The NCAA brackets were revealed last night. In past years, I would have spent the day studying the matchups, reading up on the teams, and making what I thought was an informed decision. Those days are long gone. The brackets were revealed at 6. CBS had the bracket games open later last night. I filled … More Tater’s Picks of Madness 2023
The NBA draft was lat night. Three Kentucky players went in the lottery. Coach Calipari was at the draft and posted pictures with the kids who were drafted. Many of the comments on those pictures are UK fans yelling at him for being more concerned with getting players to the NBA than winning championships. They … More Post NBA Draft Thoughts on Coaching
At the end of the college basketball season Georgetown fired their coach. This was a big deal because their coach was the son of legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson. Before he was fired, several articles were written in the Post about the possibility that he would be fired. Many thought he would get more time … More We Are Family: College Basketball Edition
This is the month we get the best event in sports: March Madness. I love the upsets, the buzzer beaters and the thought that any random team can go on a run and win it all. Normally, it is even more fun for me because My Kentucky Wildcats are there until the very end. This … More Tater’s Take on March Madness
I know some will think it is bad timing to post a basketball blog on the morning of the attacks in Brussels, but this is the first time I’ve had the time to type out my thoughts on the season. So, here goes: Early this season when Kentucky lost to teams like UCLA and Ohio … More Reflections on the Season and the Loss
Here are my projections for March Madness this year: Upsets: Buffalo over WVU, BYU over Xavier, UC Irvine over Louisville, SF Austin over Utah, Eastern Washington over Georgetown. Second round upsets: Wichita St over Kansas, Arkanas over UNC, BYU over Baylor, NC state over Villanova, Michigan State over Virginia. Final eight: UK, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, … More My Bracket Projections 2015
But first – how exactly does UK and Florida have identical resumes, UK beats Florida twice in 9 days, the last by 16 to win the SEC tournament and UK is a 4, Florida is a 2? First round upset specials – Richmond over Vanderbilt FSU over Texas A&M Utah St over Kansas … More My NCAA Predictions
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