Another Selection Sunday, another year of NCAA tournament work pools and bracket filling – only to be followed by the eventual bracket busting and torching of said brackets. And as always, there are teams who got snubbed and others who… Read More ›
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The Inaugural “Klownie” Awards
YOOOOOO!!!!! It’s been a minute since I’ve ranted on this blog. The combination of being a full-time dad, and no football (NFL and college) would cause a brother to be dormant for a while. However, in light of last nights’… Read More ›
2015 – 2016 College Basketball Preview
Similar to the 2015-2016 NBA season, the college basketball season is upon us – as in right now. Another season has snuck up on me. I guess that’s what happens when you are a consultant and have a five-year-old son…. Read More ›
The Buck Stops with Pitino
It sometimes cracks me up when I hear college coaches say the following quote whenever a scandal threatens to rock their athletic programs. “I didn’t know”. “I have no know knowledge of the situation.” Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino is… Read More ›
30-Second Shot Clock a Good First Step in Men’s College B-Ball
In the midst of the hoopla that are the NBA Playoffs and #DeflateGate, the NCAA took what I thought was a good, bold first step in improving men’s college basketball: reducing the shot clock from 35 seconds to 30. A… Read More ›
Gotta Give it Up to Coach K
This is going to be a hard rant for me to type up. Growing up in Winston-Salem, NC and later becoming an alumnus of North Carolina State University (class of 1997), I have learned two important things: hating the University… Read More ›
Believe It or Not, Geno Auriemma Has a Point
UConn’s women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma is a lot of things to a lot of people – most of them not so good. He comes off as an egotistical blowhard, always seemingly bloviating over how great the women’s game is… Read More ›