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Business As Usual: No. 11/11 Marquette 93, Northern Colorado 72
Coming into today's game against Northern Colorado, I didn't expect to learn very much about YOUR Marquette Golden Eagles: knowing that Northern Colorado didn't have the height to exploit MU's suddenly shorthanded front line, that Marquette was coming off a week-long layoff, and that the Bears...
A Brief, By the Numbers Look at Northern Colorado
You might remember that the Northern Colorado Bears qualified for the NCAA Tournament last year (or maybe you don't; the Bears got their doors blown off by San Diego State, 68-50, in the first round of the Dance). Northern Colorado finished the 2010-'11 season at 21-11, having ripped off a 13-3...
Strictly Come Dancing: Portland State, Big Sky
Who? The Vikings of Portland State. Where? Portland, OR, where nudity is protected speech. When? Saturday the 13th, in Cheney, WA. How? A 26-point, 6-assist, 6-steal effort by Claire Faucher propelled the Vikings to a 62-58 victory over Montana State. Upset? And how. The Vikings were the sixth...
BtB 2009-10 Big Sky Conference Preview
With their second consecutive Big Sky crown last year, Portland State joined Weber State (2 titles) and Montana (3 titles) as the only teams to win multiple conference titles in the first decade of the 21st century. Northern Arizona in 2000, former league member Cal State-Northridge in...
11/9/2007 Basketball Preview
Here is the first full slate of games for the MWC and most teams are in action this Friday. The one thing that does bother me is that none of the games are shown on TV, but there are some on an internet feed. For the season opener one would think that the Mountain West Sports Network or CSTV...
Kyle Gets Conciliatory: An Encouraging Word About Boise State's Place at the Table
The recent Congressional hearings on the Bowl Championship Series are as unlikely to produce anything except talk as the Congressional hearings on steroid use in major league baseball, but give the grandstanding representatives their due: they did produce talk, at least. One of the more poignant...
The 2009 Banana Peel List, Part I
Now that it's less than a month until Selection Sunday, we're slightly overdue to review the races in 22 of the 23 conferences that can will probably only receive one bid to this year's tournament. The 23rd is Memphis (or FedEx U, based on this story) and the 11 Dwarves, and since that race is...
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