In addition to Sampson’s firing, the self imposed scholarship sanctions, the dismissal of two players for undisclosed reasons, the LOI release of a couple of recruits, the departure of Eric Gordon to the NBA, there’s now an academic concern, at least according to HoosierNation.com. Tom Crean blew out of San Antonio early, reportedly because of [...]
Archive of entries posted on April 2008
Jim Jackson previews the NBA draft
DownloadJackson gives his assessment of Eric Gordon et al.
Full tournament recap of game predictions.
Here’s a round by round recap of my predictions for the tournament: 16-0 on the first day 10-6 on day two 14-2 in the Round of 32 7-1 for the Sweet Sixteen 4-0 for the Elite Eight 1-1 in the semifinals 1-0 in the championship game 53-10 overall And the winning entry in the two [...]
Against the odds (recap)
Final record for my pics during the tournament was 13-8. It’s a shame I didn’t put my money where my mouth is. Thirteen wins out of 21 games would have earned me a pretty penny in Vegas, particularly if I had varied the amount bet based on my predicted confidence level, since my top five [...]
Against the odds (championship game)
My UncleLar Lock of the Tournament pick of Kansas over Carolina moves me to 12-8 with my picks for the tournament. My picks have been so successful that I’m probably going to make this a regular feature for all Big Ten games next season. Vegas has installed Memphis as a two point favorite. If you’ve [...]
Championship Game Prediction
Here’s a recap of my results so far. 16-0 on the first day 10-6 on day two 14-2 in the Round of 32 7-1 for the Sweet Sixteen 4-0 for the Elite Eight 1-1 in the semifinals 52-10 overall Pretty decent record, if I do say so. I’ve already locked up a win in one [...]
Against the Odds (Final Four Edition)
My sole prediction in the Elite Eight went down the tubes so I currently sit at 11-8 against the spread. Since the bookies have installed North Carolina as a four point favorite and I have Kansas winning by four, this would be close to the UncleLar Lock of the Tournament. This is the second biggest [...]
Final Four Predictions
My prediction juggernaut rolled on with a perfect Elite eight: 16-0 on the first day 10-6 on day two 14-2 in the Round of 32 7-1 for the Sweet Sixteen 4-0 for the Elite Eight 51-9 overall Memphis has improved their power rankings to almost draw dead even with UCLA. I have the Bruins as [...]
Men’s Basketball has 6 Big Ten Academic All Conference selections
Men’s Basketball – Penn State University Official Athletic Site via kwout
