http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/?cxntfid=blogs_march_to_atlanta_hoop_head A daily roundup of news and views from the world of college basketball. en-us malbright@ajc.com 2007-04-01T16:14:54-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 A daily roundup of news and views from the world of college basketball. http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/entries/2007/04/01/its_great_to_be_an_awshucks_ga.html?cxntfid=blogs_march_to_atlanta_hoop_head It was interesting to hear the Florida Gators as they addressed the media throng here at the Georgia Dome for the NCAA championship pregame press conferences. The Gators players and coaches spent a lot of time defending their greatness and... 149201@http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/ Final Four 2007-04-01T16:14:54-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/entries/2007/04/01/no_trash_talking_from_osu.html?cxntfid=blogs_march_to_atlanta_hoop_head Well, the first round of the NCAA Championship pregame press conferences is in. Ohio State was first up on the podium and the Buckeyes offered up almost no trash talk. Sigh. We say “almost no” because Ron Lewis came as... 149192@http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/ Final Four 2007-04-01T14:14:56-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/entries/2007/03/30/todays_final_four_memory_3.html?cxntfid=blogs_march_to_atlanta_hoop_head After all these years, it still doesn’t make sense. It really doesn’t. Georgetown was the defending national champion during its fourth trip to at least the Elite Eight in six years. The Hoyas had the great John Thompson as coach,... 149049@http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/ Terence Moore's Final Four memory 2007-03-30T16:23:51-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/entries/2007/03/29/todays_final_four_memory_2.html?cxntfid=blogs_march_to_atlanta_hoop_head To fully appreciate the completion of that miracle on March 28, 1977, inside the Omni, you have to consider the days, years and decades afterward. March Madness in Atlanta: Check out the AJC’s Final Four page Al McGuire road motorcycles,... 148799@http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/ Terence Moore's Final Four memory 2007-03-29T20:13:41-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/entries/2007/03/29/joakim_noah.html?cxntfid=blogs_march_to_atlanta_hoop_head As HoopHead wondered whether the exploits of a flashy college athlete are fair game for discussion, it didn’t take much flying through cyberspace to find out the answer to the question: Is it proper to ask whether you love or... 148654@http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/ HoopHead Daily Blog 2007-03-29T13:19:54-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/entries/2007/03/27/todays_final_four_memory_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_march_to_atlanta_hoop_head First a disclosure: Never cared for Kentucky basketball. OK, I strongly disliked the Wildcats. When you’re born and raised in Indiana, the true home of hoops, that’s just the way it is. So the 1966 Final Four was wonderful for... 148093@http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/ Terence Moore's Final Four memory 2007-03-27T20:31:28-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/entries/2007/03/27/todays_final_four_memory.html?cxntfid=blogs_march_to_atlanta_hoop_head Was this Kentucky? I mean, here were the Wildcats spending the aftermath of capturing a national championship as giddy souls? They did everything from dancing to screaming to rapping. This was 1996, when the Wildcats followed Rick Pitino’s mandate throughout... 147891@http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/ Terence Moore's Final Four memory 2007-03-27T08:45:31-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/entries/2007/03/19/hows_your_bracket_holding_up.html?cxntfid=blogs_march_to_atlanta_hoop_head How’s your backet feeling these days? Starting to feel like a psychic? Need some big-time magic to happen? Or are ya’ already flat-out busted? If you’re playing in our Final Four Fiasco, how does your bracket stack up against Mark... 145635@http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/ Final Four 2007-03-19T13:56:40-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/entries/2007/03/12/madness_at_the_office.html?cxntfid=blogs_march_to_atlanta_hoop_head Now that the brackets are out and the games will start later this week, HoopHead wants to know how the NCAA Tournament and March Madness is playing out at your place of work. Do you have any office pools going... 143362@http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/ HoopHead Daily Blog 2007-03-12T13:58:46-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/entries/2007/03/10/jackets_will_be_nervous_on_sel.html?cxntfid=blogs_march_to_atlanta_hoop_head 142925@http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/ Tony Barnhart's daily picks 2007-03-10T13:38:23-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/entries/2007/03/08/alabama_needs_win_to_help_its.html?cxntfid=blogs_march_to_atlanta_hoop_head March Madness in Atlanta: Check out the AJC’s new Final Four guide After Tony’s update, log your own opinion in our daily blog. WHO’S IN (14) A-Sun: Belmont (23-9) Big Sky: Weber State (20-11) Big South: Winthrop (28-4) Colonial:... 142294@http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/ Tony Barnhart's daily picks 2007-03-08T11:09:36-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/entries/2007/03/07/tony_barnharts_daily_picks_16.html?cxntfid=blogs_march_to_atlanta_hoop_head 141884@http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/ Tony Barnhart's daily picks 2007-03-07T10:11:19-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/entries/2007/03/06/tony_barnharts_daily_picks_15.html?cxntfid=blogs_march_to_atlanta_hoop_head 141610@http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/ Tony Barnhart's daily picks 2007-03-06T12:28:59-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/entries/2007/03/05/tony_barnharts_daily_picks_14.html?cxntfid=blogs_march_to_atlanta_hoop_head 141223@http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/ Tony Barnhart's daily picks 2007-03-05T11:58:39-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/entries/2007/03/04/a_look_the_tourneys_ncaa_field.html?cxntfid=blogs_march_to_atlanta_hoop_head March Madness in Atlanta: Check out the AJC’s new Final Four guide In today’s projected NCAA field, the AJC’s Tony Barnhart first offers his conference-by-conference breakdown. Following Tony’s forecasts, log your own opinion in our daily blog. WHO’S IN... 141055@http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/shared-blogs/ajc/finalfour/ Tony Barnhart's daily picks 2007-03-04T19:02:27-05:00