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Southwest Bracket After Two Rounds

By Guest Blogger Brian Murphy: Well, like most brackets, the Southwest had unpredictable and upset-laden first two rounds. Here I will revisit my previous picks and also give some predictions for the Sweet 16 round for the Southwest bracket teams. First Round: The top half of this bracket was definitely the craziest, most unpredictable four…

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How the Tides Have Turned

By Guest Blogger Kyle Howard: After the second and third rounds of the NCAA tournment complete, many of us are scratching our heads and asking how could this have happened. In what has arguably been one of the most upset prone years in the NCAA tournment, the East Region has shown us some excitement as…

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Breaking Down the East Region

Tee Minus 24 Hours til Mayhem strikes the NCAA world. Let me break down the East bracket for you. The East Bracket is very competitive and very tricky to pick. With overall #1 Ohio St. leading the way. I see Ohio St. and Syracuse making it to the Elite 8 and Ohio St. pulling through…

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Southwest Bracket Preview

By Guest Blogger Brian Murphy: In my earlier two blogs, I wrote about why Kansas and why Notre Dame will win the Southwest Bracket. In continuing my coverage of this bracket I will pick a sleeper team seeded 5th or lower that I can see doing some damage in the region, the top player in…

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Why Notre Dame Will Win The Southwest

By Guest Blogger Brian Murphy: I will now give reasons as to why the Fightin’ Irish of Notre Dame will win the Southwest Bracket and march on to the Final Four. Notre Dame finished the season ranked #5 and was one team away from getting that coveted #1 seed for the NCAA Tournament. The Irish…

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Why Kansas Will Win Southwest Bracket:

By Guest Blogger Brian Murphy: I will be covering the Southwest bracket throughout the tournament and I will start off with two blogs on why Kansas and why Notre Dame will win the bracket. Let’s first start with Kansas. Obviously, as the #1 seed, Kansas is the favorite to come out of the Southwest bracket…

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The Toughest Tasks in Sports

By Guest Blogger Rob Yunich: One of the oldest arguments around focuses on the toughest tasks in sports. Although creating such a list is a tough thing in and of itself, here’s my crack at it: 1. Hitting a Baseball A hitter has about two seconds to decide whether to swing and must pick up…

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First Round Upset Alert

By Guest Blogger Kyle Howard: After looking at the bracket for the past hour I have come to the conclusion that picking the winners of this bracket is harder than college level calculus. Anyone who has any knowledge of college basketball in general can make an argument for there picks. I have Here is my…

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The LA Lakers Do Not Have a Bright Future

A Guest Blog by Geoff Nelowet: As has been overly speculated, the LA Lakers have looked substantially older this year than they did last season during their second straight championship season. Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Ron Artest, and Lamar Odom are all over 30 years old, but ultimately, the Lakers are still playing very solid…

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NBA Power Shift is Pure Speculation

By Guest Blogger Rob Yunich: All season, but especially lately with the trade of Carmelo Anthony to the New York Knicks, many throughout the sports world have bemoaned the fact that power in the NBA is shifting to those teams capable of assembling a group of superstars known as a “Big Three.” ESPN’s Mike and…

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