Ouch for the 2008 Class!

Jeff Goodman of Fox Sports critiques the 2008 class. He doesn't go as far as Mike De Courcy did a few days ago, but he does call Greg Monroe "Josh McRoberts with a better attitude". Ouch! Goodman also picks his top player in the class.

Goodman also spots one more problem for Dave Odom. Yet another one of his recruits was not admitted to the university

Rucker will be rocking according to Dick Hoops Weiss. The Boost Mobile Elite 24 camp will feature some of the top players of the 2008 class, and beyond, including Lance Stephenson and freshman LaQuinton Ross.

Nick's 2 Cents blogs about Syracuse, Boeheim and Hopkins and Fine getting 2010 recruit Dion Waiters. Dion is one of at least 13 players from the 2010 class to commit to a college. 2010 class players are eligible to play college ball in 2010-2011.

Gary Parrish of CBS Sportsline writes about Prep schools, the NCAA and learning disabilities

Mike DeCourcy makes a strong case for showing the FIBA Under 19 basketball games on TV. The games are available online via FIBA. The Play the Right Way blog is also following the U19 games.

The NCAA Tournament post with all (but one) the 2007 NCAA Tournament DVDs has been re-organized for easier access. Now the games are broken by region, and each game is clearly identified as Elite 8, Sweet 16, 2nd Round and 1st Round. The only games missing are (ironically) the Final Four games and the opening round game. The other 60 games are available, and cost between $22-$25 per game. 2007 NCAA Tournament games on DVD. Also available is the official 2007 record book of the NCAA, and the official program of the Final Four. Shop! shop! shop! ;-)

Super Tuesday

Three Pac-10 related updates at CSTV's Hodge Report. A UCLA forward transfers to Oklahoma, while Cal picks up at a 2008 guard. Meanwhile Purdue picks up a JuCo from Pac-10 country.

Season 2 of basketball-themed TV series White Shadow just $13.49 at Amazon (eligible for free shipping with orders $25+).

Season 1 available for $22




Over 1 million pre-orders have been placed on Amazon for the new Harry Potter book, book #7 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Current price is $18 and eligible for free shipping with orders over $25. Pre-orders include a low price-guarantee.

Every 2007 NCAA Tournament game on DVD!

The NCAA Tournament people have discovered DVDs! Every single 2007 NCAA Tournament game is available for pre-order on DVD on Amazon! They are currently available for pre-order, but no release date is given yet. The pre-order prices range from $22 to $25, but Amazon has a pre-order price guarantee as well as a 30-day price guarantee after the item ships (for items purchased from Amazon, not 3rd party sellers).

List of 2007 tournament DVDs (65 total). One game per DVD.

Detailed list of 2007 NCAA men's basketball games (2006-2007 season)

As a reminder of the 2007 NCAA brackets, here they are, at NCAA Sports and at TeamRankings.com (JPEG file)

Final Four - Atlanta

Florida Gators - Back 2 Back National Champions 2006 - 2007. This is the Florida fans version, with a season recap, it is not the official Final Four dvd. This one is either 60 or 90 minutes long. It is produced by Hart Sharp Video, while all the other DVDs mentioned in here are produced by NCAA On-Demand (NCAASports.com)

The Official 2007 NCAA Championship Final Four DVD is not listed at Amazon as of this time. It is listed elsewhere and about 240 minutes long. The 2006 edition had all three Final Four games on it, at full length.


Florida won this Regional - Midwest Regional in Saint Louis

Elite 8: Florida vs Oregon

Sweet 16: Butler vs Florida

Sweet 16: Oregon vs UNLV

2nd round: Purdue vs Florida

2nd round: Butler vs Maryland

2nd round: Winthrop vs Oregon

2nd round: UNLV vs Wisconsin

1st round: Jackson State vs Florida

1st round: Arizona vs Purdue

1st round: Old Dominion vs Butler

1st round: Maryland vs Davidson

1st round: Winthrop vs Notre Dame Digger Phelps's favorite cinderella faces his favorite team!

1st round: Miami of Ohio vs Oregon

1st round: Georgia Tech vs UNLV. Two super-froshs face Kruger ball

1st round: Texas A&M Corpus Cristi vs Wisconsin


Georgetown won this Regional - East Regional, E. Rutherford, New Jersey

Elite 8: North Carolina vs Georgetown

Sweet 16: USC vs North Carolina

Sweet 16:Georgetown vs Vandy

2nd round: Michigan State vs North Carolina

2nd round: USC vs Texas (Kevin Durant's last game in college!)

2nd round: Vandy vs Washington State

2nd round: Boston College vs Georgetown

1st round: Eastern Kentucky vs North Carolina

1st round: Marquette vs Michican State (the Jud Heathcote tree battle)

1st round: Arkansas vs USC (Stan Heath's swan song)

1st round: New Mexico State vs Texas (Kevin Durant!)

1st round: Vandy vs George Washington

1st round: Oral Roberts vs Washington State

1st round: Texas Tech vs Boston College

1st round: Belmont vs Georgetown


Ohio State won this Regional - South regional, in San Antonio

Elite 8: Memphis vs Ohio State

Sweet 16: Texas A&M vs Memphis(good game!)

Sweet 16: Ohio State vs Xavier

2nd round: Ohio State vs Tennessee

2nd round: Nevada vs Memphis

2nd round: Texas A&M vs Louisville. (future Kentucky coach faces former Kentucky coach)

2nd round: Virginia vs Tennessee

1st round: Central Connecticut State vs Ohio State (Greg Oden!)

1st round: BUY vs Xavier

1st round: Penn vs Texas A&M

1st round: Long Beach State vs Tennessee

1st round: North Texas vs Memphis (The Calipari Experiment)

1st round: Stanford vs Louisville Pitino returns to Rupp Arena

1st round: Albany vs Virginia

1st round: Creighton vs Nevada (a bracket buster spotlight game?)


UCLA won this Regional West Regional, San Jose

Elite 8: Kansas vs UCLA

Sweet 16: Pitt vs UCLA Two close friends duke it out.

Sweet 16: Southern Illinois vs Kansas (almost a win for the Salukis)

2nd round: Kansas vs Kentucky

2nd round: Indiana vs UCLA (total slugfest, no surprise really - look at who is coaching!)

2nd round: VCU vs Pitt

2nd round: Virginia Tech vs Illinois

1st round: UCLA vs Weber State

1st round: VCU vs Duke. MUST BUY THIS ONE!

1st round: Virginia Tech vs Southern Illinois (total slugfest)

1st round: Wright State vs Pitt

1st round: Holy Cross vs Southern Illinois

1st round: Villanova vs Kentucky

1st round: Gonzaga vs Indiana

1st round: Niagara vs Kansas


NCAA Division II Tournament DVDs

Final: The very dramatic final of Barton vs Winona State

Semifinal: Barton vs Cal State San Bernandino

Either national semifinal or Elite 8 game between Barton and Grand Valley State. Contact Amazon before purchasing this one!


Here are some examples of how the DVDs look, starting with my favorite game of the tourney pictured first! (This post would take forever to load and read if I put all 63 dvds in this format)




These two below are books, not DVDs.

Official 2007 NCAA Men's Final Four Records Book (Ncaa Final Four Tournament Records) (Paperback), $11.

Official Program of the 2007 Final Four, by Host Communications, currently at $10.00



But wait, there's more! The 2007 NCAA Women's tourney games on DVD are also available! 2007 NCAA Women DVDs (list of 60 DVDs total). Same price range and setup.