Bo Ryan When Bo Ryan took over the Wisconsin Badgers basketball team in 2001, he inherited a program that was just a year removed from their second Final Four appearance in school history. Ryan is no stranger to building a strong basketball program within the State of Wisconsin. From 1984-1999, Ryan led the [...]
Mike Anderson The glory days of the Arkansas Razorbacks basketball program were during the early 1990's under former head basketball coach Nolan Richardson. Richardson was the head basketball coach at Arkansas from 1985-2002 where he compiled a record of 389-169. In 1994, Richardson led Arkansas to their only national championship in the history [...]
"Great" timing by Syracuse University to ban themselves from postseason basketball this spring.
Credit to Gary Patterson for having his team ready to go in the Peach Bowl.
In 1989, Steve Fisher was on top of the college basketball world. Fisher took over the Michigan Wolverines basketball program just prior to the start of the NCAA Tournament and he would lead them to the national title. In 1991, Fisher hit a recruiting coup when signed a talented freshmen class consisting of Chris Webber, [...]
Ed O'Bannon There will be rippling effects from this landmark decision.
Between 1995 and 2005 there were 28 players that were selected in the first round of the NBA Draft that came straight out of high school. But beginning in 2006, the NBA passed a rule that in order to be eligible for the NBA Draft, a player had to be out of high school for [...]
2013 NCAA Men's Tournament Championship Game-Michigan Wolverines vs. Louisville CardinalsAfter years of being a non-factor in college basketball for nearly the Michigan Wolverines returned to the college basketball spotlight during the 2012-2013 college basketball season which culminated with the school's first trip to the Final Four since 1993. The Louisville Cardinals on the other hand [...]
Super Bowl 28-Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo BillsFor the first time in the history of the Super Bowl the two teams that met the previous year in the championship game would meet again for the Vince Lombardi Trophy. In Super Bowl 27 the Dallas Cowboys destroyed the Buffalo Bills 52-17 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, [...]
Week 2 2011 NFL Season-Philadelphia Eagles vs. Atlanta FalconsFrom 2001-2006 Quarterback Michael Vick was the face of the Atlanta Falcons franchise. But in 2007 Vick's federal conviction for running a dog fighting ring changed all of that as he spent nearly two years in prison. In 2009 Vick was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles to [...]