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College Football will never have Title Games like This
By Paul M. Banks Under the current and counter-intuitive BCS system, college football will never have a title game like the instant classic we watched Monday night. There will never be a mid-major taking on a BCS conference school, and battling them down to the final second, for all the marbles. … [Read more...] about College Football will never have Title Games like This
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March Madness Baby!
The TSB.net staff NCAA tournament picks For a more in-depth forecast and rationale please our College Hoops expert David K’s Region by region breakdown. By the way, Week in Review will not be seen this week. I have been crazy busy and will recap a lot of the stuff that’s been keeping me busy next week. It’s also March Madness, quite possibly the greatest week in all of … [Read more...] about March Madness Baby!
South Regional Bracket Breakdown
By: David K. Overview: This is hands down the toughest bracket. North Carolina and Oklahoma are the #1 and #2. If Blake Griffin didn’t suffer a concussion a couple weeks ago, odds are the Sooners would have been a #1 seed. What I hate about this bracket is that it has three teams I was considering Final Four sleepers; Syracuse, Gonzaga, and Arizona State. I am giddy at … [Read more...] about South Regional Bracket Breakdown
Illini Rarely Survive Tourney’s First Weekend
Paul M. Banks In order to win the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament, a team must go 6-0. Out of the 6 rounds within which a team may be eliminated, the University of Illinois has the most issues with the second round. Since 1995, the Illini have qualified for the tournament every year but three. In those 11 March Madness appearances, they were ousted in exactly the second … [Read more...] about Illini Rarely Survive Tourney’s First Weekend
Big Ten Tournament Preview and Predictions
By Paul M. Banks When the 12th Annual Big Ten Men’s basketball tournament tips off Thursday morning it will feature one of the deepest fields in recent years. If a couple of the bubble teams make a strong showing at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, as many as nine teams could have a case to be in the big dance occurring the following week. One thing I can’t figure out … [Read more...] about Big Ten Tournament Preview and Predictions
Wildcats Approach School Record for Wins.
By Paul M. Banks f you saw the highlights of Northwestern’s shocking upset at #20 Purdue on the Big Ten Network last night, you might have seen the line reading “17 wins by Northwestern ties school record.” That’s incorrect. Their next victory, which could come Sunday at Ohio St., would be their 18th. That would tie the school record set by the 1982-83 squad led by Jim … [Read more...] about Wildcats Approach School Record for Wins.
The Real Bracket Busters
By: David K. Last weekend, ESPN featured their “Bracket Buster” day in which some of the best mid-major teams went head-to-head as to make a statement to the committee come Selection Sunday. This got me thinking (which is always dangerous when it involves college basketball.) What if there was a true Bracket Buster day featuring the major conferences? This would give the … [Read more...] about The Real Bracket Busters
Bill Carmody and Craig Moore: NU’s leaders
By Paul M. Banks After upsetting the #7 Michigan State Spartans on Wednesday night, the Northwestern Wildcats became the talk of Big Ten College Basketball. Coupled with the 74-65 victory over No. 18 Minnesota on Sunday, Northwestern has defeated ranked opponents in consecutive games for the first time in school history. The MSU win was the Wildcats’ first over a team ranked … [Read more...] about Bill Carmody and Craig Moore: NU’s leaders