We are truly “victims” of our own success. By “we” I mean the staff that “serves & protects” the members & SJ’s unique environment and most of all, YOU the members. Neither Deb or I are normally stat geeks, but we’ve become such lately when our server host said, in essence…”YOU’RE BLOWING UP THE SHARED …
Category Archive: College Basketball
Apr 07
Hold on to your hats, it’s Louisville vs. Michigan on Monday!
No Cinderellas in the title game this year. It’s going to be all Big Time, all the way. Let’s recap: Rick Pitino is one of the most well-known college basketball coaches in the nation. He’s on his way into the hall of fame, his horse just punched its ticket to the Kentucky Derby, and his …
Apr 07
TSTOS: A Closer Look at Testosterone and Why Mike Rice (And Bobby Knight) Lacks High Levels
Testosterone is a hormone that’s demonized in today’s Western ‘civilized’ society. Anything known as masculine (or should I say ‘formerly known’?) is chastised, criticized and ‘asked’ to be toned down. Testosterone renders us men full of energy; testosterone gives us men the boost to hit the world hard; testosterone makes us want to be sexually …
Apr 06
Louisville wins a thriller
ATLANTA (AP) — Luke Hancock came off the bench to score 20 points, walk-on Tim Henderson sparked a second-half rally with a pair of monster 3s and Louisville advanced to the NCAA title game Saturday night, escaping with a 72-68 victory over Wichita State. As the final buzzer sounded, a Louisville player tossed the ball …
Apr 06
2013 Final Four Preview: Louisville vs. Wichita State
On paper, No. 9 Wichita State has no chance against No. 1 Louisville in the Final Four, but teams don’t win or lose on paper and that’s why we play the game. The Cardinals force an average of nearly 19 turnovers per game, which is a result of their full-court press that is often described …
Apr 05
Mike Rice’s parting gift? A $100K bonus
Mike Rice is out at Rutgers. And though he somberly apologized for his behavior, it’s not all somber for Rice financially. Because despite losing his job amid a lot of controversy, Rice is in line to receive a pretty hefty bonus for making it through the 2012-2013. And by “pretty hefty bonus”, we mean a …
Apr 04
Columnist: Does Mike Rice belong in jail for his actions?
Mike Rice has been fired and has subsequently given a statement apologizing for his actions. But that hasn’t caused some in the media to come down from their high and mighty posts. In the past 24 hours media members have railed on about how they’ve never seen anything like Mike Rice (except they have in …
Apr 02
Pac-12 head of officials Ed Rush under investigation for comment he made about Arizona’s Sean Miller
According to Jeff Goodman of CBS Sports, Pac-12 head of officials Ed Rush is under investigation for apparently targeting Arizona coach Sean Miller during the Pac-12 tournament. The investigation stems from comments Rush made to a group of Pac-12 officials leading up to the conference. According to Goodman, Rush promised the group money and even …
Apr 01
Final Four Prediction: Louisville vs. Wichita State
And then there were four…Sixty four other teams fallen by the wayside. Will the Wichita State Shockers pull off the upset of the year against the Number One Seeded Louisville Cardinals? Wichita State is a force to be reckoned with. They have hung consistently with the best. But will it be enough to overcome the number …
Apr 01
“The Stack” 4-1-13
The Stack will not be posting anything today. April Fools. Childish, yes. Anyway, The Stack is here with some quick reaction to all of the top stories from the weekend so let’s get right to it and see what made “the stack” for today, Monday, April 1: Michigan, Louisville complete Final Four As kind of …












