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Mediocrity doesn’t have to be rewarded.
MITCH BLATT
Sports by Brooks is reporting that the NCAA will expand March Madness to 96 teams.
This (pointless) expansion illustrates a system that is the exact opposite of the BCS system, and, while it is entertaining for what it is, it kind of deligitimizes the regular season.
Let’s assume the point of [...]

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Seth Davis took some time at of his busy schedule to discuss some hot button college basketball issues with us– including why the NCAA should not expand their tournament field, and why Brandon Jennings is the exception and not the rule
SCOTT JACOBS
Thanks to Coke Zero and their new basketball contest Fannovation (we’ll get back to [...]

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This year’s NCAA Tourney is off to a slow, forgettable start.  Calling in all the mid majors: can we please get an upset people?
SCOTT JACOBS
What was that?
No upsets (sorry, 10. Maryland over 7. Cal doesn’t count). No number on
e was ever even threatened.  They said this tournament was top heavy going in, and so far [...]

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A short introduction to a team you probably won’t see in March Madness again for 10 more years…
MITCHELL BLATT
20 is the benchmark for college basketball in terms of making March Madness. Get it, and you will probably make the tournament. Coppin State got to 20. 20 losses.
At 16-20, Coppin State is the [...]

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Mike Freeman, a black writer for CBS Sportsline, opened one of his recent columns by saying, “When Dick Vitale basically declared during this weekend’s Duke-North Carolina broadcast that Tyler Hansbrough displayed the most desire of any player he has seen in all the years he has been covering college basketball, for a moment — a [...]

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NEIL JOSHI, The Sports Lounge
JSB COLLEGE BASKETBALL COLUMNIST
The NCAA Tournament doesn’t start until March 20th, and Selection Sunday isn’t for six days, but for all intents and purposes March Madness is already in full swing. Over the last week, five teams have clinched a bid to the Tournament, and many of the smaller conference [...]

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Listing of the top seeds, analysis, top game summaries.
NEIL JOSHI, The Sports Lounge
JSB COLLEGE BASKETBALL COLUMNIST
Top-ranked and undefeated Memphis narrowly escaped its toughest test of the season, rallying past a determined UAB squad for a 79-78 victory on Saturday afternoon.
Down by seven with just over a minute to go, Calipari’s Tigers found a [...]

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Super Bowl, Super Tuesday, and a Super Rivalry all in the span of four days.
MITCHELL BLATT
This has been my sports/TV schedule for the past few days:
Sunday: Super Bowl (Pats losing raised my spirits.)
Monday: Utter boredom and anger that football is over.
Tuesday: I’m a political junkie, so I watched Super Tuesday returns till midnight, also flipping [...]

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