Archive for the ‘NCAA Basketball’ Category
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
We’ve hammered home the realization that my alma mater Indiana University is not going to make the NCAA Tournament this month. That is unless the Hoosiers miraculously win the Big Ten Tournament. But I’m not holding my breath. Stevie Wonder has a better chance making it out of a maze.
But ...
Posted in Alex Young, George Hill, IUPUI, NCAA Basketball, NCAA Tournament, Robert Glenn, Ron Hunter, Summit League | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
It's tough out there economically these days, so we here at Rumors and Rants often have to search for alternative ways to generate private revenue.
Luckily for us, knowledge of sports can sometimes translate into cash. And doubly lucky for us, we've found a guy who has proven to successfully use ...
Posted in betting, College Basketball, handicapping, NCAA Basketball, sportsbook, WIseGuyAction's Plays | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
I was first introduced to Art Parakhouski during Championship Week last year. The Radford center single-handedly transformed the Highlanders from a 10-20 cellar dweller in the Big South to the conference’s champion in his first season at the school. The 6-foot-11 center scored 26 points and pulled down 18 rebounds ...
Posted in Art Parakhouski, Big South, College Basketball, Ivan Drago, NCAA Basketball, NCAA Tournament, Radford Highlanders, Rocky IV, TheBaker's College Basketball Files | No Comments »
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Adrian Branch and Todd Harris called last night’s WAC showdown between Nevada and Utah State on ESPN2. Being the avid college basketball fan that I am, I decided why not watch my third game of the night (Michigan State-Minnesota and Northwestern-Wisconsin had my attention earlier). I'm semi-watching the game, more ...
Posted in Adrian Branch, College Basketball, ESPN, Hoosiers, Jimmy Chitwood, NCAA Basketball, WAC | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
As every college basketball season unfolds, the search for the next Mid-Major team to achieve NCAA Tournament success takes form. The usual characters are still there.
Butler is still good despite its inability to beat any top-25 teams (1-3, if you count the win against an Evan Turner-less Ohio State).
Gonzaga has ...
Posted in Atlantic 10, College Basketball, Louisiana Tech, Marshall Thundering Herd, Mid-Majors, Missouri Valley Conference, NCAA Basketball, Northern Iowa, Rhode Island Rams, Richmond Spiders, TheBaker's College Basketball Files, WAC, William & Mary | 2 Comments »
Monday, January 11th, 2010
As a Big Ten basketball fan, I feel spoiled. Not only is the Big Ten the most competitive conference from top to bottom, it has the best coaches and its own beautiful, everything-in-HD channel. Seriously, almost every night there’s a game in the conference worth watching - that is unless ...
Posted in College Basketball, Grambling State, NCAA Basketball, NCAA Tournament, Prairie View A&M, Southern University, SWAC, TheBaker's College Basketball Files | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Wow, talk about your rough day for Indianapolis-based sports patriarchs.
First, news came this morning that Indiana Pacers co-owner Mel Simon had died. His Rumors and Rants-styled obit is below or here.
But now this afternoon, the NCAA, headquartered in Indianapolis, has sent out a press release that the association's president, Myles ...
Posted in Bobby Knight, Indiana Hoosiers, Indiana University, Myles Brand, NCAA Basketball | 1 Comment »
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
As an Indiana University graduate and fan, I frequently visit Peegs.com, rivals.com's IU affiliate. The site goes hand-in-hand with Inside Indiana, a magazine devoted to Hoosier sports.
While Rivals' sites serve a purpose for providing all sorts of recruiting information and daily content on your favorite university, I've learned over the ...
Posted in Bawa Muniru, College Basketball, College Recruiting, General, Indiana Hoosiers, NCAA Basketball, Outrageous Statements, Peegs, Rivals.com | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
How bad has it gotten for Isiah Thomas?
Well the disgraced and banished former Knicks coach and president was being linked with a rinky dink job in the Sun Belt Conference. Well, turns out Zeke took the job at FIU.
Hmm, a guy who played collegiately at IU and the two letters ...
Posted in FIU, Isiah Thomas, NCAA Basketball, New York Knicks | 1 Comment »
