Why I’m Glad Butler Lost
It seems as if the entire nation has fallen in love with the plucky Butler basketball team. The Bulldogs, after a Cinderella run to the championship game last year, somehow returned to the finals as an 8 seed this season. Butler had knocked off, in order, #9 Old Dominion, #1 Pittsburgh, #4 Wisconsin, #2 Florida,...
The Big Least
The Big East has been ruling college basketball like the SEC rules college football. Cable TV forces me to watch the exact same Big East teams over and over again. I have seen more UConn or Pitt games this year than Pac 10 games…and I live in California. ESPN analysts worship Big East teams like...
Daps or No Daps: Beginning of March Madness
Daps: Teams seeded 8th or higher: This year there are five teams with an 8 seed or higher that made the Sweet 16 this year: #11 Marquette, #8 Butler, #10 Florida St., #11 VCU and #12 Richmond. Of these five teams, three (FSU, VCU and Richmond) are from the Southwest region. Demonte Harper: Harper hit...
Top 5 Things to Look for in the NCAA Tournament
1. Will Kyrie Irving return for Duke? Kyrie Irving was the early favorite for player of the year until he had a regular season ending toe injury. Before Irving got injured Duke was clearly the best team in the country and if Kyrie Irving returns Duke could be looking at back-to-back National Championships. 2. Upset...
Top 10 Mascots of March Madness
Slate’s mascots bracket and a rundown of every team in the tournament’s mascot During March Madness, college basketball fans spend hours poring over websites, magazines, newspapers, anything that will give them the edge when it comes to filling out their bracket. People will spend hours in front of a computer screen comparing teams’ 3 point FG...
Top 5 Most Likely First Round Upsets
The key to a solid bracket is nailing those first round upsets. If you are having trouble, here are five games where the underdog could come out victorious. 1. #13 Oakland over #4 Texas: Oakland has played four ranked teams this year and beat Tennessee when they were #7. They have also scored over 100...
5 Teams That Will Bust Your Bracket
TEXAS: If there is one team that is primed to under perform come tourney time, there is no doubt that team is Texas. Nobody should be able to trust a team that blew a 22-point lead against Colorado and shoots 64% from the line. Even though they made the finals of their conference tournament, they...
The Wet Jimmer Fredette
At this point, even the casual college basketball fan should know who Jimmer Fredette is. On Wednesday night, in the biggest basketball game in Mountain West history, Jimmer led #9 BYU to a 71-58 upset over the San Diego St. Aztecs, ranked #4 in the nation. With dozens of NBA scouts watching Jimmer dropped 43...
Duke guard Nolan Smith Feels Left Out
Nolan Smith of Duke basketball told reporters after the Blue Devils’ win over North Carolina State that he felt ostracized due to his race. Smith is an African American from Virginia. “I don’t have many friends,” the star point guard said. “Although I am the starting point guard for the national champion Duke Blue Devils,...
Top 10 College Basketball Uniforms
Cincinnati Bearcats: Perfect color scheme, nothing is more intimidating than black and red. Add some sweet claw marks and cool fonts and you have the perfect uniform.
