by Doug Potter Mr. Kincaid’s insightful article on the Big Ten has inspired me to do the same type of rundown on the Big East. The conference is full of bubble teams who need a couple signature wins down the stretch here in February. The bubble seems to get bigger and bigger each year with this season being no different. The “locks” in the conference are as follows: … [Read more...] about Bubble Mania
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Down The Stretch
by Doug Potter A fairly frustrating season thus far in the Big East as far as all analysts are concerned is less than a month from coming to a close. A season of ups and downs were expected, but not to this magnitude. I mean come on, who could predict that in mid-February that Notre Dame and Georgetown would be a combined 7-14 in the conference? Even after their hot … [Read more...] about Down The Stretch
Say What?!
by Doug Potter Does anyone know what takes place less than six weeks from now in the world of the Big East conference? Anyone? Bueller… Bueller… The Big East Tournament! On Tuesday March 10th, 2009, sixteen, yes sixteen teams will begin their journey towards earning an automatic bid into “The Dance,” the 2009 NCAA Tournament. Teams finishing 9-16 will play in the first round … [Read more...] about Say What?!
Big East Home Cookin’
by Doug Potter Men’s College Basketball is very different than the NBA, we know that. But why? We can throw away the obvious answers; age, experience, skill level, and the abundance of hefty salaries left and right. Why then do people enjoy watching the college kids shoot the rock more than the superstars in the NBA if the NBA has bigger, faster, older, more skilled guys … [Read more...] about Big East Home Cookin’