Archive for March, 2008

CBI Quarters in < 60 Seconds: Ohio @ Bradley

March 24, 2008
By Constable Echelon
CBI Quarters in < 60 Seconds: Ohio @ Bradley

Sure the attendance has been terrible and UW crapped out in the first round, but Art Thiel hates the CBI so there must be something good about it. Constable Echelon accepts the Sisyphean challenge of previewing all CBI matchups to prepare you for The Grandest Tournament E’er Conceived ™. When: Monday, 5pm PST
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CBI Quarters in < 60 Seconds: Old Dominion @ Virginia

March 23, 2008
By Constable Echelon
CBI Quarters in < 60 Seconds: Old Dominion @ Virginia

Sure the attendance has been terrible and UW crapped out in the first round, but Art Thiel hates the CBI so there must be something good about it. Constable Echelon accepts the Sisyphean challenge of previewing all CBI matchups to prepare you for The Grandest Tournament E’er Conceived ™. When: Monday, 4pm PST (ODU’s Frank...
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Fideo Friday: March Madness Movie

March 21, 2008
By Manny Faces

If you have devoted your entire Thursday and Friday to watching the NCAA tournament, you know how frustrating it can be for your day of enjoyment to be interrupted by that break in between the daytime and evening sessions. What are you supposed to do during that block of time? Are you...
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CBI Day 2: Wrap City

March 20, 2008
By Constable Echelon

Constable Echelon keeps you up to date in the Grandest E’er. Bradley, Tulsa, Valpo, and Utah advance to the round of 8. Yeah, I went 4 for 8 on my first round predictions. This is still the premier CBI blog running. 07-08 UW Husky Basketball mercifully put to pasture. Senior Tim Morris played...
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National Corndog Day – This Saturday!

March 20, 2008
By admin
National Corndog Day – This Saturday!

-by Hotdog Hey Internet! My cousin is having a birthday!
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Your First Round NIT and CBI Attendance Numbers

March 20, 2008
By Sager Bombs
Your First Round NIT and CBI Attendance Numbers

Sager Bombs OK, now that both tournaments have finished their first two days of opening round play, I went ahead and crunched the numbers.  The NIT averaged 5,744 per game.  High attendance was 10,536 at Syracuse.  Low attendance was 1,906 at Cal. The CBI averaged 3,812 per game.  High was 5,365 at Tulsa (damn you, Oklahomans…). ...
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On the Importance of a Mentality….

March 19, 2008
By Fig Jam
On the Importance of a Mentality….

Fig Jam The University of Washington suffered an embarassing loss Wednesday night to Valporaiso, in a game that could be used to sum up their entire season.  They gave plenty of effort, dove for loose balls, and fought and scratched their way right up to the end.  It wasn’t enough though and they lost by...
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Sox furious over loss of Stipend, tattle to press…

March 19, 2008
By Fig Jam
Sox furious over loss of Stipend, tattle to press…

Fig Jam The Boston Red Sox threatened to boycott their trip to Japan because they were mad their coaches weren’t going to receive a $40,000.00 stipend or “appearance fee” for making the trip.  To make sure we’re clear on this, the coaches were still going to be getting paid their salaries for this adventure, just not an additional...
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CBI: Wrap City

March 19, 2008
By Constable Echelon

Constable Echelon keeps you up to date in the Grandest E’er. -Virginia, Old Dominion, Ohio, and Houston advance. Great, my bracket is in shambles already. -Salt Lake Tribune reporter deploys groundbreaking “bloggers write from their moms’ basements” stereotype re: yours truly…..on his blog.
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The CBI Ain’t Exactly Packin’ Em In

March 19, 2008
By Sager Bombs
The CBI Ain’t Exactly Packin’ Em In

Continuing with the nonstop HD&F CBI coverage… with 4/8 of the first round CBI games in the books, Constable Echelon’s bracket isn’t the only thing in bad shape right now.  Ohio had 1,169 people show up to their home game.  At least they won.  I’m no math major, but I’m pretty sure that means they’re...
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