Posts Tagged ‘Upsets’

Vanderbilt Shocks South Carolina Again

Friday, September 5th, 2008

For the second year in a row, the oft-maligned football team at Vanderbilt University beat Steve Spurrier and the South Carolina Gamecocks, 24-17; and Gamecocks supporters everywhere are in absolute state of shock. Apparently, losing to Vanderbilt, no matter how much they’ve improved, still brings up extremely negative reactions. In short, it’s unacceptable.
Now, [...]

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Intentional Upset: Ohio State Rebounds Against Purdue

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

The Buckeyes of O-H-I-O kept their slim NCAA Tournament hopes alive last night by dispatching 15th-ranked Purdue, 80-77 in overtime. Ohio State was led by Jamar Butler’s 25 points, 23 of which came in the second half.
As indicated, the victory puts OSU at 18-12 (9-8), keeping their Big Dance dreams alive; however, their performance [...]

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Intentional Upset: Louisville Is For Real

Friday, February 29th, 2008

This is an upset in ranking only… The 18th-ranked Louisville held off the 17th-ranked Irish of Notre Dame by the score of 90-85. Led by David Padgett’s 26 point outing, Rick Pitino’s Cardinals reconfirmed to the world that the are indeed a Final Four threat in March.
An interesting note: on UofL’s site, they [...]

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Intentional Upset: Not Much Goin’ On

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Well, all the college basketball teams that were supposed to win won last night. Kansas ended their road skid with a win at Iowa State, while Memphis ended their one-game losing streak by dispatching Tulsa. Duke won. In Cameron. Big surprise. To celebrate last night’s normality, here’s a video of some [...]

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Intentional Upset: That Didn’t Last Long

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

The University of Tennessee garnered its first ever number one ranking Monday afternoon after beating Memphis last Saturday. But how long would the Vols hold on to this newly acquired top spot? Thanks to the Vanderbilt Commodores, not very long at all.
Bruce Pearl’s Volunteers found out being number one puts a much bigger [...]

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Intentional Upset: Wasting Michael Beasley

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

It’s been apparent for some time that Kansas State’s Michael Beasley was going to be a special college basketball player, however, I don’t think he was supposed to be this good, this quickly. In the past two games for Kansas State, both losses, Beasley scored a total of 75 points and 28 rebounds. [...]

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