Daily Archives: March 9, 2012

CTC Day Twelve Preview: The Big East Semis

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

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CTC Day Twelve Preview: SEC – Let’s All Welcome #1…Finally

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

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CTC Day Twelve Preview: Big Ten Quarterfinals

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

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CTC Day Twelve Preview: A Weekend Trip to AC

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

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CTC Day Twelve Preview: The ACC Welcomes Their Big Boys

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

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CTC Day Twelve Preview: The Big Day

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

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Day Eleven Scores: Huge Days for Mac, Bry, Doogan, and the Day’s Champion, RDoc, Have Them Climbing Quickly; Lohse Falls to 3rd as Bry Takes an 86-Point Overall Lead

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

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