You know what happens to Political Science majors, right?
They either end up back in the classroom teaching or in Washington D.C. costing tax payers trillions!
And remember what fan is short for – FANATIC! “A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause,” according to Dictionary.com.
When I take a look at standings, teams and players, it’s easy for me to make a pretty decent judgment based on this and other tangibles.
For instance.
Syracuse is 17-5 and ranked 20th in this week’s Associated Press poll.
Pretty good overall record, huh? I’m sure some teams in the SWAC, MAC and …read more

Where: Honda Center (Home of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
When: Today– San Diego St. vs. St. Marys at 1.30… then UCLA vs. Depaul at 4.00
Established in 1994, the Wooden Classic is an annual tribute to the legendary former coach and the excellence he personifies.
John Wooden’s many accomplishments: From woodenclassic.com
Born:
Oct. 14, 1910 in Martinsville, IN
Home:
Encino, CA
Family:
Wife Nell (passed away 1985), son James, daughter Nancy, seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren.
Education:
Purdue Univ., English, 1932
Player Highlights:
Led Martinsville High School to 1927 Indiana State title… Won All-State honors in basketball for three years (1926-28)… Lettered in basketball and baseball as a …read more

Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 List (Based on a preseason poll)
(Freshmen are not eligible for the preseason list)
My ingenious comments in italics.
A.J. Abrams, G, Sr., Texas- No more D.J
Wink Adams, G, Sr., UNLV- Anybody gonna cover Jo’Van?
DeJuan Blair, F, Soph., Pittsburgh- Skilled big
Jon Brockman, F, Sr., Washington- Rebounding machine
Derrick Brown, F, Jr., Xavier- Trenton Hassell 2.0
Chase Budinger, F, Jr., Arizona- Style over substance?
Nick Calathes, G/F. Soph., Florida- Multidimensional
Dionte Christmas, G, Sr., Temple- It won’t come early
Earl Clark, F, Jr., Louisville- Upside city
Sherron Collins, G, Jr., Kansas- Stocky playmaker
Darren Collison, Sr., UCLA- All around fundamental
Lee …read more

The Wizard of Westwood, John Wooden is celebrating his 98th birthday today.
Wooden was the first to be enshrined to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player and as a coach.
He also won a whole bunch of NCAA championships at UCLA – 10 to be exact in 12 years. A feat we are not likely to see ever again in any sport.

You’re coming off your first national championship and the first for Kansas in 20 years. You have been rewarded with 10-year, $30 million contract extension.
One or two more titles in that time span and you’ll be an icon not only in Kansas, but in the world of college basketball. You will be mentioned in the same conversation as Mike Kryzewski, Dean Smith, Bobby Knight and others, as well as the coach you replaced – Roy Williams as one of the all-time great coaches.
But not John Wooden. Nobody comes close to Wooden.
Your legacy is just about set and that means others …read more

Once or twice a year ESPN does some wacky poll of some sort to find out who’s the best in this and that for sports. From greatest athlete to biggest bust.
Now the Worldwide Leader in Sports is seeking to find out which United States city is TitleTown USA.
All this month they are visiting places like Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Massillon, OH, Parkersburg, WV, and Valdosta, GA with entertaining and interesting stats ranging from some high school with a boatload of state championships to professional franchises with a long history of winning to justify them being named TitleTown …read more

Soon after I wrote about how Davidson Coach Bob McKillop received a contract extension through the 2015-16 season and won’t be around long enough before heading for the bigger and better, UCLA’s Ben Howland signed a deal lasting through the 2014-15 season this week. The new extension will pay Howland $1.97 million next season and $2.3 million in the final year, plus incentives that could top out at $235,000 a year.
And again I say, yeah, right!
Howland won’t see that $2.3 million because he won’t be at UCLA to collect it.
Howland is an even bigger commodity than McKillop. First …read more

Many pearls of wisdom have come out of the world of college basketball. Some are profound…some are humorous…all are enjoyable. Here is today’s Quote of the Day from the Coach himself, John Wooden:
Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you.

Many pearls of wisdom have come out of the world of college basketball. Some are profound…some are humorous…all are enjoyable.
Here is today’s quote of the day from The Wizard of Westwood – John Wooden:
“Success is a piece of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing that you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.”

Many pearls of wisdom have come out of the world of college basketball. Some are profound…some are humorous…all are enjoyable. Here is today’s quote of the day from the legendary Wizard of Westwood, John Wooden…
Talent is God-given: be humble.
Fame is man-given: be thankful.
Conceit is self-given: be careful.