Butler University basketball coach Chris Holtmann’s name has popped up on a list of candidates to replace Jamie Dixon as the head coach at Pitt. Coaches have bounced out of Butler to higher paying, more prestigious jobs for more than 15 years, and for good reason. They are really good at it, and have learned […]
This is a huge weekend of basketball in Indiana. Both Notre Dame and Indiana will play Sweet Sixteen (and perhaps Elite Eight) games. The Pacers are on the precipice of earning a playoff berth (or dropping out of the race). The high school state basketball championships may feature the coming out party for a sophomore […]
When Indiana beat Kentucky Saturday to eliminate Big Blue from the NCAA Tournament, not only was it a triumph of good over evil, it may put in motion talks to resume a home and home series between two of the most storied basketball programs in America. Indiana playing Kentucky makes way too much sense […]
Two things happened simultaneously yesterday that Indiana basketball fans love. The Hoosiers won to move on to the Sweet Sixteen, and Kentucky lost to end its season. Yea and yea! There will be plenty of time later to talk about the challenge of competing against top-seeded North Carolina Friday night in Philadelphia. Today is a time […]
Indiana and Butler live, and Purdue’s dead. But day one of the NCAA Tournament was about more than results of local teams. There were upsets, reasons to feel good, moments of grace, life lessons, validation, local victories and defeats, some really good basketball, and other games that were difficult to watch (sorry, Stony Brook, but […]
There is nothing like the NCAA Basketball Tournament. It is totally unique in many ways, and it captivates America for 18 days as kids we have never heard of from universities many never knew existed earn a spot in our hearts for buzzer beating heroics. March Madness is especially keen in Indiana and Kentucky where […]
Louisville is good enough to play and succeed in the NCAA Tournament scheduled to begin Thursday, but they are nowhere to be found in the bracket you fill out because they screwed up. Specifically, the University of Louisville self-imposed a postseason ban for 2016 because Katina Powell, a Louisville prostitute, revealed that she and others were […]
As soon as the draw for the 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament was leaked via Twitter, the analysis began. Stones were thrown at the selection committee, and then stones were thrown at those throwing stones. Pretty soon, the skies over college basketball were filled with stones. That’s what happens with predictive journalism and fan interaction. Self-righteous […]
Another Big 10 Tournament, another weekend off. That’s the way March has begun for the Hoosiers through the majority of these damnable events. Indiana has never won this tournament, and only advanced to the finals once – 15 years ago. Three times, including yesterday, Indiana has been eliminated because of a buzzer beater. In 2002 […]
Simply put, Indianapolis is the perfect host city for the Big Ten Men’s Basketball because it’s big enough to enjoy and small enough to care. This event is one of five major conference basketball tournaments played simultaneously that draw national attention. They serve as a prelude to the NCAA Tournament, except in Indianapolis. Indianapolis doesn’t […]