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Is Baylor for real?
2008-01-18 21:00:00 Big 12 basketball usually gives the first thought to Kansas. The Jayhawks have long been the pride and joy of the conference, followed by up-and-down years from teams like Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Missouri. When one looks at the current standings, a name sticks out like Vanilla Ice in….welll, anything. But here they are–at 14-2 and ... More About: Real
Texas A&M Softball picked to win league for 3rd straight preseason poll
2008-01-18 20:46:00 Although Oklahoma was thisclose in the rankings, a preseason poll has the Texas A&M women’s softball team picked to win the Big 12 conference for the third straight year. And obviously with good reason–they are returning 8 starters from a team that was a dominating 46-14 and made its sixth straight NCAA appearance. Not too ... More About: Poll , League , Softball , Straight
Whew! UCONN Lady Huskies outlast Syracuse
2008-01-18 04:27:00 Even though the crowd was boisterous at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, even though the Orange(wo)men had the UCONN Huskies number and were within 2 points in the final minute, the result was still the same for Connecticut. Going to 16-0 on the season, the Lady Huskies, who have only trailed the ENTIRE season a whole ... More About: Women , College Basketball
Pittsburgh?s Dixon a front runner for Big East Coach of the Year
2008-01-18 01:34:00 Pitt has been solid for several years in basketball. With Ben Howland taking the team to the next level, when he left in 2004, the reigns were handed to a young Jamie Dixon . While some of the Pittsburgh faithful were a little leery of Dixon’s ability to keep the steam going, the coach held true ... More About: East , Runner , Coach
Definition of classless: Rich Rodriguez
2008-01-17 20:46:00 Ok, coaches come and go. Players come and go. Their records are concrete evidence of how they performed. But, there is those little intangibles that set a coach apart. For one, look at Bobby Knight. The man has won more games than 99% of coaches will even dream of even being involved in much less ... More About: Rich , Definition , Rodriguez
How will Virginia Tech respond in 2008?
2008-01-17 03:43:00 After the nation really got behind Virginia Tech in 2008 after a terrible school shooting tragedy, the team started off shaky in terms of consistency, and then hit their stride, riding way up in the national polls. However, reality hit them smack in the face as they were dominated by Kansas in the Orange Bowl. So ...
Clemson Super Soph Booker takes home ACC POW
2008-01-17 03:18:00 Trevor Booker exploded. There’s really nothing else to say. Trevor Booker exploded.Even though Clemson finished the week at 1-1, Booker averaged 30 points a game, 8 boards and almost 4 blocked shots a game (that’s the most phenomenal number in my opinion). In the double OT win over Florida St., Booker was a sizzling 10-12 ... More About: Home , Super
Maryland first to 20 Ws in Women’s Basketball
2008-01-17 03:00:00 The ACC hasn’t always been a hotbed for women’s basketball. For the most part, women’s basketball has been ruled by the SEC or Big East for what seems like eons. However, the first one in the race to 20 wins is indeed from the ACC, and that honor belongs to Maryland , whose win over #10 Duke made them 20-1 on the year. The Terps are ranked #4 and have beaten 5 ranked teams this year. They are lead by Kristi Toliver, who is averaging almost 18 points a game and is shotting 44% from long distance. But perhaps the team’s most valuable player is Marissa Coleman, who is averaging more than 16 points a game and 8 boards, along with being able to shoot the three at a 42% clip. Maryland is deep and is averaging a gaudy 82 points a game compared to giving up 58 points a game. While they haven’t eclipsed the #1 ranking, don’t rule them out. Still, they have already dispatched Duke handingly, but even so, the big bad #3 North Carolina women stand in their way... More About: Women , Basketball
USC Dodges Bullet with Carroll–or have they?
2008-01-16 03:25:00 Could you hear the chattering of teeth from out West last week? That reverberating sound was that of USC fans, who were anxiously awaiting if Football coach would “do the deed” and make the jump back to pro football as either coach of the Atlanta Falcons or of the Washington Redskins.  Hmmm..now let’s see…have players around me that make more than me or rule the college world..well, if Reggie Bush can make more than me while he’s here, then….. Carroll was “on vacation” last week and met with the media and his team for the first time since USC’s drubbing of Illinois in the Rose Bowl. When asked about the NFL prospects, he merely declined to answer. This happened after ESPN reported last week that Carroll would not be taking the Atlanta job, and everyone at that point felt that he would not be going anywhere. But how often has it happened that we’ve heard coaches decline to comment and basically focus thing... More About: Bullet
Cal Soph Ryan Anderson making name as sharpshooter
2008-01-16 00:32:00 While the California Golden Bears haven’t exactly gotten off to the starts that teams like UCLA, Washington St., and even Arizona St. have in the league, there is a player that the Bears have that many covet–and that’s sophomore Ryan Anderson , who coming into this week has shot over 52% from three-point land over his last 10 and 94% from the charity stripe. In a college basketball world where shooting the ball has become more art than science, Anderson is Van Gogh with deadly range. (But he has both ears). The Golden Bears will probably need actually much more from the sophomore, as they take on ASU and Arizona this week. The schedule never seems to let up in the Pac 10, so having Anderson capitalize on the seven double doubles he’s already achieved is paramount to Cal moving and staying in the upper echelon of the league; it won’t be easy. I say that because even though on paper the Golden Bears have an 11-4 record, the wins haven’t exactly com...
Vanderbilt Basketball ranked #13 and other signs of the Apocalypse
2008-01-10 03:38:00 Alright, well maybe that was a liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittle melodramatic. But who would have thunk it? Vandy knocking on the door of the Top 10–in basketball? Really? At 15-0, the team has matched the school record for the best start in history. Their margin of victory average is in double digits. They have two players that are ... More About: Basketball , College Basketball , Signs , Apocalypse , Vanderbilt
Plus one BCS Format?Go for it!
2008-01-08 21:31:00 And the truth shall set you freeeeeeee!!!! BCS officials, finally bowing to the prospect that their little system will always have flaws and things that will be debated until kingdom come, have announced that they will seriously consider a “plus one” concept that basically will put a four team playoff into effect for the national title. ... More About: Format
Let?s Get it on! LSU-Ohio State Preview
2008-01-07 20:39:00 Lllllletttttt’s get readddddddy to rrrrrumbbllllllllllllllllleeeeeeee! Like that hasn’t been used way too many times. Anyways, we’re here. The day has come. The national championship game is upon us. Yet, why do we feel like it’s not? Well, I am glad you asked! For one, when the BCS bowls were announced, a proverbial groan was heard across the ... More About: Ohio , Preview , College Football , State , Ohio State
Tulsa and Bowling Green square off in GMAC Bowl?wait, where are you going?
2008-01-06 17:54:00 The game before THE GAME. With NFL Playoffs and the national title game looming tomorrow night, we’ve got one more football game for those of you who haven’t gotten quite enough indigestion from all of the beer and thumbaches from pressing the remote buttons. It’s the GMAC Bowl where Tulsa and Bowling Green match offensive ... More About: College Football , Wait
And then I saw their win?Now I?m a believer?
2008-01-04 16:33:00 I wrote a post not entirely too long ago questioning the hype around Kansas, citing that they were media darlings and didn’t have a solid resume to back up the ranking. Mmmm, that crow sure tastes good. A little gamey though. After Kansas beat Virginia Tech 24-21 in a game that actually was not as close as ... More About: Then
No doubt: Mountaineers dominate Sooners
2008-01-03 17:12:00 Hey, I won’t lie, I thought Oklahoma, amidst all of their crying about not being able to play in the national title game, would pull a USC and basically play for the masses the way to show that they deserved to be there. With West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez bolting for greener pastures in what ... More About: No Doubt , Doubt , Domin , Mountaineers
Does USC deserve to split National Title?
2008-01-03 00:19:00 And for my next trick… The good folks over at Rivals.com have made an article discussing that there is a decent chance that the AP may indeed vault USC from #7 to a potential national title after its drubbing of Illinois 49-17 in the Rose Bowl. I’m sorry…but how does that make sense? First of all, if ... More About: National , Title , Split , Serve
Carr gets redemption with huge Michigan win over Florida
2008-01-01 23:18:00 Florida was supposed to be one of the SEC’s big locks. With heralded Heisman winner Tim Tebow, a monster offense overall, and the stylings of Mr. January Urban Meyer, facing a team that had a lame-duck coach and had looked basically pitiful in its last effort against what was supposed to be its best game ... More About: College Football , Florida , Michigan , Redemption , Carr
UCLA gets Neuheisel back
2007-12-31 03:25:00 Yey! I’m finally out of Baltimore!! After he lead the UCLA Bruins to a victory in the 1984 Rose Bowl, Rick Neuheisel was destined for a future in football somewhere. Well, the pro career didn’t quite pan out, so Neuheisel went to coach Colorado, where he did a great job in reviving the Buffalo program. He ... More About: College Football , Back
Ouch! Pitt gets smoked by Flyers
2007-12-30 05:35:00 Dang! Here is number six Pitt , playing good basketball, including continuing their trend as a grinder team that plays staunch defense. Enter Dayton, the A-10 overachiever that has the guts, but did they have the glory? You betcha. Smoking the Panthers by 25 points–dang!–the Flyers won their 10th in a row and rode 31 points by Brian Roberts, ... More About: Ouch
College Football Bowl Games proving once again that spreads mean squat
2007-12-29 05:02:00 When many people looked at the games for the college bowl season, many games were met with either indifference or a big sigh. Basically, this was done because of the fact that the games seemed largely gapped in terms of talent levels and competition, whereby there seemed to be many David vs. Goliath matchups. However, as ... More About: Games , College , Football , College Football , Spreads
Motor City Bowl Matchup: Purdue-Central Michigan Preview
2007-12-26 23:13:00 Purdue has always been known for its offensive prowess, especially under head coach Joe Tiller. Central Michigan boasts what the media calls the “poor man’s Tim Tebow” in Dan LeFevour, who has passed for more than 3000 yards and has run for more than 1000 yards. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to surmise that the ... More About: Preview , Motor , City
Can Memphis go undefeated?
2007-12-24 22:54:00 Memphis has not been a team that anyone has taken lightly for several years. John Calipari’s reign as Conference USA’s bully has made the university formerly known as Memphis St. to the national scene and kept them in the top 10 for most of the past two seasons. This season, they started out very high ... More About: Memphis , Undefeated
Papa Johns.com Bowl: Southern Miss-Cincinnati Preview
2007-12-22 19:17:00 Papa John’s. Better ingredients. Better Pizza. (Can we get better teams?) This game looks on paper like it should be a pretty clear choice. For one, Cincinnati has the schedule and the ranking. They have the firepower and the street cred. But, on the other hand, there are five fingers. Just thought you’d like to know. Seriously, though, ... More About: Preview , College Football , Papa , Miss , Southern
New Orleans Bowl Preview: Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic
2007-12-21 15:31:00 Florida Atlantic …hmmm…where have I heard that name before…oh wait—I haven’t. Many people haven’t either. Yet this game’s publicity is basically ranging around head coach Howard Schnellenberger, who lead the “U” of Miami and Louisville to national prominence back when Flock of Seagulls was still popular (or were they really ever popular? Anyways, I digress…). He ... More About: New Orleans , Preview , Florida , Memphis
Utah wins the Christmas Flower Bowl
2007-12-21 15:17:00 Football. The game of men. Where mud flies, bones crack, and the meek dare not enter the field. The grunts, the growls, and the intimidation factor was extremely high at the…wait a second..the POINSETTIA Bowl? The essence of man?? What’s next, the Kotex Challenge? The Victoria’s Secret Bowl? Since when did we start playing in bowls named after ... More About: Christmas , College Football , Utah , Flower , Wins
Delany backs Big 10 policy on Pamon
2007-12-20 16:59:00 Riding the wave of paranoia the Yahoo investigation on Stephen Pamon, Big 10 commish Jim Delany said in a statement that “Some of this latest information was available in public records while other details were based on anonymous sources and hearsay statements. The conference office intends to follow-up on the veracity and accuracy of the ... More About: Policy
The Fix is in: Big 10 referee under scrutiny
2007-12-19 15:37:00 We all have sat with bated breath (not sure what that means, but it sounds icky) through all of the sports scandals of the year–the Mitchell Report for baseball, the Tim Donaghy betting scandal in the NBA, Kobe Bryant getting to shoot off his mouth and still is playing for the Lakers (Ok, maybe not ... More About: College Football , Scrutiny , Referee
Miami back in Top 25?no, not football, silly bean
2007-12-18 16:00:00 Miami has always been one of those schools that has basically all of their eggs in one basket, where they are dominant in one sport, but lethargic or basically bottom feeders in others. For years, the “U” was basically a football powerhouse, the go-to team for dominance and dynasty. However, after scandals and coaching changes, ... More About: Football , Miami , Bean , Back , Silly
Rodriguez to Michigan: Big 10 implications
More articles from this author:2007-12-17 04:39:00 Na-na-nah-nah, na-na-na-naaaah, hey-hey-hey….goodbiiiiiiiiiyeeeR 30; Ok, so finally we can put the Les Miles thing to rest–Michigan finally has a new football coach. He goes by the name of Rich Rodriguez . Perhaps you have heard of him. If not, that’s ok…In case you don’t know, he built West Virginia into a Big East power, winning the conference championship ... More About: Implications 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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