I’ve had a heartbreaking month of college hoops. I havent buckled down into religiously watching the whole nation, but I have watched, with anticipation and hope, every single minute of Indiana and Michigan basketball since their league seasons began, coincidentally, and perhaps in foreshadowed-bad-karma fashion, against each other on New Year’s Eve. They are...
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We’re back for another night of college basketball capping. We’ve been h-o-t since coming back from hoop hiatus a little more than a week ago: 15-6-2 the last 10 days. That gives the JCB an official 23-18-2 record in college hoops. We’re currently up 7.5 units. It’s freezing outside. I’ve worked hard at the...
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The question tonight is which Michigan team will show up? The one that beat UConn and and nearly stole a game from Wisconsin in Madison. Or the scatterbrained defensive outfit from Saturday that couldnt stop a single Purdue possession when it mattered, hopelessly playing without leading scorer Manny Harris, suspended for unsportsmanlike conduct in...
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When the weekend began, three Big 10 teams crowded the Bracket Matrix’s group of final eight teams left out of its consensus field: Minnesota, first out; Northwestern, fourth out; and Illinois, fifth out. All were struggling to standout in the minds of mock bracketologists, each netting somewhere from just less than a one-quarter to just a...
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Storylines are all over the place as the NFL holds its Final Four this afternoon. In the AFCG between the Colts and Jets, some have isolated 18 key storylines, naturally symetrical with Peyton’s jersey numbers. Peyton Manning, the greatest QB the last decade, is going for his second Super Bowl apperance.Everybody has talked about...
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