TheSabre.com presents The Preffered Walk-Ons Podcast, a college sports podcast through the lens of the ACC. Michael McGraw, a University of Virginia graduate and fan, and Michael Shutt, a life-long NC State fan, both grew up watching the ACC and have insights on the history and present of the conference … plus plenty of healthy ABC – (Anybody But Carolina) bias.
Only one ACC team survived the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament. Rather than wallow in misery, we enjoyed talking about the fun upsets and intriguing storylines from the first two rounds. In this episode, we discuss:
- The college coaches most likely to forget their own players’ names (0:00-5:43)
- The excitement of rooting for underdogs without a bracket (5:43-12:22)
- Virginia’s shocking upset and national media narratives that surround the program (12:22-29:15)
- NC State’s loss against Creighton and considerations for offseason roster construction (29:15- 46:52)
- The value of having “conference pride” during the tournament and our rooting interests with our teams eliminated (46:52-58:41)
- The upcoming slate of Sweet Sixteen games, including predictions and best bets(58:41-1:18:06)
- High-profile coaching hires and another edition of “Coach Speak of the Week” (1:18:06-1:29:46)
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