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USC Gets Smart and Hires New AD

Published: July 20, 2010

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The USC of the west coast has finally put to pasture Mike Garrett who was their AD for the last 17 years. USC has hired Pat Haden who in the 1970′s quarterbacked the Trojans to three Rose Bowls, two National Championships and was a Rhodes Scholar before playing in the NFL for the Rams from 1976-81. [...]


USC Penalties – Update

Published: June 10, 2010

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The NCAA has not been fooled and thus they have really come down hard on the USC Athletic Department. The findings of the NCAA investigation found issues with not only Reggie Bush, but basketball player OJ Mayo and an unnamed women’s tennis player. • A postseason ban in football following this season and next. • [...]


“The Wizard of Westwood” May You RIP

Published: June 5, 2010

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Forget the fact that John Wooden was voted the greatest coach in American Sports by Sporting News and forget all the NCAA records that he holds that will never be broken like 38 straight NCAA tournament victories, 88 straight game winning streak as well as 7 straight NCAA titles.  Forget the fact that he is [...]


2010-11 College Basketball Preseason Top 10

Published: May 11, 2010

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The deadline to withdraw from the NBA Draft passed over the weekend so we now have a true understanding of what the college basketball landscape looks like heading into the 2010-11 season. Here are our initial thoughts on how the poll will look when the season begins. 1. DUKE 09-10 Record: 35-5 (national champions) Important [...]


Sidney Can Recruit, but Can He Coach?

Published: May 5, 2010

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Sidney Lowe has shown this offseason that he is a top notch recruiter by landing what some prognosticators say is a top-five national recruiting class. NC State secured C.J Leslie the #3 power forward in the country along with two other five star recruits with the commitments of guard Lorenzo Brown and point guard Ryan [...]


Tiny Has Changed His Mind

Published: April 21, 2010

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Just a few days ago Keith “Tiny” Gallon a center for the University of Oklahoma said he had full intentions of coming back to school next year for his sophomore year to play ball. Well, then news broke that Gallon received a $3,000 wire transfer from a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch that resulted in [...]


Calipari Reloads

Published: April 15, 2010

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Yesterday John Calipari started to rebuild his empire at Kentucky with the commitment of point guard Brandin Knight who is regarded by most as the best player in the 2010 class. This commitment wasn’t too much of a surprise, but the news of small forward Michael Gilchrist (the best player in the class of 2011) [...]


Brad Stevens is a Wanted Man

Published: April 6, 2010

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Brad Stevens might resemble a no-nonsense biology teacher or a member of the Geek Squad, but in the eyes of athletic directors these days he looks like a masterful coach. Stevens who is only 33-years-old led the Butler Bulldogs in the tournament past Hall of Famer Jim Boeheim, Frank “Gambino” Martin, legendary tourney coach Tom [...]


Will Coach K Leave?

Published: April 5, 2010

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Reports are surfacing that the new owner of the New Jersey Nets is going to offer Mike Krzyzewski anywhere from $12-$15 million a year to become the head coach/GM. This won’t be the first time Coach K has been aggressively pursued by the NBA because six years ago he turned down a five-year $40 million [...]


College Basketball Bet of the Day – April 5th, 2010

Published: April 5, 2010

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The men’s NCAA Championship will be decided tonight in Indianapolis. While it has been an excellent run by the Butler Bulldogs tonight it comes to an end because Duke is playing at a very high level. Good luck! Duke -7.5 Overall Record: College Basketball 60-45-3 (2009-10) 257-194-9 (overall) NBA 6-4 (2010) 50-40 (overall) NHL 1-2 [...]


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