Category Archives: Boxed Out by Bill Frieder
Bill Frieder on Kentucky, A&M, LA Tech and more
Can Kentucky keep rolling and go undefeated in the regular season? Road blocks include this Saturday’s game at Florida – and circle next Tuesday’s trip to LSU. I have a funny feeling about that one – I still think Kentucky remains unbeaten after that one, but it won’t be easy.… Read More »Bill Frieder on Coach K’s 1K, K-State, Bob Huggins and more
Let’s start with a guy who was 38-47 in his first three years. Some athletic directors might have fired him, at least in this day and age, but he hung on and just won his 1,000th game on Sunday. Congrats to Mike Krzyzewski. Think about this: a first-year coach will… Read More »Bill Frieder on Dayton, Tulsa, Wyoming and more
Well, Duke lost at home and then won on the road, so Coach K is getting closer to 1,000 wins. Arizona reminded us all the Pac-12 is still theirs and that winning in Tucson will remain tough. While most are talking about the big leagues, I want to talk about… Read More »Bill Frieder on Rutgers, Oregon St., the Utes and more
Let’s start out this week by giving congratulations to two universities who haven’t had a lot of success recently, but have come to play and are determined to not look in the rear-view mirror. Knights Like These Rutgers head coach Eddie Jordan was in tears when his Scarlet Knights beat… Read More »Bill Frieder on Kentucky, upsets, the Hall and more
Well, conference play is here and Kentucky is still undefeated – just barely. As folks everywhere wonder if they can go undefeated, it must be pointed out how incredible of a job John Calipari has done to get all these players who are superstars to buy in to a platoon-type… Read More »Bill Frieder looks ahead to next season
After all is said and done, guess who the front runners are for next year – Duke, Kentucky, Arizona and North Carolina. No matter how much things change, many things stay the same. Congratulations to Kevin Ollie and his tough bunch on the NCAA title. You have to feel good… Read More »