Week 5: HS football scores from the future
Updated: The Massey formula went 19-3 (.864) this weekend, a sparkling result and the best performance this year. Original post: Week 5 already? Wow. Each week in this space, we use the Massey Rankings...
View ArticleGuess who’s back?
Sorry that we’ve been gone so long. Did you miss us? There’s a reason for the long hiatus, we suppose, but no excuse. We’ll vow to make a good-faith effort to post at least one item a day from...
View ArticleWomen’s basketball musings
Had a chance to take in the Mississippi State-Ole Miss women’s basketball game in Starkville on Sunday. The Bulldogs won, 72-57, and you can read about that in Monday’s Daily Journal. I took in both of...
View ArticleBig week for Ole Miss basketball
Ole Miss gets an interesting gut-check in SEC men’s basketball this week. In superhero terms, it’s like taking on Batman and Superman, back to back. First up, on Tuesday night, is Kentucky’s visit to...
View ArticleIt’s playoff time, so call promptly
With so many high school basketball tournament games this week, it’s important that teams call promptly after the end of each game if possible. If tournament hosts wait until after the fourth game of...
View ArticleBrand names dominate Sweet 16
How’s your Sweet 16 bracket? Do you have 10 teams left in it? As it happens, 10 of ESPN’s top 16 preseason teams are still alive, starting with No. 1 Indiana and No. 2 Louisville. Their list isn’t...
View ArticleSo, who’s going to win tonight?
My wife will be backing the Louisville Cardinals in tonight’s NCAA men’s championship game, and not only because they’re a compelling story after that gruesome injury to Kevin Ware. She also...
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