Monthly Archives: February 2012
CTC Day Three: A West Coast Pigtail
Is there a chance the the WCC is actually underrated these days? When Gonzaga was becoming almost as cliche for an underdog as Cinderella, the thing that was lost on people was that, yes, it was a great story of … Continue reading
CTC Day Three: The Patriot League Appetizer
The grizzled CTC fans know that the Patriot League tournament is like a three-course meal, as opposed to the all-you-can-eat buffets of most of the conference tournaments that often give you 8 games in 36 hours and things like that. … Continue reading
CTC Day Three: The Murray State Invitational Tips Off Tonight
The Murray State conference, also known as the Ohio Valley, gets underway tonight with an opening round double-header. The OVC was way ahead of the curve on this increasingly popular double-bye style tournament to give added advantage to their best … Continue reading
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CTC Madness Alert: Coastal Carolina Goes Down in the Quarters
#7 VMI dominated #2 Coastal Carolina this afternoon in the Big South quarters, with some major implications. J and Lohse are HUGE winners here, as not only do they hit a big upset, but they both keep alive a finalist … Continue reading
CTC Day Three: Tipoff in the A-Sun
The Atlantic Sun conference is always a favorite of the CTC because it is usually the first time we get one of those neutral-court quadruple-headers. This year, however, the A-Sun decided to split up the quarters into back-to-back double-headers to … Continue reading
CTC Day Three: Big South Quarterfinal Preview
This is the first year that the Big South has had an opening round, so after Monday’s games, we’ve now reentered familiar territory down in the South – an 8-team tournament. A slew of people nailed both first-round games, so this … Continue reading
CTC Overall Standings: Through Day Two
While it may seem joyless to go 6-for-6 when all 6 were won by picking favorites, Rikey (the defending champ), can at least know that he’s the only one that did so. OVERALL STANDINGS: 1). Rikey (30) 2). Bry, Primm, … Continue reading
CTC: A Chalky Horizon
The first round of the Horizon League tournament is in the books, and the chalk holds again. There have now been 6 CTC games, with the higher-seeded teams winning all 6. But, for those who crave MADNESS, have no fear. … Continue reading
CTC Day Two: Look to the Horizon
The Day One festivities are over, and the Big South takes a day off to travel, and a couple more tournaments start tomorrow, but for tonight, the Horizon League takes center stage with four opening round games. A truly fascinating year … Continue reading
CTC: Big South First Round
The CTC kicked off last night with two pretty good games, both close wins by the favorites. #7 VMI held off #10 Radford, 55-53, while #8 High Point outlasted #9 Gardner-Webb, 60-53. 10 of the 19 contestants hit both games. … Continue reading
