FanShots
The Big Ten will announce its much-anticipated, two six-team divisional setup for the 2011-12 season later Wednesday, with traditional football powers Ohio State and Michigan in opposing divisions and new member Nebraska aligned with the Wolverines.
Multiple sources told ESPN.com that the two divisions in the Big Ten will look like:
• Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern and Minnesota.
• And Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana and Illinois.
Big East keeping double bye format for BET
The Big East had decided not to scrap the double bye for the immediate future.
Indiana teams announce Crossroads Classic
I am excited to see this happen. Even if the teams are not very good from year to year, this set of games should always provide intrigue.
The Indianapoliser
Welcome to the Final 4, Butler.
ESPN Crushing Smaller Tournaments
I know this is something that Chris has written about in this space. SB Nation's Ryan Hudson covers an SI article chronicling the demise of smaller holiday tournaments like the Great Alaska Shootout because of ESPN. Both Ryan's coverage and the article itself are great reads.
Sabermetric Bracketology
Being a sabermetrician by trade, I tried to apply some statistical reasoning to one of the pools I participate in. This particular pool uses upset bonus points, so I applied expected values to determine which underdogs to pick. The main link is my introductory post from last year, and here's this year's follow-up.
Easily the best name in the tourney: Chief Kickingstallionsims
Chief Kickingstallionsims
Alabama State
C
7'1"
The Field vs. Top 75
Posted as a fanpost over at Rock Chalk Talk. Breakdown of the wins vs top 75 RPI of every team in the tournament.
Robert Morris: "Who the heck are they?"
Robert Morris, playing in the NEC title game tonight, wants to make the tourney and turn some heads.
And I quote: "With a victory tomorrow night in the Northeast Conference tournament championship against Mount St. Mary's, the Colonials just might earn that distinction.
A "Who the heck are they?" team can best be defined as a team that, when the NCAA brackets are unveiled Sunday night, a large portion of the viewing audience asks "who the heck are they?"
The Colonials want nothing more than to be that team."
The Onion strikes with tactical precision.
Showing 1 - 10 of 10
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2010 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
