The notion that the Big East has taken a beating is undeniable.  After getting eight teams into the tournament, only Syracuse and West Virginia remain.  While the number of teams left does not dictate the hit on the conference reputation, the teams and the way they lost definitely does. First round exits by Marquette, Louisville, [...]

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These are just about everywhere, but it was such a great game, with an even better finish, I figure it’s worth posting again.  (Thanks ESPN).

With all of the bag things you read about athletes today, it’s nice to see some guys just having fun.  I’m an admitted former WVU student, so call me biased if you want, but this videos are pretty candid and funny.  (videos after the jump). The first video is Da’sean Butler, Joe Mazzula and Jonnie [...]

Looks like a CUSA title, the nation’s leading scorer and a NCAA birth weren’t enough to give Tom Penders any sort of job security. Article at SportbyBrooks.com

CollegeHoopsDaily.com – March Madness Day 1

With three down and one to go, it’s time to wrap up the first round breakdowns with the East Region. 1-Kentucky vs 16-East Tennessee State – Welcome to the Big Dance East Tennessee State. We hope you enjoyed your stay. There’s the door. Kentucky cruises in this one. 8-Texas vs 9-Wake Forest – Both Texas [...]

Now that we’ve covered the West and Midwest Brackets, let’s move on to the South bracket. 1-Duke vs 16-Arkansas-Pine Bluff/Winthrop – The good news is Arkansas-Pine Bluff or Winthrop gets to add an NCAA Tournament win to their resume. The bad news is they will be rewarded with a date with Duke in a first [...]

Now that we’ve broken down the West Region, let’s move on to talk about Kansas and the rest of the Midwest Region. 1-Kansas vs 16-Lehigh – Congrats to Lehigh for winning the Patriot League conference tournament. Their reward: a first round date with the best team in college basketball. Enjoy your short stay, MountainHawks. Rock [...]

Between now and tip-off on Thursday, we’ll be breaking down each game in each region to give you some help in filling out your brackets. We’ll start things off in the West Region. 1-Syracuse vs 16-Vermont – Even with Arinze Onauku sitting this one out due to injury, Syracuse is too much for all-world talent [...]