Archive | February, 2011

An RPI article that even VaWolf can appreciate

I ran across this work from “Roll Bama Roll” and thought the community would enjoy it. (For more general college basketball discussion from this weekend I recommend that you click here.) RPI advantages BCS Schools? Hardly Some in the national media have made off-handed comments about the RPI advantaging BCS-conference schools, saying fans of schools [...]

NCAA: The UConn Benchmark

Some news and notes from the world of NCAA rules violations and enforcement that should not go unnoticed. Link Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun will be suspended for the first three Big East games of the 2011-12 season and the program has been placed on three years’ probation by the NCAA, after the body’s Committee on [...]

RIP, Ricky Bell [Updated 2/26]

Sadly, former Wolfpack defensive back Ricky Bell (under Dick Sheridan) has died. Our condolences to his friends and family. Bell joins a sadly too-long list of players from that era (or of even more recent vintage) to have passed away, including Edrick Smith, Corey Smith, Chris Colmer, and Damien Covington. [Feb 26 Update] News & [...]

Technician has it backwards, mistake-ridden, and wrong

Ahh…to be young, idealistic, and inexperienced. I don’t hold it against them. I’ve recognized the issue with student editorials and journalism even when I was a student. Nonetheless, we have to highlight this viewpoint from Technician that “Poor attendance equals poor performance”. Fact: After their game Sunday, Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski was asked about scheduling [...]