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Why Saturday's BYU-TCU Scrap is a No-Win Situation for the Cougars

September 19, 2009—The day that Christian Ponder could do no wrong. Unfortunate enough for the BYU Cougars, that day also happened to be the day they saw any hope of playing in a major bowl game circle down the long and twisted BCS drain...

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 month ago 484 reads 22 comments
Utah Utes: Controversy In My Mind

It's that time of the year again. Everyone and their mother's tax analyst is putting together some sort of NCAA Tournament bracket by whatever logic they insist on using...

Written by Andrew Perkins about 9 months ago 134 reads 4 comments
Wake Forest Basketball Not Getting Its Just Due

I'm not a Wake Forest fan. I don't expect them to win a national title. In fact, I don't even expect them to win the ACC championship. I wouldn't be surprised if parity bites them in the butt once or twice this season...

Written by Andrew Perkins about 10 months ago 557 reads 7 comments
One Down, More To Go: Tracking the BCS Busters with Questions and Answers

With BYU coughing up virtually any chance to rumble with the big boys in January, the field of non-BCS teams hoping to make waves continues to dwindle. College football pundits everywhere are scrambling for another sexy "BCS Buster" pick...

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 372 reads 2 comments
This Week is Make-or-Break Time for the BYU Cougars

Two weeks off, two weeks on...that's how it has seemed to go for the Cougars this football season. Two average games to start the season, two mind-blowing shutouts after that, and two head-scratching snoozefests after that...

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 216 reads 0 comments
Tim Donaghy's Dark Legacy Looms as NBA Playoffs Continue

After the lock out, it was tough to get into basketball. Jordan was on the decline and smack dab in the middle of retiring and un-retiring. Magic and Larry were history...

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 826 reads 0 comments
NFLPA: Opposition to Pacman Jones' Deal Oozing With Hypocrisy

It's quite simple.All Adam "Pacman" Jones wants to do is play football.And, much like every other football player on the planet, Jones wants to win a Super Bowl.Two things. That's all...

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 569 reads 1 comments
NBA Draft: Can't Wait For June 16!

The 2008 version of the NBA Draft will take place on June 26.I know.But I'm looking forward to June 16.Why? That's the deadline for early entry players to withdraw their names from the Draft...

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 556 reads 0 comments
Reviewing The October Prediction: Michigan State—2008 NCAA Champions

Sometimes you just have to look back on things past and just laugh. You know, like the time my voice cracked while reading The Diary of Anne Frank in my eigth grade Language Arts class.Times like that...

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 1,704 reads 1 comments
Rick Majerus' Offensive Comments Overshadowed by March Madness

Last year, Don Imus made inappropriate, and racially driven remarks towards the Rutgers Women’s Basketball team. After a long, drawn-out battle, Imus was released by his employers and rightfully so...

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 2,754 reads 21 comments
It's Kentucky's Time to Prove Worthy of NCAA Bid

It takes more than 40 minutes to erase the embarrassment of getting pantsed in gym class. It takes more than 40 minutes to make people forget the kid whose voice cracked during his valedictory address...

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 678 reads 4 comments
NCAA Tournament Thoughts: Selection Sunday Fallout

Is everybody done bowing at the feet of Psycho T for hitting a midrange jumper against Virginia Tech? He wasn't even the real hero on that play. And he celebrates very awkwardly, too.....

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 667 reads 0 comments
Conference Tournaments Present the Home Court Advantage

It seems like home court advantage has some teams dancin', and it has made Andrew Perkins quite bitter.

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 608 reads 1 comments
NCAA Bubble Confusion: This Week's Winners and Losers

We thought we had it all figured out. Syracuse and Ohio State were destined to go to the NIT. VCU was supposed to make an easy run to the CAA tournament final. And UConn was well on its way to a very high seed...

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 869 reads 3 comments
March Madness: Let the Eliminations Begin!

This is the moment all of college basketball has been waiting for. Eliminations, upsets, miracles, and disappointments will now mark nearly every day of the next month. March Madness is here, and, as an avid basketball fan, I can't wait...

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 377 reads 0 comments
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Preview

They call it "Arch Madness." No, really. They really do call it "Arch Madness."The table is set for a Saint Louis style four day feasting of Missouri Valley Conference basketball...

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 835 reads 2 comments
College Basketball Notes: Tournament Hopes, Conference Races

Congratulations are in order for Ivy League champion Cornell, the first team to punch its ticket to the Big Dance. With the long-time dominance of Penn and Princeton it must have felt good for the Big Red to bust through and grab the crown...

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 759 reads 1 comments
Kentucky Star Freshman Done for the Year

As if the start of the year wasn't bad enough for the Kentucky Wildcats, the end of the season has brought more bad news: Patrick Patterson will be out for the rest of the season...

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 559 reads 0 comments
Calm Down, Commodores: Vanderbilt's Upset Isn't Worth the Hype

The Vanderbilt Commodores ruled the world for a night. May we all give propers where propers are due. They deserve a pat on the back, a very complimentary article churned out by a local AP journalist and a good jump in the RPI...

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 1,851 reads 15 comments
Jockeying for Mountain West Tournament Position Starts Tonight

Two weeks remain until the start of the Mountain West Conference Tournament in Las Vegas and the race for favorable position is on...

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 785 reads 2 comments
The Verizon Guy and Kelvin Sampson: Long Lost Twins

You've probably seen a nice picture of Kelvin Sampson floating around the internet—so far I've seen it on thermocaster.com and sportsyenta.blogspot.com, and it's from boilersports...

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 448 reads 0 comments
Mid-Major Power Rankings 2/24

Mid-Major Power Rankings presented by collegesportspro.com*In this case, mid-majors are classified as teams from a conference that traditionally sends no more than two teams to the NCAA tournament...

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 2,527 reads 3 comments
Kentucky's Demise Greatly Exaggerated After Vanderbilt Loss

By a show of hands, who had the Kentucky Wildcats left for dead after their 41-point beating at the hands of Vandy? Shame on you...

Written by Andrew Perkins about about 1 year ago 1,081 reads 8 comments

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Andrew Perkins Article Archive

Why Saturday's BYU-TCU Scrap is a No-Win Situation for the Cougars

Utah Utes: Controversy In My Mind

Wake Forest Basketball Not Getting Its Just Due

One Down, More To Go: Tracking the BCS Busters with Questions and Answers

This Week is Make-or-Break Time for the BYU Cougars

Tim Donaghy's Dark Legacy Looms as NBA Playoffs Continue

NFLPA: Opposition to Pacman Jones' Deal Oozing With Hypocrisy

NBA Draft: Can't Wait For June 16!

Reviewing The October Prediction: Michigan State—2008 NCAA Champions

Rick Majerus' Offensive Comments Overshadowed by March Madness

It's Kentucky's Time to Prove Worthy of NCAA Bid

NCAA Tournament Thoughts: Selection Sunday Fallout

Conference Tournaments Present the Home Court Advantage

NCAA Bubble Confusion: This Week's Winners and Losers

March Madness: Let the Eliminations Begin!

Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Preview

College Basketball Notes: Tournament Hopes, Conference Races

Kentucky Star Freshman Done for the Year

Calm Down, Commodores: Vanderbilt's Upset Isn't Worth the Hype

Jockeying for Mountain West Tournament Position Starts Tonight

The Verizon Guy and Kelvin Sampson: Long Lost Twins

Mid-Major Power Rankings 2/24

Kentucky's Demise Greatly Exaggerated After Vanderbilt Loss

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