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The New Year Report: Conference Previews – Part One

Posted on December 20, 2013 by bry

New Year’s Eve is right around the corner. Some people think of resolutions. Others think of champagne corks. Still others reflect back on another year gone by. But, for me, one of the things I think of first when I … Continue reading →

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Just How Sweet is Sweet?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by bry

So, we are down to 16 teams. We can all rank the remaining teams based on how good we think they have been all year or what we expect them to do going forward. And, we will all have similar … Continue reading →

Posted in College Hoops | Tagged arizona, duke, florida, florida gulf coast, indiana, kansas, lasalle, louisville, marquette, miami, michigan, michigan st., ohio st., oregon, syracuse, wichita st. | 6 Comments

The Friday Fourteen: Best Sport Rivalries

Posted on January 21, 2011 by bry

One of the most astonishingly unknown statistics in sports has taken center-stage this week. Did anyone realize that the Packers and the Bears have not played a playoff game since…ONE WEEK AFTER THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR?!? That is absolutely … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Twelve | Tagged "The Rivalry", alabama, army, auburn, backyard brawl, barcelona, bears, cardinals, celtics, chiefs, civil war, cowboys, cubs, dodgers, duke, eagles, egg bowl, georgetown, giants, Ivy League, joe frazier, la salle, lafayette, lakers, lehigh, michigan, muhammed ali, navy, nfc east, north carolina, ohio state, oklahoma, packers, patriot league, penn, pittsburgh, princeton, raiders, real madrid, red sox, redskins, Route 66 Rivalry, st. joe's, syracuse, temple, texas, the big five, The Red River Shootout, The Ten-Year War, villanova, west virginia, yankees | 6 Comments

BSB Tournament Pick ‘Em: Thursday Sweet 16 Preview

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Doogan

For bracket competitions, the middle weekend of the NCAA tournament can be compared to the Saturday round, or “moving day”, of a golf tournament. The stage is set by the first weekend, and the title is wrapped up during the … Continue reading →

Posted in College Hoops | Tagged bsb tournament pick 'em, butler, cornell, kansas st., kentucky, ncaa tournament, syracuse, washington, west virginia, xavier | 5 Comments

Charting a Course to March: 7 Games For the Final Stretch

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Doogan

As of today, the first day of the 2010 NCAA Basketball Tournament is exactly three weeks away. That means it’s time for cramming. Below are listed the seven games over these last few weeks of the regular season that every college hoops … Continue reading →

Posted in Charting a Course to March, College Hoops | Tagged baylor, duke, illinois, kansas, kansas st., louisville, maryland, michigan st., ohio st., purdue, syracuse, texas, villanova, west virginia | 5 Comments

The Sweet Sixteen – Day Two

Posted on March 27, 2009 by bry

7:07 on Friday in Indianapolis, IN #1 Louisville vs. #12 Arizona The one “Cinderella” is one of the winningest programs in NCAA history–Arizona. A 12-seed, who very few thought should even have made the tournament proved themselves and now gets … Continue reading →

Posted in College Hoops | Tagged arizona, gonzaga, kansas, louisville, michigan state, north carolina, oklahoma, syracuse | Leave a comment

Tuesday’s Top Twelve – Best Matchup/Potential Matchups of the Weekend

Posted on March 17, 2009 by bry

The best sports weekend of the year–hands down–begins in earnest in less than 48 hours. Yes, I am like little-kid-on-Christmas excited. No, I’m not embarrassed by it. Looking over the brackets, there are a bunch of first-round matchups and potential … Continue reading →

Posted in College Hoops, Top Twelve | Tagged 2009 ncaa tournament, arizona st., boston college, butler, clemson, dayton, florida st., kansas, lsu, michigan st., north carolina, north dakota st., oklahoma, oklahoma st., pittsburgh, syracuse, temple, tennessee, ucla, usc, vcu, west virginia, xavier | 1 Comment

First Impressions of the 08-09 College Hoops Season

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Doogan

The glory that is the college basketball season is well underway, and I’m looking forward to settling in tonight for two top teams in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, when Duke travels to Purdue. Baseball is the only sport I look forward … Continue reading →

Posted in College Hoops | Tagged blake griffin, davidson, duke, florida, georgetown, gonzaga, greivis vasquez, kyle singler, nick calathes, north carolina, notre dame, oklahoma, purdue, stephen curry, syracuse, tennessee, ty lawson | Leave a comment