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Rick Barnes & UT Basketball: It's About Accountability & Expectations
I know for a lot of folks, basketball doesn't even begin until after football season, but UT will start practice in a few weeks, and Rick Barnes will welcome back four starters off last years Elite Eight squad. As Barnes comments about each of the players in this article, a pattern emerges - one...
Rick Neuheisel's March Madness Seed Tips
Yes, I am filling out a bracket this year and I have the Bruins out in Round 2 Before the seeds are actually announced, I always like to remind myself of the following facts about the success of tournament seeding. Why? So, I avoid the fact that I fall in love with teams that have a run in their...
Dick Vitale Still Hasn't Forgiven Texas
For losing to A&M in late January. Vitale, best known for turning enthusiastic babble into an art form, and for becoming the face of College Basketball for ESPN is at least consistent. He doesn’t think Texas deserves a Top Ten spot, much less a #1 seed. Since the A&M loss on Jan.30th, ...
The Biggest Positive To Come Out Of Last Night
Dick's lookin' good though.
Love, or at least a high level of mutual respect is in the air
It's been interesting to watch the interaction between the three men who lead the major league sports franchises in the Tampa Bay area and the relationships between the teams that are developing as a result. Back in February, Lightning coach Guy Boucher, Rays manager Joe Maddon and Buccaneers...
Vitale ranks Louisville ninth
Dick Vitale, in his infinite wisdom, has pegged the 2011-2012 Louisville Cardinals as the 9th-best team in the country. While I think that may be a tad low, what's more interesting is how highly he thinks of several of the teams on U of L's schedule. Kentucky (#2), Syracuse (#4), Vanderbilt (#5),...
Video: ESPN Slams NCAA Selection Committee for Choosing UAB
There's no doubt that the UAB Blazers deserved to be on the bubble. Their selection by the NCAA Selection Committee was hardly an easy one, but was it really the end of the world that UAB was selected? UAB won a conference widely considered to be the 8th best in the nation. Conference USA had...
Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators: The Haphazard Ill-Informed Roundball Preview
Fox has done a terrific job in rebuilding Georgia Dick Vitale (February 20, 2011) The first time Mark Fox’s Georgia Bulldogs played a Thursday night game this season, my reaction was succinct. The second time the Red and Black played a Thursday night game this season, I had a pleasant evening in...
Red Storm updates, June 19
I've been watching the World Cup (if you follow this blog's Twitter page, I think it ain't hard to tell), along with prepping for a business trip. This is the part of the summer where news and information is just heating up, but still quiet. There are few recruit commitments, few changes of note...
Canadian Content - Weekend Roundup
Today we have Khem Birch reclassifying and committing to Pitt, Cory Joseph and Tristan Thompson are making news, Stefan Jankovic is generating major buzz after this weekend, recaps of the National Prep Showcase, lots of pro, CIS and CCAA news and more in this edition of Canadian Content ... ...
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