ACC Nation talks with Jenn Hildreth of ACC All-Access about her new role as host of the show and her job as a sideline reporter for Fox Sports Net. Hildreth also give us her thoughts on which ACC teams still have a good shot at the NCAA Tournament.

Also this week:

- Patrick and Q talk about the ACC's bubble teams and who ESPN's Joe Lundardi believes will get in the tournament;

- Sad news as Friend of the Nation Jeff Carlton of the Greensboro News & Record passed away;

- Patrick talks basketball with Jon Rawl on BuzzLine and Clemson Hotline;

- Listener Steve of Southern Pines, N.C. sent us this link about the failures of Duke basketball;

- More listener feedback on our question about your favorite ACC player;

- The Q can't stop thinking about hockey;

And more on ACC Nation.

Mike Hogewood, or, as we like to call him, Mr. ACC, joins Patrick and Q to discuss ACC basketball. Mike gives us his thoughts on who is responsible for Wake's inspired play, if Duke can use the loss this weekend as motivation and Dean Smith and Lefty Driesell, two of the ACC's basketball legends to be honored during the ACC Tournament.

Also on the podcast:

- Zach Smith of the Old Gold and Blog talks about Wake's win over Duke;

- What do the ACC's bubble teams need to do to reach the ACC Tournament?;

- Listeners e-mail answers to the question, "Who is your favorite player?";

- Patrick was trapped in SEC country over the weekend;

- What is a good-enough record in conference play to get teams into the Big Dance?;

- A Ty Lawson and Brenda Frese update;

And more on this week's show.

ACC Nation wraps up football's national signing day with Tom Dienhart of The Sporting News. Also, college basketball analyst Dan Bonner talks ACC hoops with Patrick and Q.

Also on the podcast this week:

- Does Virginia's Dave Leitao deserve a D from Jeff White of the Times Dispatch?;

- Patrick believes he had a hand in North Carolina's double-overtime win over Clemson;

- The ACC released its 2008 football schedule;

- ACC Nation's weekly Power Poll;

- Miami has a new athletics director;

And more on ACC Nation's podcast.

Duke and Carolina play this week and we couldn’t let the game pass without discussing it with two of our favorite writers - Adam Lucas of Tar Heel Monthly and Carlos of the Duke Basketball Report.

Adam gives us an update on Carolina point guard Ty Lawson, who rolled his ankle against Florida State Sunday. Will he or won’t he play against the Devils? And if Lawson can’t go, can Quentin Thomas get the job done against a tough Duke defense? Adam answers those questions, plus he is in rare form as he sounds off about what he thinks is a too-much hyped Duke-Phoenix comparison, the Gerald Henderson-Tyler Hansbrough angle to the game following last year’s incident and Carolina’s defensive problems.

Carlos gives us his take on Duke’s offense and how Coach K is using the Phoenix Sun’s style to his advantage (good think Adam didn’t hear him say this), what it takes to beat the Blue Devils and why he thinks, as of now, DeMarcus Nelson has to be on the first-team All ACC. And we ask Carlos if some of the luster on the game is lost if Lawson doesn’t play.

Plus:

- Q Amps things up a bit at the suggestion of an e-mailer;

- Are Virginia Tech’s freshmen wise beyond their years or just too young to know any better?;

- Patrick explains why he can’t get excited about football recruiting, but he liked the column ESPN.com’s Heather Dinich wrote about the process;

- It’s still up in the air as to which ACC teams will reach the NCAA Tournament, but Patrick thinks the number in the running was reduced over the weekend;

- Should Brent Musburger get a drug test?;

- Q continues his Sidney-Lowe lovefest (and gets some support from David Glenn of the ACC Journal)

- Patrick praises Clemson’s Cliff Hammonds and N.C. State’s Ben McCauley;

That and more on ACC Nation this week.