Sweet 16 Goes Sour For The Big 10

If you had predicted before March Madness that the Pac 12 would have four teams advancing to the Sweet 16 and the Big 10 only Continue Reading

In This Unpredictable Season, Why Not A Surprising Final Four?

Seems to me this isn’t the year to rely on conventional wisdom when filling out your NCAA tournament bracket sheets. Might be like using conventional Continue Reading

With Howard Teaching, Michigan Belongs In The Same Class As Gonzaga And Baylor

So what secret weapon does Michigan have that Gonzaga and Baylor do not? This might come as a surprise to many die-hard college hoop fans Continue Reading

Ignore The Hoop Experts: Baylor Beats Gonzaga In A Close Game

I must confess I was seriously annoyed when the December 5th clash between top-ranked Gonzaga and No. 2 Baylor was postponed because of Covid. I Continue Reading

Then Some Big 10 Clearly The Nation’s Best Conference

You don’t need to be a rocket scientist, or even an ex-college coach like myself, to figure out who is the best college basketball conference Continue Reading

Michigan State Makes Sure One Duke Is Done

It’s not easy being a Duke fan these days. The top-ranked Blue Devils were knocked out in the East Regional Finals by No. 3 seeded Continue Reading

Knights Fall Short Vs. Duke

The Road to the Final Four has been as close to form as any year in memory but two games on Sunday afternoon almost changed Continue Reading

Yes, There Is A (D) In March Ma(d)ness

Printed out just enough bracket sheets for my NCAA pool, so it’s a good thing I filled mine out in pencil. My eraser marks equaled Continue Reading

Ja Rules Over March Madness!

On a weekend featuring two Top 10 matchups, Duke @ North Carolina and Michigan @ Michigan State, guess where the most NBA scouts were camped Continue Reading

Getting A Jump On March Madness

By my own admission, it was an embarrassing moment for this coach falling off his couch. I was supposed to cover Buffalo’s key Mid American Continue Reading