The Daily Roundup: Tuesday

The BEST ACC Sports Coverage!!!

PHOTO: Clemson is #1 according to the ACC Coaches

Getting your mind right:
Mike Wise of the Washington Post on the Jason Taylor trade -Not Just a Pretty Face: "The Redskins didn't just acquire one of the NFL's elite defensive ends, they traded for an ambassador who could help lift an ailing franchise."

Ex-'Canes star Shockey dealt to Saints

Bobcats, Okafor at an impasse: "Source: Sign and trade might be the next step. As things stand now, Emeka Okafor will be an ex-Charlotte Bobcat by the end of next season, if not sooner."

Dan Wiederer of the Fayetteville Observer: A hot topic in college basketball

MIKE MULHERN of the Winston-Salem Journal: Dale Earnhardt Inc. loses its appeal to NASCAR

JOHN DELONG of the Winston-Salem Journal -Home is still Lewisville, despite son's success


The conference headlines:
ACC looks for vindication : "Despite recognition of its top players in the NFL draft, the expanded ACC has come up short on the field in competition against heavyweight conferences such as the SEC."

Clemson is preseason pick in ACC football poll: 'Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe called it “a little scary.’’ North Carolina’s Butch Davis wondered if a sobriety test should have been performed on the participants. And N.C. State coach Tom O’Brien simply said, “Consider the source.’’ They were talking about the ACC preseason poll."

Who influenced ACC coaches?

Caulton Tudor of the Raleigh News and Observer: Bowden on borrowed time at FSU - "Near the end of the 1994 college football season, which was Florida State's third year as an ACC member, Seminoles coach Bobby Bowden made a prediction."

ACC copies NFL: "The ACC will look more like the NFL in one way this football season -- injury reports. The conference will adopt a standard guideline for reporting injuries during the week, associate commissioner Mike Finn said Monday at the ACC Kickoff. "


Virginia Tech
Hokies still toast of coast: "Virginia Tech picked to win ACC's Coastal Division."

Analysts like Va. Tech


Clemson
Clemson picked to win ACC crown: "Having finally stolen the mass audience from his legendary father, Clemson coach Tommy Bowden played the part. With legendary Florida State coach Bobby Bowden fielding questions about the Tigers’ ascension just a table away at the ACC Football Kickoff, his son was asked about his championship-less legacy entering a 10th season at Clemson."


Florida State
Weatherford ready to turn things around: "A relaxed, yet energetic Florida State quarterback Drew Weatherford said Sunday he is feeling strong enough physically after minor knee surgery to resume his role as starting quarterback."

Seminoles looking for a few good men: "In a way, Bobby Bowden acknowledged, cobbling together a lineup without seven suspended starters isn't much different from trying to navigate through a spate of injuries."

Bowden and Florida State in a downward cycle: "In a way, Bobby Bowden acknowledged, cobbling together a lineup without seven suspended starters isn't much different from trying to navigate through a spate of injuries."


North Carolina
UNC picked to finish 2nd in Coastal Division: "North Carolina coach Butch Davis didn't exactly plan a party to toast his Tar Heels' selection as the second-best team in the ACC's Coastal Division in the ACC Football Kickoff preseason poll released Monday, but Davis did wonder if some media voters were partying before casting their ballots."

Annual cellar-dweller turns into a trendy pick

Disgraced track star Marion Jones seeks reprieve : "Disgraced Olympic track star Marion Jones has asked President Bush to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and a check-fraud scam." Wow.....

Notebook: Little may shift focus to football : "It sounds like Greg Little will have a hard time convincing Butch Davis that he should play basketball again next season."

Mount Tabor pitcher commits to UNC


Duke
Simmons is latest to choose Duke: "Sanderson High coach Jason Tindal calls Duke's in-state football recruiting "turbo-charged.""


Boston College
Change of pace expected: "It is different now for Jeff Jagodzinski. Different, not easier. But if you listen to Boston College's football coach, anything is possible."


Miami
Hurricanes' Shannon: 'We'll be better': "Last year at about this time, new University of Miami football coach Randy Shannon stood in front of a packed crowd of 3,000 and promised to deliver a winning program."

Football Forecast: '08 predictions : "By now, you've thumbed through the magazines, read the predictions (The Canes were picked third in Coastal Division of…"

Talent drop-off? 'Canes say no : "The normally soft spoken Eric Moncur felt he needed to add an extra emphasis on the answer."

Miami gets another commitment


Georgia Tech
Ex-Navy coach Johnson brings option to Ga. Tech