Later this month, 65 teams from across the country will battle for a chance to play in the Final Four of the NCAA Division I men’s college basketball tournament (a.k.a., “The Big Dance”) and a chance to play for a national title. The Oregon State University Beavers, coached by President Barack Obama’s brother-in-law Craig Robinson, [...]
March Madness: Does Anyone Have Nerve to Fire Oregon State Basketball Coach Craig Robinson?
March 7th, 2011 · 1 Comment
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Oregon State Coach Victimized by ‘Obama Curse’
March 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Craig Robinson, the 47-year-old Chicago native and brother of First Lady Michelle Obama, just completed his second season as head coach of the Oregon State University Beavers men’s basketball team. Unfortunately, he seems to have been victimized by the “Obama Curse.” Robinson was hired to replace a coach who had lead the team to a [...]
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Bowl Game Sponsorships Receive Second Look Amidst Year of Bank Bailouts and TARP Loans
December 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment
One year ago this month, I opined about taxpayers footing the bill for several college football bowl games. Today, I decided to revisit the college football bowl scene and find out who’s sponsoring this year’s post-season gridiron clashes. [Note: I brought this back to the front page of this blog after it was cross-posted Christmas [...]
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Bowl No Holiday as Cowboys Fall to Ducks, 42-31
December 31st, 2008 · No Comments
It appears I blew it when it came to predicting the outcomes of the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl played last night in San Diego. In my second annual college football bowl game predictions post, I had picked #13 Oklahoma State to defeat #17 Oregon, 29-20. Unfortunately, the Ducks had other plans for the Cowboys of [...]
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Missouri Tigers Save the Alamo in 30-23 OT Win
December 30th, 2008 · No Comments
The first prediction made in my second annual college football bowl game predictions post came true last night as the #21 Missouri Tigers defeated the #23 Northwestern Wildcats in overtime, 30-23, in the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio. Only the score was different than I predicted. Okay, so my prediction has Missouri winning by [...]
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Governors Display New Hunger for Tax Revenue
December 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Imagine receiving a ticket after ordering food at a restaurant’s drive-thru window. Though frightening, it might become possible if two state governors find a way to combine their seemingly-unrelated efforts to raise taxes. A piece published in the New York Daily News almost two weeks ago outlined Gov. David Paterson’s effort to impose 88 new [...]
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College Football Bowl Game Predictions Offered
December 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Due to the fact that there are seven — count ‘em, seven — Big 12 Conference teams involved in college football bowl games between Dec. 29 and Jan. 8, I decided to include all of their games as well as all of the BCS bowl games in my predictions this year which appear below: Monday, [...]
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