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Archive for February 2008

February 7th, 2008

Don’t read too much into Duke’s win over UNC

Attention all Duke basketball fans - take a deep breath and relax.
Yes, your Blue Devils had a big win last night. Yes, it was against your arch-rival and nemesis North Carolina.
Yes, it was in the Dean Dome.
But, don’t forget one very important thing: UNC was not a full strength. And that is a very […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

February 6th, 2008

Games to watch this week - February 6th

There are some incredible college basketball games on tap for this week. Here are the best ones to watch:
Wednesday February 6th: #2 Duke at #3 North Carolina - Tar Heels versus Blue Devils. Dean Dome. Nothing more needs to be said.
Thursday February 7th: #4 UCLA at #17 Washington State - terrific Pac 10 contest. Can […]

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February 5th, 2008

Top 10 Stupid college team names

As promised, here is my list of the Top 10 stupid college team names. REMEMBER: this has nothing to do with the mascots - I’ll deal with stupid mascots a bit later on.
#1 - North Texas Mean Green - usually, smart colleges will chose a mascot that is a NOUN…you know, a person place or […]

By Rich Carlson -- 15 comments

February 4th, 2008

Bobby Knight resigns effective immediately

ESPN is reporting that Texas Tech head coach Bobby Knight has resigned effective immediately. His son Pat, who is an assistant coach, has taken over the head coaching duties.
Something doesn’t seem right to me. Knight, the all-time NCAA wins leader with 902, doesn’t seem like a quitter to me in any way. He could have […]

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February 4th, 2008

Top 25 rankings - ESPN/USA Today poll - 2/4

The Memphis Tigers were the unanimous #1 team in the latest ESPN/USA Today poll released today. If you haven’t cleared your Wednesday night calendar, you need to - #2 Duke visits #3 North Carolina in what should be a barn-burner matchup.
1. Memphis (31 first place votes) 21-0 775 points
2. Duke 19-1 727 […]

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February 2nd, 2008

Quote of the day - 2/2

Many pearls of wisdom have come out of the world of college basketball. Some are profound…some are humorous…all are enjoyable. Here is today’s quote of the day from the legendary Wilt “The Stilt” Chamberlain:
They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they’d make up their minds.
Tags: quote-of-the-day, Wilt […]

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February 1st, 2008

Top 10 college team names

The Top 10 campaign here at b5media has been a big success. All of the bloggers have had a lot of fun making up lists of the best and worst in the world of sports.
I had so much fun coming up with my Top 10 college basketball jerseys and Top 10 Ugliest college basketball jerseys, […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments