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49ers Jim Harbaugh: Already Coach of the Year in the NFL

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Everything has seemed to come up roses for the San Francisco 49ers this season, and more specifically Jim Harbaugh. He was able to leapfrog to the NFL and not even have to relocate from the metropolitan area where he coached college. His squad had minimal expectations coming into the season and now it looks like the second best group in the NFC. Offense sells tickets and … [Read more...] about 49ers Jim Harbaugh: Already Coach of the Year in the NFL

Kentucky Wildcats Place Three Freshmen on Naismith Award Watch List

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The watch list for the Naismith Award, honoring the nation's top college basketball player, was release today. The Kentucky Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels lead the way, as each school had four players make the short list. For UK, three of them are freshmen from their soon-to-be-legendary recruiting class: Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, and Marquis Teague. All … [Read more...] about Kentucky Wildcats Place Three Freshmen on Naismith Award Watch List

Big 10 Bowl Projections; Much Hinges on Wisconsin Badgers

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When looking at the Big Ten conference standings, and trying to figure out the hierarchy for the college football bowl system, I can't help but think of one of my favorite lines from the '80s movie "Fletch." "I'd say we're in a gray area." "How gray?" "Charcoal." We do know this however- the Big Ten bellcow is still Wisconsin (get it bellcow, dairy state?). The … [Read more...] about Big 10 Bowl Projections; Much Hinges on Wisconsin Badgers

All-Time Big Ten Basketball Team: Magic, Isaiah and More

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The ex-husband of Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries, was successful at the University of Minnesota but his team struggled. The Gophers finished 12–18, with a 3–13 record in the Big Ten during Humphries' lone season. The team had a .500 record before his arrival and finished with a 10–6 conference record in the season after he left. Before “Humpdasian,” Kris was a great college … [Read more...] about All-Time Big Ten Basketball Team: Magic, Isaiah and More

Big 10 Football Power Rankings: Mediocrity, Parity, Blah Edition

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There are only two times when doing a power rankings can be fun- way early in the season/preseason, or when everything is jumbled, disorganized chaos and blah. Doing a power rankings when the hierarchy is clear cut is a practice strictly for centrist, vanilla losers. In the current Big Ten football world, mediocrity, blahness, national irrelevance, and parity reign. And … [Read more...] about Big 10 Football Power Rankings: Mediocrity, Parity, Blah Edition

LSU, Alabama Remain on Top as SEC Dominates Latest BCS Poll

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With only six days until their titanic clash in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, the LSU Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide remained on top of the latest BCS standings, which were released on Sunday night. Despite not playing this week, they both remained ahead of an Oklahoma State Cowboys squad that destroyed Baylor on Saturday, but none of that matters now as what will arguably be the … [Read more...] about LSU, Alabama Remain on Top as SEC Dominates Latest BCS Poll

North Carolina Ties All-Time Record; #1 in AP Poll for 8th Time

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With the release of today's college hoops AP preseason poll, the North Carolina Tar Heels further cemented themselves as one of college basketball's most storied programs. The Tar Heels, returning all five starters from last season's Elite 8 team, were the landslide #1 (62/65 votes) in the Associated Press' preseason poll. It's the eighth time they have been #1 with a bullet … [Read more...] about North Carolina Ties All-Time Record; #1 in AP Poll for 8th Time

Big Ten Basketball Season to Take a Small Step Down This Year

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Since 2009, we all saw this coming. Back then Big Ten basketball was dominated by a large group of sophomores that would only raise the conference profile higher to it's peak in 2011. And we knew that once that group was gone (Kalin Lucas, Talor Battle, JaJuan Johnson, E'Twaun Moore, Durrell Summers, Demetri McCamey etc.) the next year would see the conference take a small step … [Read more...] about Big Ten Basketball Season to Take a Small Step Down This Year

#20 Michigan Wolverines: College Basketball 111 in 111

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Welcome to The Sports Bank’s second annual college basketball season preview series.  Last year we looked at 99 teams in 99 days.  This year, we are being slightly more aggressive and expanding to 111 teams in 111 days.  We will rank the 74 power conference teams and top 37 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order.  We’ll break down rosters, non-conference schedules, and pick … [Read more...] about #20 Michigan Wolverines: College Basketball 111 in 111