College Basketball

The first full weekend of the NCAA basketball tournament is in the books and it wasn’t without its share of upsets and exciting finishes. The upsets of the first round included #12 Villanova beating #5 Clemson, #13 San Diego defeating #4 UConn in overtime, #13 Siena upending #4 Vanderbilt, #11 Kansas St. tamed #6 USC, and #10 Davidson subdued #7 Gonzaga. I think without a doubt the most exciting finish of the first round was #12 Western Kentucky hitting a last second 26-foot three pointer in overtime to beat #5 Drake 101-99.

The second round had its share of Cinderella stories advancing to the Sweet Sixteen with #12 Villanova defeating #13 Siena, #12 Western Kentucky beating #13 San Diego and #10 Davidson out gunning #2 Georgetown. I think the NCAA tournament is always better when we have these sort of teams making it to the second weekend and who knows one of these teams might be the next George Mason.

Right now North Carolina by far looks like the team to beat after the first two games so it will be interesting to see if some of the other high seeded teams step up to the challenge in the coming games.

Filed Under: College Basketball, General Sports

NCAA Tournament Bets of the Day – March 20th

March 20, 2008 by stonecoldjz

NCAA Tournament 2008

Kansas -22.5
Temple +7.5
Purdue -3

Overall Record:

College Basketball 95-67-6
NBA 16-10
College Football: 44-41-1
MLB 7-1
NFL 63-33-3

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College Basketball Bets of the Day – March 18th

March 18, 2008 by stonecoldjz

Mt. St. Mary’s covers -7
UNC-Asheville covers +14

Overall Record:

College Basketball 94-66-6
NBA 16-10
College Football: 44-41-1
MLB 7-1
NFL 63-33-3

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Georgia On My Mind

March 16, 2008 by stonecoldjz

Georgia Bulldogs

The Georgia Bulldogs just completed a historic run through the SEC tournament by going from worst to first in four days. I would venture to say this is one of the most memorable runs ever due to all the circumstances revolving around this Championship specifically. Georgia won three games in less than 35 hours and four games overall against Mississippi, Kentucky, Mississippi St. and Arkansas to win the SEC Championship. The reason Georgia had to win three games within 35 hours was due to an EF 2 tornado that hit downtown Atlanta (tornados very very rarely hit major downtown cities) Friday evening and suspended Georgia’s game that evening leading to two games on Saturday. The rest of the tournament also was moved to Georgia Tech’s coliseum due to the damage suffered by the Georgia Dome.

Take all these components along with the fact that head coach Dennis Felton of Georgia was on the hot seat to say the least and the Bulldogs pulled off a monumental run to win the SEC. Georgia gained a #14 seed in the West and will play #3 Xavier in the first round.

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Surprise, Surprise

March 15, 2008 by sports

It’s been a pretty well known deal that UNC basketball recruits football better than the football staff does. Prime Example:

Greg Little

I mean, why sign with Notre Dame when you can get front row seats to a National Title Run with the Tarheels? I mean, if you can play football, you can play anywhere….but where else can you be guaranteed a seat on a bench that even money can’t buy? CHAPEL HILL!!! Who is that washed up defensive end that pulled the same deal?…..James, Jermell, J….Peppers?

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Bobby Knight Hits ESPN Airwaves

March 13, 2008 by stonecoldjz

Bobby Knight ESPN

Attention all Bobby Knight lovers the man, the myth, the legend is now an analyst for Championship week and all of the NCAA Tournament for ESPN. Is anyone excited or are you more annoyed? I think he did an ok job last night, but that isn’t the real Bobby Knight in my opinion. He was very insightful, but very subdued. I think the real question is will he drop a F-bomb before his stint is over?

Filed Under: College Basketball, General Sports