Podcast: February 6th Bob Long Sports Radio Show
In this week’s Bob Long Sports Radio Show, we discussed Super Bowl XLV between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. We analyzed the game itself in many angles, including the Mario Manningham catch near the sideline, the Ahmad Bradshaw touchdown run, and many other elements of the game (Start-27:30). Next, we debated […]
Podcast: January 9th Bob Long Sports Radio Show
In this week’s Bob Long Sports Radio Show, we analyzed every facet of the BCS National Championship Game, including why Alabama was picked for this game over Oklahoma State, the possibility of a split national championship, and a preview of the X’s and O’s of the game itself (Start-24:10). Next, we discussed Tim Tebow’s magic […]
Who are the Louisville Cardinals?
The Louisville Cardinals have been the most intriguing team in college basketball this season. The team is ranked 4th in the AP Top 25 poll, and garnered two 1st place votes last week. Louisville is 12-0 on the season and heads into Big East play tonight with a matchup against Georgetown. On the surface, all […]
Cue the Conference Realignment
The music starts, the group walks in a circle. Then the music stops, and everyone dives for a seat. Welcome to the current state of college football. Pittsburgh and Syracuse rocked the college football world by declaring an intention to apply for membership in the ACC. With the move imminent in the next year or […]
Villanova Downs West Virginia
Villanova snapped back into its winning form today, defeating West Virginia 66-50 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The Cats, who had been on a 2-3 stretch in the last 5, convincingly defeated a surging West Virginia team that had won 3 of its previous 4 games. The only loss for West Virginia during […]
Big East Power Rankings
It has been a week of chaos in the strongest conference in college basketball, the Big East. Three of the top four teams, Pittsburgh, Villanova, and Syracuse, have all lost in the first three days of Week 12. Over the next few weeks, I will be giving my power rankings for major conferences and mid-majors […]
TCU to Join Big East
TCU has accepted an invitation to become the 17th member of the Big East Conference and the 9th football member, beginning in the 2012-2013 season. The move puts the basketball conference in a very precarious position, as a league with 17 members, with potentially more members to come, makes scheduling, organization, and distribution of revenue […]
A 96 Team NCAA Tournament (Part 2)
It now appears very likely that the NCAA tournament will expand to 96 teams in the near future. The expansion could occur as early as 2014, or even as early as next season if CBS opts out of its $6 billion contract that grants the network exclusive broadcasting rights to the tournament. (The first entry […]
NCAA Tournament First Friday Preview
Most Intriguing Matchup: #8 California vs. #9 Louisville: Pac-10 vs. Big East, part 2, after Washington beat Marquette in the final seconds today. Is the Big East really down this year? This game will do a lot to answer that question. In addition, the winner of this 8 vs. 9 matchup will face what many, […]