Monthly Archives: March 2012

The Big East semifinal Friday night doubleheader is pretty much legendary in my mind.  I remember it being so great as a kid, as a teenager, as a college kid, and now as an “adult.”  It’s just a great double-header … Continue reading →

We’ve had 11 great days of conference tournaments and now we finally get a glimpse at the best team in the country, as Kentucky joins the party on Bourbon Street today.  Yesterday’s SEC opening round got the party started late, … Continue reading →

This is a fantastic conference, as evidenced by a pretty good day yesterday and a phenomenal day on tap today.  Honestly, this year’s Big Ten is one of the best conferences I can remember. With the opening round quadruple-header in … Continue reading →

After the four games on Tuesday night, the A-10 is ready for the rest of its tournament in the great old Atlantic City.  It should be an interesting A-10 tournament this year, as the three-time defending tournament champions are actually … Continue reading →

With the ACC so down this year, particularly in the middle and bottom of the conference, the opening round quadruple-header was rather uneventful.  The semifinals should be very good, but today’s quarters have a chance to be relatively interesting. 7 … Continue reading →

This is the one… While yesterday had more games (49, as compared to 38 today), today’s games are worth twice as much and are, oftentimes, less obvious.  So, today and tomorrow are the days where there are IMMENSE opportunities to … Continue reading →

I am ready to declare the Thursday before Selection Sunday as the most underrated day on the sports calendar.  Yesterday, there were 49 tournament games across the country.  To put that in perspective, the best four days in sports (the … Continue reading →

Every year, it seems I have some weird basketball mancrush.  And, it’s oftentimes rather unusual.  It’s never a guy like Jimmer or John Wall, or someone like that.  Last year, it was Austin Freeman, and a couple of years ago … Continue reading →

How strange is this conference in its composition?  Even though it is called the “Great West,” one of its teams is the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Jersey City, NJ (not even the western part of NEW JERSEY).  Two more … Continue reading →

The WAC isn’t quite what it used to be and, with the M-West moving in such a positive direction, and the Pac-12 still dominating the recruiting trails due to their immense resource advantages, this league may not be getting better … Continue reading →