director's cup Stories - Carolina March
Boston College Near Top Of Latest Director's Cup Standings
Amazing, but true. Boston College ranks in the top 10 of the latest fall Division I Learfield Sports Director's Cup standings. Thanks to NCAA tournament appearances from both the Boston College men's and women's soccer teams, as well as a 12th-place finish by the women's cross country team, the...
The Pac-12 and the Director's Cup
The past few days have seen some caterwauling grumbling in various circles about Stanford's death grip on the Director's Cup and NCAA championships, especially in the Pac-12. Some fans have claimed that Stanford has an unfair advantage because of money and donors to facilities to the sheer size of...
It's Not Plagiarism If You Link To It Does Not Appreciate Your Tone, Man
It's Not Plagiarism If You Link To It is BHGP's regular news roundup. Send all tips to any of the email addresses at the bottom of the page. Seriously: any and all tips are appreciated, although not all tips will necessarily get used in INP. via Quad City Times * Banked in. Brad Banks had...
A Look Inside The Director's Cup
Have you heard of the Capital One Cup? Stanford fans have, and they’re not particularly fond of this new trophy. And with good reason, honestly. The cup is essentially an ESPN brainchild designed to create a prize that might not go to the same school every year. And in that regard the...
UK Athletics: Director's Cup -- Is Mitch Barnhart Getting the Job Done?
The Director's Cup results for 2009 are out, and just as we did in 2007 (I somehow overlooked it in 2008), it is now possible to compare Kentucky's performance with others. As I did before, what I'll be doing here is comparing how rival schools have performed over the last five years compared with...
While We Weren't Caring, Stanford Won Another Trophy
Remember the Director's Cup? That trophy no one cares about that Stanford wins ever year? Except, of course, for the glorious first year, when UNC won it? Yeah, Stanford won again. UNC came in fourteenth. There was a resounding yawn from anyone not intensely devoted to a school named...
Morning Coffee Is Principled, Damnit
On Mackovic. Talking to my brother this evening, he noted that he wished I'd delved further into details on Mackovic's career at Texas. Honestly, I'd planned to, but it's time to start digging into Greg Davis, and that's going a lot slower than I'd anticipated. Left to choose between wasting a full...
Lagniappe
Congratulations to Spain on its Euro2008 victory. Kevin Amstrong writes about Trindon Holliday's pursuit of making the 2008 U.S. Olympic team. I believe somebody important should revisit this proposal and make it happen. I've long believed an SEC/Big 12 Challenge would be lots of fun, but I'll...
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