The Australian Open Final
The Australian Open Final between Englishman Andy Murray and the Swiss Roger Federer began at 3:40 AM Eastern Time at Rod Laver Arena. It was an epic matchup of the man with 15 major titles and the man with no major titles, but a man representing his native Britain in an effort to end the long major […]
A Season Changing Error against Louisville
Today, the Louisville Cardinals, currently placed in Joe Lunardi’s first four teams out in his recent bracketology, had a great opportunity to enhance the resume on the road against West Virginia (ranked 7th in my Top 25). Louisville had control throughout the majority of the game, as the Cardinals had a 65-53 lead with about […]
Big 10 Power Rankings
Last week, I provided my Big XII Power Rankings. The week before, I did my Big East Power Rankings. Today, I will do my Big 10 Power Rankings. 1. Michigan State- The Spartans are 18-3, 8-0 in Big 10 play, and currently are on a 9 game winning streak. Michigan State is ranked 6th in […]
The Curse of the #1 Rank
It has long been believed by college basketball fans that when a team is the number 1 seed in the country, there is a target on that team’s back. Every team that plays the number 1 team in the country gives its best effort to knock off the top team. This has been as evident as […]
Non-Major Conference College Basketball Top 10
Because of the interest and controversy that resulted from yesterday’s blog, today I am going to give my Top 10 of Non-Major Conference Teams (meaning teams from outside the ACC, Big East, Big XII, Big 10, SEC, and Pac-10). 1. Temple- Yes, sorry Cougar and Bulldog fans, but Temple at this point is the best […]
Joe Lunardi's Bracketology Miscues
The updated bracketology was released today by ESPN college basketball anlayst Joe Lunardi (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology). After reviewing his NCAA tournament picks, I was left feeling somewhat disappointed with the process by which he chose his teams to make the tournament. At the top he seemed to have things correct: Kentucky, Kansas, Villanova, and Syracuse all receiving […]
Conference Championship Weekend Recap
In the AFC Championship, the New York Jets played the Indianapolis Colts, and were fighting for a chance to go to the Super Bowl. The Jets started quickly in the game, forcing the Colts to stall on their first series and to punt. The Jets then moved the ball down the field to allow for a […]
Conference Championship Weekend Preview
Both NFL Conference Championship Games will be played on Sunday, January 24th. In the AFC Championship, the upstart, underdog New York Jets will travel to Indianapolis to play the top ranked Colts. This game is ripe with storylines. First, the Colts and Jets played in Week 16. The Colts were 14-0 and had a chance […]
Big XII Power Rankings
Last week I did my Big East Power Rankings, and once a week for the next few weeks I will do the same for another college basketball conference. Today I will analyze the Big XII. 1. Kansas- Led by senior Sherron Collins and junior Cole Aldrich, the Jayhawks were the preseason #1 ranked team and […]
Chan Gailey
The Bills hired Chan Gailey yesterday to be the team’s next head coach. Gailey will replace Dick Jauron, who was fired in November after doing absolutely nothing to improve the team in his 4 years as coach. GM Buddy Nix said on multiple occassions that he wanted a coach that both had previous head coaching […]