As I have stated before, I am not a big fan of the conference tournaments but there were some wonderful storylines Tuesday night.
Princeton beat Penn to send Harvard to its first NCAA tournament since 1946. Shoot, I was even born for 10 years yet in 1946.
Western Kentucky tallied its 15th win last night. It was a big one sending the Hilltoppers to the Big Dance with a 15-18 record. It looks like a definite play-in candidate but I doubt Western Kentucky cares.
South Dakota State won an overtime game from Western Illinois in the Summit League final. The win earned the Jackrabbits their first NCAA bid ever. SDSU recently moved up from the Division II ranks.
Detroit put on an impressive show in the Horizon final. It thumped regular season champion Valparaiso on its home floor. This team has come a long way since Dick Vitale coached them. The Titans are fun to watch.
The week is young and the games just keep on coming. There will be more close games and more unexpected winners. It’s the beauty of March.
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Friday, October 7, 2011
Iowa's Kirk Ferentz Mastery Over Penn State's Joe Paterno
Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz is a Pennsylvania nature. You think the guy wants to win a little more when he faces Penn State and Joe Paterno? Ferentz will never come out and say that publicly, but I bet Ferentz has a little extra fire against Paterno.
One thing we know for sure is Ferentz has had JoePa’s number in the series. Iowa is 8-1 against Penn State. The two battle again in Happy Valley Saturday on ABC.
Although Iowa has dominated the results in the games, Iowa-Penn State is usually an entertaining affair. Both coaches are generally old school and favor strong defense and vanilla offense. However, Iowa is featuring some contemporary offense lately and running the no-hurdle. Penn State’s wrinkle this season is a two quarterback system in Matt McGloin and Rob Bolden.
This game should be a close one with a good number of points put up on the scoreboard. I assure you it won’t finish like the game a few years back when the Hawkeyes beat the Lions 6-4.
I imagine JoePa would enjoy silencing the critics about his record against Iowa. He wants to show the Pennsylvania guy that winning football doesn’t almost always happen on the Iowa sideline.
One thing we know for sure is Ferentz has had JoePa’s number in the series. Iowa is 8-1 against Penn State. The two battle again in Happy Valley Saturday on ABC.
Although Iowa has dominated the results in the games, Iowa-Penn State is usually an entertaining affair. Both coaches are generally old school and favor strong defense and vanilla offense. However, Iowa is featuring some contemporary offense lately and running the no-hurdle. Penn State’s wrinkle this season is a two quarterback system in Matt McGloin and Rob Bolden.
This game should be a close one with a good number of points put up on the scoreboard. I assure you it won’t finish like the game a few years back when the Hawkeyes beat the Lions 6-4.
I imagine JoePa would enjoy silencing the critics about his record against Iowa. He wants to show the Pennsylvania guy that winning football doesn’t almost always happen on the Iowa sideline.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Ground Hog Day and National Signing Day
Tomorrow is the day high school football players can officially declare in writing the college they will attend. Tomorrow is also the day the little creature in Pennsylvania will decide whether we will have six more weeks of winter weather.
I would say both happenings will become a crap shoot.
Regarding the ground hog, weather people cannot even predict the weather. So how can a four-legged fuzzy ball tell us about the weather future?
This high school recruiting is big business. Magazines and other media tell us the can’t-miss-prospects. We wait for our school to make the top 20, top 10, No. 1 etc. We lament that the rich football schools sign all the best prospects year-after-year. We hope our team can find some hidden talent.
Today is a feast or famine for some college coaches. They are desperately trying to hang on to the prospects that agreed to come to their school. But the wolves are out there trying to convince a player to turn on the school and join their school. But on the other side, a coach might land a player they thought they had no change getting.
Some say, national signing day is the most important day in college football. I say it’s a whole lot like ground hog day. These kids are only prospects and who can really predict their success or failure.
Enjoy February 2 whether you are cheering for the ground hog or your favorite school.
I would say both happenings will become a crap shoot.
Regarding the ground hog, weather people cannot even predict the weather. So how can a four-legged fuzzy ball tell us about the weather future?
This high school recruiting is big business. Magazines and other media tell us the can’t-miss-prospects. We wait for our school to make the top 20, top 10, No. 1 etc. We lament that the rich football schools sign all the best prospects year-after-year. We hope our team can find some hidden talent.
Today is a feast or famine for some college coaches. They are desperately trying to hang on to the prospects that agreed to come to their school. But the wolves are out there trying to convince a player to turn on the school and join their school. But on the other side, a coach might land a player they thought they had no change getting.
Some say, national signing day is the most important day in college football. I say it’s a whole lot like ground hog day. These kids are only prospects and who can really predict their success or failure.
Enjoy February 2 whether you are cheering for the ground hog or your favorite school.
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