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| + | == How are college basketball team’s performing relative == | ||
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| + | <html>Sep 10, 2013,[http://ugp.nxteam.pl/showthread.php?561903-The-2014-MLB-schedule-has-been-released&p=2620092#post2620092 The 2014 MLB schedule has been released], 6:00 PM EDT | ||
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| + | ESPN basketball recruiting guru and San Antonio Spurs scouting coordinator last week which colleges have had the most success on the recruiting trail in the past five years. Telep s methodology was simple: Which schools had recruited the most recruits ranked in ESPN s Top 100 in their class. | ||
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| + | , here is the Top 10 actually 12 due to ties: | ||
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| + | 1. Kentucky (23 Top 100 recruits)<br> | ||
| + | 2,[http://liamanthonymordew.co.uk/landon-donovan-alexi-lalas-other-us-soccer-legends-appear-as-8/ Landon Donovan, Alexi Lalas, Other US Soccer Legends Appear as 8]. Arizona (16)<br> | ||
| + | North Carolina (16)<br> | ||
| + | 4. Duke (14)<br> | ||
| + | Texas (14)<br> | ||
| + | 6. Kansas (13)<br> | ||
| + | 7. Syracuse (12)<br> | ||
| + | 8. Baylor (11)<br> | ||
| + | Indiana (11)<br> | ||
| + | Memphis (11)<br> | ||
| + | UCLA (11)<br> | ||
| + | Villanova (11) | ||
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| + | And now, each team s record in the NCAA Tournament over the past four seasons: | ||
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| + | 1. Kentucky (13-2) 2012 NCAA Championship<br> | ||
| + | 2. Duke (11-3) 2010 NCAA Championship<br> | ||
| + | 3. Kansas (11-4)<br> | ||
| + | 4,[http://cdelta.biz/ 5 Events To Mark The 9-11 Anniversary Tonight In NYC CBS New York]. Syracuse (10-4)<br> | ||
| + | 5. Baylor (6-2)<br> | ||
| + | 6,[http://xmmorpg.com/forum/index.php?topic=315336.msg391293#msg391293 In world’s biggest market, Apple’s ‘cheap’ iPhone looks too pricey]. North Carolina (7-3)<br> | ||
| + | 7. Arizona (5-2)<br> | ||
| + | 8. Indiana (4-2)<br> | ||
| + | 9. UCLA (1-2)<br> | ||
| + | 10. Texas (1-3)<br> | ||
| + | 11,[http://www.theactivetimes.com/oak-forest-neighbors-believe-criminals-using-gadget-unlock-ca Oak Forest neighbors believe criminals using gadge]. Memphis (1-3)<br> | ||
| + | 12. Villanova (1-3) | ||
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| + | What do we glean from this? | ||
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| + | First and foremost, recruiting is only one of many components that is needed to have success. It very well could be the most important, but seeing as schools like UCLA, Texas, Memphis, and Villanova have won just one NCAA Tournament game since 2010 suggest there are other factors in play. Is the head coach squandering talent? Perhaps the program is victim of several recruits who were one and done type players? Were key players injured during the season? Maybe a team just got unlucky? | ||
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| + | There are no clear-cut answers. Many pundits would claim that Villanova s Jay Wright is a better coach than Baylor s Scott Drew, yet Drew is the one with a 6-2 NCAA Tournament record in this time frame. And then there is John Calipari, who has always been suspect as an in-game coach, but a master recruiter. The job he did with the 2011-12 Kentucky team seemed more to be about managing all of the talent on the team and using it in the most opportune way, rather than actually coaching it worked. | ||
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| + | What is interesting to note is that two of the past four National Champions are not even on this list: Connecticut (2011) and Louisville (2013). Even crazier to think is that Shabazz Napier and Russ Smith didn t even make ESPN s Top 100 lists for their respective classes, meanwhile these two will make preseason All-American teams. | ||
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| + | The moral of the story is: recruiting, in any sport, is an inexact science.</html> | ||
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| + | == NASCAR Does the Right Thing With Penalties, but Doesn’t Go == | ||
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| + | <html>COMMENTARY | In a stunning turn of events Monday night in the Michael Waltrip Racing dive scandal,[http://www.userleaks.info/index.php?title=U%C5%BEivatel:Rovahomoimi#Former_Scotch_Plains_mayor_and_councilman_remembered Former Scotch Plains mayor and councilman remembered], NASCAR levied a hefty fine, handed down suspensions and docked each of the three MWR teams 50 points, a move that ultimately resulted in Martin Truex Jr. being knocked out of the Chase. | ||
| + | Ryan Newman will take his place in the final wild-card spot. | ||
| + | But in this instance, the penalties handed down to Michael Waltrip Racing simply were not severe enough. In fact, by actually giving out penalties against the teams in the first place, NASCAR is openly admitting wrongdoing, but at the same time saying it is limited in what it can actually do. | ||
| + | NASCAR had to do something. All of the evidence pointed to blatant manipulation of the rules that knocked two deserving drivers out of the Chase and allowed two others to sneak in. The problem is, in this instance, Truex and Newman were not the only two drivers affected by this decision. | ||
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| + | WHAT HAPPENED | ||
| + | To recap, with seven laps to go in the race at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday night, Ryan Newman was well on his way to winning the race, in the process claiming one of two wild-card spots in the Chase. As they ran, Jeff Gordon would have claimed the final spot in question via a top 10 finish. But with seven laps to go, Michael Waltrip Racing driver Clint Bowyer spun, bringing out the caution and bunching up the field. | ||
| + | Was Bowyer s spin intentional? Even after review, NASCAR president Mike Helton admitted he still could not confirm or deny. | ||
| + | What proved the smoking gun in the case against the team was when both Bowyer and fellow MWR teammate Brian Vickers pitted just as the field was going back to green. That much was clear when NASCAR reviewed the audiotapes from team manager : You ve got to pit this time. We need that one point. | ||
| + | With both teams taking a dive in the final three laps, it proved just enough for Joey Logano to leapfrog Jeff Gordon into the top 10 in points, while Truex would slide past Newman for the final wild-card spot. | ||
| + | As a result of the findings, NASCAR issued a $300,000 fine to MWR, suspended team manager Ty Norris, and Truex, Bowyer and Vickers were docked 50 pre-Chase points. Because the penalties were issued prior to the resetting of the points, Truex fell out of the final wild-card spot and Newman took his place. | ||
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| + | NOT ALL WRONGS MADE RIGHT | ||
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| + | In this case,[http://www.gxshxny.com/bbs/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=891175&fromuid=18462 'Sons of Anarchy' Recap- Season 6 Premiere Full of Tragedy and Cheatin], putting Newman into the field and at the same time leaving Gordon out is a bit of slap in the face. Both Gordon and Logano were innocent bystanders in the drama that unfolded, and by NASCAR admitting that MWR is guilty of manipulating the rules, but not making it right, hurts its credibility. | ||
| + | In his statement Monday night, , We know from experience, if you try to look at the ripple effect, you can t cover all bases that s equitable and credible across the board. | ||
| + | That much may be true, but in this case there was a direct cause and effect. Michael Waltrip Racing teammates Bowyer and Vickers cheated,[http://harrisonford.gossiplookout.com/ Clay Buchholz Gives Red Sox Everything They Could Ask for in Return to Rotation], and Gordon and Newman were left out of the Chase. To right the wrong for one and not the other is hard to understand. | ||
| + | In this special case, the field should have been expanded to 13 drivers with Gordon given a spot. | ||
| + | Or, perhaps,[http://help.wiki.worldwideschool.pl/index.php?title=U%C5%BCytkownik:Rovahomoimi#This_Day_In_Marlins_History-_In_Marlins_win.2C_Randy_Johnson_r This Day In Marlins History- In Marlins win, Randy Johnson r], Bowyer should have been made an example of. As the penalties were handed out prior to the resetting of the points, Bowyer s punishment was essentially a ghost penalty. Once the points are reset for the start of the Chase on Sunday, Bowyer will remain in exactly the same position. | ||
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| + | GORDON, WALTRIP SPEAK OUT | ||
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| + | While Gordon and Bowyer have a long history of disdain for one another, perhaps that read: Feel bad for Truex. He got in under controversy now out due to it. But the guy who started all of this not effected at all??? Don t agree! | ||
| + | At the same time,[http://small-business-advice.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=15098 Pittsburgh at Texas], on the other end of the spectrum, MWR boss : This wasn t a master plan or about a spin. It s about a split-second decision made by Ty to try to help a teammate. I stand by my people. | ||
| + | While NASCAR did the right thing in issuing penalties in a case of clear violation of the rules, it simply didn t go far enough in letting Bowyer escape penalty and keeping Gordon out of the Chase. | ||
| + | The issue may be resolved for now, but it is clear this controversy is far from over. | ||
| + | L.A. Crum is a motorsports writer from Ohio. He is an avid fan of all things racing and college athletics and has worked with many of the top teams and drivers in the racing industry during his career. He is a proud graduate of Marshall University.</html> | ||
