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5/05/2006 12:04:00 PM

Moments of the Year

Take a break from your finals cram session and look back on the year in college sports. What were the most memorable moments of the school year? The Bush Push, George Mason's run to the Final Four and Vince Young's sick performance in the Rose Bowl are clearly Nos 1 and 2 and 3 our list (we're still debating the order of those three), but after that we have about 78 nominees for fourth place. What delicious shining moments would you nominate for consideration? Was there an improbable soccer comeback, a ridiculous Candace Parker behind-the-back-pass, a student section prank or heck, even an intramural flag football Hail Mary that should be included?
5/04/2006 12:19:00 PM

Paging Mr. Relevant

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Can Northwestern's Brett Basanez make an impact in the NFL?
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Jake Delhomme, Priest Holmes, Drew Bennett, Rod Smith, Wayne Chrebet, Adam Vinatieri. What do these players all have in common? They were all undrafted free agents.

Of the guys left hanging after the Mr. Irrelevant pick, who has the best chance to not only catch on, but also be an impact player? Marcus Vick and former George Mason basketball star Jai Lewis may be getting the most headlines, but we say Texas Tech quarterback Cody Hodges and Northwestern quarterback Brett Basanez are our Mr. Relevants this year and have a shot to eventually evolve into Billy Volek, who himself was never drafted.

5/03/2006 12:07:00 PM

Springtime Quasi-Sporting Events

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Nothing says fun like volleyball in the mud.
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Spring is the best time of year on campus: the weather's warmer, the mood is lighter and the clothing is more revealing. For sports fans, however, it's the slowest time as both basketball and football are on hiatus. Baseball is being played, but most sports fans would struggle to name five current players. However, this doesn't mean that competitive instincts go into hibernation until football begins again. They're just channeled in different ways.

Last week, we wrote about the Little 500 in Bloomington, which is not only an intense cycling race, but an opportunity for students to unwind and party one last time before hunkering down for finals. At Notre Dame, over 500 teams take part in the Bookstore Basketball Tournament, the largest outdoor 5-on-5 tourney in the world. At UConn, there is the annual Oozeball Tournament. (For those outside of Storrs, CT., Oozeball is another term for mud volleyball.)

What types of quasi-sports events are held at your school in the spring or have you seen at other schools? What events do you think would be cool for a campus to adopt?

5/02/2006 11:02:00 AM

Sleepers Step Up

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Look for Michael Robinson to have a big impact on San Francisco's offense next season.
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In three years time we'll surely look back on Day 2 of the 2006 draft and find dozens of players making big time contributions. But which guys picked between the fourth and seventh round will make the biggest immediate impact? We say Colorado's Jeremy Bloom (5th round, #147 overall) will step right in as Philly's punt and kickoff return man and be an improvement over Reno Mahe and Roderick Hood. Other guys we see getting serious PT include: DT Jon Lewis (Virginia Tech), C Marvin Philip (Cal) and the new slash, Michael Robinson (Penn State), who's too good an athlete for San Fran to rationalize keeping off the field.
5/01/2006 11:54:00 AM

Post-Draft Thoughts

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Matt Leinart's decision to stay in school may turn out to be a $10 million mistake.
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After endless hours of discussion and projection, the NFL Draft has now come and gone. The biggest story may be how Matt Leinart ended up losing roughly $10 million by staying in school last season or how Reggie Bush, who many regard as the best offensive player to enter the NFL in this decade, slipped to the second pick.

Today we want to hear your reaction. Which NFL teams did the best job? The worst? Which players slipped or were drafted too early?

We think Arizona is the big winner of the draft. Leinart will not only make a good QB, but the Cardinals desperately need a "face of the franchise" type player. Leinart's mug is a much better option than Edgerrin James's. Plus, Arizona's second and third round picks -- Taitusi "Deuce" Lutui and Leonard Pope -- will both help Leinart and the offense. Our big loser is the New York Giants, who reached for Boston College DE Mathias Kiwanuka when they needed help in other areas. We also think that Florida WR Chad Jackson slipped too far (No. 36 by New England) and Ohio State safety Donte Whitner was picked way too early (No. 7 by Buffalo). What are your thoughts?

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