Game 9 at the Cotton Bowl #9 Ohio State vs. #1 Florida Game 10 at the Gator Bowl #5 Alabama vs. #4 Texas Game 11 at the Liberty Bowl #6 Texas Tech vs. #3 U.S.C. Game 12 at Pro Player Stadium #7 Penn State vs. #2 Oklahoma … [Read more...] about Round Two – Pickin’ Splinters National Chan’ship
Archives for December 2008
Tale of the tape: Texas at Wisconsin
Setting: 9:30 EST tonight - It’s a Big 12 – Big 10 throw down in the cheese state as #9 Texas (9-2) travels to Madison for a two-step with Wisconsin (9-2). Plot: Both teams played Saturday – Texas lost to Michigan State, 67-63 while the Badgers dropped Coppin State, 57-46. Other than the Longhorns 6.3 blocks per game that rank 14th in the country, neither of these … [Read more...] about Tale of the tape: Texas at Wisconsin
Geez…that shook the bushes
NCAA Men’s hoops served up a feast on Saturday including two match-ups pitting top ten teams. On the surface these contests could appear as nothing more than games in December, but don’t be mistaken these battles will serve as a gauge of things to come. For now though the weekend’s events shook up the rankings. Then #6 Duke proved to be less than gracious in their home away … [Read more...] about Geez…that shook the bushes
Cooking with Chas: What’s Next on the Hot Stove
With the Yankees making their $240 million splash, and two of the four marquee free agents--CC Sabathia and Francisco Rodriguez--finding new homes last week, what's going to be the next big news on the hot stove burner? It appears that Mark Teixeira is going to decide where he'll settle before we hear any news about Manny Ramirez--unless he decides to retire, that is. … [Read more...] about Cooking with Chas: What’s Next on the Hot Stove
Big East Good for Irish Football, Too?
I’m gonna re-open an old bottle of beer here. It’s been talked about before, usually while ND football is hitting the depths of its existence … like after Ty’s 3rd season and right now during the embarrassing Weis Era. The simple question is this: Should Notre Dame football join the rest of Fighting Irish sports and become part of the Big East Conference? Or should ND football … [Read more...] about Big East Good for Irish Football, Too?