Day 2: And then there was 32 – breaking down the madness
Wrapping up a wild day 2 of the NCAA Tournament and where we stand going into the field of 32
SCOTT JACOBS
Shockers! I’m sure someone will do the research on this, but I can’t recall another tournament in recent memory boasting 9 double digit seeds surviving the second (**cough cough**) first round:
A breakdown by seed (note: [...]
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FSU beats UNC again, wins ACC Title for 1st time ever. How far can the Noles go in NCAA Tourney?
SCOTT JACOBS
Just 5 seasons ago FSU lost to the Akron Zips on their home floor in the 1st round of the NIT. Hard to believe, after FSU just defeated Duke and North Carolina in consecutive days, in a span of less than 24 hours to win the ACC Tournament title. O [...]
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Expanding the MLB Playoffs – is it natural evolution or inevitable devolution?
SCOTT JACOBS
In 1939 college hoops instituted what would become the NCAA tournament, an 8 team single elimination playoff, to crown a champion. There were 3 rounds and none of the games were televised. Why? Well, television didn’t exist at the tourney’s birth. Twelve years later, the tournament was expanded to 16. A few years later [...]
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Duke beats North Carolina on buzzer-beating Austin Rivers three (video)
Austin Rivers’ shot at the buzzer led Duke over North Carolina in dramatic fashion, the end result of a 10-point comeback that occurred earlier towards the end of the game.
Watch Duke game-winning three point shot at Juiced Sports:
Austin Rivers Buzzer Beater Against North Carolina – Awesome video clips here
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Fixing the Big East: Why Catholic Schools could be the answer
Instead of focusing on football, the Big East should reinvent itself by recruiting the best Catholic basketball schools in the land
SHANE SMITH
My last article discussed the very real reality of losing the Big East as a whole, but really the only thing anyone would really miss out on would be the amazingly competitive basketball of [...]
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Kemba’s gone, but UConn basketball is still loaded
Kemba Walker may have carried the Huskies to a national title, but an infusion of veterans and super blue chip recruits have UConn in position to dominate college hoops for years to come (including this season)
SHANE SMITH
The official start of college basketball is still a few weeks away, but with the recent release of the [...]
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JSB Exclusive: Our interview with Chris Singleton (The Audio)
The talented former FSU small forward is soft spoken, but don’t confuse that for anti-social
SCOTT JACOBS
It’s a unique opportunity when you get a chance to meet and chat with someone a few years before they turn pro. I had the opportunity to profile Chris Singleton back in November 2009 when he was a sophomore at [...]
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