The ACC Basketblog's Daily Roundup for 8/08/06

The Conference Headlines

Dascenzo: Pro sports gaining ground on the ACC</a> : "There's no truth to the theory that the ACC is worried about its always-strong posture in North Carolina. Its offices are at Weybridge Lane in Greensboro, near the plush Grandover Resort. And if anybody has ever put on a better ACC Basketball Tournament than the Greensboro Coliseum, I haven't seen it." http://www.heraldsun.com/sports/18-759280.html

Maryland's goal: Seize moment: "After two straight 5-6 seasons, Terps coach Ralph Friedgen says the time has come to return the program to elite status." http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bal-sp.terpsfoot08aug08,0,2069953.story?coll=bal-sports-headlines

Mike Wise of the Washington Post: Time for Terps, Friedgen To Run Another Reverse http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/07/AR2006080701330.html

Terps to open season with young receivers</a>: "Team is looking to rebound from consecutive 5-6 seasons." http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bal-terps0807,0,2537772.story?coll=bal-college-football

Coker makes tough decisions to leave no doubt who's boss</a>: "Nobody asked University of Miami coach Larry Coker about his fire-retardant boxer shorts during Monday's Media Day at the Orange Bowl." http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/college/hurricanes/sfl-mell08aug08,0,2202118.column?coll=sfla-hurricanes

Canes' wideouts vow they'll get it right: "UM's wide receivers said they have learned from the unpleasant experiences of last season and now have a more mature and focused attitude." http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/colleges/university_of_miami/15221249.htm

Omar Kelly's great Hurricane's Blog -Information Overload</a>: "I'm really stuffed with information, and already exhausted after just the..." http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_college_hurricanes/2006/08/information_ove.html

Moore working to polish his image</a>: "Miami receiver Ryan Moore realizes he has an image problem." That's the first step......admitting you have a problem. Very good, Mr. Moore. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/college/hurricanes/sfl-umnotes08aug08,0,3673887.story?coll=sfla-hurricanes"

UM teammates take lesson from brush with danger http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/college/hurricanes/sfl-umfoot08aug08,0,3033452.story?coll=sfla-hurricanes"

Seminoles report for camp:"Florida State quarterback Drew Weatherford likes the vibe he's getting from the Seminoles heading into their first preseason practice today." http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060808/FSU03/608080329/1026"

Five questions facing FSU</a>: "Top five questions for the Seminoles heading into fall practice." http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/colleges/florida_state_university/15208037.htm"

Seminoles stress fitness: "Only a handful of FSU players failed to meet conditioning requirements for the start of practice." http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/15220859.htm

Tigers' Pearson, Humphries turning up the heat: "Freshman, sophomores gain attention during workouts. http://greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060808/SPORTS0101/608080338/1025">

Micky Plyler's Clemson Blog does it again with a great piece on worksheets to evaluate games, closed practices, and Clemson becoming a top 20 Milkshake making school again. I'm serious. http://tigernet.com/blogs/page/plyler?entry=the_worksheet_football_practice_top">

See the whole Roundup at http://accbasketblog.blogspot.com/2006/08/daily-roundup-tuesday_08.html