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March is almost over and the excitement is just beginning. The first game has just ended with Michigan State advancing to the weekend and 31 more games still need to be decided by tomorrow night. Every game means something and every team believes they can make a run. It's the best tournament in … [Read more...]
By Patrick Hook After the Tigers upset the Baylor Bears in Waco; Missouri played their toughest opponent so far this college hoops season. Although Saturday brought us other upsets such as Notre Dame beating undefeated Syracuse, and Florida State bringing down Duke, the Mizzou game … [Read more...]
The state of subjection like that of a slave has been re-defined in collegiate athletics. College athletes deserve to be paid. It is obvious that a university’s ultimate objective is to advance the education of its students, and further prepare them to become effective in their pursuit of … [Read more...]
I’m on the couch and it’s 6:59 PM Mountain Time. The NCAA men’s basketball championship game is set to start its broadcast on CBS in exactly one minute. Computer on lap, baby is sleeping, dogs are fed, and I am ready to roll. Here is my running blog-commentary, or, blogentary, of the … [Read more...]
Last week I made sure to DVR the latest ESPN documentary, a film about the University of Michigan's "Fab Five." I loved it. The film was extremely well done, nicely put together and told a very good story. But Jalen Rose bothered me through most of the two hours - he came off still very … [Read more...]
This just in, when you make it to the Final Four you still have at least two games left in order to claim the championship. However, the sports world over the course of the last several decades has held the Final Four up on a pedestal, as if it's the end of the road. CBS has titled the … [Read more...]
I'll say it - I called it. I wrote a blog on Valentine's Day expressing my disagreement with experts' and analysts' opinions that the Big East is the best conference in men's college basketball. I specifically called out Pitt for their ever-underachieving spirit in the wake of being rewarded … [Read more...]
Oh damnit. I put UCLA in the Final Four. I said in my blog yesterday that I was fully aware of the craziness of the pick. They were a #7 seed and didn't even have that great of a year, for UCLA at least. To be honest, I hadn't even really spent much time watching them at all this year. … [Read more...]
I'm not sure if anyone can say they saw Morehead State coming. Even if you are one of the 6 people in the United States to pick them in the upset over Louisville, it was because you needed another random upset in order to feel good about your bracket. Kind of like when taking a standardized test … [Read more...]
Wow. And there you have it. In the words of Jim Nantz, "They've done it!" The selection committee has made some bold choices in putting the 2011 NCAA men's basketball tournament together. This year we are dealing with 68 teams and four play-in games. A big change is that this year the … [Read more...]
