Monthly Archives: May 2012

Griggs Weekly Ramblings: The End of a Golden Age??

I’ve mentioned this before, but I think that in future years people will look back at this time and think this is when college athletics were completely wrecked, or at the very least changed, but not for the better. People … Continue reading

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Next Move: Big West

Following up on the conference re-alignment mess, the next major move in the entire puzzle will most likely be coming from the Big West Conference.  As it stands right now, by 2013 the Big West will have 10 teams:  Cal … Continue reading

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Griggs’s Weekly Offseason Banter: Conference Musical Chairs

-The nice thing about calling this “Weekly Offseason Banter” is that I’m allowed to banter. There are certain times of the year, particularly early December, early May, and late August, when life outside of cyberspace becomes very busy for me. … Continue reading

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Fire John Calipari – A Nontraditional Program

Okay no, don’t literally fire John Calipari. His material is far too rich for him to leave the stage just yet. But in honor of the Fire Joe Morgan guys, the recent papal bull issued by the Kentucky basketball coach … Continue reading

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UConn Got What They Deserved

This is the place where I was going to post the second part of my review of the 2012 season for the mid-major conferences.  However, being by trade a person that is paid to defend and argue the causes of … Continue reading

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Loss of IU-Kentucky series temporary, unremarkable

We mentioned this a while back on HoopsHD, but it’s apparently official now, as ESPN is reporting that Indiana and Kentucky are halting their long-standing series due to an inability to determine game site locations. Eamonn Brennan has already gone … Continue reading

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