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August 4th, 2008

College Basketball’s Richest Teams

College basketball really does pay.
For the schools that is.
In a story earlier this year on Forbes.com, the site listed the 20 richest college basketball teams.
The list was based on four factors that include, their university (money generated by basketball that goes to the institution for academic purposes, including scholarship payments for basketball players); athletic […]

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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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February 14th, 2008

Games to watch this week - February 14th

As we get closer and closer to March madness, the conference battles are heating up. Here are some prime college basketball contests to watch this weekend:
Saturday February 16:
#7 Stanford at Arizona - the Wildcats are on a roll at home right now, as they have defeated Washington State, Washington and USC in their last […]

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January 23rd, 2008

Games to watch this week - 1/23

You must wait two weeks for the Super Bowl. Pitchers and catchers don’t report for a couple of weeks, either.
So what’s left to do? Watch college basketball, that’s what. Here are some good games to watch this week…
Thursday January 24: #6 Washington State at Arizona - the Top 5 Cougars face a stiff road test […]

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January 9th, 2008

Games to watch this week - 1/9

The non-conference schedules are wrapped up…the holiday tournaments are complete.
That means one thing - LET THE CONFERENCE BATTLES BEGIN!!!
Here are a few dandy conference match-ups to put on your viewing calendar for this week:
Wednesday January 9th: #15 Mississippi at #7 Tennessee - are the Rebels for real? Can they actually compete for the SEC West […]

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December 19th, 2007

Games to watch this week - 12/19

There are some fabulous match-ups on the college basketball schedule for this week. Here are some great games for your viewing pleasure…
Thursday December 20th - #7 Duke at #9 Pittsburgh. The young Dookies will face a huge test as they travel to Madison Square Garden to face the Sam Young, DeJuan Blair and the Panthers. […]

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December 4th, 2007

Games to watch - 12/4

There are some fabulous match-ups on the schedule for this week. Here are some great games for your viewing pleasure…
Tonight: USC vs. #2 Memphis at the Jimmy V Classic. Derrick Rose against OJ Mayo. Enough said.
Wednesday December 5th - #6 Washington State vs. #19 Gonzaga. Two top-20 teams from the Northwest will do battle.
Saturday December […]

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November 20th, 2007

Games to watch - 11/20

The Thanksgiving holiday is usually reserved for two things: turkey and football. However, there are some great college basketball matchups to watch for this week:
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November 7th, 2007

UPDATED: And this is why you play the games, take 3…

The college basketball season is barely a few hours old, and we’ve already had a couple of huge upsets.
And please don’t tell me that these games don’t matter because they are in the “pre-season”.
They DO matter…
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