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AS UCLA Approaches the NCAA Tournament

Posted on March 13, 2011 by theHoundDawg

After a lackluster season marked by winning streaks, losing streaks, and losing three of their last six games, including two to vastly inferior teams, for ONCE the UCLA Bruins were handed a gift by the NCAA. The Bruins’ seven seed … Continue reading →

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Poetry in Motion: BCS Schools and Wanabees Vie For Mega-Conferences – This Cannot End Well

Posted on June 12, 2010 by theHoundDawg

Bye, Bye, Big 12; So long, Big 10; Pac 10, I knew you well. Right now, they are the Big Nought, the Big 11, and the Pac 11. Tomorrow, they could be anything. Colorado is now in the Pac [Insert … Continue reading →

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$$$ Rules at NCAA

Posted on April 2, 2010 by theHoundDawg

The likelihood that the NCAA will now be increasing the field to 96 for next year’s basketball tournament is extremely distressing. The current tournament structure, with the minor 2001 addition of a 65th “play-in” team, has been in use for … Continue reading →

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Texas Coach Rick Barnes: He is What is Wrong With College Sports

Posted on March 4, 2010 by theHoundDawg

“We would love to win a national championship, but we’re not obsessed with it because we’re obsessed with these guys trying to live their NBA dream. What’s happened to Kevin Durant, LaMarcus Aldridge, T.J. Ford — I’d give up a … Continue reading →

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Sign of Life Spotted in the Moribund Bruins

Posted on December 24, 2009 by theHoundDawg

After several games reminiscent of the play seen during stretches of the Larry Farmer and Walt Hazzard coaching years, not to mention Steve Lavin’s last season, the Bruins almost resembled an actual basketball team over their last few games, despite … Continue reading →

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Four Left

Posted on March 29, 2009 by theHoundDawg

It isn’t exactly Duke, Oklahoma, Missouri and Louisville (March 17 post), but a Final Four of Michigan St., Villanova, North Carolina and Connecticut still isn’t four number ones, or three and a number two as the “experts” picked. The Bruin … Continue reading →

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First Round Blues

Posted on March 22, 2009 by theHoundDawg

Well, the First Round is history and overall I’m a totally unimpressive 33-15, but the brain surgeons lost their game two, and all of my Final Four picks are alive and well, as we await the Sweet Sixteen. My concerns … Continue reading →

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NCAA Tournament Day Three

Posted on March 21, 2009 by theHoundDawg

My overall numbers are only so-so after Thursday and Friday games, and the disappointment of BC’s falling apart against the brain surgeons, is staggering. Other teams that failed theHoundDawg and themselves, include upset losers West Virginia, California and Clemson, and … Continue reading →

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The Pres Does His Brackets

Posted on March 18, 2009 by theHoundDawg

President Obama does his brackets.

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Thoughts on the NCAA Tournament

Posted on March 17, 2009 by theHoundDawg

While I have been down on UCLA, especially of late, they should get by VCU, and looking at the match-ups, give Villanova a tough game. As good as ‘Nova is, they do not out-size the Bruin frontcourt, and Aboya should … Continue reading →

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