By CHUCKIE MAGGIO BUFFALO -- Chris Mooney remarked before Richmond’s NCAA Tournament game against Iowa that even during the losing seasons from 2017-19, despite a billboard being commissioned near his own workplace three years ago advocating for his firing, vindication never entered his mind. “I feel like it's so common, especially in sports, to worry about the doubters,” … [Read more...] about Second round Spiders: Richmond upsets Iowa
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Richmond gets long-awaited chance at “Dance” in NCAA matchup with Iowa
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO BUFFALO – Richmond was optimistic about its NCAA Tournament chances entering the 2020 Atlantic 10 Tournament. The Spiders were included in 80 of the 97 Bracket Matrix projections, a consensus No. 11 seed, after a 24-7 regular season and second place finish in the Atlantic 10 standings. They heard the news that COVID-19 was prematurely ending their season in … [Read more...] about Richmond gets long-awaited chance at “Dance” in NCAA matchup with Iowa
Performance Of The Week | 10/19 – 10/25
Another week of great sports action, and so many great performances with which to choose. Step right up readers and give us the one (1), uno, une performance that stands out for you this past week. The Iowa Hawkeyes earn my POTW. Or, actually the Iowa Hawkeyes offensive unit earned my POTW. For 55 minutes Saturday night, the Big Ten match up between the Hawkeyes and the … [Read more...] about Performance Of The Week | 10/19 – 10/25
NCAA FB: Stunner of a Saturday
By Paul Gotham To be or not to be. Or something like that. A Saturday of college pigskin saw the unranked teams acting like they were at a five-year-old's birthday party treating the top 25 like the pinata. Oregon 42 #6 California 3 Scratch out October 3rd on the calendar of games to watch. Instead, insert October 31st. The Bears might have looked ahead to next … [Read more...] about NCAA FB: Stunner of a Saturday
This Date in College Football Belt History – September 21
The 19th ranked, 2-0 Iowa Hawkeyes of coach Hayden Fry met the 0-2 Tulsa Golden Hurricane of coach Dave Rader. Tulsa had scored only one touchdown in its first two games & seemed to be little test for the 16½-point Big Ten favorite. The Golden Hurricane defense held Iowa to 2 of 16 on third down conversions & All-WAC DE Salifu Abudulai recorded 3 sacks as … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 21