30 Copyright 2009, CBSSports.com http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/5830153 en-us Thoughts, opinions, observations, comments, and real mutha****in talk. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:30:41 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/13603820?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/13603820?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB After posting about the Connecticut Huskies being the best team in the country, it didn’t take very long for me to wonder whether it will be proven in the tournament. UConn lost a huge offensive weapon in Jerome Dyson when he went down with an ... Mon, 16 Feb 2009 3:04:16 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/13603820?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/13479856?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/13479856?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Now that I have single-handedly eliminated all of the Big Ten teams from the Final Four, I think I should begin to look at some teams that are good enough to get it done. Actually all joking aside, it only took 3 days after my Michigan State post for ... Mon, 09 Feb 2009 2:51:15 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/13479856?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/13264310?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/13264310?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB So I’ve touched on a handful of Big Ten teams, but I have yet to discuss the team in first place that is the Michigan State Spartans. Sparty had some embarrassing losses early in the year, losing by 18 points to Maryland and by 35 points to Nor ... Thu, 29 Jan 2009 1:40:53 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/13264310?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/13109274?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/13109274?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Coming into the season, Purdue looked like a team that was going to compete for the Big Ten championship. They seem to have fallen off of many people’s minds, but that could also be caused by Michigan State’s lead atop the standings. Last ... Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:55:13 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/13109274?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/12815695?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/12815695?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB I think I am going to keep going with some Big Ten teams, so today we take a look at the Illinois Fighting Illini. The Illini are 13-2 with wins at Purdue, at Vanderbilt, and neutral court wins over Missouri and a decent Tulsa team. Their two losses ... Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:01:56 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/12815695?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/12788129?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/12788129?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB I figure it’s about time to really get this thing going. My last entry, I discussed Ohio State who has really had a drop-off in performance since that post. Losing David Lighty to injury has really hurt them, and anyone expecting Dallas Lauderd ... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:42:00 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/12788129?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/12359813?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/12359813?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB I'm trying something new. we will see how long I keep it going. ... Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:24:33 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/12359813?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11821438?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11821438?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB The SEC should be an interesting conference to watch. Most teams lost significant contributors from last year. Tennessee is still the favorite, but Florida looks to be emerging once again. After that, it is not real clear as to who will step up and c ... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 4:22:41 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11821438?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11647997?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11647997?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB The Pac-10 was outstanding last year, but should take a major dive this year with the loss of so many stars to the NBA. UCLA is the favorite to win the conference once again, which they should be. The rest of the conference is not as clear. I see the ... Sat, 15 Nov 2008 0:40:21 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11647997?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11609767?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11609767?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB The Big Ten will be another contested race as there is no clear favorite. There may only be 4 teams from the conference dancing in March, as the bottom of the conference is pretty bad. Still, there should be some great matchups along the way as the c ... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:49:43 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11609767?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11608522?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11608522?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB The Big East has every indication of being an outstanding conference this season. There will be competitive games featuring titans and goliaths every night during league play. As many as 9 or 10 teams have been projected to the NCAA tournament. The B ... Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:46:01 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11608522?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11443910?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11443910?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB The Big 12 was a great conference last year, but lost a lot of talent to the NBA. Texas is undervalued right now, as I have them as not only the favorite in this conference but poised to make some noise in March. Kansas takes a step back due to all t ... Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:51:07 EDT http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11443910?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11442925?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11442925?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB The ACC featured a lot of parity lost year, but it also could be said that it feature a lot of mediocrity instead. Expect the conference to look similar this year. UNC and Duke at the top, and maybe a challenge here or there from another conference m ... Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:42:57 EDT http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11442925?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11157580?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11157580?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB It’s that time of year again, folks. College Hoops is starting up for the diehards, even though the rest of the country won’t tune in until February. But that’s alright, because there will be plenty of excitement as soon as the open ... Tue, 04 Nov 2008 0:35:15 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/11157580?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/7086740?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/7086740?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB #1 Seeds: North Carolina, Memphis, and UCLA are clear #1 seeds. The fourth #1 seed is not as clear. Tennessee didn’t make it to their conference tournament final, so I expect the committee to go with the winner of the Big 12 final, Kansas. ... Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:46:04 EDT http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/7086740?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/7062273?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/7062273?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB 1 seeds: Memphis*, North Carolina*, UCLA*, Tennessee* ... Sun, 16 Mar 2008 0:41:26 EDT http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/7062273?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/7044917?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/7044917?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Through games of 3/13/08 ... Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:47:00 EDT http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/7044917?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/7017604?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/7017604?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB 1 seeds: Memphis*, North Carolina*, UCLA*, Tennessee* ... Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:12:31 EDT http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/7017604?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6985706?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6985706?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB 1 seeds: Memphis*, North Carolina*, UCLA*, Tennessee* ... Thu, 13 Mar 2008 0:16:26 EDT http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6985706?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6967516?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6967516?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB 1 seeds: Memphis*, North Carolina*, UCLA*, Tennessee* ... Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:18:01 EDT http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6967516?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6943937?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6943937?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB 1 seeds: Memphis*, North Carolina*, UCLA*, Tennessee* ... Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:31:46 EDT http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6943937?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6881447?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6881447?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB 1 seeds: Memphis*, North Carolina*, UCLA*, Tennessee* ... Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:27:00 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6881447?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6832623?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6832623?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB 1 seeds: Memphis*, North Carolina*, UCLA*, Tennessee* ... Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:09:41 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6832623?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6780869?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6780869?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB 1 seeds: Memphis*, North Carolina*, UCLA*, Tennessee* ... Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:53:25 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6780869?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6610122?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6610122?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB 1 seeds: Tennessee*, Memphis*, North Carolina*, UCLA* ... Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:24:38 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6610122?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6457009?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6457009?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB 1 seeds: Memphis*, Kansas*, Tennessee*, Duke* ... Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:29:40 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6457009?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6319722?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6319722?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB 1 seeds: Memphis*, Kansas*, Duke*, Tennessee* ... Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:19:10 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6319722?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6193130?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6193130?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB 1 seeds: Memphis*, Kansas*, Duke*, North Carolina ... Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:06:49 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6193130?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6051557?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6051557?source=rss_blogs_General 1 seeds: Memphis*, Kansas*, Duke*, North Carolina ... Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:07:38 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/6051557?source=rss_blogs_General http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/5938364?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/5938364?source=rss_blogs_General 1 seeds: Memphis*, Kansas*, Duke*, Tennessee * ... Wed, 23 Jan 2008 1:31:43 EST http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5830153/5938364?source=rss_blogs_General 100 http://images.cbssports.com/images/cbsdm/spec/cbssportscom.gif http://badgers141.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/5830153 100