The Big Blue Lowdown

Just a few random notes on the New Year's holiday as I sit here and watch college bowl games that unfortunately don't feature the Wildcats...

As expected, Kentucky moved up to the #2 ranking in both the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll and the AP poll.  Syracuse has a serious lock on the top spot, but the Wildcats still garnered one top vote in the Coaches poll and five in the AP poll.  North Carolina, Baylor, and Duke round out the top five in the AP poll and the same three teams fill out the...

As expected, Kentucky is again the number 1 team in the country in both the AP and Coaches poll, with Ohio State firmly entrenched at #2 in both polls.  The only real question about the polls is how anyone could give Syracuse a vote at #1 after last week's games, but some coach apparently thinks the Orangemen are the top team in the country.  I guess in some fantasy land that's possible, but the Cats and the Buckeyes made pretty emphatic statements last week and, at least in the first week of...

College hoops gambling has become a national pastime. In the sportsbooks in Vegas during March Madness, you can feel the energy of the gambling masses with every shot. Eyes flit from one TV screen to another, as the point spread keeps even the biggest mismatches from becoming insignificant.

Today, you don’t even need to travel to Sin City to bet on college hoops. Online sportsbooks have made it easy. But if you’re going to put some cash on the line, you need to know a thing or two about...