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What I'm Watching on Day 3 Day 3 of the NCAA Tournament, or Day 2 if you don't consider the First Four part of "the tournament". I would normally agree with you, but since the First Four takes place in the same city/area with the field of 64 tournament and it starts one day before the opening round, this is my Day 3. Let's recap from Day 2, the first 16 games. Biggest takeaway in my four bracket contest is I went 4-4 in the South region. I fared much better in the Midwest region. Best pick: Oral Roberts over Ohio State Worst pick: Purdue (loss to North Texas). Like the Oral Roberts game, it went to overtime, so I had a 50/50 shot at that point I guess. But, Purdue was my Survivor Contest pick in Day 1, so I feel some kind of way about that loss. Maybe it was my praise of their toughness in the paint in the second half of that game and wishing Indiana had guys like that is where it went wrong.  They were also one of two Sweet 16 teams I lost. Thanks for nothing Boi

  B y: Dr. Kenyatta J. Cavil and Bryan Fulford When the clock hit 0:00 in the last quarter of the college football playoff’s national championship game, Alabama head coach Nick Saban won his sixth national championship at the school (seventh overall) in his 14th season in Tuscaloosa becoming in many eyes the greatest college football coach of the modern era, and possibly the history of college football. Does this history include all college football programs (i.e. historically black college programs)? More on that later. The latter is a stretch, especially to those that still may call him the second greatest coach at Alabama, but if you consider the last 13 seasons, Saban has done something that very few have accomplished before, built a dynasty at one school so quickly into his years at the school.  In those years, he has amassed a 163-17 (.906) overall record, 94-11 (.895) record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) with seven SEC championships, and a 13-5 postseason record. His team

  CFB Playoff  Club is "White (Institutional) Privilege" cloaked in the Athletic Discourse of Patriarchal Nationalism by BRYAN FULFORD A friend called me minutes after the announcement by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee of the four teams that will be playing for a national championship. No (8-1) Texas A&M with their one-loss in the SEC (to Alabama). No (8-2) Oklahoma who won the Big XII championship for the 6th consecutive year. No unbeaten Cincinnati (9-0) with their AAC championship. No Coastal Carolina, who joined No.1 Alabama as the only other team in the country to win 11 games and lose to nobody. Just the usual power teams representing the power conferences. Alabama, Clemson ranked first and second, while Ohio State and Notre Dame were selected third and fourth, respectively. To the dismay and disappointment of millions of fans, sportswriters, coaches and administrators around the country folks have trouble trying to understand how a team that only

  December 18, 2020 -- Forgive me if I no longer get excited about things done "for HBCUs" like I used to. Wednesday, Hollywood movie star Michael B. Jordan, star of mega-hits "Creed," "Creed II," "Fruitvale Station," and "Black Panther" recently announced plans to bring a HBCU basketball showcase to his hometown of Newark, NJ.  The event titled, the "Hoop Dreams Classic" will feature Division I HBCU men's and women's basketball teams at Newark's Prudential Center on December 18, 2021.  “This past year has been the tipping point for so many, including myself, in revving up support for Black people,” Jordan said in a statement. “As a Newark native, I am committed to bringing change to the community and am honored to be able to present The Hoop Dreams Classic as a way to celebrate the value of community, education, and Black college experiences. Through our shared love of basketball, I look forward to bringing the co

  20 HBCU teams help kickoff NCAA Basketball Season Today, Wednesday November 25, couldn't come faster for the NCAA Division-I men and women's teams trying to survive and play while the country and athletic administrations try to survive and operate in the midst of a pandemic. HBCU basketball teams have seen their brothers and sisters in-conference and division cancel games and even  decide not to play as early as 48-hours before the start of the season , which only makes us wonder if others will decide not to play out their season once the season gets started should someone test positive COVID.  The big unknown heading into this season is if/how teams will make it to March and complete the post season tournaments and NCAA tournament that never happened to conclude the 2019-2020 season.  Hopefully, every athletic administration has a plan for not only testing and player safety while at home and traveling, but what to do if a student-athletic or coach or team staff member test p