Anthony Grant, Shaka Smart and the Price of Ambition
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 24 2015 01:20 PM
A TALE OF TWO CAREERS: Shaka Smart is one of the most talked about coaches in the country while Grant, who preceded him at VCU, was just fired by Alabama.
Lost in all the chaos that is March Madness came ...
March Madness: Round Of 64 Digest
In NCAA Football | By AverageThomas | On March 21 2015 07:39 AM
Want to make sure you're all caught up with what happened in the Round Of 64 from the NCAA Men's Basketball March Madness tournament? We've got the notes to tell you what you need to know beyond just winners-and-losers.
Upsets
#14 Georgia ...
Projecting The Field: March 8
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 8 2015 08:12 AM
BRUIN UP A STORM: Belmont is the first team to punch its ticket to the big dance, taking down #25 Murray State in the Ohio Valley Conference finals. Photo courtesy AP
Yesterday was an unfathomably huge day in shaping up ...
March Madness: Projecting The Field (3/16 AFTERNOON and FINAL Edition)
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 16 2014 02:34 PM
CAVALIER ATTITUDE: Virginia nabbed the ACC Championship, but they have loftier aspirations. Photo courtesy AP
This is it! Book it, folks, because this is the one I'm taking to the bank. The Selection Show on CBS is just a few ...
Notes from the NCAA Tournament: 3rd Round
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 24 2013 09:22 PM
FLYING HIGH: #15 FGCU is on to the Sweet Sixteen, some at least one school in every seed higher can't say. Photo courtesy Elsa/Getty Images
What is it about the Round of 32 that feels so awkward? It's too big ...
Notes from the Tournament: Round 2, Day 1
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 21 2013 09:58 PM
STATE OF SHOCKER: In an up-and-down year for Wichita State, the basketball action to open the NCAA tournament was decidedly up. Photo courtesy Harry How/Getty Images
Perhaps it was due to unfairly high expectations, but the first day of March ...
Monday Morning Point Guard? Thoughts From Selection Sunday
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 18 2013 02:29 AM
HURT-A-'CANE: Miami got stuck with a #2 seed even though they did something half of the #1's didn't: win their conference tournament. Photo courtesy Kevin Hu/The Daily Tarheel
The beauty of the NCAA Tournament schedule is that it gives us ...
Projecting the NCAA Field – Selection Sunday FINAL BRACKET PREDICTION
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 17 2013 02:31 PM
LADDERS, NO BUBBLES: Marshall Henderson and Ole Miss took the chance out of their destiny and punched their ticket through to the big dance with the SEC championship. Photo courtesy Andy Lyons/Getty Images
This is it, my final answer.
All conference ...
March Madness Roundup: 3rd Round, Day 1
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 18 2012 09:04 AM
The basketball gods must've realized they made a mistake allowing so many upsets on Friday because yesterday, the first day of action for the tournament's 3rd round, the games ALL went according to chalk. However, this is not to say ...
March Madness Roundup: 2nd Round, Day 1
In NCAA Basketball | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 16 2012 08:28 AM
The first day of what really is the FIRST round of the NCAA tournament is in the books. 16 teams are done and 16 others are through to the next round. But with over 12 hours of constant basketball, it's ...