Posts Tagged ‘National Championship’

The John Wall Effect

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

And with Slam Online’s breaking post, the world revolving around college basketball has no choice but to react to the news John Wall is going to the University of Kentucky. And react it has. The news is all over Twitter, ESPN, CBS and Yahoo Sports, not to mention just about every blog with [...]

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Obama Declares War on the BCS

Monday, November 17th, 2008

For those of you waiting to see what Barack Obama’s first executive decision would be, I think you have your answer.
The 44th President-elect was on 60 Minutes last night, dishing about this and that. As most of you know by now, he was asked about the BCS and his desire to see an 8-team [...]

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Coach Calipari Loses National Championship, Writes Book

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

What do you do if you are a coach that’s just watched your team choke away a golden opportunity at winning the National Championship? Why, write a book of course. Just ask John Calipari. After his team missed just enough free throws to give Mario Chalmers a chance to tie the game [...]

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Kansas Versus Memphis: Who Wants the Marbles?

Monday, April 7th, 2008

There’s a moderately important basketball game being played for the mythical BCS Championship and tonight is their last chance for these teams to impress the voters. Wait? What’s that? Oh, I’m sorry. In NCAA basketball, they actually decide these games on the court. What a novel concept.
Anyway, it’s Kansas and [...]

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The Fantastic Four

Monday, March 31st, 2008

For the first time since they’ve started seeding, the NCAA Tournament finally has all four number one seeds in the Final Four. Your participants: Memphis, UCLA, Kansas and North Carolina. Did your bracket reflect this?
Whatever your thoughts on the teams remaining, it’s hard to deny they have been the best four teams [...]

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Dancing: Day 3 Open Thread – Part 2

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Here we are for the final stanza. Only two games to close us out and more than likely, most of my focus will be on the team at the top of the thread. KC will be showing the Big 12 game, and guess what? Texas A&M is in the Big 12.
However, MSU/Pitt [...]

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