Daily Dose: Reality TV is about to become reality

I remember a quote from a college student in a 1991 Newsweek issue. They asked him what he was going to do that night and he said, “Pop some popcorn, and watch the war.” I was in high school then, freaked out that if the war dragged on that I’d get...

Daily Dose: The calm before the storm

NCAA President Myles Brand is trying to decide if he should postpone men’s NCAA Tournament games this weekend due to the war, scheduled to start Wednesday night at 7 p.m. on NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, MSNBC, Fox News, etc. I’d like to take this moment to make a...

Let’s Get It On

I can?t be like Andy and just start picking games without first hesitating to slap Arizona?s A.D. Jim Livengood. As chairman of this year?s tournament selection committee, he might have overseen the worst tournament bracket ever? I?m not exaggerating. And if you...

Tourney Bracket Breakdown: This is just typical

For the first time in my life, my two favorite college basketball teams landed in the top ten at the same time. While one faded and one surged towards the finish, both managed to get screwed. And, thanks to the selection committee, I’m guaranteed that only one...

Daily Dose: I want Rocket Scientist Dave in my fantasy league

A few things about taking the next two Fridays off: 1) The sight of the Badgers taking it up the hiney this morning while I drank my breakfast was a beauty. I still hate Jim O’Brien, but I could pretend otherwise for two hours. 2) The Cubs and Sox are on Fox...

What It All Means

Like I said earlier in the week, you just can?t get too excited one way or the other about these conference tourneys—especially as they relate to a team?s chances in the Big Dance. Less than 24 hours after calling the Pac-10 tourney asinine, Lute Olson?s...