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The NCAA March Madness Will Cost America's Business' Over $100 Million Dollars

Rudy Fernandez — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:21:18 +0000

The NCAA's (National Collegiate Athletic Association) March Madness (men’s college basketball tournament) is celebrating its 75th anniversary. The NCAA is a non-profit organization that is raking in the cash, $10.8 billion to be exact. However, America's Business' will loose over $134 Million dollars because of the March Madness Tournament. The loss is due to loss of worker productivity in the first two days of the tournament alone. But is it happening here in Abilene or the Big Country?

Alabama Dominates LSU, 21-0, To Win BCS National Championship

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:53:41 +0000

Second-ranked Alabama avenged its only loss of the season in a big way, shutting out #1 LSU, 21-0, in the Allstate BCS Championship Game Monday night.

Alabama’s defense, which came into the game ranked first nationally in virtually every major category, showed just why it deserves to be national champions, holding the Tigers to just 92 total yards and five first downs while pitching the first shutout in BCS title game history.

NCAA College Football Bowl Recap — Dec. 31-Jan. 8

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:50:58 +0000

While we can argue about whether or not the right teams were playing, it was hard to argue with the excitement of the BCS bowl games so far. Three of the four were decided either in the last seconds of regulation (Rose Bowl) or in overtime (Fiesta and Sugar bowls), while the fourth (Orange Bowl) shattered virtually every bowl game record on the books for offensive statistics.

But the non-BCS games also gave us a lot of close games and great individual performances, as well. Here are the highlights from the final week of bowl season.

Everything You Need to Know for the BCS National Championship

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:19:45 +0000

ALLSTATE BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: #1 Louisiana State (13-0) vs. #2 Alabama (11-1) [Monday, Jan. 9 at 8:30 PM ET on ESPN] How They Got Here These two teams played each other in Tuscaloosa in early November, with LSU eking out a 9-6 overtime win after Alabama missed its fourth field goal of the game during [...]

The Madness is Here

Frank Pain — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:15:47 +0000

Well, the madness is upon us. As much as I love ALL sports, including basketball, I primarily give my attention to college hoops during the tourney.The field is now set, following the 4 play-in games, so it’s time to get the ball rolling. In order to avoid you falling asleep, I decided to give you [...]