Quarterfinal Thoughts

Somewhere in an alternate universe are a series of posts where I pick first the entire ACC tournament, and later the final seven games. I'm sure they're really well written. They also keep picking teams like Miami and Virginia Tech, so perhaps it's better they never saw the light of day. I should follow the coach seniority rule more in making picks.

Dave Sez found Woody Durham calling the games on the internet. The lab was a little more bearable today. And when did Eric Montross start doing color commentary?

I only caught the end of the Carolina-Clemson matchup, and thus missed most of the hole-digging. If we had to suffer a letdown in intensity, this was a good time to do it, and the team seems mature enough to not let it happen again.

Herb Sendek continues to overachieve in the ACC tournament. It may in part be that he underachieves the rest of the year, but for three days in March he definitely outperforms his peers. Which makes this fan protest, if true, even dumber. Support your team. Fire the coach -- if you feel it's the smart thing to do -- afterwards.

The Virginia game's starting now. As much as I'd like Virginia to succeed, Duke doesn't seem to be the type of team to let their guard down and Virginia doesn't have the depth to wear them down.