Like the Counter-Reformation
Monday, December 29th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffYesterday was a battle of different denominations. Presbyterian played against Marquette in NCAA basketball action. Actually, it was much more a battle of basketball teams, and has no wider implications. Marquette is ranked #25 and Presbyterian has no ranking. Not ...
Upsetting
Friday, December 26th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffIn a week that featured a couple of upsets of unranked over ranked teams, perhaps Gonzaga's loss to Portland was the most surprising. Portland State hasn't had a win over a ranked team for more than ten years now, dating ...
Pitt Remains Unbeaten
Monday, December 22nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffThe Pittsburgh Panthers won again last night. But just barely. They shot 33% and had to get Sam Young to pull them out of the hole. Against Florida State, they should have had little problem getting it done, but they ...
Hansbrough Breaks, Will Shatter Record
Friday, December 19th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffGoing into the matchup against Evansville, Tyler Hansbrough only need 9 points to surpass Phil Ford's all-time points scored record for UNC. En route to the comfortable 91-73 victory for the Tar Heels, Hansbrough easily scored 20. With his ninth ...
Underdog Upsets
Monday, December 15th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffThe Arizona Wildcats were done. They lost Lute Olsen and seemed to be sinking. Well don't count them out yet. They beat out #4 Gonzaga 69-64 last night. They are pushing to hit it hard. They certainly weren't expected to ...
6 over 15
Thursday, December 11th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffNumber 6 nationally ranked Texas Longhorns added yet another victory to their record Tuesday night after comfortably winning over number 15 Villanova. Texas, now 7-1, received strong play from A.J. Abrams (26 points) and Damion James (16) en route to ...
Women’s Rankings Update
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffIt's been awhile since the blog brought up the Women's NCAA Basketball games and I thought it would be nice to let you know the current rankings of the teams. In first place, without anyone being surprise, Connecticut is number ...
How far they’ve fallen
Friday, December 5th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffLast year, UCLA was one of the top four teams in the nation, with a Final Four appearance to back up that claim. This year, however, they seem to have fallen from grace. Initally ranked at number 12, ...
Badgering the Hokies
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffThe Wisconsin Badgers got a good burst of confidence last night with a last second shot to win the game against the Virginia Tech Hokies. Both teams played a strong game, though Wisconsin led the game most of the way. ...
