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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
There were lots to love about the first weekend of the 2015 NCAA Tournament: a few upsets here, a couple of shockers there (sorry Kansas). And my bracket has officially been shot to hell (gee thanks Michigan State for eliminating… Read More ›
The 2015 NCAA Tournament is here (whoo-hoo!!!). And while I won’t use this time to bitch over undeserving teams getting in the tournament (Indiana and Purdue I am looking right at your asses), I will use this space to give… Read More ›
At first blush, I thought that the NCAA dropped the hammer on Jim Boeheim and the Syracuse basketball program. Boeheim was suspended for nine ACC games (including the one this past Saturday) and his basketball program will be losing 12… Read More ›
Before I share my thoughts on the passing of Dean Smith, let me first start by disclosing the following. I am an alumnus of North Carolina State University (Class of 1997). Growing up in Winston-Salem, NC (ok, actually Kernersville), I… Read More ›