With
the ACC having put the wraps on a football season that saw newcomers Tech and
Miami waltz in and snatch two of the league’s top three bowl bids, attention
turned to the conference’s signature sport, at least for a while longer,
basketball. And what a week it was. The highlight, at least from this Tech fan’s
perspective, was the Hokies picking up their first ACC basketball win, knocking
off Clemson. So much for all of that 0-17 chatter.
The Tigers have historically been the ACC’s
worst program and they demonstrated they were not giving up that designation
without a fight. Clemson coach Oliver Purnell also kept intact his perfect
record, achieved through stints at Radford, Old Dominion, Dayton and now the
Tigers, of having never won in Cassell Coliseum. The names on the jerseys of
Purnell’s teams may change, but not the result in Cassell.