Bill Simmons and the Kiss of Death
Bruins Nation —
... teams and ... seriously ... fuck the Red Sox. Simmons also spends a little too much time in Popcultureville -- his show sometimes reads like a sports talk radio show that just got the word that listeners want "man talk" not "sports talk." But, we grew up watching the same TV shows, so I'll give him a pass. I did already mention he's the best writer on the web. Which might be sort of like being the fastest guy on the bowling team -- impressive but not saying much. Today's column is worth a read no matter how much you like or dislike Simmons. In it, he gives ...
It’s finally here!
Rush The Court —
... predicting the scores for every game in the tournament.
- Tim Keown’s “64 things to mull over before Thursday”
- ESPN The Magazine offers some tips for picking your bracket
- Vegas Watch asks the question about what the odds are of picking a perfect bracket. It’s a good read as is the rest of his site. We highly recommend it.
- Picks from the sports expert in the Bill Simmons’s family. . .his wife
- Here are the picks from the loser of the Simmons family pool along with a love letter to UCLA
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Total Game Preview: Mississippi State vs. Oregon
Bulldog Maroon & White —
... Gillen, CBS College Sports Analyst - Oregon Wins.
Steve Lappas, CBS College Sports Analyst - Oregon Wins.
But most importantly, Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser, M.D.) picked the Dawgs to beat the Ducks. Aren’t you excited?
The Rivals.com experts have picked Mississippi State across the board.
However, both Bill Simmons and his wife ...
The NCAA Tournament At Full Stride
Sportsfrog.com —
... ---Kevin Love is a beast. He had been way off my radar for a top 4 NBA pick to, say, Memphis, but after watching that performance last night, well, damn. 19 points, 11 boards, 7 blocks. He and Darren Collison absolutely willed UCLA to their comeback win in one helluva game with aTm. Bill Simmons is probably right on this one, while Love sure doesn't appear to meet the eye test for athleticism with regard to the NBA, he gets a lot of things done anyway, and then some. ...
Your Bill Simmons Bracket Update
Burnt Orange Nation —
... Not that I have anything to brag about in this regard, but I thought I check in on the bracket of everyone's favorite college basketball coaching expert, Bill Simmons. As many of you know, Bill had a good time earlier this week filling out his bracket and picking St. Mary's to upset Texas in the second round. [Missed it by that much, buddy.] ...
Hooray For Links! NCAA Tournament Edition
Super, Scintillating and Sarcastic —
... - Further proof that no matter how much Bill Simmons knows about the NBA (which is a whole lot), he should not write about college basketball. ...
Sedition in Red Sox Nation — ... I wanted to rip Bill Simmons for picking UCLA in his bracket column because I didn't think much of this team. Even though they'd made two (and now three) consecutive Final Fours, I just wasn't sold on this team. I guess I have no faith in Ben Howland because he's bald. I didn't go ahead and do so, mostly because my own history of brackets imploding quickly and spectacularly tends to shut me up for a change, at least on this particular subject. ...
