Big Ten…Not its Day
On January 1st, 2011, the Big Ten had 5 teams playing in bowl games. After playing impressively last bowl season, posting a 4-3 record as a conference, including wins from each of the top 4 teams in the conference, the Big Ten took a major step backward on New Year’s Day 2011. In the early […]
Cam Newton Ruled Eligible
BREAKING NEWS: Auburn quarterback Cam Newton has been ruled eligible after a long investigation pertaining to his amateur status. The investigation, which lasted several months, was headed by the NCAA to determine whether or not Cam Newton accepted money in exchange for a commitment to Auburn to play football. The cloud over the Auburn season […]
The 116th Penn Relays Carnival
The Penn Relays, which began in 1895 and have been run annually at University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field, were held this past week. It is a 5 day carnival that ranges from gradeschool runners to runners at the Olympic level. In fact, this year, track phenom and fastest man in the world Usain Bolt graced the Philadelphia crowd […]
Snubs
Here are some of the teams that I believe were snubbed by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee: Snub 1: Illinois- The Illini were 19-14 this season, including a 10-8 record in the Big 10 Conference. In addition, the Illini won 5 games against the RPI Top 100, including wins over Clemson (7 seed), Vanderbilt (4 seed), Wisconsin twice […]
Bracketology: March 1st Edition
Joe Lunardi released his Bracketology today, and with only one week to go in the regular season, the NCAA 65 team tournament field is becoming ever more clear. There is much less time and opportunity for teams to enhance their resumes. Once again, I believe Joe Lunardi did a poor job of predicting the final […]