Sweet Sixteen, Thursday Edition

Wisconsin and Syracuse will thoroughly bore us until Louisville and Michigan State tip off (a slight improvement). The nightcaps are more compelling, with Ohio State/Cincy (upset alert) and Florida/Marquette (guards aplenty). Of course, since our game is Friday’s last, we are assured of being one of the last nine teams playing. Who would have ever […]

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Sunday Night Hoops

Sadly, the Holes have found their stride and will blow past Creighton. But we can still scout Kansas and Purdue for next Friday, and enjoy a few other nontraditional matchups – such as South Florida and Ohio vying for the right to square off against Carolina. Norfolk State is cooked, but perhaps Lehigh can squeeze […]

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Previewing San Diego State

Many thanks to SFN commenter Wufpacker, for putting together the following fantastic, comprehensive preview: If you’re like me, you didn’t know a whole heckuva lot about the Wolfpack’s upcoming opponent in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (sorry, second round) when the brackets were announced. Personally, while I knew they had a monster year […]

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First Four Open Thread

Isn’t it wonderful that the tournament is starting? Even more wonderful that the Pack is invited? Even more wonderful still that we get three days of appetizers before State and SDSU tip off? Tonight, we can cheer on Iona College, for giving us V (and the “Jim Valvano, I-own-a college” joke he loved to tell). […]

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