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The New Year Report: Conference Previews – Part One

Posted on December 20, 2013 by bry

New Year’s Eve is right around the corner. Some people think of resolutions. Others think of champagne corks. Still others reflect back on another year gone by. But, for me, one of the things I think of first when I … Continue reading →

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Just How Sweet is Sweet?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by bry

So, we are down to 16 teams. We can all rank the remaining teams based on how good we think they have been all year or what we expect them to do going forward. And, we will all have similar … Continue reading →

Posted in College Hoops | Tagged arizona, duke, florida, florida gulf coast, indiana, kansas, lasalle, louisville, marquette, miami, michigan, michigan st., ohio st., oregon, syracuse, wichita st. | 6 Comments

College Hoops Opening Night Viewers Guide

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Doogan

Note: As promised, we’re hitting college hoops hard right out of the gate. This post overlaps with Bry’s last post, but puts a focus on some of the games that will be aired on basic cable Friday night. The majority … Continue reading →

Posted in College Hoops | Tagged alabama, duke, florida, georgetown, kentucky, marquette, maryland, michigan st., nate wolters, nerlens noel, ohio st., otto porter, uconn | Leave a comment

The Friday Fourteen: Best Sport Rivalries

Posted on January 21, 2011 by bry

One of the most astonishingly unknown statistics in sports has taken center-stage this week. Did anyone realize that the Packers and the Bears have not played a playoff game since…ONE WEEK AFTER THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR?!? That is absolutely … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Twelve | Tagged "The Rivalry", alabama, army, auburn, backyard brawl, barcelona, bears, cardinals, celtics, chiefs, civil war, cowboys, cubs, dodgers, duke, eagles, egg bowl, georgetown, giants, Ivy League, joe frazier, la salle, lafayette, lakers, lehigh, michigan, muhammed ali, navy, nfc east, north carolina, ohio state, oklahoma, packers, patriot league, penn, pittsburgh, princeton, raiders, real madrid, red sox, redskins, Route 66 Rivalry, st. joe's, syracuse, temple, texas, the big five, The Red River Shootout, The Ten-Year War, villanova, west virginia, yankees | 6 Comments

2010 College Basketball Conference Previews: ACC

Posted on November 30, 2010 by bry

Over the next week or two, BSB will be previewing each of the major conferences in the college basketball season. With the ACC-Big Ten Challenge underway, we figured we’d start with those two conferences. Hopefully, I’ll finish the Big Ten … Continue reading →

Posted in College Hoops | Tagged acc, chris singleton, duke, kyle singler, nc state, nolan smith, tracy smith, unc, virginia tech | 40 Comments

College Hoops Looking Like a Two-Horse Race

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Doogan

As Bry noted below, the end of the baseball season means more time to focus on the NFL. But it also means there’s a new sport coming back for our viewing pleasure: college basketball. The season gets underway tonight, and … Continue reading →

Posted in College Hoops | Tagged duke, kansas state, michigan state, ohio st., pittsburgh, villanova | 1 Comment

BSB Podcast: Final Four and Phillies

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Doogan

In the return of the BSB Podcast, Bry and Doogan talk about Saturday’s Final Four games and predict which of the four teams will cut down the nets on Monday night. They also delve into the Phillies a bit, talking … Continue reading →

Posted in College Hoops | Tagged butler, duke, michigan st., MLB, phillies, placido polanco, roy halladay, west virginia | Leave a comment

BSB Tournament Pick ‘Em: Sunday Elite Eight Preview (The Race for 2nd)

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Doogan

First off, congrats to Jason on basically dominating this competition. He took the lead on Friday of Round 1 and never gave it up, and definitely clinched the victory earlier than anyone ever has in this pool before. Unfortunately though, … Continue reading →

Posted in College Hoops | Tagged baylor, bsb tournament pick 'em, duke, michigan st., ncaa tournament, tennessee | 4 Comments

BSB Tournament Pick ‘Em: Friday Sweet 16 Preview

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Doogan

Tough to imagine tonight living up to last nights’ games, but here’s hoping. Jason now has a pretty commanding 13 point lead over 2nd-place Talia, largely thanks to being the only one to hit on Butler last night. But there are still … Continue reading →

Posted in College Hoops | Tagged baylor, bsb tournament pick 'em, duke, michigan st., ncaa tournament, northern iowa, ohio st., purdue, st. mary's, tennessee | 5 Comments

Charting a Course to March: 7 Games For the Final Stretch

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Doogan

As of today, the first day of the 2010 NCAA Basketball Tournament is exactly three weeks away. That means it’s time for cramming. Below are listed the seven games over these last few weeks of the regular season that every college hoops … Continue reading →

Posted in Charting a Course to March, College Hoops | Tagged baylor, duke, illinois, kansas, kansas st., louisville, maryland, michigan st., ohio st., purdue, syracuse, texas, villanova, west virginia | 5 Comments