By Austin Burton
OK, college football, you got this one.
Responding to a week of college basketball that started strong with ESPN’s 24-hour tip-off marathon, then got scandalous with news of a potential catastrophe at Syracuse, the gridiron guys regained the spotlight with some Top-5 upsets and plenty of down-to-the-wire thrillers.
But even though college hoops took a comfortable backseat to the BCS, NFL and NASCAR, that doesn’t mean it was uneventful. Here are the best and worst of the weekend: Read More »
Tags: Anthony Hicky, Bernie Fine, Billy Kennedy, Dominic Cheek, Doron Lamb, Elston Turner, Gary Bell, harrison barnes, Jabari Brown, JaMychal Green, Jared Cunningham, J’Covan Brown, Jeremy Lamb, Jim Boeheim, Kevin Pangos, Khalid Mutakabbir, Lorenzo Romar, Mason Plumlee, Mike Anderson, Ray McCallum Jr., Renardo Sidney, Robbie Hummel, Shabazz Napier, Tahj Tate, Trevon Harmon
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Nov 19, 2011 / 3:35 am
By Dime Magazine
What we got on Friday night in MSG was a tale of two oddly similar yet completely different teams. Arizona has the hype, and the high ranking. They came in at 4-0 but still playing a little bit over their heads, a good team that appeared to be playing better than they actually were. On the other side was Mississippi State with enough talent that most experts see them as one of the most dangerous unranked teams in the country. Despite that, they started the year somewhat unassumingly. So if you told us pregame that the Bulldogs would finish with a flurry and take over the game late to win by 10, grabbing the 2K Sports Classic, we wouldn’t have been surprised. Read More »
Tags: Arnett Moultrie, Bernie Fine, Billy Kennedy, Elston Turner, Jesse Perry, Jim Boeheim, Joe Paterno, Kevin Durant, Lou Williams, Mike D'Antoni, Mississippi State University, Nurideen Lindsey, Rick Stansbury, Ryan Hollins, St. John's University, Syracuse University, Texas A&M University, Tracy McGrady, Tu Holloway, University of Arizona, Walt Hazzard, Xavier University
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