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Five college basketball teams likely to regress next season

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College basketball teams are experiencing more year-by-year turnover than ever before due to: graduation, players leaving early for the NBA Draft, and transfers galore;   Here are five teams who made the 2013 NCAA Tournament this season but will likely take a step back next year and have their work cut out for them if they want to return to the Big Dance. … [Read more...] about Five college basketball teams likely to regress next season

#35 Miami Hurricanes: College Basketball 111 in 111

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Welcome to The Sports Bank’s third annual college basketball season preview series.  Two years we looked at 99 teams in 99 days.  Last year, we were slightly more aggressive and expanded to 111 teams in 111 days and will do so again as we look ahead to the 2012-2013 season. We will rank the 75 power conference teams and top 36 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. … [Read more...] about #35 Miami Hurricanes: College Basketball 111 in 111

Miami Hurricanes Famous NFL TD Streak Over at 149

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Something happened this week in the NFL that hasn't happened in 149 weeks- no former Miami Hurricanes scored a touchdown. Yes, think about what an amazing streak that is. To quote Miami Sound Machine and Gloria Estefan "1, 2, 3....I'm just going to keep on counting..." The big boy Vince Wilfork from the New England Patriots was the last home on Monday night was the final … [Read more...] about Miami Hurricanes Famous NFL TD Streak Over at 149

Notre Dame Football and Brian Kelly: How does this story end?

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Halfway through his second season at the pressure-packed helm of Notre Dame football, Brian Kelly has experienced horrible tragedy and made almost every mistake imaginable. From the death of Declan Sullivan to horrible public admission that the players he recruited were on a different level than those he inherited, Kelly has done a lot in creating the minefield he has to … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Football and Brian Kelly: How does this story end?

#56 Miami Hurricanes: 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 #56 Miami Hurricanes: College Basketball 111 in 111

#22 Miami Hurricanes: College Football 77 in 77

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"I heard the rain storms ain't nothing to mess with, but I can't feel a drip on the strip." Yes we've come to the Miami Hurricanes, and you what that means, the obligatory cliche reference to 1.) the cheesy Will Smith song and 2.) the greatest ESPN "30 for 30" ever, "The U. It's all about the U." Really, I'm sure all you Canes fans will agree that movie was AWESOME! Ok … [Read more...] about #22 Miami Hurricanes: College Football 77 in 77

Notre Dame vs. Miami in a Bowl game! Only 20 years late

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“Save Jimmy Johnson’s ass for me.” This quote is one of the more revered utterances in Notre Dame sports legend. Lou Holtz allegedly said this to his team after a pre-game brawl between Notre Dame and Miami in a famous 1988 tilt featuring the No. 1 Hurricanes and No. 2 Irish. It was obvious that both teams didn’t like each other. And that is putting it nicely. The … [Read more...] about Notre Dame vs. Miami in a Bowl game! Only 20 years late

Showdown Letdown: OSU Report and Review

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As sequels often do, last Saturday’s showdown between the Miami Hurricanes and the Ohio State Buckeyes failed to live up to the promise of the original—the original, of course, being the two team’s classic 2003 Fiesta Bowl BCS National Championship game. It might have been unreasonable to expect a preseason game to matched one of college football’s greatest title games in … [Read more...] about Showdown Letdown: OSU Report and Review