The Safest (If Not Silliest) Game of the Week by Adam Shandler My friends and I had a pleasant drive up the Palisades Parkway to West Point. We were cruising – no flying – until we got to the first checkpoint. We encountered our first stoppage. “DoD stickered cars to […]
Month: February 2002
Roundup
Women’s Hoops Roundup by Tracy Granzyk Money Talks One of the biggest challenges in women’s NCAA hoops is how to turn a profit. Of immediate significance is having enough ticket-buying fans to move the first round of post season play to neutral, big-city sites, similar to the men’s March Madness […]
Ivy League Notebook
Ivy League Notebook Donald Rumsfeld should have a clandestine meeting with Yale coach James Jones. Not that Jones should be leading a black ops team into Kandahar, but his Elis have somehow, someway, climbed into first place in the Ivy League, vitrually unnoticed. Impossible, you say? Go ‘head, check out […]
Big Sky Notebook
Big Sky Notebook Congratulations As the Big Sky season winds down, it looks like Montana State is going to walk away with the regular season championship. The Bobcats have just three games remaining with a one game lead. None of their remaining three games, however, are against any of the […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Notebook The Big Dozen With Selection Sunday just under 3 weeks away, it is clear that the Big 12 will be well represented in the Field of 65, as 5 members (Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech) figure to be amongst those invited to the Big […]
Mid-American Notebook
Mid-American Notebook With the remainder of the MAC season rendered more or less anticlimatic thanks to Kent’s complete and utter domination, our thoughts turn to the conference tournament, which should be much more exciting. Here then are five things to watch for during the remainder of the season: 1. Can […]
ACC Notebook
ACC in Action With Selection Sunday just three weeks away, it is quite evident that the Atlantic Coast Conference will send five teams to the 2002 NCAA Tournament. Here is a breakdown of the five teams that, unless something extraordinary happens, will be among the field of 65 in March. […]
Horizon Notebook
Horizon League Notebook Five things to watch before the Horizon League tournament: 1. Can Butler win the rest of its remaining conference games? Sadly enough, that’s probably what it would take for the Bulldogs to get an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament if they stumble in the conference tournament. […]
RPI? R.I.P.
RPI? More like R.I.P. by Bill Thayer The RPI. Three letters that can make any college basketball fan cringe. Three letters we are going to hear over and over again as March approaches. Three letters that can make or break a team’s chances of dancing. Three letters that should no […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Notebook The Whole F’n Game! If you haven’t heard about the thrilling Notre Dame-Georgetown game from last Saturday, I’ld like to know what it’s like living under a rock. Notre Dame beat the the Hoyas in DC, despite a 35 point, 20 rebound performance from big man Mike […]
