The Mike Rice story is about more than just one aberrant coach. Liam Day argues it exposes the system that college basketball has become.
Teen Beat, or How I Love the College Game
April 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Yago Colas explains why, despite all the youthful mistakes, the turnovers and the bad fouls, he loves college basketball.
2013 Men’s NCAA Bracket Predictions (If selected via the “notable alumni” sections from USA Today)
March 19, 2013 By 2 Comments
In Jim Jividen’s celebrity alumni version of this year’s NCAA Tournament, playwright Arthur Miller and actor James Earl Jones take on Joe Montana in a championship game for the ages.
There is Never an Excuse for Embarrassing an Opponent: Grinnell vs Faith Baptist
November 22, 2012 By 6 Comments
Liam Day insists that Grinnell College’s Jack Taylor’s 138 point game may break a record, but it also shows a problem of corrupted priorities.
The Errant Heel: Episode One
April 5, 2012 By 1 Comment
In Episode One, Brian and Tom discuss baseball’s opening day, the NCAA championship game, and pick their Good and Bad Sportsmen of the Week.
March Madness: The Fiction Special
April 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Carlton Suede is about to dunk the ball. Without an ounce of grace — his mutt of a mother used to call him “our clubfooted son” — he is rising through the lower ether. Above the marshmallow-thick white soles, higher than the tense, ribbed socks, surpassing even the shiny mesh culottes of his despairing opponents. [...]
The NCAA Can’t Have It All
April 8, 2011 By 4 Comments
The NCAA wants miracles, and it wants NBA-quality talent. As the National Championship showed, it can’t have both.
How Should We Remember Butler-UConn?
April 5, 2011 By 1 Comment
Like the rest of the tournament, last night was a shocking stomach punch. Finally, it actually hurt.
Your National Championship Preview
April 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Butler winning the national championship might be the greatest thing to ever happen in American sports.
VCU Gives Us the Story We Want
March 28, 2011 By 3 Comments
VCU’s odds of making the Final Four were 821 to one. Based on the regular season, it’s one of the most improbable achievements in sports history.
Mike Bianchi Is a Troll, Says the Internet
March 24, 2011 By 2 Comments
One of the biggest complaints you hear about sports reporters is that they ask too many cookie-cutter questions.
Obama Is Better Than Sheen and Other March Madness Thoughts
March 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
In case you’re just back from a trip to outer space or a family vacation to a local nuclear bomb shelter, we’ll catch you up on some of the biggest storylines thus far.
The Dark Side of the Student Section
March 15, 2011 By 3 Comments
The inherent drama, marked unpredictability, and heavy emotional investment that come natural to college basketball give the sport its unique sense of zeal, but that zeal can take a malicious turn.
Good Men Picks: Duke or North Carolina?
March 4, 2011 By 5 Comments
There’s just something comforting in seeing a guy like Harrison Barnes come to terms with his skills.
I Need a New Sport
February 17, 2011 By 21 Comments
Tom Matlack is sick of the big four sports. Help him choose a new athletic endeavor.
Good Comment of the Day: What’s the Deal with Women’s Basketball?
“That doesn’t mean it’s a gender thing, it’s just an eyeballs thing—when you do something on a bigger stage it gets a bigger reaction than if you do it on a smaller one.”