by Wally I just read a very thoughtful and provocative top-to-bottom analysis of the ND basketball program. Also sheds quite a bit of light on the Big East. The author did quite a bit of research and his very reasonable recommendations are built on that homework. And maybe I've been a little too tough on Mike Brey, given some of the things I've learned. Anyway, if … [Read more...] about State of the Union — An analysis of Notre Dame Basketball
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The REAL National Championship ranking
By Wally Actually, there's apparently three ways to count college football national titles ... and whenever a team like Alabama wins a title and claims it's their 13th national title, you hear whispers in the crowd ... like "How is that possible?" "Really ... that many?" and "I thought this was only their 8th". And of course the Michigan Skunkbears ... er, uh, … [Read more...] about The REAL National Championship ranking
Pigskin Playoff Picks
Time for the bench to opine on this week's playoff games. I like Boise State over Alabama. Oops ... sorry ... was day dreaming about how great a CFB playoff would be. Okay, onto the NFL Playoffs ... the Saturday and Sunday wildcard round: Jets at the Bengals: If defense truly wins chan'ships, this is a good place to start and pick the Jets. Pundits think they … [Read more...] about Pigskin Playoff Picks
Wally’s Holiday Wishlist
Dear Santa, I've been pretty good this year ... okay, maybe just a bit better than average ... so I have a pretty modest wish list for you. The great thing about this list is that you don't have to rush the elves to GET 'ER DONE by 12/25. Nope, this list can be accomplished over several weeks ... even months, if not years. Okay ... coming clean here ... some of the … [Read more...] about Wally’s Holiday Wishlist
The “Big 10+2” Conference?
By Wally I couldn't wait for Open Thread Thursday to toss this one out there. Heck, we're only a few hours away from Thursday on the Right Coast anyway. So there's been a whole lotta chatter on ESPN and various other sites about the Big 10 wanting to expand from 11 to 12 teams (How silly does that sound? Not the concept, just the sentence.) Not too surprising, the … [Read more...] about The “Big 10+2” Conference?