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The latest episode of The Bottoms Line College Basketball Podcast includes discussion of: UCONN’s use of a loophole to get phenom recruit Andre Drummond into school and what the NCAA should do about it; expansion talk; some breakout sophomores; and a survey of this year’s impact mid-majors.
Michigan State has jumped to an early 2-0 record, defeating both Youngstown State and Florida Atlantic. The same cannot be said about Notre Dame. The two annual rivals battle this Saturday in a virtual must-win scenario for the winless Irish.
We at MSF are pleased to feature an “Under the Radar Player” named James Rhodes, a pitcher for the Quincy (IL) Gems, who currently stand at 38-18 overall this summer, best in all the Prospect League.
Jonathan Washburn takes an in-depth, well researched look at the age old and now exceedingly relevant question of whether it is time for NCAA athletes to start seeing some of the massive financial pie. The key to this argument is the idea of exploitation.
The newest allegations against Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel just add to an already very severe situation for Tressel and the Buckeye football program, and one Wisconsin fan’s personal opinion of him has greatly changed in the past few months.
Please give “Buck Nut” KVB a little time here as he starts out as an obnoxious Buckeye fan but tries to gain some perspective so as to offer a reasonable opinion on what the suspension for Coach Tressel should be and why.
The current scandal at Ohio State involving Jim Tressel is the latest manifestation of how the gray area in big time college athletics has never been grayer, and that it is getting more shaded (shady?) by the year.
This screenshot is from a story at Chronicle.com that briefly touches on the most poignantly awesome sports story of the new year: Tom Walter donating his kidney to Kevin Jordan. What caught my eye was the first comment. Take a look.
The following are links that we’re certain Alyson Michalka would love, with a variety of Super Bowl, Jay Cutler, and other assorted links for your morning reading.
The fine folks over at ReeseNews.org put together a fun little quiz game that gives you the chance to make a series of decisions and see if you make enough correct calls to stay eligible. Take the quiz and see how you do.
