Archive for June, 2013

Indiana Basketball Recruiting: Analyzing Hoosiers’ Chances to Land Jaquan Lyle

Posted by Scott Henry on June 19 2013 Add Comments
One week ago, five-star point guard JaQuan Lyle of Evansville (Ind.) Bosse High School trimmed his list of potential college destinations to four. Indiana, Tennessee, Florida and defending national champion Louisville are the chosen quartet.At first glance, these programs have the feel of "one of these things is not like the other," but each have strengths and weaknesses in regards to their chances of landing Lyle.Indiana fans can feel good about their chances, but the ...

Michigan Basketball: Which Version of Mitch McGary Will Show Up in 2014?

Posted by C.J. Moore on June 19 2013 Add Comments
The best big man in the NCAA tournament spent most of the season coming off the bench and averaging 6.0 points per game. The big man in the NCAA tournament had six regular season games when he scored only two points and was shut out once. The best big man in the NCAA tournament was Mitch McGary, the shoo-in for preseason first-team All-American. That other guy was Mitch McGary, a project big man. The assumption ...

Louisville Cardinals Head Coach Rick Pitino Met Pitbull, His Favorite Artist

Posted by Dan Carson on June 19 2013 Add Comments
Pitino and Pitbull, together at last. You’re seeing that image correctly. That is the Rick Pitino embracing hip-hop artist Pitbull with a look on his face like he has just won the lottery, which was spotted by Nick Coffey of TheCardinalConnect. Now you have questions. How did this happen? Who brought these people together? Why is Pitino hanging out with the dude from the Bud Light commercials? Questions abound as to how the head coach of the ...

College World Series 2013 Bracket: Odds and Predictions for Remaining CWS Games

Posted by Benjamin Klein on June 19 2013 Add Comments
The 2013 College World Series bracket is nearly complete, as we’re now one week away from naming the national champion.This year’s bracket has yet to disappoint. There have been plenty of back-and-forth games, several upsets and fantastic performance after fantastic performance—both on the mound and from the batter’s box. At this point, there are only six teams still in contention for the national championship. By Friday morning, there will be just four. By Sunday morning, ...

College World Series 2013: Players Who Will Outplay Their 2013 MLB Draft Value

Posted by Tim Daniels on June 19 2013 Add Comments
College baseball doesn't receive the same type of attention as college football or basketball. So when players are given a chance to shine, which the College World Series certainly provides, they must take full advantage of the opportunity. That's especially true for those players who feel they were selected too low in the recent MLB draft. It provides them with the platform to show they are better than their draft stock probably indicates. And, for ...

Ohio State Basketball: Best-Case Scenarios for Projected Starters in 2013-14

Posted by Scott Polacek on June 19 2013 Add Comments
Every college basketball offseason is filled with best-case and worst-case scenario projections. The irony is the truth almost always lies somewhere in the middle, albeit at the individual level or for the team as a whole. That being said, let’s play the optimism card here and discuss what the best-case scenarios are for each projected Ohio State starter in the 2013-14 season. There is no more Deshaun Thomas in place to lead the Big Ten ...

Syracuse Basketball: Orange’s Best-Ever Player at Each Position

Posted by Josh Schoch on June 18 2013 Add Comments
Syracuse's basketball program is one of the most prestigious in the nation, and it has remained a powerhouse in college basketball for years.Over the decades of success, Syracuse has had one great player after another, and if the best of the best were all on one team, the Orange would undoubtedly go undefeated.Let's take a look at the best players by position from the team's lengthy history.Begin Slideshow

Nebraska Football Recruiting: Big Red Weekend Puts Cornhuskers Back On Track

Posted by Patrick Runge on June 18 2013 Add Comments
Many Nebraska football fans were worried about the Cornhuskers falling behind in recruiting this year.They saw B1G rival schools like Michigan and Ohio State rocket up the 2014 recruiting rankings. More disturbingly, they saw Nebraska at one point languishing at no. 70 in the 247Sports.com team rankings, wedged between college football luminaries Kansas and Syracuse. But as many (including one smart and particularly handsome analyst) observed, it’s only June. Recruiting season, while it may seem ...

CWS 2013: Scouting Top Prospects for 2014 MLB Draft

Posted by Richard Langford on June 18 2013 Add Comments
North Carolina State is off to an impressive 1-0 start in the College World Series, and it is no surprise. The Wolfpack are loaded with talent. They could very well field two of the top-five selections in next year's Major League Baseball draft. The first two players on this list hail from North Carolina State, with a third being a young slugger who helped propel the Indiana Hoosiers to their first College World Series.  Carlos Rodon, LHP, ...

College World Series: UNC’s Moran Sends LSU Home with His Bat

Posted by J.P. Scott on June 18 2013 Add Comments
Colin Moran didn't show up to the postgame press conference on Tuesday afternoon. He had already said all he needed to with his bat.After a disappointing 0-for-3 outing to open up the College World Series against rival North Carolina State, Moran looked much more like the player that the Miami Marlins drafted sixth overall in this year's MLB draft when he took the field against LSU.Moran led the No. 1 seed Tar Heels to a ...