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Tonite’s Mens Pick for Final Four Championship Game

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Bob Cimbollek

Tonite Rick Pitino goes to try to become the first college coach to win the D1 NCAA Mens Basketball Cgampionship at two different colleges or universities. If Louisvulle wins tonight he will have done it at tweo colleges both in … Continue reading →

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UCLA legend John Wooden is the ideal role model for all coaches

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Bob Cimbollek

We know that Division I basketball is a big-time money maker for some of the 347 college DI basketball teams in the country. We know that many times winning is the most important thing. Very little of life lessons or … Continue reading →

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Busy Weekend Officiating, Be Back At Blogging about March Madnesses Final Four Monday!

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Bob Cimbollek

Sorry I haven’t been on here with more NCAA Final Four Blogs, but had two busy days officiating for Maine Athletic Club at Winslow all day Saturday and Sunday. Will be right back at it on Monday. My Tuesday’s “Off … Continue reading →

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Mens Final Four Picks

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Bob Cimbollek

Saturdays NCAA’s D1 Final Four semi-final games features number 9 upstart Witchita State who upset their way to the final four against the number 2 ranked team in the regular season polls and the number 1 seed in their region … Continue reading →

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Baylor’s Women Coach Has the Intestional Fortitude to Speak Out About Poor Officiating

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Bob Cimbollek

THe womens basketball coach of the number 1 seeded Baylor University the number one team in the country went bananas after her teams upset loss to 5th seeded Louisville. I thought she was going to go bonkers, maybe she, when … Continue reading →

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Coaches know when to pull their starters during lopsided games

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Bob Cimbollek

Last week an insightful reader asked me to discuss a very interesting coaching question that has existed for years in basketball and other team sports: “Please discuss when to take the starters from a game? Should they be left in … Continue reading →

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NCCA’s March Madness “Big Dance” Trivia Questions!!!!!

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Bob Cimbollek

NUMBERS….. 1. What are the lowest number seeded teams ever to make the big dance’s final four? 2. What is the lowest seeded number ever to win the big dance? 3. Who was the answer to number 2 question? 4. … Continue reading →

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Todays Quarter-Final “Elite *” Big Dance Games are Blowouts

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Bob Cimbollek

Duke and Florida must have wished it was just a bad nightmare or it was April’s fools day as both got hammered in the quarterfinals of the elite 8 in the NCAA’s March Madeesses “Big Dance”. Michigan a 4th seeded … Continue reading →

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Witchita is “SHOCKLINGLY” Real!!!!!!

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Bob Cimbollek

Having beaten Pittsburg an 8 seed 73-55, Gonzaga the number one ranked team in the country 76-70, LaSalle the 13th seed upstart 72-58 and number 2 seed Ohio State 70-66 they have as a nine seed really earned their way … Continue reading →

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Tomorrows Quarter-Final NCAA ‘s Big Dance Picks

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Bob Cimbollek

BIG WHINERS game. Pitino and Coach K are two of the biggest WHINERS in the college game. The officials had better have plenty of CHEESE in their pockets to give each of them to go with all of their WHINE … Continue reading →

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Bob Cimbollek is a retired high school basketball coach and former high school and college basketball official.

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