Like MacArthur, but unlike Calhoun, I have returned. Or more accurately, Dave Sez has returned. Sadly, I’ve been here for a week already trying to get it back. In the end, I had to concede defeat. I stopped fouling a couple of days ago and admitted that I just wasn’t going to be able to…

One of my Dave Sez readers sent in a lengthy and thoughtful email on the new structure of the ACC Tournament. His points center around how the new larger tournament makes it harder for all of the teams, including those at the top, to win. With more teams comes more likelihood for unexpected results, which…

This is really the last time that these standings will have much meaning. Obviously the regular season results are now set. The ACC tournament could have a critical impact on a few teams, but we’ll know just what that impact will be by next Monday. I doubt I’ll get a chance to rerun the numbers…

First, a quick look at the standings to give the schedule some perspective: Team ACC All Duke 5-0 17-1 N.C. State 4-2 15-3 Maryland 3-2 13-4 UNC 3-2 11-4 Miami 3-2 11-7 Virginia 3-2 9-6 Clemson 3-3 14-5 BC 2-3 14-4 Florida State 2-3 11-4 Ga. Tech 2-3 9-7 Wake Forest 1-4 12-6 Va. Tech…

This hurricane terrifies me. I can’t imagine what it would feel like to be hit by a Category 5 storm. To everyone in her path – good luck and be safe. Update: Holy crap – URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 413 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005 EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE…

By now you’ve heard about Roy Williams’ involvement in some NCAA violations at Kansas. It seems that while he was coach, a few boosters gave a number of players small graduation gifts. Actually, “end of eligibility” gifts might be better, because I don’t think all the players had graduated. Some of those involved say that…

(note: I wrote most of this Sunday morning before games were played. I’ll address today’s games, including State’s upset of UConn later.) This is gonna be a quick update, so I won’t have time to go into all the ways I’m disappointed in Wake Forest. Like I said all season, their defense just wasn’t Final…

That was quite a fun first day, wasn’t it? It wasn’t chock full of upsets, but a couple double-digit teams (UWM and UAB) did advance. Even though the seeds say otherwise, I’d also consider Pacific’s win over Pittsburgh, because anytime a team from a power conference loses to a team like Pacific, it’s an upset…

Man, do I wish I were back in college. In those days, this week was always Spring Break and I could sit and watch basketball all day from Thursday through Sunday. I even remember being in Dayton Beach and sitting in my hotel room in front of the TV while everyone else was outside (of…

I decided to do a quick run through of the brackets using just a few computer ratings to pick teams. It turns out that whether you use Pomeroy, Sagarin or RPI, you get pretty similar results. Surprisingly, each of the computer ratings would pick only six or seven upsets (lower seed beating higher seed) in…