Also this week:

-- Bonner also talks ACC basketball, including his position on the 18-game schedule and the length of time college players have to change their minds about the NBA Draft;

-- Alex Stepheson is leaving North Carolina;

-- Matt Simon stops by Patrick's house for the night during his tour of the ACC schools and gets the grand tour of Staunton, Va.;

-- FSU's T.K. Wetherell believes there will eventually be a college football playoff;

-- Spring meeting news from the ACC;

-- Virginia Tech has cut ties with a football recruit;

And more on this week's podcast.

Also on the podcast this week:

-- Virginia Tech softball coach Scot Thomas talks about his team's ACC Tournament title and the upcoming NCAA Tournament;

-- Matt Simon checks in from Clemson as he continues to compile his ACC Travel Guide (note: he's looking for a place to crash at every stop, so if you can help him out contact us at patrick@accnation.com);

-- Patrick can't do math;

-- the ACC spring meetings are under way and one topic of discussion is about increasing the conference football schedule to nine games;

Also on the podcast:

â No BCS playoff, again;

â menâs basketball is looking to expand the ACC schedule to 18 games;

â Duke signs a big man;

â the ACC has a new bowl home;

â Mac McDonald is no longer the Voice of the Cavaliers, and he says he wasnât pushed out;

â Sylvia Hatchell is staying at Carolina;

â Were Tyler Hansbrough and Bobby Frasor being dumb or just being college kids?;

And more on this weekâs show.

Among the issues on this weekâs show:

â Three Carolina players declared for the NBA Draft and ACCNation.com wants to know which one â Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington or Danny Greeen â Tar Heel fans would like to return;

â Jay Bilas has problems with testing the NBA Draft waters;

â Did Johnny Dawkins make a mistake by leaving Duke for Stanford?;

â Florida Stateâs Preston Parker is having more legal woes;

â The ACC was well represented once again in the NFL Draft;

â And ACC Nation has released its latest baseball power poll.

Plus,

â Taylor King is now a Villanova Wildcat, but he didnât leave Durham without a few shots at the Blue Devils;

â Jack McClinton will be back in Miami next season;

â Patrickâs carelessness has doomed the Atlantic Coast Conference;

â The ACC/Big Ten Challenge schedule has been announced;

And more on ACC Nation.

Also,

- The lastest on the death of Georgia Techâs Michael Hutts;

- Virginia Tech is fresh out of running backs;

- What do NBA scouts think of the Carolina trio and N.C. Stateâs J.J. Hickson?;

- What do Patrick and Q think about Roy Williams wearing a Kansas Jayhawks sticker?;

- Where of where is our bracket challenge winner?;

- And why is the Evil Q boring Patrick?

That and more on ACC Nation.

Also,

- more on North Carolinaâs loss to Kansas, including a comment from our friend Ben Allaire;

- Patrick is ready to trade ACC Nation for American Idol Nation;

- Patrick and Q discuss J.P. Giglioâs column on the ACCâs Final Four reality check;

- Which ACC underclassmen may jump to the NBA;

- the ACC Nation Bracket Challenge has a winner;

- Miamiâs Frank Haith has his contract extended;

And more on ACC Nationâs podcast.

Plus,

- Jones Angell of the Tar Heel Sports Network gives us the skinny on Carolina hoops as the Heels get ready for San Antonio and Kansas;

- News on Wake Forest recruit Al-Farouq Aminu and his recent legal troubles;

- Patrick discovered this weekend he has serious psychological issues when it comes to watching his favorite team;

- Duke womenâs basketball is done for the season;

- Another bowl tie-in for the ACC;

And more on ACC Nation.

Also, Patrick and Q forgot to mention on the podcast the latest standings in the Bracket Challenge, but here is an update.

Also on the show:

- Patrick and Q look at the Sweet 16 matchups in the NCAA Tournament;

- The guys discuss a column by Caulton Tudor of the News and Observer that places the blame for Dukeâs recent woes on a lack of leadership;

- With only one ACC team through to the Sweet 16, is the conference no longer as powerful as it once was?;

- A bracket challenge update;

That and more on ACC Nation

First up is Tyler Hansbrough on his last-second shot to give the Tar Heels a two-point win.

Then Virginia Techâs Seth Greenberg talks about his teamâs chances for an NCAA Tournament berth.

Oliver Purnell gives his thoughts on Sunday being the first time since 1962 that Clemson is playing for an ACC Tournament title.

And, finally, Cliff Hammonds and James Mays talks about how their Clemson Tigers get another shot at North Carolina after two close losses during the regular season

Also, Patrick talked with Mark Thomas of 99.9 The Fan in Raleigh, N.C. Hear what he thought of day one of the tourney.

Also this week,

- The guys look at the ACC Tournament brackets and pick their tournament winners;

- Patrick may have contaminated himself;

- Info on signing up for ACC Nationâs NCAA Tournament bracket challenge;

- the all-ACC menâs basketball team was released and Patrick and Q discuss the results;

- And ACC Nation welcomes two new sponsors - Bojanglesâ and Student Book Store - to the podcast for the ACC Tournament coverage

- ESPNâs Beth Mowins joins the guys to discuss the ACC Womenâs Tournament this weekend

- Patrick and Q debate which was the bigger comeback of the weekend: Duke over NC State, Carolina over BC or Clemson over Maryland;

- Patrick has his All-ACC ballot ready and now he wants your input;

- Has Virginia upset the basketball gods?

And more on the ACC Nation podcast

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.

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.

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.

Adam gives us an update on Carolina point guard Ty Lawson, who rolled his ankle against Florida State Sunday. Will he or wonât he play against the Devils? And if Lawson canât 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 yearâs incident and Carolinaâs defensive problems.

Carlos gives us his take on Dukeâs offense and how Coach K is using the Phoenix Sunâs style to his advantage (good think Adam didnât 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 doesnât play.

Plus:

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

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

- Patrick explains why he canât get excited about football recruiting, but he liked the column ESPN.comâs Heather Dinich wrote about the process;

- Itâs 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 Clemsonâs Cliff Hammonds and N.C. Stateâs Ben McCauley;

That and more on ACC Nation this week.