Billy Donovan, 2-time NCAA Championship coach (and Providence alum) is leaving Florida for the Orlando Magic.
Hmmm, well it worked for Tarkanian, Pitino, Carlissimo, and Calipari!
Snakes In My Pants
Cause, you know, we need more people talking ’bout sports.
Monthly Archives: May 2007
May 31
Donovan leaving Florida for . . . Orlando
May 31
The BC Bowl has a new sponsor!
Good news for the Superfans! The Humanitarian Bowl in lovely, scenic Boise, Idaho (BC’s home away from home) has a new sponsor. Goodbye MPC Computers, Hello Roady’s Truck Stops.
Yup, Roady’s Truck Stops who markets itself as the nation’s largest chain of truck stops is the new title sponsor for BC’s next bowl game. Buy your tickets before it’s [...]
May 30
College Football Playoff in the Works?
College Football’s popularity is at an all-time high. Many pundits claim the spike in college football’s poopularity is due to the resurgence of THE traditional college football powers: Notre Dame, Texas, USC, Oklahoma, and Ohio State.
So, it is no coincidence that fans are driving the “powers that be” in college football toward the long-awaited playoff [...]
May 28
More on the Big East: Finances
My last posting was about comments from the Syracuse and Louisville men’s basketball coaches who were critical of the Big East for it’s new size and character. This time I am posting some info about finances.
Writing in the Charleston West Virginia Gazette, Mitch Vingle does some investigative sports journalism using the Big East’s tax [...]
May 28
Daylight Savings Time (or: It’s getting late early)
NY Daily News beat reporter Mark Feinsand pretty well sums it up today:
Exactly one year ago today, the Twins woke up with a 12½-game deficit in the AL Central – the exact same situation the Yankees find themselves in today. Minnesota’s rotation included Johan Santana and Francisco Liriano (for another month or so, at least, [...]
May 25
Big East realizing bigger not better by Kevin McNamara
“If 10-6 in the Big East isn’t good enough to be in, then I don’t think we should be in the Big East.” Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim (yesterday)
“Keep the ACC. I prefer the Big East.” Jim Boeheim (2003)
“[It's] a corporation, not a conference.” Louisville coach Rick Pitino
After the recent conference meetings, there is more [...]
May 24
Nats Aren’t the Worst Team in Baseball!!!
With the win over the Reds tonight, the Nats have lifted themselves out of last place in both MLB and the National League. While 19-29 is still far from a playoff run, its great not to be in last (if only for a day.)
May 22
A-Rod is a cheating, punk loser
Good news Red Sox fans.
Every time A-Job acts like a punk bitch on the basepaths, the Sox win the World Series.