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Radio call of Notre Dame’s big victory over Duke

I love listening to the passion that home team announcers have for their school (unless of course they are playing my team). Here’s a video of several calls from the Notre Dame broadcast team in their victory over the Duke Blue Devils last night…. h/t: reddit cbb

Orange Anxiety: The Acute Need For Syracuse To Produce

One of the central emergent themes in this college basketball season — one which will continue to merit attention in the coming weeks — is that a lot of big-name programs are in trouble relative to making the NCAA tournament. The two teams that played in the first national semifinal at last year’s Final Four, […]

Orange Bowl: A Tale Of Southern Discomfort In South Florida

The (December) 2014 Orange Bowl is notable because it marks Brent Musburger’s first-ever television call of the game. The Orange is the final major New Year’s bowl which can be added to the venerable broadcaster’s sprawling resume. That’s significant… and yet it pales in comparison to what the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Mississippi State […]

Conference Strength And The Bowl Games: Separating Fact From Fiction

Linking conference strength to bowl results is always a tenuous, risky thing to do — it can be done, but it requires great care and an awareness of limitations. The reasons for being cautious about touting — or downgrading — a conference based on bowl performance are obvious. They do, however, demand some care and […]

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