By Mike Gallagher If this were a bar, Gophers AD Joel Maturi would be cutoff. “The fact of the matter is we’re 6-6, if we win our bowl game, we’ll be 7-6. That’s one game better than when Brewster took over the program three years ago.” Wow. That was Maturi a few days before the Gophers DID NOT win the Insight Bowl vs. Iowa State, thus making the Gophers record the … [Read more...] about Gophers, Brewster Talking Contract Extension
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College Football Live Blog Week 3, Nighttime games!
Welcome to our nighttime version of the college football live blog! There's a few great matchups tonight, starting with Northwestern at Syracuse, and to be followed by Texas Tech-Texas and Arkansas-Georgia. Should be a fun night, and we'll kick it off with some musings from my guy PB about one of his many alma maters, Northwestern! Syracuse 3, Northwestern 0 (12:33 left … [Read more...] about College Football Live Blog Week 3, Nighttime games!
Tim Brewster’s Third Year Full of Question Marks
By Mike Gallagher Tim Brewster did not have big shoes to fill when he stepped into the head-coaching job at the University of Minnesota. He followed a man that could muster more than eight wins out of his football program just once and never finished higher than fourth in the Big Ten. A man that consistently let top name talent walk right out of the state of Minnesota to … [Read more...] about Tim Brewster’s Third Year Full of Question Marks
Will the Bulls Draft a Backup Point Guard?
By Paul M. Banks If there’s one position the Chicago Bulls don’t have a pressing need at, it’s point guard. The incumbent starter, Derrick Rose is the only player on the roster even remotely close to developing into a franchise player, and (SAT scandals and gang sign gestures aside) is the guy to build the team around. But the Bulls might see backup Kirk Hinrich move on soon … [Read more...] about Will the Bulls Draft a Backup Point Guard?
Jim Boeheim Discusses the Collegiate Springboard to NBA
By Paul M. Banks We all know that the NBA requires players to put in at least one year of college before jumping to “The Association,” Up until a couple years ago, players could jump directly from high school. Recently, there’s been talk of turning that one year commitment rule into a two year mandate. I spoke with a legendary coach, Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim about that … [Read more...] about Jim Boeheim Discusses the Collegiate Springboard to NBA
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