South Second Round Recap by Jon Gonzalez No.2 Alabama vs. No.10 Kent State “I thought they were going to be a tougher team.” Those were the post-game words of a player who participated in the game between 10th-seeded Kent State and second-seeded Alabama. Without knowing the outcome, you probably would […]
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More Random Thoughts
More Random Thoughts by Jon Gonzalez “He’s tying his shoes, that’s definitely a sign of fatigue.” Those were the words of CBS analyst Bob Wentzel as Boston College guard Troy Bell bent over to tie his shoes during CBS’s telecast of Boston College/Texas. Those words echoed through my mind last […]
South Region Recap
South Region Recap by Jon Gonzalez No.6 California 82, No.11 Pennsylvania 75 Not even the quasi home court advantage of playing in Pittsburgh could save the Quakers. Joe Shipp poured in 20 points as the Golden Bears upended Ivy League champion Penn 82-75. Both teams played well, but it was […]
Random Thoughts
Random Thoughts – Day 1 by Jon Gonzalez You know what? Thank God for digital cable. Thanks to digital cable, I am able to watch every single NCAA tournament game. The game that I am most grateful for having the chance to watch was Wyoming/Gonzaga. I knew the Cowboys would […]
South Region Recap
NCAA South Region Recap by Jon Gonzalez No.10 Kent State vs. No.7 Oklahoma State Ok, who was the higher seed here? Actually, what happened in the tournament’s first game should have come as a surprise to no one. The odds makers had Kent winning, and the Flashes did just that. […]
NCAA South Region 2
NCAA South Region 2 Preview by Jonathan Gonzalez Batten down the hatches and put the kids to bed because it’s Tourney time, baby (sounds like something Dicky V would say, huh?). After all the pre-season tournaments, league seasons, and conference championships, the Big Dance is finally here, and what a […]
Southern Notebook
Southern Notebook Top ‘Cats Although Davidson was upset at home by Western Carolina on January 26th, the Wildcats have still won seven of their last eight games after being throttled by Duke in Charlotte back in early January. The ‘Cats latest win came at the hands of Wofford on January […]
Get your Brackets!
It’s Never too early for Brackets by Jonathan Gonzalez During my normal perusing of various sports websites (don’t tell my editor), I have noticed March Madness has started early. That’s right, it’s only January and the NCAA prognostications have already begun. This team will win the Horizon, those teams will […]
Big South Preview
2001-02 Big South Conference Preview by Jon Gonzalez For 2001-02, the Big South might as well be called the big four because that’s how many teams have a realistic chance of winning the conference. Winthrop, Radford, UNC-Asheville and Coastal Carolina will all butt heads in their quest for Big South […]
Southern Preview
2001-02 Southern Conference Preview by Jon Gonzalez All roads to the North Charleston Coliseum (site of this years SoCo Tournament) and the Southern Conference championship will once again run through the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The defending conference champion Spartans enjoy the luxury of having four returning starters, […]
