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Achilles Heel? Rick Barnes' Tournament History
I believe we can all agree that this is one of the finer Rick Barnes teams we've seen at Texas, although we can't totally judge it against the previous greats before we see the tournament performance. It's important to note here though exactly what the March Madness tournament really is, a wildly...
Jackson State @ Ohio State Basketball Preview and Gamethread
What: Jackson State Tigers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes When: Friday, November 18th; 9:00 p.m. Where: Value City Arena; Columbus, Ohio Television: Big Ten Network Tigers' Record: (0-2) Opposing Coverage: The Clarion-Ledger David and Goliath, meet Ohio State and Jackson State. As the two squads prepare...
Wright State @ Ohio State Basketball Preview and Gamethread
What: Wright State Raiders vs. Ohio State Buckeyes When: Friday, November 11th; 9:00 p.m. Where: Value City Arena Television: Big Ten Network Raiders' 2010-11 Record: (19-14, 10-8 Horizon) Opposing Coverage: Dayton Daily News Gone are Jon Diebler, David Lighty, and Dallas Lauderdale, and with them...
NCAA Basketball Coaches: Figuring Out Who Is Earning Their Money
Ever wonder which coaches among the top ten highest paid are earning their money? It's hard to compare, and any comparison is largely subjective, but just for fun I took the top 10 highest paid coaches as indicated by USA Today and tried to quantify their worth. For this exercise, there are...
ACC Hoops "Down Year" Pegged To Coaching Tenure?
Remember all the talk this past season of the ACC basketball being in a down year? Well, consider for a moment the coaching tenure of the 12 men's basketball coaches in the conference. With Miami's Frank Haith leaving Miami for Mizzou, Boston College coach Steve Donahue is now the seventh most...
Kentucky Basketball: Can-Do 'Cats Survive and Advance ...
"Suurrprise!, suurrprise!, suurrprise!" Gomer Pyle I filled out two brackets. In neither bracket did I have Kentucky advancing past the Sweet 16. I filled out a "second chance" bracket, re-picking from the Sweet 16 on, and again, I did not have Kentucky advancing past the third round (I...
TOURNEY WATCH: 3/26/2011
Rock chalk, around the clock — Friday was all KU, all the time. Forget the win over Richmond, which was at best a minor obstacle. Ohio State, the only other remaining No. 1 seed, stumbled all over its feet in its second consecutive Sweet Sixteen exit at the hands of an SEC team. Guess it's...
Kentucky Wildcat Basketball: The Can-Do 'Cats
Most of the nation's college basketball fans consider the Kentucky Wildcat vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Sweet 16 match-up to be a no-brainer pick. A no-brainer because the Buckeyes are the No. 1 ranked team in the country, they are the overall No. 1 seed in the Big Dance, they sport a sparkling 34-2...
2011 NCAA Tournament: George Mason Patriots vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Preview
What: George Mason Patriots vs. Ohio State Buckeyes When: Sunday, March 20th; 5:15 P.M. Where: Quicken Loans Arena; Cleveland, Ohio Television: CBS Roadrunners' Record: (27-6, 16-2 CAA) Opposing Site: George Mason Basketball After easily dispatching UT-San Antonio on Friday, Ohio State moves on to...
2011 NCAA Tournament: The Coaches of March
When it comes to March Madness, many people like to base their picks off of the coaches of the various teams. "Can you imagine Mike Krzyzewski being outcoached by Rick Barnes? There's no way Texas is beating Duke!" And so on. But how good exactly are these coaches in March? One way to measure it is...
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