North Carolina schools in ACC can't wait until basketball season Posted Oct 20, 2005 We interrupt another miserable football autumn on Tobacco Road to bring you the soothing sound of squeaking sneakers and bouncing balls. The onset of college basketball practice once again provides a timely diversion for those fans from the state of North Carolina who have tried - and failed desperately - to embrace football at their four Atlantic Coast Conference schools. (Savannah Morning News)