Sport

Bearcats Breakfast 3.22.11

by Paul Dehner Jr.

Thanks to all those who sent in responses whether on Facebook, Twitter or to my email regarding the best moment of this UC hoops season. (Specifics in yesterday's Breakfast) They were very much appreciated and if you didn't send a response

Thanks to all those who sent in responses whether on Facebook, Twitter or to my email regarding the best moment of this UC hoops season. (Specifics in yesterday's Breakfast) They were very much appreciated and if you didn't send a response and would still like to be included in the Top 10 moments of the UC hoops season post, feel free to hit me up on Twitter (@pauldehnerjr) or email (pauldehnerjr@gmail.com).

Let's eat...

--- Scott Springer added some perspective looking back while also looking forward with his post about the Bearcats season ending. He points out that only eight other teams since the move to Fifth Third Arena have won 26 games in a season. I keep forgetting how good that 2002 team was with 31 victories.

--- Wayne Box Miller talks about the laying of the foundation for UC basketball.

--- The full-on Big East assault is underway. Jason Lisk looks at the disappointing showing in historical perspective.

Here were his findings when looking at the worst conference performance in comparison to expected win total:

Here are the previous worst total conference performances below seed since 1985:

  1. Big East, 2010, 14.1 expected wins, 8-8 tourney record
  2. Big Eight, 1990, 8.1 expected wins, 2-4 tourney record
  3. Big Ten, 2006, 8.8 expected wins, 3-6 tourney record
  4. Big Eight, 1992, 9.3 expected wins, 4-5 tourney record
  5. Big Ten, 1993, 6.3 expected wins, 1-6 tourney record
  6. Pac-10, 1999, 5.9 expected wins, 1-4 tourney record
  7. Pac-10, 2000, 8.8 expected wins, 4-4 tourney record
  8. Big XII, 2001, 7.8 expected wins, 3-6 tourney record

--- Is the conference fundamentally broken? Is nothing wrong? Will Rick Pitino continue to eye-stab Charles Barkley on set as Chuck kills the Big East?  

Everyone has an answer. Everyone has a theory. But nobody really knows why the past two years have been such a struggle for the league in the tournament.

And to think that you can take a conference of teams with so many different personalties and lump them all under one broad brush is ignorant. What made Notre Dame lose had very little to do with what made St. John's or Syracuse lose.

--- Oh, and please move Barkley back to TNT. The End.

--- As another reminder, UC Pro Day on Monday and spring football kicks up next week. Make sure you check back here for all the details on what's going on down at Nippert and in the bubble. Spring Game will be April 16.  

--- On to some randomness...

--- The newspaper business  may be spiraling down the toilet, but there will always be one saving grace. 

--- In any good movie, you need to sneak the title in somewhere. Here's 80 characters doing so.

--- Advil sales were through the roof in the Cincinnati area this morning due to all the Bengals fans beating their head against a wall last night.

--- Sumo wrestler and marathon in the same sentence and it doesn't involving a porkchop-eating contest.

--- The obligatory Facebook birthday wall posts say more about you than you know.

--- Who knew Shea Hillenbrand was such a bad guy?   

--- Give it six of these! And wash it down with this! Our next national nightmare.

--- Don't propose on ChatRoutlette. Don't. I am starting to hate the Internet.