http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/ en Copyright 2007 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:21:42 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss After the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, the only team left representing the ACC is North Carolina. Boston College, Maryland, and Virginia all had chances to advance while Virginia Tech seemed overmatched against a tough Southern Illinois defense. Had the ball bounced a little differently in a few cases, two or three ACC teams could be moving on. However, it's now down to the Tar Heels who are playing as well as any of the remaining teams in the tournament. http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/unc-carries-the-hopes-of-the-a.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/unc-carries-the-hopes-of-the-a.php Boston College Home March Madness Maryland North Carolina Virginia Virginia Tech Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:23:24 -0500 by David You could rename this game, "Dude? Where's my defense?" I don't care what Dick Enberg said ( I know, who does?), there was basically no effective defense played by either team in this game. Once I say the tempo of the game at the start of the 2nd half, I was sure BC would win. http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/boston-college-tops-texas-tech.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/boston-college-tops-texas-tech.php Boston College Home March Madness Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:29:32 -0500 Our preview for this game. http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/ncaa-first-round-preview-bosto.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/ncaa-first-round-preview-bosto.php Boston College Home March Madness Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:15:04 -0500 that to happen... North Carolina wins a share of the regular season conference title and wins the ACC Tournament outright...and what is their reward? Possible games against Marquette, Texas, and Gerogetown in the toughest regional bracket. Thanks, but don't do us any more favors. That and other thoughts in this post.]]> http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/acc-receives-7-ncaa-tournament.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/acc-receives-7-ncaa-tournament.php Boston College Duke Georgia Tech Home March Madness Maryland North Carolina Virginia Virginia Tech Sun, 11 Mar 2007 22:03:12 -0500 By Michael Except for a brief run in the second half, Boston College never really posed a threat to Carolina. The Tar Heels controlled the boards on both ends of the floor and sailed to an easy 71-56 win. http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/unc-advances-to-acc-tournament.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/unc-advances-to-acc-tournament.php ACC Conference Tournament Boston College Home North Carolina Sun, 11 Mar 2007 12:07:05 -0500 During the season, TRR was noted two things about UVa: (1) The guards are better than anyone else's and (2) their lack of post play will kill them in the post season. On Friday, the Wolfpack trio of Grant, Costner, and McCauley combined to score 54 points against the UVa frontline in a game where NC State shot an effective field goal of 62%. http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/teams/nc-state/nc-statethe-shots-are-falling7.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/teams/nc-state/nc-statethe-shots-are-falling7.php ACC Conference Tournament Boston College Home NC State Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:44:37 -0500 In this article we present our final TRR All-ACC Awards. Some of these awards are quite unconventional, including the TRR Coach with Brass Award, the TRR Shut-up Dickie V. Award, and the TRR Jason Vorhees Award for the team that comes back from the dead. That and much more is just a click away. http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/tobacco-road-report-allacc-awa-4.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/tobacco-road-report-allacc-awa-4.php Boston College Clemson Duke Georgia Tech Home Maryland Virginia Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:55:00 -0500 1st Annual Tobacco Road Report All-ACC Awards. Today we present our results for the TRR All-ACC Team selections and TRR Player of the Year in the ACC. Congratulations to the winners.]]> http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/tobacco-road-report-allacc-awa.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/tobacco-road-report-allacc-awa.php Boston College Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Home Maryland NC State North Carolina Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:41:27 -0500 by David You know coming into this game someone had to win. Neither BC nor Clemson has been dominant down the stretch, to put it nicely, and both teams needed a win to right the ship and solidify playoff hopes. Clemson came out hard in the first half but lost their intensity in the second half and BC took control. http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/bc-rallies-in-2nd-half-to-down.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/bc-rallies-in-2nd-half-to-down.php Boston College Clemson Home Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:35:46 -0500 by David BC came out flat in their first road game after a disappointing homestand last week against Duke and UNC. Va. Tech reinserted themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the last weeks of the ACC season. http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/virginia-tech-stomps-eagles.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/virginia-tech-stomps-eagles.php Boston College Home Virginia Tech Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:35:04 -0500 by David There is something to be said for individual effort. There were certainly some standout performances from the game. Tyler Hansbrough (17 point, 7 rebounds) and Jared Dudley (22 points, 3 rebounds) came through for their teams. Dudley will more likely be remembered for missing three free throws down the stretch. The key though comes down to this: UNC is a great team playing like one and BC is still looking for that prime time win that announces them as one of the elite of college basketball. http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/unc-wins-at-bcs-game.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/unc-wins-at-bcs-game.php Boston College Home North Carolina Sun, 18 Feb 2007 23:40:23 -0500 View image Offensively speaking, the loss of Williams has had almost no impact. The trendline on offense has been consistent at around 1.10 points per possession. However, it's clear to see that Williams has affected the defense of the Eagles. Before losing Williams, BC only allowed more than one point per possession once. After losing Williams, the Eagles have only held the opponent under one point per possession once. The latter part of the schedule has been tougher, but it's hard to argue against this trend. Bottom line is that the offense is working, but the defense isn't scaring anyone. Al Skinner has to correct this or the Eagles will be going home early in both the ACC Conference and NCAA Tournaments.]]> http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/the-williams-factor.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/the-williams-factor.php Boston College Home Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:01:38 -0500 By Michael If you told Al Skinner that his Eagles would shoot an EFG% of 60 percent, score 1.03 points per possession, go to the line 28 times and make 22, and shoot 6-13 from three, I would think that he'd be happy to take that against Duke. Unfortunately, his Eagles gave up an EFG% of 63 percent, only rebounded 61 percent of their opportunities, and turned the ball over 19 times in a 68 possession game. In case you're keeping score at home, that's a turnover on 28 percent of possessions. http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/duke-undresses-boston-college.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/duke-undresses-boston-college.php Boston College Duke Home Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:41:33 -0500 here.]]> http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/acc-mens-basketball-players-of-4.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/acc-mens-basketball-players-of-4.php Boston College Georgia Tech Home North Carolina Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:56:01 -0500 by David So five minutes into the second half my five-year old son informs me that he is rooting for Florida St. While I pondered the fate of his inheritance, BC and FSU played a great game. With every layup he cheered and I added something else to the two-year old's inheritance list. It had everything you wanted: drama, a BC comeback to take the lead, then a run by FSU to reclaim it, and last second shots. Finally, a local boy hits a shot to beat his area college team. They make movies about this kind of thing. (In fact, I hear Disney may be prepared to sue BC and Florida State for copyright violation.) http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/bc-68-fsu-67-gritty-great-game.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/bc-68-fsu-67-gritty-great-game.php Boston College Florida State Home Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:13:53 -0500