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UConn: Not all that bad
Every morning that the stock market trades, CNBC hits us with the concept of "fair value." A company purports to determine for the network at what numbers the markets should have closed the previous day, in order to more accurately judge the early direction of trading based on futures action. The...
The New Football Coach at Maryland is
not Mike Leach. At least according to ESPN. Randy Edsall reportedly did not return on the Connecticut charter after the Fiesta Bowl, but instead headed to Maryland for contract negotiations. Edsall is 74-70 as head coach of the Huskies. Edsall is a branch off the Tom Coughlin Tree. Edsall played...
Let's Play Jeopardy! Answer: 8 Games
Question: How many games will #20 Texas play against teams currently ranked in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top Ten? The Longhorns will have no problem with RPI when March comes along, as Texas has games against the #3, #4, #5, #6, #8, #9, and #10 teams currently in the collegiate basketball...
Week 1 SBNation Blogpoll Ballot
Here is the Wimple's week 1 ballot for the SBNation blogpoll, formerly the MGoBlog blogpoll. Again, the Wimple advocates (and practices) resume polling, which means my early ballots are going to clash-- sometimes violently-- with the consensus ballots that predominate in this (and most) polls. My...
2013 Forward Kuran Iverson Lists Villanova Among Top 5
Kuran Iverson, a 6'8" forward that plays his high school basketball at Northwest Catholic in Connecticut, has listed Villanova in his latest Top 5, alongside UConn, Kentucky, Louisville and Texas. This is a Top 5 that has changed from a Top 3 he listed in July, with Syracuse dropping out of...
Conference Realignment: UConn & Rutgers Did Not Pledge Allegiance To The Big East
Following last night's meeting in New York City that involved the presidents and athletic directors of the Big East's football schools, commissioner John Marinatto (by the way, a great parody Twitter account has surfaced) told the media that the representatives from each school pledged loyalty to...
Why The Big East Is Alot Like Czechoslovakia
We are now roughly two thirds of the way through the long desert that is the College Football off season. Being that is the dead period in the sport the journalists who cover it full time, not to mention the army of blogger's, have to write about something. Easily the most popular meme of the past...
Weekend preview: Gamecocks prepare to host Huskies in Super Regional
The South Carolina Gamecocks (48-14, 22-8 SEC) are just two wins away from a birth in the College World Series for the second straight year and reaching the 50-win mark for just the fifth time in almost 120 years of baseball. Before the Gamecocks get a chance to defend their status as National...
NC State's Bowl Expenses
This week, the Wiz of Odds is taking a comprehensive look at what it costs for college football teams to travel to bowl games. (Hat tip to Austin.) Earlier today, the site posted NC State's expenses from the Champs Sports Bowl, if you're into that sort of thing. North Carolina State expenses: The...
2011 NCAA Tournament: Is Offensive Rebounding Percentage key to Tournament Success?
What: Along the Olentangy's March Madness Competition When: March 15th - April 4th Where: CBSSports.com Official Link Password: buckeyes Directions: Sign up for a CBS Sports account (if you have one already, you're set) and follow the above link to our specific bracket. The password is "buckeyes"...
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