens when you disrupt traditions and alienate your core fans. It’s not a good thing to do.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 02:00:05 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Syracuse.com Examines Hokies, Cavs</title>
			<link>http://juicedsportsblog.com/sports-news/news/syracusecom-examines-hokies-cavs</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Syracuse.com continues their series on ACC rivals, with the latest article being on Virginia Tech. We didn’t realize how infrequently the teams had played in the Big East -just six times – and Syracuse has never played at Virginia Tech. How’d they manage that?
Also, we missed the Virginia preview, so here’s that.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 01:30:02 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>ACC-Big Ten Matchups Announced!</title>
			<link>http://juicedsportsblog.com/sports-news/news/accbig-ten-matchups-announced</link>
			<description><![CDATA[With the new super-sized ACC, the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, for however much longer it lasts, will be different with three ACC teams (Wake Forest, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech) sitting out.
The games have been announced though: Duke hosts Michigan, UNC goes to Michigan State, Pitt hosts Penn State, Indiana goes to Syracuse, Notre Dame makes a trip to Iowa, State will welcome Chris Collins and Northwestern, and Maryland visits Ohio State (we’ll give that one to the Big Ten; it seems fair).
We haven’t found the home team for the rest of the games yet but will add that later:

FSU vs. Minnesota
Illinois vs. Georgia Tech
BC vs. Purdue
Wisconsin vs. Virgina

 
Duke-Michigan is on December 3rd and should be fairly titanic.
We’ll have a lot more on this presently.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 19:30:02 EDT</pubDate>
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