Illini Lose
Friday, January 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffThe Minnesota Gophers really took it to the Illinois Fighting Illini last night. The Illini scored the lowest point total that they've had for more than 20 years, losing to Minnesota 59-36. It's not quite as big a loss as ...
New Polls
Monday, January 26th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffThe newest NCAA Basketball Men's Poll has changed the lineup a little bit. Wake Forest has dropped down to 4th place, to be replaced by Duke. Connecticut and Pittsburgh are in 2nd and 3rd place now, because they have been ...
It had to happen
Friday, January 23rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffWell, it was destined to happen sometime. Wake Forest, the number 1 ranked team back then, was 16-0. They hadn't lost a game. But last night, Wake Forest fell for the first time to the Virginia Tech Hokies, 78-71. The ...
How’s your 12 year old?
Monday, January 19th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffNCAA Basketball offered an interesting change to their rules last week. Apparently, 7th graders are now considered official prospects in the game. This way, they can start recruiting kids as young as 11 or 12. Why? There has been an ...
Xavier’s Smothering D
Friday, January 16th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffIt wasn't the offense that helped the Xavier Musketeers avoid the upset from Rhode Island, it was their stout defense. The offense, which mustered only a 38.9 shooting percentage from the field, was taken out of its rhythm early on ...
Where did they come from?
Monday, January 12th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffWake Forest is 14-0. How did that happen? They are establishing themselves as really high level contenders with the possibility of becoming ranked very highly, possibly at #1. They beat UNC and have taken on some of the other big ...
The New Penn State
Friday, January 9th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffPerhaps where the Penn State football team left off this year ( a sad, disappointing loss to the Trojans), their counterpart basketball team can pick up the slack. Off to an impressive 13-3 start, the Nittany Lions basketball team may ...
Illini Stopped by Wolverines
Monday, January 5th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffThere was a pretty intense game last night at the University of Michigan. Michigan has been one of the better teams this year, taking on and winning against some very impressive teams this season. The Illinois Fighting Illini aren't ...
Golden Eagles Kick Off Conference Opener
Friday, January 2nd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffMarquette is playing some of its finest basketball in years. The latest team to be left in their wake is then number 15 seed Villanova. Powered by an offense that simply took charge of the game in the second half, ...
