The Final Four is here and within a few days a champion will be crowned, nets will be cut, and one of the four last coaches will talk to Jim Nantz, just before “One Shining Moment” and the declaration that John Wall will enter the NBA Draft.
And, while you think I’d be happy, I am [...]
Sports Illustrated posted a series of articles on the proposed expansion of the NCAA tournament to 96 teams. First, Stewart Mandel explains that expansion — for better or worse — is imminent.
Second, George Dohrmann offers four (just four?) reasons why expansion is a terrible idea.
Finally, Billy Donovan asserts his case for tournament expansion.
While Dohrmann’s article [...]
While EA Sports has already announced that it will be ending its NCAA Basketball franchise after this season (because video game players didn’t understand why they had to play a regular season…zing!), the game manufacturer and the NCAA will likely continue to suffer for the annual college sports video games they have put out over the [...]
So, with Tom Brady and his boos, and Mark McGuire and his juice dominating the sports headlines today, two little stories about former Richmond coaches hit the wire today with little if any notice. And the two coaches are going in opposite directions.
First, Jerry Wainwright was fired from DePaul today after 22 consecutive Big East [...]
File under: Keeping it in the Family – according to AnnArbor.com, former South Florida guard Jordan Dumars, son of Piston great Joe Dumars, will be transferring to Michigan.
It’s halftime during the Minnesota/Purdue game. We are back to the studio where Karl Ravich and Steven Bardo are looking at highlights of the UNC/College of Charleston upset for which Steven Bardo said,
“College Basketball players are like teabags. They need hot water to bring out the flavor.”
Steven, could you have come up with a better [...]
Today that ESPN.com reported that the World Wide Leader of Sports will be broadcasting sporting matches in 3D this summer.
ESPN 3D will showcase a minimum of 85 live sporting events during its first year, beginning June 11 with the first 2010 FIFA World Cup match, featuring South Africa versus Mexico, ESPN and ABC Sports president [...]
For those monitoring the business side of college basketball, this article provides a good overview of the machinations underway between the NCAA and CBS. In a nutshell, the NCAA can opt out of its contract with CBS at the end of this year and is hinting that they may take the NCAA tournament to cable [...]
Same and Different game of the week!
Purdue at Indiana, 3:30 pm
Different: Purdue is not the upper-tier of the Big Ten in football. In fact, even with a win, Purdue will not be bowl eligible this year. But Purdue is still a dangerous out. The only Big Ten team to defeat both Michigan and Ohio State [...]
Harrison Barnes commits to UNC. The Ames, Iowa guard eschews Iowa State as everyone except Larry Eustachy’s old drinking buddies expected.
