This one was for the old Atlantic Coast Conference.
Well, not that old. You know—mature. Grizzled. Not old, just experienced.
Tuesday marked the final game Raycom will broadcast from the Dean Smith Center, and as much as we complained about them, as much as we wished they had a different camera angle or a different replays or even a different tipoff time—I kind of miss them already.
There's a simple reason why. Because Jefferson Pilot became Raycom which, for many of us growing up, absolutely was ACC basketball. Some of the best nights of our lives have been spent pondering Terry Holland's confusing resemblance to Tom E.