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USC ways away from dancing this March


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To begin, a brief public service announcement: The 2010-2011 USC men’s basketball team is not very good. You might have noticed this, particularly if you ventured to the corner of Jefferson and Figueroa Saturday night. USC has lost six of its last nine games. In the current calendar year, it has yet to win back-to-back […]

Going to 96 would weaken the field


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If you thought your bracket looked bad this year, just wait until next year. Yes, it will be hard to beat the chaos of only one No. 1 seed making the Final Four and having a school that most people couldn’t locate on a map almost win the entire tournament. But if the tournament expands […]

USC could have been a force to reckon with


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With very little doubt in my mind, I can strongly say that this is the best March Madness that I’ve ever watched. I doubt you know a single person who picked a Final Four of Butler, Michigan State, West Virginia and Duke. And I doubt you’ve seen very many NCAA tournament games that can match […]

Madness delivers unrivaled storylines


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Did you watch that Kansas State-Xavier game? I sure hope you did. Because what a game it was, complete with just about every attribute and storyline you’d want out of a sporting event as a neutral observer. First, you’ve got a great pre-game scenario — a small underdog in Xavier, a big opportunity to reach […]

Madness needs not be extended beyond 65


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Explain to me again why expanding the NCAA tournament is a good idea. Because it’s not. Plain and simple, it just doesn’t make any sense. There are those who say more is always better. But when it comes to the tournament, less is more. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to prove that the current […]

Smaller schools still fight for respect


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One of tonight’s Sweet 16 matchups will pit Cornell against Kentucky in perhaps one of the best examples of brain against brawn. Kentucky has four players who will be eventual NBA lottery picks. Cornell backup forward Eitan Chemerinsky can solve a Rubik’s Cube in three minutes. Not since the Notre Dame-Miami “Catholics versus Convicts” game […]

Trojans have nothing to be ashamed of


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March is sneaky. The other day, it crept up behind me more quietly than Elmer Fudd, tapped me on my opposite shoulder and then laughed as I looked the other way. I couldn’t help but smile, as I was finally reunited with my good buddy. We walked to class together and discussed many things. I […]