& who was it that played Virginia today?

This tells a good deal about how dispirited the UNC fan base is by Mck;s continued status as the HC for the future. There was not even a Game Thread until this late.

Beau Atkinson is defintely better than Des Evans, who often looks as soft as the ladies in Sally's Garden Club, of which group Mack is a beloved male member.

Thursday night provides a major tilt, as far as Lambert trophy type talk is concerned. 5-1 (2-1) and still unranked Syracuse is at 6-0 (2-0) #19 Pit. AS a Cuse win would get the Ornage ranked and knock Pitt out, it is basically a toss up which team winning would be best for the ACC. Of note is that each QB is from the portal and a Big Name Program.

Friday night we have 4-3 (2-2) Louisville at 4-3 (1-2) BC. This a huge game for each team to finish in the top half of league standings .

Saturday's games open with The Tech War: 5-3 (3-2) GT at 4-3 (2-1) VT. If the Hokies are going to have another late season run, they must win this game at Home. GT QB Haynes King is still listed as game time decision.

3-2 (1-2) Wake heads west to The Farm to take on 2-5 (1-3) Stanford. The Cardinal dealt Cuse its only loss, but has struggled in all other games.

4-3 Oregon St goes to 3-4 (0-4) Cal. The Bears have lost all 4 ACC games by a grand total of 9 points. So I expect Cal is itching to play a former Pac mate.

1-6 (1-5) FSU heads southeast to take on 7-0 (3-0) #6 Miami. The ACC needs a rousing Canes victory.

6-1 (3-0) #22 SMU plays 6-1 (2-1) Dook at Wallace Wade. Time for the Ponies to ride roughshod over the Devils. 48-10 sounds OK to me.

The fewest UNC players I can ever recall, and three were one and done, two others were transfers into the program. Thoughts?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Seventy-seven alumni from current Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball programs are on Opening Day NBA rosters for the 2024-25 season, which begins Tuesday evening.

Seventeen of the 18 ACC programs have at least one former player on an NBA Opening Day roster, while nine schools boast at least three alumni on NBA rosters.

The ACC is represented on 27 of the 30 NBA rosters, with the San Antonio Spurs and Washington Wizards boasting the most former players from ACC schools with six each.

Duke leads all ACC schools with 24 alumni on NBA rosters – second most of any program nationally. Virginia is represented by nine alumni on Opening Day rosters, while Florida State and North Carolina each have six.

Alumni from Current ACC Programs on NBA Opening Night Rosters:

UVA opens as a 4.5 point favorite Saturday over UNC.