Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan Bucknell and Navy Decide To Start Winning Games It took playing against a Division III opponent, but the Navy Midshipmen finally got into the win column on Saturday night against Gettysburg, eking out a 61-60 victory in front of a surely exuberant home crowd. […]
Month: December 2003
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 17th Michigan State finally gets a win: First off, I think the residents of Hoopville deserve a nice little round of applause at leaving the Michigan State Spartans out of the Top 25 this week. There are simply too many good teams in NCAA […]
Nightmare of the Rankings
Nightmare Before Christmas by Joaquin Mesa Far from now, when my grandson awakes from a nightmare on a stormy night and asks me why life has to be so unfair, why we die, why there is such a word as sadness, I will take a deep breath, stroke his hair […]
Special Websites
A New Year – A New 16 by Michael Ermitage I know Bracey Wright’s cell phone number. No, I really do. I also know Omari Faulkner’s mother’s email address (Faulkner is a forward for Georgetown). I also have the entire transcript of emails sent between former Duke player Elton Brand […]
Southern Conference Notebook
Southern Conference Notebook by Robby Trail The Southern Conference continues to struggle in non-conference play, going 5-6 in such games this week with teams losing several games they should have won. This week is a big one for the conference with non-conference match-ups against teams such as Vanderbilt, Alabama, Missouri, […]
Mid-American Notebook
Mid-American Conference Notebook by Jeremy Speer For years, Buffalo has been the MAC’s running joke. A team that has resided in the conference’s basement since joining in 1998, the Bulls were the closest thing to a sure win. And it appeared it would stay that way upon this season’s commencement. […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 16th Kentucky On Top: The Kentucky Wildcats are the fourth No. 1 team in today’s new Hoopville Top 25 poll, replacing last week’s No. 1 Florida Gators, who suffered two defeats at the hands of Louisville and Maryland. Maryland joins the Top 25 for […]
Roddy’s Rant: Ballad of Troubadours
Roddy’s Rant: The Ballad of Troubadours by Chris Roddy Referees get little mention unless there is a questionable call that directly impacts the outcome of a game. Fans bully and catcall our pinstriped fathers and mothers relentlessly, drawing on a filing cabinet of expletives and creative comparative metaphors that liken […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Looking for buried treasure in Florida With only eight games last week, the ACC glided through the calm before the storm. After much success during the first month of the season, the ACC teams wrap up the non-conference schedule during the next couple […]
Big 10 Notebook
Big Ten Notebook by Alan Rubenstein Under the Dome The inaugural BasketBowl was a resounding success as Michigan State and Kentucky played before a raucous crowd in an NCAA tournament atmosphere at Ford Field in Detroit. After a first half played at a very quick pace, the Spartans and Wildcats […]
