Archive for January, 2006
Texas A&M Restrains the ‘12th Man’
Texas A&M Seeks Restraining Order Against ‘12th Man’
Texas A&M sought a restraining order Monday against the Seattle Seahawks, asking the NFC champions to stop promoting the “12th Man” marketing campaign.
NCAA Tourney Top Seeds Prediction
With March Madness a month away, the bracket is beginning to take some shape but a long way from being set. Duke and UConn seem in best position to secure top seeds with Memphis, Illinois and Texas looking to join them. My 2nd seed predictions include Texas, Gonzaga, Villanova and Pittsburgh. Any [...]
Top 10 continue to fall - Cal over Washington
ESPN.com - NCB - Powe nets 18, nabs 13 boards in Cal’s upset of No. 9 Huskies
Cal finds consistentcy, which coupled with the Huskies lackluster performance preventing Washington from tying the ‘76 Washington team that began the season 17-2 for the school’s second-best 19-game start behind the Final Four-bound 1953 team that began 18-1.
Which top [...]
NCAA to Publish Ratings Percentage Index
The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament committees will release the Ratings Percentage Index on their Web site starting next week.It marks the first time the NCAA will publicly release the RPI ratings, which are used to help select the postseason tournament fields. Updated rankings can be found at www.ncaasports.com from Feb. 2 through the [...]
ESPN.com - NCF - Georgia’s Richt gets new 8-year, $16 million deal
ESPN.com - NCF - Georgia’s Richt gets new 8-year, $16 million deal
With a new eight-year, $16 million contract, Mark Richt receives a $500,000 a year raise. What would he have gotten if they had won the Sugar Bowl?
Duke Responds with Big Win
Duke left no doubt that they were unhappy with the outcome of the Georgetown game this weekend and didn’t need a 40 foot buzzer beater to win this time around vs. Virginia Tech. They still look like the team to beat come April. Where do you have them in your CollegeToP25?
Football Recruiting Class Reviews
Stewart Mandel of SI asks the question, do recruiting class rankings matter?” in this look at the past 5 years of freshman classes. Tennessee took their highly touted class to their first bowless season in . Looks like Florida will get the nod in 2006. What will they do with it?
Game Cocks Hand Gators 2nd Defeat
With two losses in a row, it appears Tennessee took more than an undefeated season and the number one ranking from Florida. “We’re right back to where we were before the season started,” Donovan said. “We’ve got to be able to prove ourselves. I think it’s very, very evident, we’re not a Top Five, [...]
Terps Senior Chris McCray to Miss Rest of Season
Maryland announced Monday that senior Chris McCray would miss the rest of the season for failing to adhere to NCAA academic standards.
“This is the first time in 28 years as a head coach I’ve lost a player halfway through the season,” Williams said. “It’s something that I personally take responsibility for. I feel bad about [...]
Bracket time?
Why not? Follow ESPN’s Bracketology week by week. Currently the number 1 seeds are Memphis, UConn, Duke and Texas. You’ll need a subscription to get all the ins and outs of who is where and why.
C-USA criticizes officials for T on Penders
Fortunately, Tom Penders was able to return to the bench after collapsing during the first half of Saturdays game against UAB. Not as much can be said about the decision the officials made to enforce the technical foul they called at the time. What were they thinking?
Conference USA said Monday that officials “exercised [...]
Shake-up at Basketball’s Top
What a weekend! First Pit falls, then Duke and finally Florida putting the first tick in the loss column for each. The end result is a return to Number 1 for UConn. The Huskies coach, Jim Calhoun, was quick to tell his team it matters little who is ranked at the top in [...]