College Basketball

Pompous Alumni of Notre Dame

Thursday, April 01, 2004  - CommentaryTo those of us who hate Notre Dame, there are many reasons. Among them is the hype, the "tradition," and particularly the fans who not only never went to the university, but most of whom can't spell the school's name correctly, much less have any chance of having the grades/intelligence to attend the institution. But the number [read more...]

Carmody, Coble and the ‘Cats

Northwestern University's basketball history is very peculiar. In 1939, the first ever Final Four took place on the school's campus, as Oregon defeated Ohio State 46-33. The game was held at Patten Gym, a 1,000-seat arena now used for recreational purposes. 17 years later, the event came back to NU as Bill Russell's San Francisco Dons won their second of [read more...]

Deflated

In Print - April 3, 2007| View Print Version (PDF) The NCAA Tournament towers over the college basketball landscape. Making the field of 64 validates a year for middling teams, and reaching the Final Four is the sole indicator of success for elite programs. Ah, the Tourney. It's the buzzer-beater, the hook-and-ladder, the greatest games ever played. You feel bad for that one [read more...]

Notre Dame Losing Its Luster

DVERTISEMENT Touchdown Jesus, we know, does not preach compassion. The Notre Dame football program, outside of NBC, garners a similarly fading respect. Tyrone Willingham is a victim of both. Tuesday, the football program dumped a widely respected coach, perhaps gracefully making him one of the two most sought after coaches in America. If the other is Urban Meyer of undefeated Utah, the [read more...]

March Madness in Illinois

Didn't I just turn off the Super Bowl? Anyway, believe it or not, March Madness, the debutantes' ball of collegiate athletics, is upon us.Various conference tournaments begin in just a few days. The NCAA Tournament gets underway in a little over two weeks. As we Illinoisans prepare to fill out our sheets for the tournament pool, it is worth taking [read more...]

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