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NCAA men's college basketball play-by-play and color analyst Dan Bonner provides some stunning guidance on what it really takes to win. It might not be what you'd immediately think. Bonner, who played for and coached at Virginia and has been seen on CBS, ESPN, Fox, Raycom and the ACC Network joins Will and Jim for a preview of NCAA and ACC hoops. Have You Subscribed To ACC Nation? What's it take to get prepared for covering teams from all over the country? Bonner tells us what he told Seth Greenberg when he asked the same question. What does Bonner think about the Transfer Portal and NIL? Has it impacted the sport enough to level the playing field? College Basketball Will gets into detail with Bonner regarding the ACC and what it will take for conference teams to avoid situations like Clemson encountered last season. Who are the top college basketball teams in the nation and why? What teams should fans keep an eye on as the season builds? Listen to ACC Nation Radio, watch us on ACC Nation

NCAA and WNBA analyst Debbie Antonelli previews women's college basketball and explains why the growth of the sport should not be surprising. Antonelli brings a wealth of on-court experience, including coaching to her coverage of basketball. She's one of the many who have helped break multiple glass ceilings that have allowed women's basketball to flourish. The first stop is the AP Preseason Top 25 where Antonelli breaks down what the top 5 teams bring to the table. From what you'll hear this season will be even more dynamic than last as a wealth of talent is spread across the board. Watch The Interview On YouTube - Subscribe For More Interviews College Basketball What about the ACC? Will it be another jam-packed thrill ride of a season? Five teams made the preseason poll with another three lurking just outside the 25. There are many questions swirling around conference teams but Antonelli reassures us that they may be stronger than ever. Some quick thoughts at the end of the conversation regar

Sure, it's going to take more than one or two seasons of success for fans outside the conference to embrace ACC football. The league is still working to turn some of you around as well (looking at you, 'it's a basketball conference' only fans). Let's get real for a second. If you can walk and chew gum at the same time then why can't the ACC be basketball, football and more? In the meantime, for those who haven't discovered our not so secret secret, well, it's their loss as the rest of us watch the slow but steady emergence of conference football teams. First up on this week's opener (there's another episode with Debbie Antonelli previewing NCAA women's basketball) Will and Jim look at the AP Preseason men's basketball Top 25. What ACC teams are in the mix? The program was recorded earlier in the week and so, here's the latest AP Preseason women's basketball Top 25 which features five ACC teams. The surprise comes in which conference teams aren't the highest ranked this season. Sports News, Sports Talk

If you want to talk about Wolfpack football you find someone who is passionate about NC State. We turned to Evan at Red & White Podcast (subscribe) to share his observations, thoughts and ideas on the Pack (follow on X). Is there a root cause of the inconsistencies that fans are pulling their hair out over from week to week? Is mediocrity just okay? What has and what can change to make things better? What will get the Wolfpack over the hump? Evan deals the cards and lays out the future of the program. Watch ACC Nation On YouTube Wolfpack Football Does the administration need to be more responsive to the fans and alumni? Perhaps a whisper in the ear of AD Boo Corrigan may help move the needle. It starts with better communication which is a hallmark of leadership. Will explores the on-field product in detail. Starting with the offensive line, the head scratching use of wide receivers, or lack thereof and an early season swap out of quarterback. There are some bright spots and we don't miss the o

Oh my, some ACC football weekends are destined to leave a bad taste in your mouth. Welcome to week 5 where we go on our first rowdy rant of the season. Bad coaching and bad executiion will hopefully lead to lessons learned. If not, well, you'll find out early in the program who we think are on the hot seat and why. Fans and administrations aren't as inclined to accept 'vanilla' and truthfully, programs can't afford to run that way any longer. ACC SEC Challenge | ’23 Hoops Explode We have our first big personnel change of the season and it's among the starting players. It wouldn't surprise us if some coaches part ways before the end of the year. Look, it's all conjecture at this point but we don't take these comments lightly. ACC Football But first, we've got a couple of interesting guests on the horizon and share that with you out of the gate. We're putting together a fun list of guests who you'll want to catch so we encourage you to like, subscribe and listen to ACC Nation podcast, online radi

Everyone who is questioning Duke or saying, 'they're just a basketball school' may want to review tape on the Blue Devils. Forget about the stats because, if anything, they are misleading about both teams. If there is one thing you can take away from Duke taking on Notre Dame it's that college football has and is changing. Frankly, it's leaving us with a bit of a smirk on our faces. Will and Jim welcome Conor O'Neill, the Publisher of Devils Illustrated to the podcast (subscribe) to sift through the trash talk, the wonky stats and share gut feelings about this game. Former Irish DC Mike Elko who took over the reins as head coach in Durham has turned the program rather quickly. This is his second season and the Blue Devils are among the Top 25 teams in the nation. Field Hockey Top 20 | Sizzle The Net The question is, do they have enough talent and depth to give the Irish a run for the money? Notre Dame fans, in true form, don't think much of Duke....as a football team. According to some, they're 'me

Week four of ACC football was both brilliant and bumbling but even the bad was beginning to show signs of good. The top tier of the conference finds Florida State, Louisville, Duke and North Carolina sporting unblemished records. Will they be able to hang on and make it to the ACC Championship? It may feel too early to be talking about such things but as things begin to shake out in conference play it's nice to know who the players are. The only other 4-0 (overall) teams are Miami and Syracuse and both are about to dive into ACC waters where they'll have to prove themselves worthy of a shot at a title. First things first, however as the guys look at the ACC/SEC Basketball Challenge schedule for men and women. There are a number of choice matchups among ranked teams and a few that will be proving grounds for others. Are You Listening To ACC Nation Radio? More And More ACC Sports Fans Are! ACC Football Will and Jim provide a review of the weekend action, take a look at the latest Top 25's, share som

Will and Jim review week three of ACC football and find some surprising and promising performances. It's easy to be a bit short-sighted when it comes to a handful of teams in the conference but the reality is they're in the midst of a rebuild. These things take time. If you at their efforts you can choose to be disappointed or look at the long-term plans and where the team stands within that plan. Miami started the week off with a solid win but there's not much to talk about. The Canes are proving themselves and after three weeks of play we have a much better view of the job Mario Cristobal has done. With the team ranked nationally at 21/20 (USA Today/AP) the boo-birds are beginning to disappear. Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! ACC Nation Online Radio, Podcast And YouTube. Virginia has a much bigger challenge but they are at the front-end of this effort. It's all about personnel and Tony Elliott has a big hill to climb on the recruitment trail. It's not as if it hasn't been done before in Charlott

Waiting on the start of ACC football always seems like an eternity. Just as soon as it gets here, it starts unwinding quicker than the blink of an eye. We're headed into week three of the conference football season and much like in years past some aspects of the ACC have been turned on it's head. It started off with some big questions during the spring, turned into a veritable..ahem..storm over the summer with realignment and further confusion was heaped upon us all with fall practice. If you expected any aspect of the ACC to settle down once the schedule kicked off then you haven't been paying attention over the last few years. Watch ACC Nation On YouTube - Follow And Like Here ACC Football Teams that were, are apparently no longer. Teams that once upon a time were, are re-emerging. And, as always, the middle of the pack is full of, (wait, they did what?) teams. Isn't ACC football fun? So the latest USA Today and AP Top 25 polls out of week two are becoming a wee bit less murky. Perhaps, after w

Week 1 of the Boston College football season can best be described as ominous. If it is an indication of what is ahead it's going to be a long year for fans and maybe a short one for head coach Jeff Hafley. Will and Jim want to know, what the hell is going on at Chestnut Hill? So, we turn to the Publisher of 24/7's Eagle Insider and Host of the podcast, Locked On BC, A.J. Black for answers. What's the source of all this anguish and how do you go about eliminating the problem? Black has some interesting details and perspectives on the football program. It's a good place to start as Will points out we're a reasonably priced therapy session. Watch, Listen To ACC Nation Podcast, Radio And YouTube Boston College In a loss to Northern Illinois that leaves most BC fans at a loss for words and now facing a top ranked FCS opponent in Holy Cross that is a must win the future feels precarious at best for Hafley. Can he turn things around? Clean up the tsunami of penalties? Get his starting QB back on track

Miami football, with a little help from a DeLorean hitting 88 mph may be on the way to bringing the 'U' back to the future. Let's cut to the chase here. It takes new head coaches as much as 4 years to turn the corner with programs post-COVID. Mario Cristobal is in his second year as head coach and could well see some returns on the investments made in the team this season. Special guest, Manny Navarro of The Athletic and Wide Right podcast joins Will and Jim to preview the Miami Hurricanes. We start off with, 'tell us how you really feel' and work out way through the offense, defense, special teams and the schedule. There's plenty to talk about and as always, Navarro provides great insight into the strengths and weaknesses of the team. Subscribe To ACC Nation Podcast Here Miami Football ACC Football Rankings Week 1 | Light The Fire! With plenty of depth but a young group of players Cristobal heads into a challenging season that will give Miami football fans lots to talk about. Be sure to su

Taking on the challenge of turning around a faltering Louisville football program isn't without it's risks. Jeff Brohm, familiar with the demands of fans in Derby City for a winner came in swinging. There's been a monstrous turnover in the roster, both coming and going. It's, for the most part a completely new staff with a new look on both sides of the ball. The Cardinals haven't had any difficulty in attracting talent, it's always been what you do with it when it's there. College Football Top 25 | Preseason Votes Exposed If fans can remember this is the first year and most college programs take from 2-3, even 4 years to begin to gel then this may very well be the guy to make it happen. Special guest Jeremy Wahman of Cardinal Sports Zone joins us to preview the upcoming football season and unleash some other hijinks as well. Louisville Football Wahman says there may be more to this team than meets the eye and lays out the talent at key positions. Prepare yourself for the win/loss projections,

There are plenty of people who believe Florida State football is back to legendary status. Our special guest on ACC Nation Football Preview is the Senior Writer for the Florida State Rivals site, The Osceola, Curt Weiler. Cautious and reasonable are two excellent tags for Weiler's thoughts on the 'Noles. He doesn't want to get ahead of himself but at the same time you can hear the excitement about what Mike Norvell has been putting together in Tallahassee. Will gets into the X's and O's of the offense first as the discussion ranges from Jordan Travis and his weapons that can burn up a scoreboard and the offensive line that will play the king maker. College Football Top 25 | Preseason Votes Exposed Florida State Football The Seminoles defense is solid with a stellar secondary ready to shut down most offenses. If they have dreams of winning the ACC and making it to the College Football Playoffs this is one segment of the team that needs to deliver. Special teams may be a little iffy in the kicki

Like a good deal of ACC teams Pitt football doesn't get the attention that they should from national and sometimes even conference media. In a world where everyone asks, what have you done for me lately those types of questions are rapidly disappearing from conversations about the Panthers football program among fans. Can the media be far behind? Special guest, Corey Crisan of DK Pittsburgh Sports shares his thoughts on how head coach Pat Narduzzi has quietly built an ACC top tier contender that is sending players on to the NFL and finding more and more success recruiting. Subscribe To ACC Nation Podcast For The Latest Football Previews What exactly are those benchmarks of success? Crisan lays out the slow but steady build of the program and what that has achieved thus far. There's much to consider. Then, Crisan provides a run-down of the key elements of the team and the personnel that are in place to deliver a solid season. With multiple players now in the NFL who will replace them on the field? Narduz

Wake Forest football has delivered some amazing results under head coach Dave Clawson. Often, outside the ACC, media and fans when asked about the Demon Deacons will ask, who? Word of advice. Take a closer look because the mighty mouse roars. The Publisher of 24/7's Demon Deacon Digest, Les Johns joins us for an ACC Nation Football Preview and rolls through defense, offense, special teams and a schedule that offers up some challenges as the season progresses. Stanford, Cal And SMU Unexpected ACC ’23 Additions? We start with the defense and Johns indicates that there's more experience and depth than there has been in previous years. The Deacs will bring pressure up front and have a solid secondary capable of shutting down pass aggressive teams. Wake Forest One of the keys to improving pass defense is working with a stellar wide receiving corps. Look for Wake Forest to take the top off opposing defenses behind QB Mitch Griffis who steps up to take command of the offense. The depth of the RB room gua

Is it possible that 12 of 14 ACC schools will say yes to Stanford, California and SMU as the newest members of the conference? So many starting points when it comes to asking questions. We went to the Publisher of the Sports Illustrated/Fan Nation site, All Cardinal, Kevin Borba for some answers. Borba was straight forward about the strengths and weaknesses that Stanford brings to the table. He also delved into how such a realignment might impact student-athletes (yes, we can still use that term) who are in sports other than football and basketball. It's a serious concern. The PAC 12, in existence for 108 years came tumbling down in front of our eyes with seemingly just one Jenga block removed and that would be Colorado. After their announcement that they were departing and the dust had settled only four teams remained. Which conference would come to their rescue? Borba gets into some details as to why they haven't and probably won't. Stanford If Stanford, Cal and SMU were added it would bring in luc

Often, when you least expect it you find the key to success right under your nose. That may well be the case with Georgia Tech football. The key being new head coach Brent Key who corralled a wayward but talented group to an exciting end of a season and was rewarded with that coaching spot. On this episode of ACC Nation Football Preview our special guest, Kelly Quinlan, the Publisher/Writer at JacketsOnline with the Rivals and Yahoo Sports Networks provides some intriguing and exciting news about how this new staff is leading the Ramblin' Wreck out of the proverbial junkyard. The traction gained by actively working the transfer portal and amping up a somewhat 'flat' recruiting record may well deliver a highly competitive team that no one saw coming. Quinlan points to some of the extraordinary performances from last year's Georgia Tech football team and then overlays the incoming talent in a way that should raise some eyebrows among opponents. Sports News Updates And Interviews 24/7 - ACC Nation Radio

Virginia Tech football hasn't quite been it's old self for a while now but Brent Pry appears to be taking the team in the right direction. Any re-build of a football team can be a long slog before suddenly and seemingly magically erupting. How close are the Hokies to finding their yellow brick road? It's all a mystery and even those that are up close and personal with the team aren't sure just what is transpiring. Special guest Andy Bitter of Tech Sideline lays out some interesting thoughts on where the team is, what will help them get to where they want to be and breaks it all down for fans from top to bottom. We find out that the coaching staff is re-establishing ties with the rich recruiting fields of their home state and are tapping into the wealth of talent found at FCS schools for transfers. Sports News Updates 24/7 Virginia Tech Who will be the starting quarterback this year? Is it one, the other or both? There are new names filling out the wide receiver room and familiar ones in the backfi

Last year's version of Duke football was nothing short of a surprise. Mike Elko came in as a first year head coach and helped restructure a program into a winner essentially using the same pieces that were on the chess board the previous year. How is that possible? Special guest, Conor O'Neill, the publisher of Devils Illustrated provides an in-depth preview of the Blue Devils including his thoughts on where they may be headed. Sure, when you think of Duke it's certainly basketball and in the past it may have been one or two other sports as well, but, football? It's been a hit and miss proposition. David Cutcliffe surprised many an observer with a run to the top of the ACC but could never quite maintain the momentum. Subscribe And Watch On YouTube What's in store for Duke football fans this year? Will it be the 9-4 record from last year? Maybe not but it could very well be a better overall team than last. However, a restructured conference and tough schedule to boot will be big hurdles for Elko this

Here we are, in the middle of summer and if you are getting ready to celebrate the 4th of July we're breaking out some fun and games on this episode of ACC Nation with Will and Jim. The guys start out with a look at a Strength of Schedule ranking of ACC football teams. Which team has it easy and which have it hard? If coaches play it right they may end up performing better than expected, or not. It's an interesting 1-14 especially with how the new, no division ACC is set up. Looking For Daily ACC Sports News? ACC Nation Radio Is Your Answer Next up, the conference has released the ACC/SEC Basketball Challenge schedule for men and women. There are some superb matchups and we share it with you. 4th Of July The final Learfield Directors' Cup standings are out and the ACC has six schools ranked in the top 20. Virginia leads the conference schools with North Carolina joining them in the top 10. Find out where they rank along with the rest of the schools and some of the sports that got them there. L