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Party Like It's 1999?

     On May 28, 2024, as the Maine Black Bears left the Springfield Coliseum, there was a sense of optimism with a hint of uncertainty. Despite being the number two seed and having the advantage of Bradley Nadeau being the school's first opening round draft pick since Barrett Heisten in 1999, Maine lost a game in which they were physically outmatched against Cornell.  After taking a 1-0 lead less than six minutes in, the Black Bears then allowed three unanswered goals, dropping the contest to the Big Red who themselves lost to the eventual national champion Denver Pioneers.  It was a massive step forward for the Black Bears, who just two seasons prior finished dead last in the always competitive Hockey East Conference.      Let me make it clear: I did not grow up a Maine Black Bears fan.  I am from California, where the closest team to my hometown of Perris, California is Arizona State, which is five hours away.  The Sun Devils' hoc...
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Chaos Pending

What will the race for playoff spots end up looking like in the SEC?          In College Football and College Basketball, the race for a couple of bids to play in the national championship tournament annually becomes a weekly discussion.  Its presence brings controversy and constant analysis of play-in scenarios throughout the final weeks of the season.  However, College Football's selection committee is under much tighter scrutiny because more people pay attention to the numbers 3-10 best college football teams than a team at the bottom of a field of eight that resides in the lower 60 of the tournament.  The casual fan also pays much closer attention because those bidding for the final College Football Playoff (CFP) spots have a legitimate chance of winning the title.  In the first eight editions of the playoff, 3 of the 8 winners have been either the two or three seed.  Ohio State won the initial playoff to take the 2014 title, Alabama...
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Celtics vs Heat Game 7 Preview

 Celtics vs Heat Game 7 Preview     Let's face it:  The 2021-22 NBA season has been filled with more uncertainty than just about any in recent memory.  Nothing embodies that unpredictability quite like Miami having the number one seed going into their final Eastern Conference tilt of the year.  For the first time since 2012-13, Miami holds the top spot in the East, and they have looked mightily impressive throughout the postseason.  Before we get into a preview of the decisive game of these Eastern Conference Finals, it is important to understand how both teams got there, starting with the scrappy squad from South Beach: Eastern Conference 1st Round:  Miami Heat def Atlanta Hawks 4-1      While most people (myself included) expected Miami to win their first-round matchup, what was not expected was the sheer domination displayed in a gentleman's sweep of a veteran-filled Atlanta team.   Trae Young played absolutely awful, s...
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