Gonzaga Upsets #2 North Carolina in a College Basketball Classic
Gonzaga University’s win over No. 2 University of North Carolina was the highest ranked team the Bulldogs have ever defeated.
Gonzaga has three wins over teams ranked third, but the Bulldogs were 0-4 against teams ranked No. 2 prior to Wednesday’s upset. Gonzaga is 0-1 against No. 1.
Josh Heytvelt was named to the Dick’s Sporting Good NIT Season Tip Off All-Tournament team. He had 19 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocked shots in Gonzaga’s 82-74 semifinal win over the University of North Carolina, going 8-for-13 from the field against the Tar Heels. He came back with 16 points, 8 rebounds and two blocked shots in the championship loss to Butler University.
Wednesday’s win over the University of North Carolina continued Gonzaga University’s success against the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Bulldogs 8-1 all time against ACC competition. The Bulldogs have two more games against ACC foes this year, the Bulldogs returning to Madison Square Garden on Dec. 21 to face Duke University, then heading to the University of Virginia for a Jan. 3 matchup.
The Gonzaga vs. Duke game comes a year too late, as many fans were hoping for a J.J. Redick and Adam Morrison matchup.
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Ohio State Football meets Legos
The big game is here: #1 Ohio State vs. #2 Michigan.
We live for college football moments like this (1). And once again, another game that’s going to totally throw off the BCS standings. This could be the real championship game.
Now rather than trying to analyze the game, like every other sports blog out there, I figured I post up another interesting game related find.
So, with this week’s game being at Ohio State, I thought the Ohio Stadium built with legos would be a good fitting tribute.
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While I have always believed the Florida schools are overrated (1, 2) a new prize is in the midst in the swamp land. The future is bright with new Florida QB Tim Tebow, who should bring the gators years of BCS bowl appearances.
Although currently Tebow is the backup quarterback behind 4 year starter Chris Leak, there seems to be a little controversy in who should be the starting QB for the Florida Gators. Granted Tim Tebow is still a freshman, he has been very impressive in his game play behind Leak this year. Many sports fans and I myself believe Tim Tebow should be the starting Quarterback for the Gators.
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Gonzaga Basketball takes the court
I had the opportunity to see Gonzaga Basketball’s home opener exhibition game. Of Course, this team will be without last year’s leading scorer Adam Morrison.
Gonzaga played Augustana from South Dakota.
Final Score: Gonzaga 89 Augustana 53
Here is the breakdown of how the new Gonzaga team looked:
- Derek Raivio
Looked sharp and on target from behind the arc. Will be one of the best point guards in the nation this year.
- Josh Heytvelt
This guy will surprise a lot of people this year, nationally. Will be one of Gonzaga’s top scorers.
- Jeremy Pargo
Pargo will sync in to Gonzaga offense nicely, now that the freshman jitters are gone. Unfortunatley, he may not get all the playing time he deserves with a loaded Gonzaga backcourt.
- David Pendergraft
Not necessarily a star player, but a good addition in other fundamentals of the game. Good rebounding skills.
- Sean Mallon
Sean is a great player. If he is more aggressive, more people will see this.
- Pierre Marie Altidor-Cespedes
This guy is a scrappy player. A good hustler, but needs to calm himself down more on offense.
- Matt Bouldin
Freshman, and highly touted recruit. He didn’t really impress me that much, but I have not gotten to see him play enough to make an accurate breakdown.
The game ended with Gonzaga’s bench players getting some playing time, and even scoring. This made the ‘Kennel Club’ explode in celebration.
Overall the team looked good and should be another explosive fast paced team. Look for another return to the NCAA tournament.
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Miami player suspensions would have never happened if they weren't playing Duke next.
Duke football gets to play a Miami football team that's going to have
13 of its players suspended. Duke, who is considered one of the
worst football programs in the nation, may just have a shot at
the hampered hurricanes, but probably not.
We have seen multiple player suspensions before, and the team almost
always spreads out the suspensions over a few games. Not the case
here as all 13 suspended players will sit out the Duke game.
Which brings me to my point. These suspensions would have never
happened if Miami was playing any other team.
Do you think it would have happened if the 'Canes were playing an
important ACC game? A heated rival?
Of course not!
Maybe Coach Coker can be thankful for the fight breaking out, as it
serves as a distraction of the topic of him getting fired from his
coaching job.
This season, the Miami football team looks like an unorganized group
of animals. We all saw what happened in that fight last weekend.
I've said it before and I’ll say it again...The Florida schools are
all overrated.
Let's face it. Either way Miami should totally dominate Duke. Most
of those players suspended probably wouldn't even play passed the
first quarter anyway. The game would be such a blow out, the 2nd and
3rd stringers would be in by halftime.
The fight, which consisted of fists, kicks, and helmet smashing, is one of the worst in college football history.
Watch the Video
The Miami Football Team is unsportsmanlike, to say the least.
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