Nick Saban and Alabama have won three national championships over the past four years. (MIke Pettigano/BSD)
Please excuse my disguise. I’m wearing Groucho Marx glasses to hide my identity. You see, I’m a lifelong PAC-12 college football fan but I’m here to sing the praises of my actual favorite conference, the SEC. If my PAC-12 brethren knew [...]
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A Diehard Pac-12 Fan’s Favorite Confe...
Nick Saban and Alabama have won three national championships over the past four years. (MIke Pettigano/BSD)
Please excuse my disguise. I’m wearing Groucho Marx glasses to hide my identity. You see, I’m a lifelong PAC-12 college football fan but I’m here to sing the praises of my actual favorite conference, the SEC. If my PAC-12 brethren knew [...]
SEC Tournament Rundown (March 16th)
NASHVILLE – The SEC Tournament resumed on Saturday with the conference semifinals. The championship game will be held at 1:00 on Sunday and will conclude the tournament.
(4) Alabama 51, (1) Florida 61
Florida used a 15-0 second half run to erase a 10-point second half deficit and advance to Sunday’s SEC Championship. Kenny Boynto [...]
SEC Tournament Rundown (March 15th)
NASHVILLE – The SEC Tournament resumed on Friday with four games. The semifinals will tip off on Saturday at 1:00 P.M. eastern time.
(9) LSU 58, (1) Florida 80
Erik Murphy scored a game-high 27 points and led all scorers for the Gators on Friday. Florida (25-6) shot 51 percent and made 11 of its 20 three-point attempts in the victory. [...]
Down to the Wire for Bubble Teams (Ma...
Trae Golden and Tennessee are currently the last team in the field of 68. (Photo: Ben Ozburn/Tennessee Journalist)
Selection Sunday is just three days away and the number of bubble spots available have dramatically shrunk. There are 31 projected conference champions and now 30 teams at the moment seen to be solidly in the NCAA Tournament fiel [...]
It’s Scoreboard Watching Week f...
Kevin Pangos and Gonzaga help teams on the bubble out by not being upset in the WCC Tournament.
It’s still early, but for teams on the bubble, things have went well so far. Monday’s final of the West Coast Conference Tournament was probably a moot point as certainly Gonzaga and probably Saint Mary’s were already in the NCAA [...]
Bids for Bubble Spots Shrinking (Marc...
Joe Harris and Virginia are hoping to get back to the NCAA Tournament. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
Selection Sunday is now less than one week away. Many teams are shoe-ins for the NCAA Tournament, but there are still a number of teams with work to do to get into the field of 68. There are 31 projected conference champions and 26 t [...]
A Return to the Bubble (February 9th)
Illinois has enough quality wins to feel good about its tournament chances.
For most teams, the conference schedule is halfway over. Selection Sunday is not that far away and the bubble is still relatively large. There are 31 automatic bids and 37 at-large bids to be had. Teams currently leading their conferences will be presumed conference c [...]
First Eye on the Bubble (February 1st...
Trevor Releford and Alabama is hoping to avoid letting another bad non-conference keep it out of the NCAA Tournament. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
The calendar has struck February and March Madness is now just a little over a month away. The NCAA Tournament field will soon be taking shape, but as now, there are many teams sitting v [...]
Bowl Roundup (January 4th-6th)
The national championship is upon us, but there were three non-BCS games leading up to the title game including an intriguing match-up in the Cotton Bowl.
AT&T Cotton Bowl (January 4th)
Arlington, TX
#9 Texas A&M 41, #11 Oklahoma 13
Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel accounted for 516 yards and four touchdowns as the Texas A&M [...]
Justified? Round 1 – A Look at ...
Tom O'Brien went 40-35 in six seasons at N.C. State. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
There have already been a number of college football coaches fired this offseason including two from the ACC and three from the SEC not including John L. Smith who was hired on an interim basis at Arkansas. Here are a look at those five coaches and [...]
How will Mizzou, A&M Football Fa...
Texas A&M will begin SEC play in 2012.
As conference realignment has run rampant throughout collegiate sports, the football conference that has produced the last six national champions has expanded as well. In 2012, former Big XII schools, Missouri and Texas A&M will join the Southeastern Conference. Missouri finished its final season [...]
Today on the Bubble: The Final 68 (Ma...
Xavier will determine the last spot in the NCAA Tournament.
Selection Sunday is less than six hours away. The field is just about set. Ole Miss’ loss to Vanderbilt in the SEC semifinals leaves the Rebels out of the tournament and Colorado’s victory in the Pac-12 championship eliminates Arizona as well. So rather than breaking down [...]
The Final Bubble
Kyle Fogg and Arizona have made a push for one of the final tournament spots.
Selection Sunday is just one day away. The conference tournaments have made the bubble a little more clearer, but just slightly. Many teams still have a chance to play their way in and some have already put their fates in the hands of the selection committee. There [...]
2012 SEC Tournament Preview
Terrence Jones and Kentucky will be the favorite to win the SEC Tournament for a second straight year. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
This year, the SEC Tournament will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana and bringing with it the top ranked team in the country, a new format, and a two teams on the bubble trying to play their way into M [...]
Today on the Bubble (March 4th)
Doug McDermott's 33-point-effort saved at least one bubble team some heartache.
Sunday was not nearly as eventful as Saturday, but it was not an insignificant day for teams on the bubble. Stanford knocked off California just to stay on the bubble and NC State picked up a win it absolutely had to have at Virginia Tech. Here is a look at ho [...]
Today on the Bubble (March 3rd)
J'Covan Brown and Texas hung tough, but couldn't get past Kansas.
Saturday was a big day in College Basketball. Three conference champions were crowned, but it was a big day for teams on the bubble as well. Miami, West Virginia, Connecticut, Northwestern and Mississippi State all did what it had to in order to stay on the right side o [...]
Bids Bubbling Over
Consecutive road wins has Tennessee back on the bubble. (Photo: Michael Luthi)
Selection Sunday is just one week from Sunday and many teams are playing for their NCAA Tournament lives. The NCAA Tournament will be made up of 68 teams with 31 conference champions being given an automatic bid. The teams currently in first place in their respecti [...]
The Ever-Bursting Bubble
Miami has just one key win, but will it be enough to get into the field of 68?
Selection Sunday is just three weeks from Sunday and many teams are playing for their NCAA Tournament lives. The NCAA Tournament will be made up of 68 teams with 31 conference champions being given an automatic bid. The teams currently in first place in their respe [...]