- By Chris - March 23rd, 2007
Is Oden finally ready to step up?
#1 Ohio State
33-3, 15-1 Big Ten
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March 24, 2007
4:40 PM ET
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Alamodome
San Antonio, TX
#2 Memphis
33-3, 16-0 C-USA
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Opponent: John Calipari’s Memphis Tigers earned their 2nd straight Elite Eight appearance with a tough 65-64 win over Texas A&M in the Alamodome. The win extended the nation’s longest winning streak [...]
- By Jason - March 23rd, 2007
Sure, the big man didn’t put up the best numbers last night — phantom 4th fouls will do that, but he still came up huge with that swat of ages at the end. With that in mind, we’ve dedicated an entire mix tape to the Odenator.
Neil Building Silent Cinema Sessions
The Bracket Blog at the [...]
- By Chris - March 23rd, 2007
I am just sitting down to get my recap on and Bruce Pearl is on ESPN crying about Chris Lofton not getting any free throws. Sorry, Bruce, but that’s what happens when you do nothing but launch threes. Oh wait, my bad. I guess Lofton did take 5 two pointers to go along with 13 [...]
- By Chris - March 21st, 2007
Lewis and Conley saved the season vs. X
#1 Ohio State
32-3, 15-1 Big Ten
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March 22, 2007
9:57 PM ET
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Alamodome
San Antonio, TX
#5 Tennessee
24-10, 10-6 SEC
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Opponent: It seems everybody’s picking Tennessee to upset Ohio State. The fact that OSU beat the Vols 68-66 to spark their current 19 game winning streak back in January appears [...]
- By Jason - March 21st, 2007
Big news today as Todd Jones of The Dispatch is reporting that Mike Conley Jr. will be coming back to school next season:
“Yeah, I’ll be back. I’m just like (Oden). I feel I’ve got a lot of work to do before I can even think about going to the next level. He feels the [...]
- By Jason - March 20th, 2007
While everyone else is still discussing Oden’s hard foul against Xavier, Mike Conley Sr., father of the Buckeye freshman point guard, has filed paperwork to create his own agency.
The firm, Mac Management Group, looks to draw on the Thad Five as early clients, but Conley Sr. stressed that this action should not be seen as [...]
- By Jason - March 17th, 2007
Welcome Back Matta
#1 Ohio State
31-3, 15-1 Big Ten
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March 17, 2007
1:10 PM ET
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Rupp Arena
Lexington, KY
#9 Xavier
25-8, 12-3 A10
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Vegas 1, Us 0
The annual pilgrimage to Vegas for the opening weekend of March Madness always follows the same pattern. Day One of that pattern is an assault on the sleep and senses as [...]
- By Jason - March 14th, 2007
Even the great Keith Closs cannot save CCSU
#1 Ohio State
30-3, 15-1 Big Ten
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March 15, 2007
7:10 PM ET
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Rupp Arena
Lexington, KY
#16 Cent. Conn. St.
22-11, 16-2 NEC
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Opponent: Coach Howie Dickenman’s Central Connecticut State Blue Devils will be another 16 seed attempting to do the impossible - slay a #1. They enter the tournament [...]
- By Jason - March 14th, 2007
Bat Boy will get his
It’s getting close to crunch time and if you’re still in need of some bracket tips, check out ESPN’s National Bracket. It’s a composite of every single bracket submitted to their Tournament Challenge contest.
The masses currently like an all #1 seed Final Four (shocker) with the Buckeyes beating Florida in [...]
- By Jason - March 13th, 2007
Evidently, Greg Oden thinks he may not be ready for the NBA:
“I know I’m not [NBA] ready,” he said. “Take as an example Kevin Durant, a certified scorer. In the NBA nowadays, that’s what they are — scorers. I know you have a Ben Wallace who is a defender, but more than 90 percent of [...]