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Jay Leno and athletes over the years

Ted Bauer

...questions in a Leno segment. Is this Pete Carroll mocking Jay Leno? Leno talkin' NASCAR for kids. Basketball related monologue. Hulk Hogan on the show, saying he'll be President. Patriots segment on Leno. Carolina...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 28, 2009

Interesting Debate -- Better Recruiter, John Calipari or Pete Carroll?

Ted Bauer

Calipari just got John Wall. UK suddenly seems loaded. Carroll pretty much gets everyone west of Texas to come to USC. Interestingly, both also "faile...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2009

Thing you may not realize: Just how good UNC hoops is

Ted Bauer

We've hated on UNC before on this site (see this), but we were drastically wrong, it appears: everyone knows about the two titles since '05, but did y...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 12, 2009

Two Days Away: Tom Izzo Goes to Broadway

Ted Bauer

You got your tickets?

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 04, 2009

ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings

Ted Bauer

BEST UCONN MEN'S PLAYER EVER? WE'RE TAKING RAY ALLEN. What is All-World Power Rankings? If you watched Celtics vs. Bulls Game 2 on Monday night, y...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 21, 2009

ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings

Ted Bauer

...saw the 25th edition of WrestleMania go down. (Here's a preview.) Yesterday at work, the college basketball editor hands us an illustrated WWE history book. It burned a solid 56 minutes of productivity off...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 14, 2009

ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings

Ted Bauer

BEST MEN'S NATIONAL TITLE GAME EVER IN BASKETBALL? WE'LL TAKE LORENZO CHARLES AND THE '83 NC STATE TEAM, ALTHOUGH IT'S A TIGHT ONE...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009

The Jim Nantz Index: What will he say after UNC/MSU?

Ted Bauer

Last Friday, we asked readers for ideas as to what CBS lead play-by-play guy Jim Nantz might say when a new champion is crowned. We got a few response...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009

Quick Final Four Observation No. 8: The Jim Nantz Index

Ted Bauer

...ended in April, and belonged to (Sean) May!" and (2) "There's a new Dean in college basketball!" Get it? Roy Williams/Dean Smith? Fun. Here's a lil' game for you: consider the four...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 03, 2009

Quick Final Four Observation No. 7: A.J. Price's Dad and 1979

Ted Bauer

On Monday night during the National Championship, it's a virtual guarantee CBS rolls out clips from the '79 title game: Bird vs. Magic. It's widely th...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 03, 2009

Quick Final Four Observation No. 5: The Globalization of Hoops

Ted Bauer

...but we're going to point this out anyway: David Stern speaks often of the globalization of basketball as a huge thing for him. He should be watching the 6:07pm game this Saturday in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 02, 2009

Quick Final Four Observation No. 6: Kemba Walker's Big Shot

Ted Bauer

Last April, we had four HS seniors come into our offices when they were in New York City for the Jordan Brand Classic. One of 'em was Kemba Walker; yo...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 02, 2009

ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings

Ted Bauer

BEST MEN'S ACC BASKETBALL PLAYER OF ALL-TIME? TIGHT ONE, BUT WE'LL GO DAVID THOMPSON Here's more All-World...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009

Quick Final Four Observation No. 1: Jay Wright's Revenge

Ted Bauer

Roy Williams has one NCAA title as a head coach: in '05, with that Sean May/Marvin Williams/Rashad McCants/Raymond Felton team. They were awesome, to ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009

Quick Final Four Observation No. 2: Izzo and Calhoun's Generation Gap

Ted Bauer

Do you know someone in their 50s or older who goes onto Google and types in "youtube" or "espn?" (Or even worse, "google.") Yea, of course you do. Pro...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009