Friends had been trying to tell me all week, but after Tuesday night's loss to the Florida Gators in a most humiliating fashion, I decided not to believe. Yesterday, my own father tried to tell me it was going to happen. A local radio personality who is all-Vol virtually promised it would come to pass. Given Dr. Basketball's normal penchant for being horribly wrong on his picks, I had even more reason not to believe. To be ...

Much has changed over the past 25 years, and college football falls into that category. Every season there is a team or two that play above expectations, and everyone roots for them to go as far as possible. However, there are those teams that seem to show up big every season. We can count on watching them somewhere in the top rankings. Let's take a look back and list those top ten programs over the ...

To put it simply, NO! BYU fell at home by only two points to conference foe New Mexico, effectively losing the regular season conference title to the Lobos, who have now won 13 straight. The 23,000 fans in attendance were all witnesses to why the Pomeroy ratings have New Mexico rated as the "luckiest" team in all of college basketball. New Mexico has a perfect 12-0 record in games decided by six points or less. But at a ...

When Sports Illustrated ran the cover which accompanies this piece in September of 1982, we knew things had changed. The Florida Gators had gone big time. And we were right there. Quarterback Wayne Peace was my Phil Simms, before Simms was Simms. I can remember singing the praises of the then much-maligned New York Giants' quarterback during the 1986 season. Giant fans never thought that Simms could deliver in a big spot. I always liked him. "But ...

Ohio State jumped out to a quick 9-0 lead to start the game before sleep walking through most the first and second halves. This lack luster performance moved them into a tie in the Big Ten standings with Purdue.   The Buckeyes split the season series with the Wolverines with a 66-55 victory in front of 18,862 Buckeye faithful. Any time these two schools meet in any sport it’s a grudge match. Neither team was willing to ...

Up until now, Kentucky has been the like the Titanic, invincible and unsinkable. They've demolished every SEC or non-conference opponent, even beating Vanderbilt on the road. But they couldn't handle Tennessee's energy and intensity at Thompson Boling Arena. This loss isn't the iceberg that will end John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins' maiden voyage. They're still a two loss team and should be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Kentucky is also loaded with talent, boasting ...

The one-and done phase of college basketball is at its peak in today’s game.  Left and right, the top-ranked prospects coming into college get encouraged by the media to make the leap to the NBA, guaranteeing several players endorsements and contracts at the next level.  Legendary programs may recruit some of the finest talents in the country, but each coach is now forced to hold his breath once the year is coming to a close, hoping that he persuaded ...

With two weeks left until Selection Sunday, Judgement Week was in full force at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 17th ranked Volunteers, one of the more unpredictable teams in the nation, was looking for a statement win before the NCAA Tournament began. And they accomplished that, defeating the No. 2 ranked Kentucky Wildcats 74-65. This game was Tennessee's game to lose, leading the Wildcats by 19 at one point, 11 at halftime. That did not stop arguably the ...

Spring practice for the 2010 football season is upon us. The "Head Ball Coach" has had over half a decade to get the right combination in place. Now we can see if they can produce the two essential milestones to compete for an SEC title. The two essential ingredients to meet this goal are explained here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/351545-what-teams-can-compete-for-the-sec-championship-in-2010 The South Carolina offense produced 347 yards per game of offense in 2009. This is 46 ypg. less than the average of 393 ypg. ...

DePaul Blue Demons @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights 4:00 PM ET, February 27, 2010 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ     Less than two weeks ago, DePaul (8-19, 1-14 Big East) and Rutgers (14-14, 4-11 Big East) battled in Rosemont, IL. Up by as many as 17 points in the first half, DePaul thought they had the game in the bag. Rutgers would have something to say about that. The Scarlet Knights dropped 44 points on the Blue Demons ...