#1 Syracuse Orange (31-2, 17-1 Big East) vs. #16 UNC-Asheville Bulldogs (24-9, 16-2 Big South) (+17) How They Punched Their Ticket: Syracuse: 1st Place Big East- At Large Bid UNC Ashville: Won the Big South Tournament: Automatic Bid ATS (Against the Spread) Syracuse- 15-17 UNC Asheville: 7-1 Orange Outlook: Jim Boeheim continues to put himself [...]

Ohio (9-4, 6-2 MAC) vs. Utah St (7-5, 5-2 WAC) Line: UTAH -2.5, 57.5 O/U Storylines: After starting the season 2-5, the Aggies reeled off 5 victories in a row to become bowl eligible.  Those five early season losses could have definitely went either way, especially their heart breaking loss at Auburn to start the [...]

#1 Kentucky Wildcats Head Coach: John Calipari 2010 Record: 29-9, 10-6 SEC Starting Five PG: Marquis Teague SG: Doron Lamb SF- Darius Miller PF- Terrence Jones C- Anthony Davis Q: Is this John Calipari’s most talented team he has ever assembled? A: Hard to believe, but yes.  Even though they lost key contributors like Brandon [...]

Note: In an effort to bring a little more structure to our weekly college football preview, we will be switching the format slightly.  We will now be previewing multiple games throughout the week (Quick Hits Section)along with our normal preview of the headline games (Four Downs Sections).  We hope you enjoy. The home stretch of [...]

The Cincinnati Bengals are arguably the biggest perpetual disappointment of any NFL franchise.  The team’s losing, drama, and WTF’s hang a dark cloud over the city and Bengal fans.  That said Cincinnati can still be proud of their chili.  Therefore as part of our NFL Recipe Series and to honor the institution that is Cincinnati Style [...]

By Sportsgrinder Coaching Staff Head Coach: Luke Fickell O-Coordinator: Jim Bollman D-Coordinator: Jim Heacock Game Changers: Offensive: DeVier Posey (WR- Senior) Defensive: Travis Howard (CB- Junior) Overview: The Jim Tressel era officially came to an abrupt end this off-season in Columbus,Ohio.  Interim head coach Luke Fickell is left to clean up the mess left by [...]

By Sportsgrinder Conference tournaments kick off this week in college basketball. Lets take a look at some players who might propel their respective teams to a tournament championship. We’ll take a look at the Atlantic Sun, Missouri Valley, Big South, America East, and Ohio Valley conference tournament potential difference makers. Big South Tournament (March 1-5) [...]