It’s Just Not Fair by Michael Ermitage Major college basketball is not fair. It never has been and likely never will be. I’m not going to pretend that the good ole’ days of freshmen ineligibility and outlawed slam dunks were devoid of recruiting scandal and overzealous, rule-breaking “boosters.” Today’s college […]
Month: December 2004
Ted Woodward
Woodward Moves Up, Plans To Do the Same With His Team by Phil Kasiecki ORONO, Maine – Most coaches dream of one day becoming a head coach and continuously work toward that goal. Talking to new Maine head coach Ted Woodward, you might get the impression that he’s not exactly […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 15th Majerus Is In: After several days of speculation and discussion, USC officials hired Rick Majerus, the former Utah coach and current ESPN analyst. Majerus said he plans to let interim coach Jim Saia complete the season as the Trojans’ coach. But doing so […]
From the Mailbag
Touring Around the Northeast by Phil Kasiecki We’re getting ready to look at the top high school players in the country after our spring and summer evaluations. But first, it’s time to look at what we’ve received in the mailbag lately, as it’s been a while since we last did […]
Cincinnati is Number One
Cincinnati can’t displace Tobacco Road by Zach Van Hart Recently, The Sporting News announced their annual ranking of the best college basketball cities in the nation, and, in their infinite wisdom, the brain trust at TSN proclaimed Cincinnati the “Best of College Basketball” for 2004. With the University of Cincinnati […]
Ohio Valley Preview
Ohio Valley Conference Preview by Nathan Clinkenbeard Sports writers, coaches and players can spend all the time in the world wondering who will be number one in the OVC by the end of the season, but the regular season hardly matters as much in a mid-major conference. Take the Austin […]
SEC Preview
SEC Conference Preview by Thomas Beisner The Southeastern Conference enters its 72nd season with an influx of new talent, one new coach and several teams looking to unseat the powers at the top. Unfortunately for these teams, Kentucky again looks to be at the head of the class. The Eastern […]
Patriot League Preview
Patriot League Preview by Steve Sheridan Last season in the Patriot League was a long roller coaster ride, one that left the diehard fan completely satisfied at the end. Lafayette jumped out quickly, Lehigh stormed ahead, and meanwhile the American Eagles continued their steady, unassuming play to be there until […]
Pac-10 Preview
Pac-10 Conference Season Preview by Scott Allen The Pacific-10 Conference won’t have much representation in the majority of preseason Top 25 polls and the pundits will predictably continue to call the Pac-10 one of the weakest major conferences in the land. Without fail, incensed fans at Arizona, Stanford and Washington […]
Horizon League Preview
Horizon League Preview by Nick Dettmann For the second straight season last year, the Horizon League championship game pitted the top two teams in the league. For the second straight year, the game had the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as one of the teams. For the second straight year, the title […]
