Charlotte Observer | 04/30/2008 | Expanded schedule on ACC agenda

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ACC To Examine 18 Game Schedule for Conference Hoops
Published 4/30/2008 by Alpha Wolf at StateFans Nation
... The Charlotte Observer’s Ken Tysiac reports the the ACC’s Spring Meetings that the conference will look at expanding the slate of conference hoops games from sixteen to eighteen a year. ...

ACC Eyes Expanding BBall Schedule; Guess who is interviewed?
Published 4/30/2008 by StateFans at Statefans Nation
The ACC’s total of 19 NCAA tournament wins from 2006 to ‘08 is an all-time low for a three-year period since 1979-81, which was before the tournament expanded to 64 teams. The Big East, Pac-10 and Big Ten all play 18 conference games and got higher percentages of their members into the NCAA tournament in 2008. The Charlotte Observer and the News and Observer ran the same article today stating, “amid concern over a lack of NCAA tournament at-large bids in two of the past three years, ACC athletics directors plan next month to discuss expanding the conference men’s ...

Matt's media tour and other links
Published 5/1/2008 by ATL_eagle at Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com
Matt is doing a lot of press now that he is a Falcon. Here is his the USA Today article. (thanks to Tim E. for the link.) The station I listen to in the morning spoke with Matt Ryan this week. BC Mike passed on this two part interview that Matt had with another Atlanta radio station. (Part 1, Part 2). The idea of expanding the ACC basketball schedule to 18 games is back on the table. Now that spring ball is over, David Glenn is looking at each ACC team. The hockey team visited the ...