Author: Michael Ermitage

NCAA Picks

Title Goes Here by Michael Ermitage There are all sorts of ways to make NCAA bracket picks. You could stick to completely numerical data like the RPI, Sagarin ratings or something called the Pomeroy. Or you could flip on the television and hear three fine gentleman in expensive suits voice […]

Mid-Con Tournament Recaps

Mid-Continent Conference Tournament Recap by Michael Ermitage First Round No. 1 Oral Roberts 82, No. 8 Southern Utah 59 The top-seeded Golden Eagles took care of business in its first round matchup with Southern Utah. Oral Roberts jumped out to a 10-point halftime lead en route to a dominating victory. […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 5th MWC Reprimands Four Players: Utah’s star forward Andrew Bogut was one of four players reprimanded by the Mountain West Conference after a confrontation in the Utes’ 69-60 win against BYU last Saturday. Bogut, teammates Richard Chaney and Marc Jackson and BYU’s Austin Ainge […]

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The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 26th Chaney Suspended for Rest of Regular Season: After some reflection, Temple University officials decided that coach John Chaney’s self-imposed one-game ban was not sufficient. They suspended Chaney for the team’s remaining three games during the regular season. Chaney admitted earlier in the week […]

Team Chemistry

Fun Teams Win by Michael Ermitage The date was Feb. 16, 2005, and the undefeated Illinois Fighting Illini were playing at Penn State. It was a packed house, as usual, to see the #1 team in the country play. And while Penn State was 20-point underdogs, there is always a […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 12th Horton Has History of Abuse: Michigan guard Daniel Horton has been suspended from the Wolverine basketball team for an incident stemming from a domestic abuse charge. Now it has been revealed that the woman involved in the incident, Horton’s girlfriend Deborah Johnson, had […]

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The Morning Dish – Saturday, Feruary 5th MSU to Make Lineup Change: The normally sharp shooting Chris Hill may be replaced in the starting lineup by freshman guard Drew Neitzel. Hill has struggled to find his jump shot recently. Hill, a natural shooting guard, has been playing out of position […]

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The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 29th All It Takes Is a Few Wins: Minnesota coach Dan Monson was all but fired entering this season. His tenure at Minnesota had seen a lot of losing and a lot of turmoil in his short stint there. But this season, Monson has […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 22nd Player Dies on Court: There is some sad news to pass along in college hoops. Eastern Connecticut guard Antwoine Key died Thursday night after collapsing during the opening minutes of a game at Worcester State, officials said. Police and emergency personnel used defibrillators […]

Support Illinois

Support Your Team, Chicago! by Michael Ermitage Hello? Chicago? Do you realize that the number one team in college basketball is playing right outside your precious Chicagoland borders? It sure doesn’t seem like it. Oh sure, the Sun Times will run a back page spread on the Illini opening conference […]