Kevin Ollie Made Lemonade Out of Lemons With The Huskies
Hands down this was going to be a difficult season for The Connecticut Huskies men's basketball program. Longtime Huskies head coach Jim Calhoun decided to retire after 26 glorious years with UCONN which included winning three national championships. Due to poor academics over the past few seasons by former players. Connecticut was ruled ineligible for [...]
Just What The Doctor Ordered for The “New” Basketball Only Big East
We don't know if this game of musical chairs that is conference realignment will ever finish, but we know that the catholic schools in The Big East Conference will get back to their roots which is basketball. The Big East Conference was founded in 1979 by the late Dave Gavitt as a basketball conference. The [...]
The Badgers Have Been Consistent Under Bo Ryan in The Big Ten
If you mention the name William Ryan in most college basketball circles people will not know who you're talking about. If you were to mention the name Bo Ryan then people will be on board with you. Wisconsin Badgers basketball doesn't have the historic track record in The Big Ten Conference like The Michigan State [...]
This Has Been A Tough Season for Rick Barnes and The Longhorns
Since Rick Barnes became the head coach of The University of Texas men's basketball team he has set a standard of excellence in Austin, Texas. Barnes became the head coach of Texas in 1998 and his squad has made it to The NCAA Tournament every season which was highlighted by Texas making The Final Four [...]
Tyrann Mathieu’s Road to Redemption Begins at The NFL Combine
There aren't too many people around that can dispute the talent of former LSU Tigers cornerback Tyrann Mathieu. In 2011, Mathieu racked up a litany of achievements as he helped The Tigers reach The Bowl Championship Series Title Game. Mathieu was a finalist for the prestigious Heisman Trophy and he was a Consensus All-American. Mathieu's [...]
What Can Johnny Manziel do for an Encore?
The Texas A&M Aggies football team capped off a tremendous first season as members of The Southeastern Conference by destroying their former Big 12 Conference foe The Oklahoma Sooners 41-13 in The AT&T Cotton Bowl. The Aggies finished the season with a record of 11-2. This was Texas A&M's highest single season win total since [...]