The NCAA Tournament often doesn’t crown the best team champion. This year, people are noticing.
Joe’s Notes: Princeton Isn’t This Good
Princeton is the worst team in the Sweet 16, and that’s ok.
Joe’s Notes: The Cyclones and Success
Iowa State opens NCAA Tournament play today. What do they need to make this season successful?
Joe’s Notes: Can Saint Mary’s Get National?
The Gaels are the best they’ve ever been. Can they make that an annual thing?
Joe’s Notes: Nate Oats…Good God
What is wrong with Nate Oats?
Joe’s Notes: TCU’s National Power Potential
The Horned Frogs have money and location in their favor. With the athletic department clicking…is TCU the next big thing?
Joe’s Notes: Maybe the Big 12 and Pac-12 Should Merge After All
Realignment buzz is growing again.
Joe’s Notes: Is Baseball Too Predictable?
FanGraphs’s Playoff Odds are out, and they’re probably right.
Joe’s Notes: How Was Northwestern So Bad?
Plenty will be said about how Northwestern got good. That is not the question.
Joe’s Notes: Pitchers & Catchers Report
Spring is officially on its way.
Joe’s Notes: What Can Patrick Mahomes Do for Texas Tech?
Does the quarterback’s rise do anything for his alma mater?
Joe’s Notes: Roger Goodell’s Probably Right About the Refs
How could they not be the best they’ve ever been?
Joe’s Notes: Gretzky & Henderson & Vinatieri & LeBron
LeBron joins the ranks of…something.
Joe’s Notes: Is Jon Scheyer Duke’s Problem?
It’s not going *well.*
Joe’s Notes: Where Andy Reid Stands Among Coaches of His Era
He’s behind Bill Belichick, but after that…?
Joe’s Notes: College Basketball’s Rivalry Weekend
Bloomington, Durham, Moraga, and more.
Joe’s Notes: Kirk Ferentz Has Iowa Cornered
Kirk Ferentz is too good to fire and too stubborn to succeed.
Joe’s Notes: The State of Eight College Basketball Conference Races
Saint Mary’s vs. Gonzaga, UCLA vs. Arizona, Kansas vs. Texas, and a Big East whirlwind.