mid-major mania


Davidson's run to the Sweet 16 (like any small schools success) is one of the greatest things for college basketball.  It not only shows high school players/stars that you don't have to go to a big schools to win games, but that you can also go to college for an EDUCATION and still play competitive basketball.  I would argue that without mid-major conference success college basketball would be less about COLLEGE and more about getting to the NBA.

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Eric Gordan and the Illini Fans


The Illini fans had gotten out of control over the Eric Gordan recruitment.  I think coach Weber, and I use coach loosly, should have used some common sense and told the crowd that this behavior should and would not be tolerated in this arena.  Doesn't anybody agree?

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Reserving Tickets??


Just found an article about a service where you can reserve tickets now at face value for the final four tournament. Has anyone heard of this type of service?

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Patriot League Games Available On Line


Patriot League All-access allows fans to see almost every men and women's Patriot league basketball game this season

The upcoming season looks to be as competitive as ever, as it is possible that seven of the eight teams are at .500 or above entering the League campaign. Every team turned in some outstanding performances in the non-conference portion of the season (AU over Maryland,

In addition, the freshman class looks outstanding with the play of Boon, Beinert, Venezia, Borden, O'Brien, Visockas and Keefer. Plus some role players have stepped up like Litchicum, Woodside and Richards.

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Dunkadelic Terminology 'Real-Word' or 'Slang'


The Dunkadelic terminology is celebrating it's 10th Year Anniversary. Is the basketball and hip-hop inspired term a real-word or slang.

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Cool Bracket Mind Map at www.mindjet.com


There's a very cool downloadable March Madness map at www.mindjet.com under what's new section. The link there will take you to the blogs where the map is.

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Well, we almost had an upset there.


I thought The Musketeers had a chance, behind the Gus Johnson-described "silky smooth" Drew Lavender. But...

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Which No. 1 falls first?


Aside from two 11 vs. 6 games, this hasn't been an upset-strong NCAA Tournament ... as of yet. Still, no Final Four has ever featured all four No. 1 seeds, so at least one of the top dogs will collapse, logically. The question is: Whom? And when?

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Thoughts After Early Action...


...I bet Stanford's performance made Syracuse, FSU, Drexel and West Virginia feel a lot better.

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(Potential List Of) Top 5 First Round Buzzer Beaters of All-Time


A look at first-round buzzer beaters:

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Ranking Top 5 Potential Upset Opportunities - Round 1


Assuming that 8/9 and 7/10 games can't necessarily be defined as upsets, what are five possible first-round upsets for Thursday and Friday?

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50th Anniversary of 1957 UNC vs. Kansas in 2007


N. Carolina and Kansas could meet in the 2007 National Championship game a "Phat 5" vs. "Phat 5" historical match-up.

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Mixed Feelings About UNC Sports


Mark West is a member of USW Local 850 and former CTNA employee.  For more information on the Steelworker's struggle at Continental Tire, check out www.SolidarityAtConti.org

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A Reason the OK State Cowboys need to make the Dance


Lost in the more relevant arguments about the monumental nature of Oklahoma State's slide backwards in the Big 12 this year is another issue - the real reason YOU, and anyone you know, should root for the Cowboys to make the Dance.

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Detailed Look at the Flaws in the RPI


I've constructed this little slideshow examining the flaws in the RPI system and the problems that it causes.

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