D-1 Independents Notebook by Stephen Murphy Do you remember the days when it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing to be an independent? Do you remember David Robinson, Kelly Tripucka, Bill Laimbeer, and David Rivers? Colleges such as Notre Dame, Navy and Air Force were free to schedule whomever they chose. […]
Month: January 2003
Super Bowl Ballers
Super Bowl Ballers by Jed Tai While there is a nice slate of college basketball games on tap for this weekend, the attention of the sports world will be fixated on one event – the Super Bowl. Considering it’s the single biggest sporting event in the world, it’s no shame […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Notebook by Joaquin Mesa Will Not Coach for Food Pac-10 play went on unabashed and teams were eager to provide the types of games it did last year. It was lucky for those of us that enjoy watching the Pac-10 that UCLA did not play in every game, otherwise […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Mitch Schneider Battin’ 400 The great Boston Red Sox slugger, Ted Williams, did it in 1941. Sixty-two year later, another Williams would reach the 400-mark . . . except this one did it with a clipboard instead of a bat, in a different sport, and […]
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman A Loud Cry, Followed by a Deafening Silence As expected, my last article raised the ire of many Wyoming fans. They didn’t appreciate my assessment that the Cowboys are the league’s most overrated team. If that wasn’t bad enough, I added a little more […]
Morning dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 22nd, 2003 by Michael Ermitage It doesn’t matter how good the Alabama Crimson Tide are when they head to Oxford, Mississippi each year – they are destined to be blown out by the Rebels. And that’s exactly what happened Tuesday night as Ole Miss […]
Mid-Season Awards
The Second-Annual Mid-Season Awards by Bill Thayer We’re halfway through the season, so what a better time to reflect back and take a look at the players and teams I think deserve recognition. So, without delay, here are my Second Annual Half-Year Awards! 1st Team All-Americans G: Hollis Price, Oklahoma […]
Southland Notebook
Southland Conference Notebook by Jason Orts Stephen F. Austin proves it is for real The Lumberjacks, who were picked to finish in the middle of the Southland Conference pack at the beginning of the season, proved they are for real with victories over highly-regarded teams Lamar and Sam Houston to […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Notebook by Adam Shandler The Return of Rick They put the ”hemp” in Hempstead. Before the season, senior two-guard Rick Apodaca and Sophomore forward Wendell Gibson got caught with their hands in the dime bag and were sentenced by Hofstra University to sit out the first 14 games of […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 21, 2003 by Adam Shandler It’s a good week to be a Rice. On Sunday, Jerry Rice and his Oakland Raiders earned a berth in the Super Bowl and last night Darius Rice, Jerry’s nephew, propelled the Miami Hurricanes to an upset of No. […]
