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Penn State Basketball Continues Its Outstanding Iowa Hawkeye Impersonation

Wow, the NIT sure is looking nice right now for the Nittany Lions. Items in the rearview mirror may be far less significant than they appear. Apparently jealous of Iowa's horrendous start with true nice-guy Mr...

Written by Nathan B about 13 days ago 269 reads 4 comments
Penn State-UNCW: Bad Night for the Bottom of the Big Ten

This is not the way Penn State and Talor Battle envisioned their trip to Charleston. The Lions are shuffling out of the first round of the Charleston Classic after getting blasted by a weak UNC-Wilmington squad 80-69...

Written by Nathan B about 14 days ago 102 reads 1 comments
No. 18 Dayton 63, No. 23 Ga Tech 59: Restart the Hewitt Hot Seat Watch

So, it wasn't really an upset. Tell it to the fans. Tell it to the boosters. See if they'll listen. No. 23 Georgia Tech fell 63-59 to the best of the Atlantic 10, the No. 18 Dayton Flyers in the opening game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off today...

Written by Nathan B about 14 days ago 365 reads 18 comments
As the Wall Turns: Preseason College Basketball Top 10

As many of you already know, I simply cannot get enough of local baller John Wall. Like all of you, there is simply no way that I could ever become sick of hearing about various character issues, ...

Written by Nathan B about 6 months ago 2,886 reads 20 comments
John Wall Charged with Breaking and Entering: John Calipari, You Can Have Him

[Note: I would like to thank WRAL, a news station in Raleigh, NC, for some of the objective information in this article.] Raleigh police stated on Monday that phenom high school recruit John Wall has been cited for breaking and entering...

Written by Nathan B about 7 months ago 2,699 reads 56 comments
North Carolina Tar Heels 2009-10 Preview: The Return of Marcus Ginyard

When North Carolina won the 2005 national championship, the exodus of both seniors and underclassmen (temporarily) gutted the program and meant that 2005-06 would be a pretty long year, even ...

Written by Nathan B about 7 months ago 2,202 reads 41 comments
Tyler Hansbrough's No. 1 Fan Cheats Death, Looks To Watch Heels in 2010

This story is tangentially related to sports, but it admittedly is more about life than college basketball. Our bulldogs (two English and one French) are an integral part of our family, and ...

Written by Nathan B about 7 months ago 413 reads 24 comments
Not Just Sparty's Party: UNC Also a Bastion of Hope in a Battered State

By now, we've all heard the storyline that the media will be trumpeting for the next 36 hours. Michigan has fallen on hard times, without a doubt...

Written by Nathan B about 8 months ago 220 reads 20 comments
Creature vs. Creature: Villanova Wildcats, UNC Tar Heels Clash In Detroit

Destiny, let me introduce you to Cinderella. As the lowest remaing seed in the Final Four, No. 3 Villanova is the closest thing that can pass for Cinderella in this NCAA Tournament. North Carolina, the unanimous preseason No...

Written by Nathan B about 8 months ago 688 reads 21 comments
The UNC Tar Heels Conundrum: Restrained Joy in the Southern Part of Heaven

In March, they fall one by one, like wisping blooms from the budding dogwoods. Elites and nobles depart from the affair without being able to grasp the hand of the beautiful girl they came to dance with...

Written by Nathan B about 8 months ago 1,130 reads 33 comments
ACC Vs. Big East? Well, at Least We Can Agree That the SEC Disappoints

In the photo above, it looks like Bruce Pearl is trying (and failing) to take a large, steaming...well, drop some kids off at the pool...

Written by Nathan B about 8 months ago 451 reads 31 comments
UNC's Roy Williams Reveals His Vote for Coach of the Year

Roy Williams is rarely accused of being anything but a class act (excepting the occasional criticism that emanates from Durham), and his post-game press conference was no exception on Thursday...

Written by Nathan B about 8 months ago 1,219 reads 14 comments
Ty Lawson Update: The Real Story behind UNC's Strategy

The picture above is one that strikes fear into the hearts of Tar Heels fans and gives hope to every other team in the South Region and beyond...

Written by Nathan B about 8 months ago 1,344 reads 24 comments
Why Auburn, Penn State Are "In" and Creighton, St. Mary's Are "Out"

As time has passed, the brackets out there on the professional websites, as well as those posted by analysts on Bleacher Report, tend to become much more similar...

Written by Nathan B about 8 months ago 851 reads 27 comments
Seth Greenberg Starts "The Virginia Tech Whine" Early After Loss to UNC

Last year, Virginia Tech was one of the last teams on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament "bubble," and coach Seth Greenberg was livid...

Written by Nathan B about 8 months ago 475 reads 38 comments
Eagles, and Buccaneers, and Big Red, Oh My!: Seeding the Automatic Qualifiers

You might be wondering why this particular picture graces the top of this article. It might bring back memories of a boycotted Olympics, back when the U.S.S.R. had missiles pointed directly at the largest city near you...

Written by Nathan B about 8 months ago 349 reads 12 comments
SEC Tournament Preview: Auburn Hot, Kentucky Not

The SEC Tournament field is all set, and it goes without saying that there are a few teams whose postseason chances hinge entirely on their performance from March 12 to March 15 in Tampa, Fla...

Written by Nathan B about 9 months ago 1,239 reads 62 comments
NCAA Brackets and Your Hard-Earned Cash: Is New Fantasy Game Worth It?

I have recently read several reviews on Bleacher Report (here and here) of a new type of fantasy game being offered this March by one of our very own Bleacher Creatures, Len Laber...

Written by Nathan B about 9 months ago 436 reads 14 comments
Take It to the Bank: The Top 10 Finishers for the Shelby 427 at Las Vegas

Now, we all know nothing unusual or unexpected happens during a Sprint Cup event. So, these predictions are as solid as a Kyle Busch engine during the Chase. They're as predictable as the Big One at Talladega...

Written by Nathan B about 9 months ago 191 reads 12 comments
South Carolina: Will the "Chicken Curse" Be Broken This Year?

South Carolina has been called a lot of things over the years, not all of them favorable. On the football field especially, the Gamecocks have been labeled underachievers, disappointments, and "the school where coaches go to retire...

Written by Nathan B about 9 months ago 453 reads 16 comments
Pollsters Clearly Sharing Michael Phelps' Bong in Ridiculous Feb. 23 Rankings

So, I'm starting to wonder if a few members of the Associated Press (AP) or ESPN/USA Today Coaches polls might be using the dartboard picture above, substituting team names for numbers...

Written by Nathan B about 9 months ago 393 reads 31 comments
Five Ways To Improve the Auto Club 500 Parade

So, I'm still waiting for the Fontana race to start. What I watched last night wasn't a race; it was a parade. As predicted, five to 10 cars were far superior to the rest of the field and the lack of close racing meant long green-flag runs...

Written by Nathan B about 9 months ago 242 reads 24 comments
Memphis, You're Still the (No.) 1: Top 25 Mid-Majors (Post Bracket-Busting)

This weekend's games, which included several upsets not only of top teams but also of mid-majors, have shuffled up the mid-major rankings significantly. Not much has changed at the top, but just about everything below No...

Written by Nathan B about 9 months ago 444 reads 34 comments
Not Good Enough: UNC Lacked Energy in Victory Over N.C. State

A fan is sometimes the harshest critic of their own team. However, North Carolina deserves a bit of criticism for their often lackadaisical play in a 89-80 victory over Tobacco Road foe N.C. State, an intense rivalry that dates back to 1913...

Written by Nathan B about 9 months ago 366 reads 19 comments
Memphis Tops A New Top 25 Poll: Outside The Power Conferences

Much has been made of the meaningless "conference comparison" between the current behemoths of college basketball—the Big East and the Atlantic Coast Conference...

Written by Nathan B about 9 months ago 1,274 reads 24 comments

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Nathan B Article Archive

Penn State Basketball Continues Its Outstanding Iowa Hawkeye Impersonation

Penn State-UNCW: Bad Night for the Bottom of the Big Ten

No. 18 Dayton 63, No. 23 Ga Tech 59: Restart the Hewitt Hot Seat Watch

As the Wall Turns: Preseason College Basketball Top 10

John Wall Charged with Breaking and Entering: John Calipari, You Can Have Him

North Carolina Tar Heels 2009-10 Preview: The Return of Marcus Ginyard

Tyler Hansbrough's No. 1 Fan Cheats Death, Looks To Watch Heels in 2010

Not Just Sparty's Party: UNC Also a Bastion of Hope in a Battered State

Creature vs. Creature: Villanova Wildcats, UNC Tar Heels Clash In Detroit

The UNC Tar Heels Conundrum: Restrained Joy in the Southern Part of Heaven

ACC Vs. Big East? Well, at Least We Can Agree That the SEC Disappoints

UNC's Roy Williams Reveals His Vote for Coach of the Year

Ty Lawson Update: The Real Story behind UNC's Strategy

Why Auburn, Penn State Are "In" and Creighton, St. Mary's Are "Out"

Seth Greenberg Starts "The Virginia Tech Whine" Early After Loss to UNC

Eagles, and Buccaneers, and Big Red, Oh My!: Seeding the Automatic Qualifiers

SEC Tournament Preview: Auburn Hot, Kentucky Not

NCAA Brackets and Your Hard-Earned Cash: Is New Fantasy Game Worth It?

Take It to the Bank: The Top 10 Finishers for the Shelby 427 at Las Vegas

South Carolina: Will the "Chicken Curse" Be Broken This Year?

Pollsters Clearly Sharing Michael Phelps' Bong in Ridiculous Feb. 23 Rankings

Five Ways To Improve the Auto Club 500 Parade

Memphis, You're Still the (No.) 1: Top 25 Mid-Majors (Post Bracket-Busting)

Not Good Enough: UNC Lacked Energy in Victory Over N.C. State

Memphis Tops A New Top 25 Poll: Outside The Power Conferences

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