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Biggest Surprises of the College Hoops Season

It is a really slow week for on-court action, so it seems like a good time for some a quick emotionless, objective, quantitative analysis of teams that have surprised in the first month of the college hoops season.  Based strictly … Continue reading

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Forgotten 40: The Eye of the Storm

Most college campuses across the country are either gearing up for Finals Week or have already completed it and are emptying out for the mid-semester break.  That means that the non-conference whirlwind of games has slowed to a crawl, as … Continue reading

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The Forgotten 40: Post-Feast Week

There are two people in this world – those who love Feast Week and those who don’t realize just how great Feast Week is.  Quite the array of exempt tournaments, pitting some of the best teams in the country up … Continue reading

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Eagles Therapy

Another week, another loss that was nothing short of embarrassing.  And, now we have to look forward to another prime time debacle, as the Birds are, legitimately, 10.5-point ‘dogs against the Cowboys this Sunday night.  And, yes, I know, I know … Continue reading

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Chooch, Babin, and D-Jax…

Just a mundane check on the front page of ESPN.com today offers three more pieces of off-the-field news to the laundry list of sports storylines meant strictly to depress fans of Philadelphia sports. Ruiz was suspended for the first 25 … Continue reading

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Uh…What?!? One Guy = 138 Points?

Some guy named Jack Taylor scored 138 points for D-III Grinnell tonight. Now, we all know how absurd the Grinnell style of play has become, but wow… And, honestly, the 138 points is not the most ridiculous part of the … Continue reading

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BSB’s MLB Awards – Upcoming

For those awaiting the BSB award votes – we are tabulating the results and should have it all posted by early next week, at the latest.  It should be interesting to see how they compare to the actual voting.

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The Forgotten 40: We Have Games!

A regular feature here on BSB is going to be the “Forgotten 40” in college hoops, where we try and rank the 40 best teams that have not received a single vote in the AP Top 25 poll all year.  … Continue reading

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Opening Weekend: Games to Watch

Here we are, opening weekend of the college hoops season.  There are some great games all over the country (and the world…).  Here are some highlights of the weekend. Friday Opening day of the college hoops season starts with a … Continue reading

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Happy Tuesday…

Here’s a stat for you with your morning coffee: The Eagles had 4 first downs inside the Saints 10-yard line last night.  Just in those four trips, they were OUTSCORED by the Saints, 7-6.  That’s right, 4 times with the … Continue reading

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