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April 9th, 2008

Bill Self joins a very elite club

Basking in the glory of his first national championship and struggling with his feeling about possibly returning to his alma mater, Oklahoma State, Bill Self has joined a very exclusive club: coaches at the University of Kansas with a national title.
Here is a great ESPN piece that discusses Self’s place in KU lore.

Tags: Bill-Self, Kansas, […]

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April 8th, 2008

Bobby Knight reviews Kansas’ victory over Memphis

Nearly 24 hours have passed since Kansas’ dramatic victory over Memphis to win the 2008 National Championship.
ESPN analyst Bobby Knight gives his thoughts about the final game.
I hope that ESPN retains Knight for a long time to come…

Tags: Bobby-Knight, ESPN, Kansas, memphis

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April 7th, 2008

National championship game - as it happens

As Kansas and Memphis square off for the National Championship, what better way to watch the game than to do a running commentary…
Before I start, I promised my pick, and that is Memphis. Even though Kansas looked incredible against North Carolina, I like how Memphis is rolling right now.
Of course, I’m forced to listen to […]

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April 6th, 2008

Calipari and Self talk about Final Four victories

In case you missed last night’s Final Four games, here some thoughts from the winning coaches: Memphis’ John Calipari and Kansas’ Bill Self:

Tags: Bill-Self, John-Calipari, Kansas, memphis

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April 5th, 2008

Saturday night thoughts

It is 9:40pm here at the house, and I just finished watching Kansas take apart North Carolina.
I was shocked and stunned to see Carolina come out that poorly in the first half. 40-12??? Are you kidding me? That doesn’t happen to UNC.
But it did, and it cost them a shot at the title.
Even if […]

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April 2nd, 2008

Will Bill Self leave Kansas for Oklahoma State?

Embattled Oklahoma State head coach Sean Sutton resigned yesterday, and the rumor mill immediately kicked into high gear.
Kansas head coach Bill Self, trying to focus himself and his team on the Final Four, now much face the scrutiny of whether or not he would consider going back to his alma mater, OSU.
Kansas is one of […]

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April 1st, 2008

Final Four coaches interviews

ESPN has posted interviews with the Final Four coaches: Ben Howland, John Calipari, Roy Williams and Bill Self.
They are definitely worth the time to watch.

Tags: Ben-Howland, Bill-Self, John-Calipari, Kansas, memphis, North-Carolina, Roy-WIlliams, UCLA

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March 28th, 2008

Sweet 16 - Day 2 notes

The Friday night games are winding down, and here are my thoughts on today’s action:
- Even though the game is far from over, I want to extend my congratulations to the Michigan State Spartans for laying the biggest egg of the tournament thus far. Extremely disappointing effort by the Spartans.
- Very convincing win by Texas […]

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February 28th, 2008

Games to watch this week - February 28th

The clock is ticking…
March Madness is fast approaching.
Every conference game matters. One big win could secure your team a birth in the NCAA tournament. One huge loss could dash your team’s hopes to play in the post-season.
Here are some of the biggest games to watch this week:

Tonight: #15 Michigan State at #9 Wisconsin - the […]

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January 30th, 2008

UPDATED: Games to watch this week - 1/30

UPDATED: Thursday 1/30, 9:24pm MST - Final score: Kansas State 84, Kansas 75. What did I tell you? Did I say that a Kansas upset was a definite possibility? Dang right I did. Maybe next time you’ll pay more attention to my gut feelings and predictions!
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Are you tired of watching the Republican and Democratic […]

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