ncaa &laquo; WordPress.com Tag Feed http://wordpress.com/tag/ncaa/ Feed of posts on WordPress.com tagged "ncaa" Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:48:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/tags/ en <![CDATA[Me vs. The Spread, College Edition]]> http://blogofx.wordpress.com/?p=51 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:30:27 +0000 Dan http://blogofx.fr.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/me-vs-the-spread-college-edition/ Here every week I will be making my college footbal picks against the spread.  Five games, five picks.  Let's get to it.

  • LSU (+6) over Florida: This is a great game in the SEC.  I think LSU has better athletes and a better defense but they do have a disadvantage at the QB position.  I do think LSU is better and would win at home or on a neutral field.  However, at the Swamp I think Florida finds a way to win a close game.  But I think that this is too close a game and 6 points is too much.  Florida wins but doesn't cover so take the points.  Florida 27, LSU 24.
  • Oklahoma (-6.5) over Texas: Rivalry game that is being billed as the game of the week.  You always worry about Oklahoma as a favorite because they usually have one or two stinkers each year.  However, they will be fired up at home against their biggest rival.  Sam Bradford and Co. are too explosive.  Take the Sooners to cover.  Oklahoma 35, Texas 23.
  • North Carolina (-8.5) over Notre Dame: Jimmy Claussen and their young offense are good enough to win most of their games at home but not to beat good teams on the road.  The Irish are not athletic enough on defense to get it done this week.  I also love the athletes UNC has and think the Tar Heels will find a way to cover even if it might not be pretty.  UNC 28, ND 17.
  • USC (-28.5) over Arizona State: I know it's a ton of points but ASU has no running game and one dimensional teams against the Trojans usually get rolled.  Also after the loss to Oregon State, USC is looking to put up some style points and improve their national title chances.  I like USC to cover at home.  USC 45, Arizona State 13.
  • Penn State (-6) over Wisconsin: Penn State is very good and has become the darkhorse national championship contender.  Wisconsin isn't very deep and Penn State's offense will be too tough for them to stop.  PSU covers on the road.  Penn State 30, Wisconsin 17.
]]> <![CDATA[Midnight Madness after Mid-Day Sadness]]> http://cranialrectalresearch.wordpress.com/?p=850 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:23:24 +0000 gotea http://cranialrectalresearch.fr.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/midnight-madness-after-mid-day-sadness/ Stock market got you down? Having a bad week at work. Can't wait till the weekend? Good news folks. College Basketball has been delivered early this year by Billy Clyde Gillispie. Yes that is right. The team that first brought you the fast break, the motion offense, stifling full court basketball, and revolutionized the way everyone plays basketball, is having Midnight Madness tonight. Of course not everyone is happy about it, like the head of the NABC, which just happens to be the old layabout coach that left the same program in shambles not 1 year ago. Sour grapes? Move over wussys. You could get run over by the Big Blue Machine. (Yes I know this is not a political post. Some things are more important that who the next president will be. Like basketball.)


Kentucky Basketball: Making Your Tradition Irrelevant Since 1902

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]]> <![CDATA[Free Pick for Saturday, October 11, 2008]]> http://lvegasports.wordpress.com/?p=116 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:11:16 +0000 lvegasports http://lvegasports.fr.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/free-pick-for-saturday-october-11-2008/

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WEST VIRGINIA (24 – 48) vs. SYRACUSE

The Orangemen come into Morgantown sporting a 1-4 record made all the more atrocious when you consider that they are 0-4 against 1-A opposition. On the other hand, they are rested having been idle last week, and they are coming off of they’re strongest effort to date, a surprisingly hard fought 34-24 loss to the Pitt Panthers.

The Mountaineers sport the #13 rushing attack in the nation, averaging 5.6 yards/attempt and 226.6 yards/game. Syracuse is ranked 106th in rushing defense, allowing opponents 5.1 yards/carry and 206.8 yards/game. On the surface, it looks like West Virginia should run wild all day.

Maybe. But we have some issues:

  1. Syracuse rushing defense number is no doubt inflated by the fact that opponents have not had to throw many second-half passes against them.
  2. West Virginia has only scored more than 24 points twice all season, putting up 48 against 1-AA Villanova and 27 against the Thundering Herd that is Marshall.
  3. Mountaineer QB Pat White has left their last two contests early due to injury, bruising a thumb against Marshall and sustaining a head injury in the third quarter against Rutgers. Look for him to sit out the 4th quarter (or maybe more) if they build a comfortable lead.
  4. Finally, even though their next contest is 12 days away, this is a classic ‘sandwich’ game for the Mountaineers. It will be hard for them not to look ahead to their nationally televised primetime match up against Auburn on the 23rd.

A win is a win. We look for West Virginia to play this one very close to the vest, get out healthy, and get ready for Auburn.

Pick: Syracuse + 24

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]]> <![CDATA[Faltering Markets Cause NCAA To Alter Travel Policy]]> http://chroniclesports.wordpress.com/?p=947 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:05:33 +0000 Ben Cohen http://chroniclesports.fr.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/faltering-markets-cause-ncaa-to-alter-travel-policy/ The effects of freefalling markets and a stagnant economy have been felt from Wall St. and Main St. to Chapel Drive and, now, it might have moved to Cameron Indoor Stadium. On Thursday, when the Dow dropped 678 points, the NCAA changed some of its travel policies. Specific schools pay for travel for every game but national tournament contests—and for those games, schools will be forced to be more frugal. Under the new stipulations, Division-I programs will be mandated to:

  • Drive, not fly, to NCAA competitions within 400 miles, rather than 350 miles
  • Travel to airports 150 miles away, rather than 120 miles, to find cheaper airfares

The changes shouldn't be earth-shaking, but it still is notable to see how the seemingly sheltered world of college athletics have been affected like anything else. We'll have more about how the global financial chaos will impact Duke Athletics next week, after we cease production for two days for Fall Break.

—by Ben Cohen

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]]> <![CDATA[NCAA/NFL Picks 10/4 & 10/5]]> http://chicagosal.wordpress.com/?p=216 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:56:46 +0000 ChicagoSal http://chicagosal.fr.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/ncaanfl-picks-104-105/ Not a bad weekend for me but I won't be sdatisfied until I go undefeated for the weekend.  I went 2-0-1 in the NFL and 2-1 in NCAA.  That puts me at 8-2-2 total in the NFL and 7-4-1 in the NCAA for the year for a combined total of 15-6-3.  I don't know why I let people talk me into liking Kansas but it happened.  I'll be back with more insight on my weekend against the man.

]]> <![CDATA[RPJ Betting Syndicate Goes Prime Time!!! Check out our new website!!!]]> http://rpjsyndicate.wordpress.com/?p=641 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:09:42 +0000 Flash Flash for the Cash http://rpjsyndicate.fr.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/rpj-betting-syndicate-goes-prime-time-check-out-our-new-website/ Well it has happened. We are going Prime Time. We have a new website that you all need to check out.........

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]]> <![CDATA[Game- fixing]]> http://donenriko.wordpress.com/?p=10 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:05:09 +0000 donenriko http://donenriko.fr.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/game-fixing/ What does Philippine basketball, most especially collegiate basketball, and the National Basketball Association (NBA) have in common as of recent times? Both are sure to have been well-loved by fans and basketball aficionados all over the world because of their competitive, exciting, and fast-paced nature. However, what most of us do not completely understand about basketball – undoubtedly the world’s most loved sport – is that gambling and corruption will always find a way to creep into the basketball world, not only damaging its reputation as a sport but also that of its the athletes and even the officials involved in the game.

Game fixing, also called match-fixing, is often motivated by agreements with gamblers. However, teams and other competing squads may purposefully perform worse than expected in order to secure favorable guarantees such as, in common basketball terms, getting the rights for higher draft/lottery picks, better playoff or semifinal chances, more favorable playing schedules and opponents, and many others more.

Let us not look farther and see how the issue of game fixing in Philippine college ball has “awarded” its fair share of intrigues, impurities and deliberate fraud.

Last July 24, Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws’ top gun Marnel “Mac” Baracael was shot by a still unidentified assailant outside the FEU gym, at the corner of Morayta and R. Papa streets near PhilTrust bank to be specific. The first news of the incident broke out in the web through Inboundpass.com several hours after the shooting mysterious occurred.

[caption id="attachment_20" align="alignleft" width="233" caption="FEU Tamaraws"]FEU Tamaraws' power forward Mac Baracael (photo obtained from Inboundpass.com)[/caption]

Many were shocked and surprised by the said incident, including Baracael’s family, team mates, coaches, and the rest of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) followers, the intercollegiate tournament to which Baracel was playing. Speculations from initial reports about the shooting incident revealed that the motive for the shooting was initially “to punish him for disclosing the activities of a mysterious cabal of cheats in the FEU Tamaraw basketball squad”. Quoting from a news article dated July 26, 2008 and published on Inquirer.net:

“According to several unimpeachable sources in the university, Baracael earned the ire of a syndicate after he allegedly squealed on the existence of the cheats in the FEU team a few months ago.

The sources declined to say if any of the FEU players was part of the syndicate, which apparently dictated the outcome of matches played by the Tamaraws as early as last season’s University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) tournament. Not one of the sources revealed how he learned about the scam.

“Nag-squeal si Baracael sa mga taong involved” [“(Baracael squealed on the people involved in the scam”] said one source, a school official. “Ang nangyari, binalikan siya.” [What happened was that they got back at him.”]

The same source said Baracael was lucky to survive the attack which, “by its looks, was meant to silence him…”

Barely three months after the freak incident, Baracael’s case remains to be unsolved and authorities have yet to conclude the real motive for the attempt made on the 6-foot-4 power forward’s life, or even come up with leads or suspects. However, Baracael was still able to recover and suit up for the Tamaraws for their last few semifinal matches.

Two fellow FEU basketball players were also associated with game-fixing allegations, although none of it was proven. Last year, forward Alfred Guerilla was cut from the FEU roster after being linked to a game-fixing incident. Former FEU lefty Jeff Chan, now playing for the Red Bull Barakos in the pros, was also said to have been associated with game-fixing incidents.

Another similar incident, though not in the same degree as the what Baracael has suffered, was the issue of game-fixing syndicates hounding Ateneo de Manila University’s premier point guard Chris Tiu. It even came to a point when Tiu’s parents even hired bodyguards for him to ensure his safety off the court. A news report published by Inquirer.net dated September 21, 2008 wrote:

[caption id="attachment_21" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Chris Tiu led the Ateneo Blue Eagles to their most recent championship crown against archrivals De La Salle Green Archers in te UAAP"]Chris Tiu led the Ateneo Blue Eagles to their most recent championship crown against archrivals De La Salle Green Archers in te UAAP's 71st season[/caption]

“On the eve of the first game, drama and controversy continued to stalk the rivalry as the family of Ateneo star Chris Tiu has reportedly hired bodyguards to look after the safety of their son, a reliable source told the Philippine Daily Inquirer on Saturday.

The decision, a source close to the family said, was reached after several unidentified people reportedly tried to approach Tiu in several instances.

The source did not elaborate on who the people were and what they wanted, but said they started stalking Tiu early last week. The source said the Tiu family did not want a repeat of the Mac Baracael case…”

Over at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) front, San Beda’s 6-foot-8 Nigerian center was reportedly picked up by Philippine National Police personnel for questioning last September 14, 2008 after a dismal performance in their 65-63 overtime win against the Colegio de San Juan de Letran Knights during the final match of the second round of eliminations. San Beda College officials kept mum on the incident, denying the rumors that seemingly hampered their campaign towards the concluding parts of the tournament. However, everything have been somewhat settled as the Red Lions claimed their third straight NCAA championship title, with Ekwe bagging his second Most Valuable Player (MVP) award to end his basketball career donning a red-and-white jersey.

[caption id="attachment_14" align="alignleft" width="129" caption="Two-time NCAA MVP Sam Ekwe"]Two-time NCAA MVP Sam Ekwe[/caption]

Last year, on August 01, 2007, College of Saint Benilde cager Paolo Orbeta was nabbed, along with three other cohorts, by National Bureau of Investigations (NBI) operatives after an entrapment operation directed to address the issue of point-shaving in the NCAA.

In the NBA, Tim Donaghy, a game official (a referee) was sentenced to a 15-month imprisonment after being convicted of gambling after “taking thousands of dollars from a professional gambler in exchange for inside tips on games (betting information), including some matches he officiated.”

[caption id="attachment_22" align="alignright" width="210" caption="Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was charged of gambling and sentenced into 15-month imprisonment"]Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was charged of gambling and sentenced into 15-month imprisonment[/caption]

Game-fixing has been a “poisonous” infiltration in the sporting world – whether in the collegiate, the amateur, or the professional ranks. This does not only happen in basketball, but also on any other sport, such as football, boxing, or baseball matches. It disgraces not only the players, the teams, and the officials involved in such events, but most especially the nature of the game as a competitive, well-disciplined, and dignified competition.

]]> <![CDATA[College football fans belong at the Sheraton, especially the Sheraton Austin]]> http://starhot.wordpress.com/?p=1012 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:29:59 +0000 sharkieva http://starhot.fr.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/college-football-fans-belong-at-the-sheraton-especially-the-sheraton-austin/ [/caption]

The changing color in leaves is a sure signal that fall has arrived.  But in this season, who cares about fall foliage when you've got football?  

As an official partner of NCAA college football, Sheraton and Four Points are helping you score 20% off weekend rates this fall football season.  This weekend promotion is good at just about every Sheraton and Four Points in the country, so no school teams will be left out.  The main rules are as follows: arrive on a Thursday through Saturday and stay two consecutive nights to get a 20% discount on your bill.

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To step up the competition between schools, there's also an interactive Ultimate Paper Football Game where you can represent your college.  Not quite fantasy football, but a nostalgic throwback to the good old days in the middle school cafeteria.  The Nittany Lions currently have a size-able lead over the rest of the pack.  Unfortunately my alma mater, Virginia, isn't a top seed.  What else is new though?

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Here are the official rules of the promotion.

Speaking of football and Sheratons, I had the absolute pleasure of staying at the Sheraton Austin over a game weekend last month.  During this stay, I was quite impressed with how supportive the hotel and staff were of the University of Texas Longhorns.  Upon entry through the main hotel doors, a giant banner welcomed fans staying the weekend and cheered a "GO HORNS" hoot and holler.  I don't have any special allegiance to UT, but even I got this sense of belonging . . . which, is what Sheraton wants you to feel after all.

As you can see in the picture of the lobby bar below, the hotel associates behind the bar were dressed in U Texas t-shirts, proudly brandishing the signature burnt orange school color and the unforgettable longhorns head.  Associates throughout the hotel, including the ever-helpful and ever-cheerful Theresa, were all decked out in these school spirited T's.  You can also see on the far left in the photo below that the hotel had set up a table stocked with complimentary Texas ice lemonade and buttered popcorn.  

The Longhorns stampeded over Arkansas 52-10 that weekend.

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Tuesday October 7 08:00 p.m. Troy Florida Atlantic Trojans Owls Thursday October 9 07:30 p.m. Clemson 21 Wake Forest Tigers Demon Deacons     08:00 p.m. UAB Houston Blazers Cougars Friday October 10 08:00 p.m. Louisville Memphis Cardinals Tigers    

Saturday October 11
12:00 p.m. Rutgers Cincinnati
Scarlet Knights Bearcats
   
12:00 p.m. Minnesota Illinois
Golden Gophers Fighting Illini
   
12:00 p.m. Iowa Indiana
Hawkeyes Hoosiers
   
12:00 p.m. Toledo Michigan
Rockets Wolverines
   
12:00 p.m. 5 Texas 1 Oklahoma
Longhorns Sooners
   
12:00 p.m. East Carolina Virginia
Pirates Cavaliers
   
12:00 p.m. Syracuse West Virginia
Orange Mountaineers
   
12:30 p.m. Colorado 16 Kansas
Buffaloes Jayhawks
   
12:30 p.m. South Carolina Kentucky
Gamecocks Wildcats
   
01:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Army
Eagles Black Knights
   
02:00 p.m. Kansas State Texas A&M
Wildcats Aggies
   
02:00 p.m. 14 Utah Wyoming
Utes Cowboys
   
02:30 p.m. Ohio Kent State
Bobcats Golden Flashes
   
02:30 p.m. 13 Vanderbilt Mississippi State
Commodores Bulldogs
   
03:00 p.m. Nebraska 7 Texas Tech
Cornhuskers Red Raiders