Small Step for NCAA, Big Step for Butler

Most college basketball fans would not describe the Butler Bulldogs vs. Duke Blue Devils as their dream match-up for the NCAA title game. However, this game was anything but disappointing!. This match-up speaks to how close these so-called mid-major programs are to the traditional power houses of college basketball. This game didn’t feature any one-and-done [...]

Written on April 5, 2010 | Posted in Basketball - NCAA,Features | 1 comment

How Can All 4 Teams Win The Final Four?

The Final Four is here, but I don’t want anyone to lose. Instead of making picks we’re going to talk about how everyone can win. Can Butler pull it off at home? Can Coach K make it a fourth title? Can Bob Huggins win a title for his Alma Mater? Will Tom Izzo net himself another title?

Written on March 29, 2010 | Posted in Basketball - NCAA,Sports | No comment

The General’s Bracket Eulogy: 2010 Edition

Alright, I said before this even started that an atom bomb would probably be detonated over my bracket.  Little did I know that there would be a “Fat Man”, a “Little Boy”, and a trio of “Baby Triplets”. It’s time we did some learning from this situation and figured out a better way to build [...]

Written on March 23, 2010 | Posted in Basketball - NCAA,Sports | 1 comment

The General’s 2010 NCAA Bracket: Character Edition

Ah, it’s springtime and March Madness is here.  I can already hear the buzzer, the shrieking crowd as a big-name goes down—and the sound of some 14 seed setting off an atom bomb on my bracket… I love to pick my bracket every year, don’t you?  Every year I think I’ve totally got it locked [...]

Written on March 16, 2010 | Posted in Basketball - NCAA,Features,Sports | 2 comments

NCAA Tournament Expansion: March Madness’er

There are very few things in life that are perfect; the combination of peanut butter and chocolate in a Reese’s, J-Lo’s backside, and the NCAA College Basketball Tournament. Currently March Madness is 65 teams selected by a College Basketball committee (number crunching dorks). They have one play-in game, which only degenerate gamblers watch. People have [...]

Written on February 8, 2010 | Posted in Basketball - NCAA | 6 comments