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Big 12 Balkanization: Where Do We Go From Here?
The bell doth toll for the Big 12, a fractured, dysfunctional conference that probably outlived its valid life span three years ago. Assuming that's the case, where does K-State land in the new world order? Based on the following assumptions, I present my analysis after the jump. Assumption 1:...
Don't Bet On It!: 2010-2011 College Football Bowl Predictions (Part I)
My predictions for championship Saturday fared badly indeed; I correctly called the SEC Championship Game to improve my league ledger for the season to 53-13, but my 1-3 record in the weekend’s remaining games stranded me at 37-25 in non-conference outings. The reality to which that should alert...
OPEN GAME THREAD: North Texas
No. 2 seed Kansas St. Wildcats (26-7) VS. No. 15 seed North Texas Eagles (27-8) NCAA Tournament — First RoundFord Center — Oklahoma City, Okla.Thursday, March 18 — approx. 1:40 PM CST CBS Sports | March Madness On Demand It's time for March Madness! Only four No. 2 seeds have...
Evaluating My Preseason Conference Championship Predictions
Now that the best offseason ever has settled down somewhat in the wake of all the firings, resignations retractions leaves of absence, cowardly departures from Knoxville at night amid rioting in the streets surrounding the athletic building (not unlike the frantic escape of a deposed communist...
Don't Bet On It!: College Football Bowl Edition (Part VIII)
I’m not going to lie to you; this season’s bowl picks were a fiasco. I blew the call on seven of the first eight postseason tilts before dropping seven straight between the EagleBank and Chick-fil-A Bowls. This has been my worst year of postseason prognostications ever, so I’m not even going to...
BtB 2009-10 Sun Belt Preview
Undoubtedly, the story of the Sun Belt's offseason was Isiah Thomas' arrival in Miami, where the former Detroit Pistons point guard and New York Knicks head coach takes over a struggling Florida International program. In just about his first act as coach, Thomas threatened to pull the Golden...
The 2009 Banana Peel List, Part II
Yesterday, I reviewed the status of the races in 11 conferences, ranging from the America East to the MEAC. Today, I'll take a look at the other half of the alphabet, starting in the Heartland. Missouri Valley Current Leader: Northern Iowa (12-3) State of the Race: Far tighter than it was two...
Revisiting My Preseason Forecasts (Part I): Conference Championship Picks
All right, I’ve put it off long enough; it’s time I finally faced the music where my preseason predictions are concerned. I’m going to start with my conference championship picks, where my forecast of an S.E.C. title for my alma mater was as erroneous as every other positive prognostication I made...
Don't Bet On It!: Bowl Edition (Part I)
The dour mood of Bulldog Nation has been ameliorated somewhat by our oldest rival’s having fallen victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is: "Never get involved in a land war in Asia." Only slightly less famous, however, is the dictum: "Never hire a head coach with a ‘Z’ in...
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