In early December of 2021, Purdue basketball ascended to their first #1 ranking in program history. Their time in the top spot lasted just one week. A year ago, Purdue was ranked No. 1 for seven weeks during the year, including Feb. 12, when they came to Evanston and lost to the Northwestern Wildcats. Friday night brings the rematch, and the Big Ten opener for both sides. … [Read more...] about #1 Purdue Basketball at Northwestern Wildcats: Stats, FYIs, Metrics
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Exclusive: Boo Buie on Northwestern Goals This Season
A lot of basketball fans have heard of Northwestern point guard Boo Buie, but very few know that his actual name is Daniel Buie. "I know his name is Daniel because I see some of the formal, legal things we have to sign, but he has always been Boo," Northwestern coach Chris Collins said in an exclusive with The Sports Bank at the Chicago Sports Museum. … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Boo Buie on Northwestern Goals This Season
Chris Collins on How Northwestern Can Return to the Tourney (Exclusive)
Northwestern Coach Chris Collins has been in this position before. Coming off a successful season, especially so by NU hoops standards, expectations are high in Evanston. The last time this happened, 2017-18, things did not work out at all. That was the season after the program's first ever NCAA Tournament appearance, and with most of the core nucleus returning, expectations … [Read more...] about Chris Collins on How Northwestern Can Return to the Tourney (Exclusive)
Liverpool Starting XI Prediction, Team News vs Bournemouth
Liverpool didn't lose to Chelsea on the pitch last Sunday, but they did lose big, twice actually, off-the-pitch to the Blues this past week. Two midfielders that the Merseyside club recruited heavily: Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia, both picked Stamford Bridge over Anfield. In the case of the former, Liverpool had even reached an agreement on a transfer fee for the … [Read more...] about Liverpool Starting XI Prediction, Team News vs Bournemouth
Ex-ESPN Pres. John Skipper Predicted College Sports Reckoning in 2014
The total chaos that is unfolding right now in college sports may or may not have been predicted by John Skipper, then President of ESPN, back in 2014. The comments he made almost a decade ago, although vague, were prescient in the grand scheme of things. Let's flash back to that now, and then consider how those remarks stand up today, given what's going on in regards to … [Read more...] about Ex-ESPN Pres. John Skipper Predicted College Sports Reckoning in 2014
R.I.P. Rose Bowl, College Sports “Leagues” and “Conferences”
The Rose Bowl game will still go on, but in non-College Football Playoff years it will never be anything close to what it once was now that the Pac-10 (later the Pac-12) is officially dead. The whole concept of a Big Ten champion versus Pac 10 champion was ingrained in the very DNA of the Rose Bowl game. It will still be held, but when it's not in a CFP format will exist in a … [Read more...] about R.I.P. Rose Bowl, College Sports “Leagues” and “Conferences”
Virginia Basketball Coach Tony Bennett vs Singer Tony Bennett
(Editor's note: with legendary crooner Tony Bennett having passed away this past weekend, we now update and re-publish this piece from seven years ago) Virginia Head Coach Tony Bennett has become a "rock star" college basketball coach now. Well, maybe he's more like a "standard singer" college basketball leader given that he's got the same name as an iconic vocalist, … [Read more...] about Virginia Basketball Coach Tony Bennett vs Singer Tony Bennett
Manchester City = Gonzaga: College Hoops, Euro Football Doppelgängers
The time has come for our final post on college basketball and European football doppelgangers. Because after all, there are two sporting competitions, in tournament format, captivating us this time of year: college basketball’s NCAA Tournament, also known as "March Madness," and the UEFA Champions League. Our final pairing is Manchester City and the Gonzaga Bulldogs. After we … [Read more...] about Manchester City = Gonzaga: College Hoops, Euro Football Doppelgängers