Monthly Archives: March 2012

NCAA Tournament Preview: The Midwest Region

The Committee did a pretty fantastic job all the way around, this year.  And, one of the most striking successes of this bracket is the balance that each region has.  The Midwest is no exception.  They have a UNC team … Continue reading

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NCAA Tournament Preview – East Region

Well, talk about throwing a wrench in the works.  The #1-seed in the East just lost their most important player for the tournament.  This region is, all of a sudden, the definition of “wide open.” Syracuses’s Pod – Thu/Sat in … Continue reading

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NCAA Tournament Preview – The West Region

The West Region is pretty stacked and, therefore, pretty wide open.  While they had a terrific season (and have the best tournament coach ever that isn’t named Wooden), it’s hard not to have some doubt in this region’s top seed, … Continue reading

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NCAA Tournament Preview – The South Region

The first two rounds of the NCAA tournament constitute the greatest 4 days on the sporting calendar every year.  It never disappoints and always lives up to its ridiculous hype.  It’s simply the best.  Forget “filling out our brackets” to … Continue reading

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CTC Final Standings: Primm Comes from Behind on the Last Day to Steal the Overall Title

For the second year in a row, Bry enters the final day with the lead and doesn’t come through with the victory.  After Rikey stole the overall title by a single point last year, Primm takes the championship this year.  … Continue reading

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CTC Final Standings: Final Conference Standings & Money Division Recap

As seems to happen every year, the CTC ends right when the Selection Show begins, so I obviously get carried away thinking ahead to the greatest sports event of the year, without looking back on the CTC, as a good … Continue reading

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CTC Day Fourteen Overall Preview: It’s a Two-Horse Race…

Selection Sunday.  My favorite day of the year.  Not only because it reveals the menu for our Madness, but because it comes with the crowning of another CTC champion.  There are four major conference championships today (each worth at least … Continue reading

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CTC Day Fourteen Preview: ACC & CTC Championships On the Line in the ATL

If you bought a ticket to Saturday’s ACC semifinal doubleheader in Atlanta, then you’re probably pretty glad you did.  Both games yesterday were dramatic, well-played, down-to-the-wire contests that showed that the top of the ACC should not be judged at … Continue reading

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CTC Day Fourteen Preview: A Fantastic SEC Title Game

Kentucky is one win away from running the table in the SEC – a very impressive feat, no matter how “down” this conference is or how good this UK team is.  But, they don’t exactly have an easy final game … Continue reading

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CTC Day Fourteen Preview: The Big Ten Showdown

The best conference in America started to show some chinks in the armor down the stretch, as teams like Minnesota, Northwestern, and especially Illinois, were revealed to be rather fraudulent.  But, that doesn’t change how good the top of this … Continue reading

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