A Look At the Big Dance’s Best First Round Matchups, Part 2: South and West Regions

After taking a look at the Midwest and the East regions, it’s time to look at the tough first round matchups in the West and South regions. WEST REGION #8 Gonzaga – #9 Florida State. The Seminoles love to play defense and the Bulldogs love to get up and down the floor. It is interesting that the first two rounds of the [read more...]

Congrats to Alabama; Jim Leavitt Fired; Tech Alums Irate Over Leach Firing

Colt McCoy sits dejectedly on the bench after being knocked from the BCS Championship game. Congratulations to Alabama for their 37-21 win over Texas in the BCS Championship game ——– I guess. Though some alleged pundits want to downplay Colt McCoy’s getting knocked out of the game on Texas’ fifth play (Rob Parker), his leaving the game obviously took the air from [read more...]

Notes on the Weekend: Big-Time NCAA Rivalries; “Riggo” Goes Off; N.Y. vs. N.O. in the NFL

All the reports around the country mentioned Hall of Fame running back and former Washington Redskins great, John Riggins, You Tube video crushing of JIm Zorn. “Riggo,” as he was called, said Zorn better served coaching high school players, like Riggins’ son. However, what was missed is in the reports is that Riggins spent the first half of his video crushing [read more...]

NBA Playoff, NFL Draft Thoughts

How do you not foul John Salmons and allow him to pass to “The Commissioner”?…. “We wanted it more. Before the second overtime I said, ‘let’s stop playin’ and win this thing,’” Gordon said after the game. Gordon’s hyperbolic statement aside, how could you not foul Salmons at the end of the first overtime? And then, how you could you not be [read more...]

March Madness: The Sweet 16, Day 2 - The ‘Ville Has just Enough; Boeheim’s Boys vs. the Griffin Factor; KU vs. MSU the Enigmatic Match-up; Heels Walk on

In March 2006 UAB defeated Memphis. Sixty-one games later, the Tigers have yet to lose a Conference USA game. But what is most important about that loss just over three years ago is that it was a Mike Anderson-coached UAB team that defeated.The day before Anderson’s Missouri Tigers played Memphis, he showed them a video of the game. One day [read more...]

March Madness 2009: The Theme for the Big Dance Is A Wide-Open Field

Villanova is up 10 on Louisville at halftime in the Big East Tournament. According to former Dukie and now ESPN analyst Jason Williams Rick Pitino must challenged his players at halftime to come out in the first five minutes of the second half and establish their dominance on the court.The Cardinal won by 14. This is bullshit. It is also a [read more...]

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