Posted on July 02 2008, read 0 Comment
Newspaper writers and Sports Talk Hosts across the country are stirred up over the continual waffling from Brett Favre and his retirement. This is not good news. And it can only get worse.
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Posted on June 27 2008, read 1 Comment
Do you remember the ’97 Arizona Wildcats when they won the National Championship in basketball? They had to beat three #1 seeds in route to their title. With the Big Dance, that’s the most you can f
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Posted on June 23 2008, read 1 Comment
The majority of you read the headline and immediately thought about the basketball team. Indeed, I do NOT speak of men’s gymnastics. Almost a shame isn’t it? What was once a rich pageantry of amate
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Posted on June 16 2008, read 1 Comment
Word in the Triangle is that Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington and Danny Green will all join Tyler Hansbrough in their run for a Championship in 2009. The Tar Heels do lose Stephenson as he transfers to a y
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Posted on June 05 2008, read 0 Comment
Growing up in Oklahoma, the #1 sport for the entire year was OU Football. Sure there were other distractions like OU football recruiting, OU football scheduling and High School Football. Two other d
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Posted on May 28 2008, read 0 Comment
It seems like yesterday that Antawn Jamison was Dickie V’s favorite player of the year on a very good Tar Heel team. And while he was extremely good, I also vividly remember seeing Vince Carter on th
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Posted on April 25 2008, read 0 Comment
The first hours of the NFL Draft have been entertaining in the past. Seeing Brady Quinn sit in the Green Room was good television. Eli being drafted by a team he refused to play for… also entertaini
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Posted on April 11 2008, read 0 Comment
Funniest thing. After the championship game Monday night, the big talk in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area was not “what a game!”. There was little talk about a 3 pointer to tie the game. Free t
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Posted on April 05 2008, read 0 Comment
The UNC v KU game was a win-win situation for me. I need the money, so I did LOSE with the Tar Heels bowing out. My string of sports prediction accuracy is also broken thus LOSING credibility. But
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Posted on April 04 2008, read 0 Comment
So I’m in one pool that features a total of 235 brackets. I currently hold the 7 spot, and if UNC beats Memphis, I will earn 2nd place money (about $175 on a $5 investment). The only reason why it w
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Posted on March 28 2008, read 0 Comment
I cited in my Janurary 12th blog that the Tar Heels would be your National Champion. I reminded you before the tournament started. Did you put them in your bracket like I told you? Did you pick alm
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Posted on March 27 2008, read 0 Comment
It’s split down here in the Triangle. There are a lot of Duke fanatics here saying ‘what the hell’? There are also a lot of Duke haters feeling pretty giddy. And the Tar Heel contingency is euphori
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Posted on March 18 2008, read 0 Comment
It’s tough to win brackets. Anything with 60+ competitors is going to be tough especially when there is no clear physical or mental advantage. How many times have you seen the administrative assista
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Posted on March 16 2008, read 0 Comment
In 1997, I found out about Coppin St. I unfortunately didn’t get to see South Carolina’s over-hyped #2 seed team go down to the #15 seed Eagles, but was exhilarated by the news. I did watch “Fang” M
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Posted on March 12 2008, read 3 Comment
Oklahoma is not devoid of basketball history. Mr. Iba had a fine past. Mookie Blaylock and Wayman Tisdale made Billy Tubbs look good. I’m pretty proud of my alma mater and the showings from Nolan R
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