UNC Charlotte’s plans to launch a football program is facing problem after problem. Although the school recognizes the potential of such a sports program, the board of trustees might push back the plan.
The orginal plan was to launch the programs to be playable n 2013. Right now, however, the pre-sale of ticket for that year is lower than expected, and the board of trustees is considering changing the launch to 2014 or even further into the future.
The first plan for the new program was approved in November, but in February, it already faced budgeting cuts from $45 millon to just …read more

Many young and talented ballers cannot wait to get to the NBA. They look at  their college career as a stepping stone to something bigger and better, and nothing else. The degree doesn’t much matter, since they will be raking in the dough at the professional level anyway.
Those individuals that decide to stay in college for all four years are few and far between.
Tyler Hansbrough stayed at UNC and amassed numerous national accolades as well a national championship. Add a college degree to the mix and I’d say that he made a smart decision.
Stephen Curry is now wrestling with the …read more

The team that was suppose to win in Detroit Monday night did.
In the postgame press conference Tyler Hansbrough nonchalantly said that he guessed the decision to come back for his senior season was a good one.
Was it not quite refreshing to see the Tar Heel studs put winning a collegiate title over making millions?
Yep.

Even before the Final Four games take place, UNC guard Ty Lawson has already won.
Once he arrived in Detroit, Lawson headed straight to the casino to try his luck.
It looks as though his lucky streak is a hot one. Lawson won $250 playing craps.
Some media outlets are already passing judgment on Lawson and suggesting that NCAA gambling regulations be enforced.
But Lawson is of legal age and playing craps for about an hour hardly qualifies as a gambling problem. It’s not like he’s the next Charles Barkley or anything.
Cut the kid some slack and let him ride his luck a little …read more

Two Big East teams are still kicking. Gus Johnson would still be yelling if he had been the play-by-play guy for the Nova-Pitt game. My National Champion pick (UNC) is still alive and well despite my utter lack of competence everywhere else on the bracket.
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Forget about Villanova’s impressive run to The Motor City—featuring a ‘why the heck did people pick this team to go to Detroit’ (when they were trailing American by double digits) and ‘this Scottie Reynolds is stinking up the joint’ comments from yours truly—Michigan State takes the cake here. Me hailing from Michigan, what a surprise, huh? Well, …read more

Jim Calhoun should take notes on how Roy Williams recently answered a question about our country’s floundering economy.
Calhoun’s response is here.
Roy Williams everybody…

Hat tip: College Hoops Journal

Do not pass these up people. Nothing is more anticlimactic than Walter freakin’ Herrmann taking the last shot in a tight game.
[ A trick only a fluff high school coach would use. Classless. Weird. Primitive.] Deuce of Davenport
[ Looks like first place North Dakota State is the sexy pick to be the Summit League rep in the Big Dance. Oakland and Oral Roberts might have something to say about that.] Rush the Court
[Kyle Whelliston finally shows some love to the Summit League by awarding the NDSU @ Oral Roberts …read more

Haven’t done this in awhile.
So remember, read these and then consider yourself more in the know as a result. Plus, make sure to leave the poor sick monkeys alone, they’ve got more problems than Utah State’s strength of schedule (172).

[Are teams finally realizing how to contain Wake Forest hybrid guard Jeff Teague?]
[I share the frustration of March to Madness on this one. Damn Houston Baptist University]
[ k.u.chebag's doing k.u.chebag kinds of things. March 1st should be a blast]
[ Some interesting notes from A Sea of Blue on Kentucky’s lackluster contest against Vanderbilt on Wednesday,
“In …read more

I already knew that, but now there’s some concrete evidence to fall back on.
After the game Jay Bilas said Duke is still top 10 quality but not a likely contender for the Final Four.
I concur with Bilas on this one.
By the way, anybody see the elbow lick Singler gave Hansbrough?
But let it be known, Singler does have a gentle side.

And don’t you forget it.

Welcome again, sorry it stinks.\r\n\r\nSo let\’s see, you are forced to partake in one of these fun pleasures of life,\r\n\r\nA) you travel around by car in a very busy city with the South Korean lady (she\’s driving) who has failed her driving test 771 times (and counting).\r\n\r\nor\r\n\r\nB) you know about those entertainers who swallow swords? Yeah, sure looks like a blast to master, huh?\r\n\r\nPeople, that stinks royally. Mike and Tony don\’t seem so bad anymore.\r\n\r\n
Notre Dame
\r\n\r\nI bet the Irish wish their only problem WAS a lack of depth. The last time they won a game W was …read more