Good afternoon Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans from @hokiesmash (Jon Pence is kind enough to let me post at @scacchoops from time to time). As we head into the new academic year, you’ll note that we have added another outstanding great school to the ACC this year in the University of Louisville.
We at SCACCHoops are good neighbors. Therefore, we want to introduce you to some good folks to follow on Twitter (I co-wrote this post with @TheBigRedLouie - thanks to our friend, Thomas). In this blog post, we will give you recommendations to follow from #CardNation (the Twitter hashtag for Louisville athletics), including mass media, bloggers, and University of Louisville officials We will also introduce our fellow fans from Louisville to some ACC blogger accounts that are must follows (these folks will really give you a terrific introduction to the ACC) - and our famous Twitter 200 follow lists.
These accounts are in no particular order - here we go:
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@jeffgreer_cj - Jeff Greer is the University of Louisville athletics writer for The Courier-Journal.
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@acewing - Creig Ewing is the sports editor for The Courier-Journal.
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@AdamHimmelsbach - Adam Himmelsbach is a Louisville Courier-Journal sports columnist & enterprise writer. He writes on both Louisville and Kentucky sports.
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@joshabner - Josh Abner is a contributor to the @AP covering the University of Louisville and the University of of Kentucky sports - as well as the horse racing industry in Kentucky.
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@ericcrawford - Eric Crawford is the Cardinals sports columnist for WDRB, the Fox-affiliated television station, in Louisville.
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@rickbozich - Rick Bozich is a sports journalist for WDRB, the Fox-affiliated television station, in Louisville.
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@j680anderson - Jason Anderson is the 3 - 6 PM EST host for @espn680 in Louisville.
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@jaredstillman - Jared Stillman is the 7 - 10 AM host for @espn680 in Louisville.
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@drew_deener - Host of the Deener show and Vice President of @espn680 in Louisville.
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@tonyvanetti - Tony Vanetti is the afternoon host of the underdogs host on @790KRD
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@markennis - Our friend, Mark Ennis, is the co-host of the two-man game on @espn680 in Louisville.
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@crumsrevenge - “Louisville Cardinal Sports VJ; Co-Founder of http://TheCrunchZone.Com ; Co-Host of The Crunch Zone Podcast; Part-Time @espn680 Blabber Mouth”
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@_EthanMoore - Ethan Moore is the Owner, Co-host, and Writer of @LvilleSprtsLive - and you will also hear him on @espn680 in Louisville.
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@BrentLepping - Brent Lepping is the Owner, Co-host, and Writer of @LvilleSprtsLive - and you will also hear him on @espn680 in Louisville.
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@LvilleSprtsLive - Louisville Sports Live website and radio show dedicated to UofL sports created by @_EthanMoore & @BrentLepping on @ESPN680 (every Wednesday night at 6:00)
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@mark_coomes - Mark Coomes is a writer for Insider Louisville and “bloviates” for The Early Birds on WKRD in Louisville.
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@ITVHughes - Mike Hughes is the publisher of @ITV247 (247 Sports Louisville site)
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@_nickburch -Nick Burch is staff writer for @ITV247 and Louisville Sports Live - and is a member of the Football Writers Association of America.
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@howielindseyHowie Lindsey covers the University of Louisville Cardinals for the Louisville SportsReport, the Red & Blue Review TV Show, and Louisville’s Rivals site, Cardinal Sports.
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@jdemling- Jody Demling is the publisher of the Scout.com Louisville site, Cardinal Authority.
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@thecardconnect - Nick Coffey is the creator and publisher of @TheCardConnect and is a sports talk radio host.
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@GabeDuverge - Gabe Duverge is a contributor to the @TheCardConnect Contributor.
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@cardchronicle - Mike Rutherford is the Owner and author of SB Nation’s Louisville Cardinals site, Card Chronicle, and he is the college basketball editor for SB Nation. He is also the cCo-host of The Two Man Game on Louisville's @espn680.
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@CoachPetrinoUL - Bobby Petrino is the head football coach at the University of Louisviile.
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@rocco_gasparro - University of Louisville Football Sports Information Director
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@kkcards - University of Louisville Basketball Sports Information Director
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@gocards University of Louisville athletics official account
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@CardsPA - Sean Moth is the voice of Cardinals Athletics.
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@UofLFootball - This is the official Twitter page of the University of Louisville football program.
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@UofLBasketball This is the official Twitter page of the University of Louisville basketball program.
Louisville fans, get to know the ACC:
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@scacchoops - Jon Pence is the creator of SCACCHoops and a contributor on #ACCLive on The ACC Digital Network. He’s one of the guys I work for.
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@d1scourse - Patrick Stevens covers ACC college football, basketball and lacrosse for the Syracuse Post-Standard.
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@TheBenSwain - I don’t think we can do better than quoting Ben Swain directly: “Co-host of the critically acclaimed Walk-Ons podcast. Writer. Joke maker. 2012 Belk Bowl attendee. ACC xenophobe.”
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@ChrisDobbertean- SB Nation’s Bracketologist, Chris Dobbertean - a must follow.
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@DavidTeelatDP - David Teel is the dean of all ACC journalists at the Daily Press in Norfolk, VA
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@TN_Hoops - Michael Rogner is the basketball editor for Tomahawk Nation. One of the most important folks to follow for college basketball.
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@raphiellej - Raphielle Johnson is one of the lead contributors at @CBTonNBC and is a must follow for Louisville college basketball fans.
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@TalkinACCSports - Jeffrey Fann is the owner and site manager (and one of the guys I work for) at All Sports Discussion - we loves all sports - but we really love the ACC.
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@TheCoachBart - Bart Doan is a former IUE basketball player #RedWolfNation, a high School basketball ball coach, @theFWAA member, and Writer/Associate Editor for @TheStudentSect Writer (deserves many more followers - a smart man).
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@SectionTPJ - Terry Johnson is @theFWAA member, Writer/Associate Editor for @TheStudentSect, and Writer / CTO / and Co-Founder of @SaturdaysInFall (deserves many more followers - a smart man).
This blog post should get you ACC fans ready for Louisville’s inaugural season in the ACC (and should help Cardinals fans navigate the ACC).
Make sure you follow @scacchoops and @HokieSmash for continuing ACC coverage at SCACCHoops. Become a fan of the ACC on Facebook and follow the ACC on Twitter.
