May 01
Former Marquette and Hinsdale Central star Brian Wardle is currently the coach at University Wisconsin-Green Bay. There are allegations that he mistreated his college basketball players. No one’s calling him Mike Rice from Rutgers yet; but there are both Brian Wardle supporters and accusers out there. So this Brian Wardle story is only just developing. …
Apr 10
Bob Stoops or “Big game Bob” if you’re from the state of Texas, was asked his opinion on whether or not college athletes should be paid. It must be stated that Stoops takes home an annual salary of nearly $5 million for coaching players that take home an annual salary of $0. But Stoops is …
Apr 07
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
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 01
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 …
Mar 25
Every tournament needs a Cinderella. It’s one of the great recurring subplots that March madness supplies and it usually helps shape the tournament’s identity. No. 15-seed Florida Gulf Coast is in the midst of what could be the greatest Cinderella story in NCAA tournament history. The University was founded just 16 years ago in 1997. The men’s …
Mar 22
Hours after his team won the Atlantic Sun tournament to make the NCAA tournament in just its second year of eligibility, Florida Gulf Coast coach Andy Enfield weighed in on the seed he thought the Eagles deserved. “I don’t see how we’re a 15 or 16 seed,” he said. “I think we need to be …
Jan 27
Coming into the season, Wisconsin Badgers sophomore point guard Traevon Jackson‘s claim to fame was being the son of Big Ten legend and former NBA pro Jim Jackson. Now he’s in the midst of an unpredictable point guard shuffle for a decent Badgers team (14-6) who has surged to a 5-2 record in the best …
Jan 16
Few would confuse the Maryland Terrapins as a better team than the NC State Wolfpack, especially of late. The Terps have lost two games in a row in the ACC, while NC State is coming off of an upset win over the #1 Duke Blue Devils over the weekend. However, when these two meet on …
Dec 23
There’s no question that the teams of Tom Izzo are much better in March -when it counts- then November/December. But nothing has come easy for this Spartans team. It seems like every time they play inferior competition they struggle with them. They still win, but play way down to their level. They did it again …
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