Tag Archives: Big Blue Nation

After Duke hammered his pick (UK) for NCAA Champ, Aaron Torres defends himself
November 8, 2018

Top 10 problems with Twitter for sports fans and media
April 20, 2016

There is a lot of good that comes with the most dynamic social media force in history. Twitter allows for a meritocracy to exist in media. Great takes bring like and retweets regardless of whether you are a newspaper columnist or passionate fan. That’s good. There is also the ability to attach links that turns […]

Top 10 reasons the NCAA Tournament is America’s – and Indiana’s – greatest sporting event
March 17, 2016

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 […]

Top 10 annoyances and takeaways in yesterday’s NCAA Tournament draw and media coverage
March 14, 2016

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 […]

John Calipari heads to Basketball Hall of Fame while the arguably more deserving Tom Izzo waits
April 6, 2015

by Kent Sterling This argument on the day of a National Championship that could have featured both Kentucky’s John Calipari and Michigan State’s Tom Izzo, but doesn’t. is whether Izzo should have beaten Calipari to enshrinement in the Basketball Hall of Fame. The Hall is expected to announce this morning that Calipari has been elected […]

Final Four set – Big Blue Nation coming to Indy a self-impressed conquering horde with full wallets and flawed consciences
March 30, 2015

by Kent Sterling “Hey, their money spends good!” is the best Indianapolis basketball fans can mutter as Kentucky fans make the trip to Indy for its coronation this weekend. Thirty-nine years ago, Indiana University completed its mission of winning a National Championship with the last undefeated season in college basketball. Without much else to celebrate […]

Bigger conferences and non-conference blowouts means College Basketball scheduling must change
November 26, 2014

by Kent Sterling After watching Kentucky jump out to a 65-11 lead over Montana State and take a 55-12 halftime lead last night against Texas-Arlington, I thought about the poor mopes in Big Blue Nation who paid to attend the games at Rupp Arena. The players for both sides wasted their time in those romps, […]

Kentucky blitzes, swamps, devours, and mauls Montana State, and I should have a problem with that
November 24, 2014

by Kent Sterling There was no chance – none – that Montana State would be able to compete with Kentucky, much less beat them. After destroying #5 Kansas 72-40, holding the once proud Jayhawks to three second half field goals and a measly four assists for the entire game, Montana State was only going to […]

John Calipari’s love is not for #BBN and the color blue; it’s for green as in cash
June 9, 2014

by Kent Sterling Anyone who buys what Kentucky Basketball coach John Calipari has sold for years about his tremendous love for his current employee is a sap. That’s been true from his first day at the school, and will continue to be true until he leaves. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports reported this morning that […]

NCAA Tournament – Aaron & Andrew Harrison’s Kentucky Wildcats Will Win Program’s Ninth Crown Tonight
April 7, 2014

by Kent Sterling Kentucky is just too big and athletic for UConn to beat tonight, or so I believe. The work Kentucky does on the offensive glass makes them a very tough team to put away. In every game in this tourney, the Wildcats have outpaced opponents on the offensive glass for a total advantage […]