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The Worst Sweet 16 games ever

Alright, I’m pissed. The first two rounds of the tournament were a mixed bag at best. Day One was a bunch of boring basketball, with very few surprises and even fewer upsets. Day Two did have some good games, and was probably the best day of the tournament so far. The second round games were [...]

TMC NCAA Tournament Preview Podcasts

CAST: Galen Clavio, Sean Bartel, Scott Caulfield, John Koluder
The Meaningful Collateral is happy to present a special seven-part podcast breaking down the NCAA Tournament. Here’s a breakdown of each of the segments:
Segment 1: I talk with Sean Bartel, who is live from the play-in game in Dayton, OH. We discuss the general crowd situation (including [...]

Jonestown Massacre Bracket - Friday, March 14

Wow. Just…wow. I’ve seen days of brutality in college basketball that would test the wills of mere mortals, but Thursday the 13th truly was a unique experience.
Seemingly every bubble team with something to prove went out and laid an entire carton of eggs on the floor.  Mississippi, Florida, Villanova, Arizona State, Oregon, Massachusetts, Baylor, Dayton…the [...]

Brackets for Sensitive People - Wed, March 12

For the first time since the bracketology process started in early February, I feel a bit of a calm coming over me. The 1 seeds and 2 seeds appear to be generally stable. The 3, 4, and 5 seeds are (for the most part) going to come from the same group of teams. And the [...]

Interview with John Gasaway of BasketballProspectus.com

If you’re like the rest of us here at The Meaningful Collateral, you’re a big college basketball fan. Well, we were fortunate enough to land an interview with one of the movers and shakers of the blog world when it comes to college basketball — John Gasaway, best known for his work as Big Ten [...]

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