The University of Illinois Fighting Illini are back in the AP rankings top five for the first time since their 2004-05 season, and the team is looking like a legitimate title contender. This team, confounded by their dynamic sophomore and junior, Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn respectively, has the team poised for a deep run […]
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Welcome back to your one-stop guide to the 2020 college football bowl season. We will discuss the best of the rest of the glorified exhibition season. We will also dig into college football’s main event. The four-team playoff is all of a sudden drawing major criticism after only seven years of existence. There are some […]
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Welcome back. Another weekend of College Football has come and gone. This weekend, however, meant a little more. This weekend was conference championship weekend. Meaning, after the champs were crowned, the four teams advancing to the playoff would be announced. On Sunday, we got our final four. Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, and Notre Dame are […]
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It’s 2020 bowl season! It’s the two weeks out of the year where we will gladly watch manufactured, meaningless football games in the name of exploitation. Sure, the sponsors can offer up swag bags to all players involved that are full of promotional items. They may even include items of need, such as food. Thanks […]
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College football players all across the nation are taking to Twitter with #WeWantToPlay and #WeAreUnited to let their voices be heard. With each respective conference in active discussion on whether or not to have a college football season, the players will not sit by silent and let the decision be made without their input. Opposing […]
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Between the 2K Tourney, the H.O.R.S.E. Competition, and the Drafts, There is a Ton Going on with NBA Basketball COVID-19 is supposed to shut down everything, and frankly, it has been doing one hell of a job at just that. NBA Basketball is like Freddy Krueger in your worst nightmare, though. The league just won’t […]
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The ACC tourney was in its second day before the conference announced it wouldn’t allow fans to attend any more games. Luckily, nobody goes to the first two rounds of the ACC tournament, anyway.
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Big East Overlooked Talent The Big East only has one nationally ranked team, DePaul University. Coach Doug Bruno and his coaching staff have done an excellent job at keeping the Blue Demons in the top spot. The Big East has overlooked talent. Let’s look at a few players whose names should be in WNBA recruitment […]
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Here is some March Madness advice with the NCAA Tournament being right around the corner! Do you smell that? Brackets are in the air! It is almost time for your office’s/church’s/school’s/family’s/cell block’s annual NCAA bracket wager. As Belly Up Sports’ resident NCAA expert (don’t snicker), I’m here to answer your burning questions. That’s right, get […]
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You can't generate a false excitement by having teams pick their opponents. An expanded MLB playoff would make the sport more like hockey.
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The 2019-2020 College Basketball Season has been phenomenal so far. Several upsets, more parity in the first three months than several years combined, no clear number one team, and a year where the freshmen recruiting class is very weak. Through all that, college basketball never disappoints night in and night out. Every night you will […]
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Excluding bragging rights amongst your friends, I can say with almost 100% certainty that it is fine to not make a March Madness bracket this year. March Madness for years has brought out friends and competitors from all over. Everyone is looking to achieve the impossible that still to this day has never been done. […]
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The third edition of the 2019 CFP rankings have just been announced. As expected, nothing changed in regards to the top teams, as they all won except for Minnesota. The top 6 teams all remain the same: LSU Ohio State Clemson Georgia Alabama Oregon However, the most noise came out of Starkville, Mississippi. Alabama quarterback […]
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The second edition of the 2019 CFP rankings brings about alot of discussion. Last weeks top 6 included Ohio State LSU Alabama Penn State Clemson Georgia Now, with Minnesota’s upset win over Penn State and LSU beating Alabama in Tuscaloosa, this creates a major shake up of how the final 4 could play out and […]
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