Well, this is a bit weird. Sure the 2011-2012 college basketball season is on the horizon, but there is no NBA. Normally I would follow up a college basketball preview with an NBA preview, but the college boys will have… Read More ›
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ACC Excelled on and off the Field…
The Atlantic Coast Conference had quite the weekend. First, the ACC acquitted itself on the football field. While Florida State and Maryland were competitive in losing to #1 Oklahoma and West Virginia respectively, Clemson and “The U” beat the dog… Read More ›
NCAA Needs to Hammer Administrators More than the Students
So we have another sordid scandal in college football. As the saying goes, “brand new day, same ‘ol (spit). First it was Ohio State. Then it was UNC, followed by Boise State and Georgia Tech. Now Miami has joined the… Read More ›
Greed + Envy = College Conference Expansion
There is nothing better in college sports than longstanding rivalries. It’s even better when they lead to schools leaving conferences. The folks at Texas A&M is tired of the University of Texas’ smugness (in their eyes), the smugness being Texas’… Read More ›
2011 NBA Draft Results Damning for College Basketball
There was something peculiar about the 2011 NBA Draft. Four of the first seven players drafted were international players. What does this all mean? Was it because of the “Dirk” effect? Did Nowitzki’s performance in the NBA Finals put the end… Read More ›
Paying Student-Athletes Does not Solve the Problem
There has been a lot of talk of student-athletes of the high-revenue sports (football and men’s basketball) receiving compensation. Conference commissioners are pondering whether it should be monthly or in the case of college football after every game. The Big… Read More ›
The Klown Times 