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Let's get into it awesome game tonight between Houston and Texas A and M I promise we'll get it, but I do want to start in the ACC because Sunday was another great day for the Atlantic Coast Conference.

One day after North Carolina and NC State both punched tickets to the Sweet 16, Duke and Clemson did the same final score Duke 93 James Madison 55 blowout final score Clemson 72 Baylor 64 upset so after the ACC was limited to just five bids in the

2024 NCAA tournament, the ACC now has four schools in the Sweet 16.

KB does this validate the ACC fans and coaches who were screaming.

The league was vastly underrated all season long.

Does this validate the point they were making or is what we're

watching just the nature of the NCAA tournament nothing more nothing less yeah

I would go with neither I don't feel like it validates the ACC. It was pretty clear throughout the season that the top of the ACC was head and shoulders above everyone else and the rest of the ACC was just what it was. It's kind of like

the shack meme right? Like I owe you an apology I wasn't familiar with your game dude I wasn't

familiar with your game North Carolina. This was really good showing for

the ACC 8 won now in the in the NCAA tournament. Of course if you include Virginia

in the first four.

Yeah, I think it's impressive for the ACC.

I wouldn't, I still wouldn't probably make a case that, you know, Pitt or Wake should have been

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