Teams & Topics: College
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Once Upon A Time, The DePaul Blue Demons Dominated NCAA Basketball
Seventy years ago this month, the little-known school under the El made a wholly unexpected run to the Final Four of the 1943 NCAA tournament.
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The Problem With President Obama’s March Madness Charade
There was something semi-refreshing the first time Obama filled out his NCAA bracket on ESPN. But five years later, it’s time to move on.
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Who Should You Cheer For After The Fighting Illini Lose In The First Round?
As a fan of schools and players from Chicago and the great state of Illinois, the NCAA tourney can be a frustrating experience. Here’s your guide.
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The Wildest Cat: Northwestern Basketball Superfan ‘Deposit Guy’
Our editor-in-chief caught up with the freshly crowned WildSide Wall of Famer, Seth Bernstein.
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Farewell To America’s Saddest College Basketball Conference
There are the haves. There are the have-nots. And then there is the Great West Conference — for whom having is, in fact, not having.
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Beyond Manti Te’o: Five Fighting Irish To Watch In 2013
Now that the shock of Kekua and Tuiasosopois is (mostly) behind us, it’s time to get back to football in South Bend. Who needs to step up?
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Full Circle: Coach Howard Moore’s Quest To Revive UIC Basketball
The prospect of winning hoops at UIC, thanks to their homegrown coach, has the school eager to lay claim to something larger—a deed to the title of “Chicago’s team.”
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What Happened To Notre Dame’s Demetrius Jones?
If Demetrius Jones is remembered at all among Notre Dame fans, it’s not for anything he did on the field. And while he says he’s happy to see Notre Dame winning, his feelings about the school are not all sunny.
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What Explains The Popularity of NU Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald?
He’s never won a bowl game. His career record in the Big Ten is 26-30. Nevertheless, Pat Fitzgerald remains as popular in Evanston as the Purple Line. So, how’s that work?
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The Cloak And Dagger Road Trip Of 1963: A Historic Chicago Hoops Moment
On Friday morning, the Mississippi State Bulldogs will head north for a basketball game against Loyola. The Bulldogs made a similar trip 50 years ago. It changed the game forever.
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The Fighting (And Winning) Illini!
Fighting Illini fans are in serious need of sunshine. Enter new hoops coach John Groce, of the gleaming scalp and glistening record, who has brightened the spirits of many an Illini supporter thus far in 2012.
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Notre Dame: Love ‘Em Or Hate ‘Em? Hate ‘Em.: A Civilized Debate, Part 2
In this two-part “Civilized Debate,” Brent and Bill tackle Notre Dame for you undecideds looking for a rooting interest in the BCS National Championship game on January 7th.
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If You Hate Notre Dame, You Hate College Football: A Civilized Debate, Part 1
In this two-part “Civilized Debate,” Brent and Bill tackle Notre Dame for you undecideds looking for a rooting interest in the BCS National Championship game on January 7th.
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Mariotti: Sorry, Manti Te’o, I’m Mesmerized By Johnny Manziel
With all the well-deserved love for Manti Te’o, Mariotti is more mesmerized by the performance and folk tale of Johnny Manziel. If that choice makes him a bad Catholic, so be it.
