65 to 96, For What????? written by Ronald Carthen

There's an old saying "If something isn't broken, don't fix it." The 65-field NCAA Tournament is the best in all of sports. So why would a group school presidents and some college basketball coaches want to expand the field to 96?

Big Ten Conference Commissioner Jim Delany, a former chairman of the NCAA Men's Basketball committee, thinks an expansion is "probable" for the 2011 season. In February's issue of Sporting News, he said "I'm not looking to see the basketball season made less relevant becasue we do an expansion without knowing alot about this."

I can't stand it when people make changes for the money and not for the good of the game. If you do this I guarantee you regular season game ratings will drop. Conference tournaments would be meaningless for "bubble team" debates. Some of the below average teams of the year would be blown out in the first round. I don't even like the NIT so what would give those 32 NCAA tournament rejects the right to join the field.

The NCAA Tournament is amazing this year. It's giving us exactly what we want, Cinderella stories, upsets against the best teams in the country, watching top NBA prospects not cutting it in the big stage, what more do you want? Come on we had Cornell, St. Mary's, and Northern Iowa made it to the Sweet 16. We even have Bulter, who's on a 24-game winning streak, in the Final Four.

The NCAA can also opt out of the remaining three years, $2.131 billion remaining of the 11-year, $6 billions contract with CBS. I don't see them opting out but if they do, ESPN will be knocking on that door.

When the presidents meet in April, I hope these presidents will have some common sense and realize this is not the right decision. Please can we just leave this tournament alone and just focus on these student-athletes giving us all they have for the best three weeks of the year. Come on it's March Madness, live a little.

MCNABB to the RAIDERS?????...PLEASE NO!!!! written by Ronald Carthen

I know a lot of you in Philadelphia are frustrated with Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb. Donovan never gave you guys the Super Bowl you guys have dreamed of for the last 10 years. Now some of you guys want him to go but don't punish the man by going to the Oakland Raiders.

Let me get this straight you are willing to trade McNabb to the Raiders for a second round draft pick (39th pick). Why would you want to send him to a franchise that has won only 25 games since they lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII during the 2002 season. I know everybody wants to trade players on their final years of their contract, but this man has put in work so let him finish what he started.

Yes your rivals the Cowboys beat you guys three times last season including taking your NFC East title and beating the crap out of you this season, but listen to what he has done. He took you guys to the NFC Championship five times, took you guys and an injured Terrell Owens to Super Bowl XXXIX against the New England Patriots during the 2004 season, went to the Pro Bowl six times, and is the team's all-time leader in passing yards, touchdowns, and completions. I guarantee you this he did more than Randell Cunningham.

If you want Kevin Kolb to be your future quarterback and Michael Vick to sit on the bench and be a Wildcat quarterback be my guest. You all will be frusted as always and you'll be chanting "WE WANT DONOVAN!!!!"

I'm not surprised that some of you guys are cruel to the man. You booed Santa Clause during the holidays but you know what that doesn't bother me. What really bother me the most is when you booed Destiny's Child while they were wearing Laker gear during the NBA Finals between your Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2000-01 season, come on man Beyonce!!!!!

The Phillies already gave you guys a championship in the third-worst World Series I've ever witnessed thanks to the rain in Philly. Stop hating on the man and just let the man finish his career the right way instead of treating him like he's Jake Delhomme!!!!!

FINAL FOUR is UPON US!!!! written by Ronald Carthen

I bet many of you didn't get Duke, Michigan State, West Virginia, and Butler in the Final Four.

Most of us didn't see this coming and wish we had bigger teams heading to Indianapolis, but that's what makes this better then the Bowl Championship Series. The best two teams all season long may not play in the championship, but we can at least live with the final two teams who advanced to the title game are in the game because they earned it in a tournament system.

I'll have my picks later this week, but let's recap what happend this week shall we.

COACH K and the BLUE DEVILS are BACK!!!!!!!

Mike Krzyzewski is back in the Final Four for the 11th time with the Blue Devils and his first appearance since 2004, but let's be honest for a minute.

We all know that Blue Devil center Brian Zoubek should have been fouled out of the game when Quincy Acy drove right into him with more than 4:30 minutes left in the game with the Baylor Bears up 59-57. The momentum shifted so dramatically when Nolan Smith, who lead the game with 29 points, hit a three-pointer that started a Blue Devils 21-12 run to end the game.

I can't believe the Blue Devils had 17 offensive rebounds in the second half. The Bears can not be serious? You mean to tell me you are that scared to grab the ball after a Duke miss, that's unacceptable.

Jon Scheyer had a great game with 20 points, shooting five of 10 from the

three-point line, but where was Kyle Singler? Shooting zero for 10 from the field will not get it done in the Final Four. Step it up Kyle for the sake of the Duke student body.

Duke will come in as the only number one seed in the Final Four. In the last 12 years, the only team that was the only solo number one seed to win the title was the Michigan State Spartans in the 2000 season. The Blue Devils were the only number one seed in 2004, but lost to the Connecticut Huskies in the national semifinals.

HUGGY BEAR in the FINAL FOUR for the SECOND TIME!!!!!!!

Bob Huggins is heading to Final Four for the first time since taking Cincinnati in 1992. He's taking the West Virginia Mountaineers to their first trip since 1959, when Jerry West was the tournament's most outstanding player but his team lost to California in the national championship.

The Kentucky Wildcats need to take notes from the Mountaineers on how to shoot three-pointers. The Mountaineers made eight three-pointers and no two-point baskets at the end of the first half. The Wildcats shot only four of 32 three-point baskets the entire game.

Da'Sean Butler lead the team with 18 points and sparked the Moutaineers big momentum swing in the first half to send John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins to start looking for homes and cars as they get ready for the NBA Draft. My only problem is he has to make better shot selections after going four of 15 from the field.

Moutaineers point guard Joe Mazzula started for injured Darryl "Truck" Bryant and man he surprised me in this game at least. Joe made 17 points on five of 11 from the field.

If the Mountianeers want to beat Duke, they have to shoot better than 38.5% from the field.

TOM IZZO is built for the FINAL FOUR!!!!!!!

Tom Izzo is taking the Michigan State Spartans to their second straight Final Four and their sixth appearance in the last 12 years.

With 12 seconds left in the game, Spartans forward Draymond Green fouled Tennessee Volunteers guard Scotty Hopson with the Spartans up 69-68. When Scotty made the first free throw to tie it, coach Izzo called a timeout to freeze him and make him think. Then when he came back to the line, he missed the second free throw. With time running out for the Spartans, Raymar Morgan attempts for the layin but a referee called a foul on J.P. Prince with 1.8 seconds left. Raymar made one of two free throws to take a one point lead. Then after the Volunteers called a timeout, J.P. attempted the worst halfcourt shot I've ever seen.

That's too bad for Volunteers coach Bruce Pearl. This was the Vols best chance to make their first appearance in the Final Four and it took a missed free throw and a questionable foul call to ruin it.

Spartans guard Durrell Summers will be key for the Spartans success in Indianapolis. He dropped 21 points on eight of 10 from the field and four of six from the three-point line against the Vols.

BUTLER returns HOME for the FINAL FOUR!!!!!!!

Brad Stevens has taken Butler to their first appearance in the Final Four. The best part is they are only five miles from Lucas Oil Stadium.

I see why the Bulldogs are on a 24-game winning streak when they defeated the Kansas State Wildcats. Gordon Hayward and Shelvin Mack combined for 38 points in this game. They made Jacob Pullen and Denis Clemente look like an average duo. Jacob and Denis only scored a combined 32 points on 11 of 30 shooting.

After beating Syracuse and the Wildcats, The Spartans better get ready for this team. The Bulldogs are looking to make this a true Cinderella story.

SWEET 16 and ELITE EIGHT PICKS!!!!...written by Ronald Carthen

I can't wait until the Sweet 16 starts on Thursday. Just like many of you, my bracket is official useless and torn to pieces. We have some great matchups this week which will involve four mid-majors, three Big Ten teams, only two Big East teams, and a Kentucky Wildcat team that have four NBA prospects heading to the NBA draft after this season.

Do i think they'll be another George Mason in the making after this weekend? Get ready for another four days of great basketball as you will see who I think will make it to the Final Four after Sunday.

MIDWEST REGION at St. Louis

(5) Michigan State vs. (9) Northern Iowa

Michigan State Spartan starting point guard Kalin Lucas will be out for the rest of the tournament with a torn achilles. Don't think that'll stop the Spartans.

Spartans head coach Tom Izzo has lead his basketball program to their third straight Sweet 16 and their ninth appearance in the last 13 years. Tom Izzo is 6-2 in the Sweet 16, don't tell me that doesn't mean anything.

The Panthers better find a way to shut down Durrell Summers. Durrell is averaging 20.0 points per game, shooting over 51 percent from the field, and over 53 percent from three-point range in the tournament.

The Panthers will make their first appearance in the Sweet 16. This will be the eighth team out of the Missouri Valley Conference to make it to the Sweet 16 since 1994. The last team in the MVC that made it to the Elite Eight was Witchita State in 1981.

Senior guard Ali Farokhmanesh was a big hero this week after that amazing shot against one-seed Kansas Jayhawks. The Panthers should be used to close games. They are 8-1 in games dedcided by five points or less this season.

The Panthers may have the second-best scoring defense in the nation (55.0 ppg), but I believe coach Izzo will find a way to ruin the Panthers Cinderella story.
SPARTANS over PANTHERS

(2) Ohio State vs (6) Tennessee

Evan Turner will be a top three lottery pick heading to the NBA Draft but he's not even leading the team in points in the tournament. While Evan Turner is averaging 16.5 ppg, 9.5 rebounds, and seven assists, Jon Diebler has been a bit of a surprise in this tourney. Jon is averaging 21.0 ppg in this tournament.

Can we please give Vols coach Bruce Pearl his due. This will be his third appearance in Sweet 16. I don't think Wayne Chism and the Vols will figure out the 1-3-1 zone.
BUCKEYES over VOLUNTEERS

Elite Eight...(2) OHIO STATE vs (5) MICHIGAN STATE

At least one Big Ten team will make it to the FINAL FOUR in this great BIG TEN battle. Tom Izzo has all the experience in the world, but without Kalin Lucas, this will be Evan Turner and head coach Thad Matta's time.
BUCKEYES over SPARTANS

WEST REGION at Salt Lake City

(1) Syracuse vs (5) Butler

At least someone in the Big East is looking dominant in the tournament. The Syracuse Orange have dominated the West region.

Junior Wes Johnson is one of the top five NBA prospects in this tournament. He's averaging 24.6 ppg and 10 rpg.

If you think Sophmore Gordan Hayward and the Bulldogs will stop the Orange zone defense, you are not watching basketball. The Orange will be to much for the Bulldogs.
ORANGE over BULLDOGS

(2) Kansas State vs (6) Xavier

Xavier sophmore Jordan Crawford, who dunked on Lebron James during the summer, is starting to become one of my players in college basketball. He's averaging 27.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg, and 3.0 apg in the NCAA Tournament. It's too bad that I think this will be his last game of the season.

Kansas State Wildcats Jacob Pullen and Denis Clemente will be too much for the Musketeers. They are so quick when they get down the court it's insane. Jacob is averaging 24.5 ppg, 50% from the field, and 50% from the three point line and Denis is averaging 13 ppg.

I believe the Wildcats are tough enough to beat the Musketeers and move on to the Elite Eight.

ELITE EIGHT...(1) Syracuse over (2) Kansas State

I love the Wildcats backcourt in this matchup but I don't believe that Wes and Andy Rautins, averaging 17.5 ppg in the tourney, will allow the Cats to stop this Big East team and will move on to the Final Four.
ORANGE over WILDCATS

EAST REGION at Syracuse

(1) Kentucky vs (12) Cornell

I'm looking forward to this matchup at the Carrier Dome. Cornell University is only an hour away from the dome and you can expect a good amount of red when they face the Wildcats.

The Big Red better be ready for freshmen John Wall (averaging 15.5 ppg and 9.0 apg), DeMarcus Cousins (averaging 12.0 ppg and 8.0 rpg), Eric Bledsoe (averaging 21.0 ppg and 75% from the three-point line), and junior Patrick Patterson (averaging 13 ppg). All of these players could be leaving the Big Blue nation after this season. The Wildcats are averaging 95.0 ppg in the tourney.

The Big Red have been the most impressive mid-major so far in this tourney. They are averaging 82.5 ppg and shooting, 58% from the field, and over 43% from the three-point line. I enjoy watching Ryan Wittman and Louis Dale scoring anywhere they please and making it look easy. Ryan is averaging 22.0 ppg and over 63% from the three-point line and Louis is averaging 23.5 ppg. 7-0 center Jeff Foote will be the X-factor for this game. DeMarcus better figure out a way to defend Foote or else this team will have a field day in the paint.

As much as I would love to pick the Big Red, how can I pick against the Big Blue Nation.
WILDCATS over BIG RED

(2) West Virginia vs (11) Washington

Darryl "Truck" Bryant will be out for the rest of the tournament with a broken foot he suffered in practice. Bob Huggins will start Joe Mazzulla in place of "Truck" Bryant.

Da'Sean Butler (averaging 18.5 ppg in the tournament) and Devin Ebanks are going to have to step things up twice as hard to shut down the surprising Washington Huskies, who are on a nine-game winning streak.

Huskies point guard Isiah Thomas (averaging 17.0 ppg and 7.0 apg) will do everything to exploit Joe with his quickness. 6-6 forward Quincy Pondexter (averaging 18.0 ppg) is the only senior on the team and he wants nothing more then to finish his career on top. Quincy should know how to stop Da'Sean Butler. They were both teammates for the Team USA in the World University Games. Another player to keep an eye on is London, England native Matthew Bryan-Amaning. The 6-9 junior is shooting 61.7% from the field in the last 13 games.

The Mountaineers are 10-0 on neutral courts this year and I believe they'll beat the Huskies.
MOUNTAINEERS over HUSKIES

ELITE EIGHT.... (1) Kentucky vs (2) West Virginia

There's no way that Joe Mazzulla will shut down John Wall. The Mountaineers may have a good defensive team but I don't think they'll have an answer for DeMarcus Cousins in the paint. Look forward to the Wildcats giving us another explosive offensive game.
WILDCATS over MOUNTAINEERS


SOUTH REGION at Houston

(1) Duke vs (4) Purdue

This will be coach Mike Krzyzewski's 19th appearance in the Sweet 16 with the Duke Blue Devils.

The Purdue Boilermakers better get ready for 3 S's...Kyle Singler (averaging 19.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, and shooting 54.2 % from the field), Nolan Smith (averaging 15.0 ppg and 3.5 apg), and Jon Scheyer (averaging 10.0 ppg). The Blue Devils have held their opponents to 48.5 points per game and 38.5% from the field.

Chris Kramer's layup with 4.2 seconds left saved the Boilermakers season, without Robbie Hummel, over the Texas A&M Aggies. Now they have to figure out what to do against this Blue Devil team.

JaJuan Johnson will be a perfect matchup for Brian Zoubek. JaJuan leads the team in scoring in the tourney with 17.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg, and 3.0 blocks.

Boliermakers starting guards Chris Kramer and E'Twaun Moore average 13.5 ppg each. Chris has to find a way to create turnovers. He's averaging 3.5 steals per game in the tourney.

This will be a good defensive game but I think at the end of the game the Blue Devils will have too much fire power and the 3 S's will lead this team to the Elite Eight.
BLUE DEVILS over BOILERMAKERS

(3) Baylor vs (10) St. Mary's

No big man was as dominate in the first two rounds of the tourney then St. Mary's Omar Samhan. The 6-11, 265 pound center averaged a tourney-best 30.5 ppg and shooting 75% from the field. Mickey McConnell is averaging over 53% from the three-point line and 19.0 ppg. Don't be surprised if he gets the ball at the end of the game.

Omar will his hands full with Ekpe Udoh (averaging 14.0 ppg) and Josh Lomars. Both big men are averaging 2.0 bpg and Omar will have to earn his points this time.

LaceDarius Dunn will be good threat for the Bears. He averages 19.5 ppg and 33.3% from the three-point line.

As much as I want to pick Omar Samhan and the Gaels, I think the Baylor Bears will be to athletic for them and the Bears will win this game.
BEARS over GAELS


ELITE EIGHT ..(1) Duke vs (3) Baylor

The Bears will be to athletic for the Blue Devils. I see the Bears big men getting it done against the 3 S's and the Bears will beat the Blue Devils
BEARS over BLUE DEVILS

HEALTH CARE REFORM...IS IT GOOD FOR AMERICA???? written by Antonio Mckoy

So now we have Healthcare Reform and there are strong feelings on both sides of the political spectrum. First off, let’s get beyond the political speak of “States’ Rights”, “Big Government”, “Death Panels” (which is just ludicrous, the term Death Panels itself sounds like something straight out of “Star Wars”) and all the other rhetoric that has been thrown around with this current debate over healthcare and let’s get back to what really matters and should have mattered all along, people.

Having worked in the Health Insurance Industry for a number of years (for one of the industry leaders who shall remain nameless for obvious reasons) I remember initially entering the industry with the desire of not only learning how insurance worked for myself, but also I wanted to be able to help my family and friends not only understand how their health insurance worked but also the importance of having it. As I moved up in the company I became the quintessential “Company Man”. Whenever I would hear people talk about either having bad coverage or not liking their health insurance company my first response would always be, “Blame your company, they’re the ones’ who set up your plans, we just administer them.” The more I advanced and became known as a rising star within the company I became privy to more and more information as to how the health insurance industry REALLY worked and that the people I sought to help actually were taking a backseat to PROFITS.

I can attest to the horror stories which have been talked about on television during the healthcare debate, the denying of insurance claims for any reason whatsoever from late filings to not receiving information from patient that was “supposedly” requested, but often times wasn’t. I have seen people denied coverage for pre-existing conditions as common as migraines, menstrual cramps, and back pain. I have seen life saving surgeries denied authorization because we didn’t have medical records on file to determine “Medical Necessity”. I’m not going to even get into the issues with the actually paying of claims which were many times held up with delay tactics or short payments in order to teach medical providers a lesson or the number of refund checks to members that would just end up sitting on someone’s desk because they’re on vacation.

I’ve said all that to say that my opinions on Health Care Reform aren’t simply made just because I may or may not have voted for President Obama, or because I’m looking for a hand out as was suggested by one “brilliant” interviewee I saw on the morning segment on one of the cable news networks. The truth of the matter is my family and I have always had our own health insurance, but as I stated in the beginning this isn’t about me, this is about the people. There are millions of people who for whatever reason do not have coverage either because they feel they can pay out of pocket or they can’t afford it. I would venture to say that the majority fall in the latter category. Either way when those without insurance seek care, either at the doctor’s office, hospital or in most cases the emergency room, the costs that they either don’t pay or can’t pay are passed along to those of us who do have insurance, either through increased premiums or cost of care at the place of service.

I can remember being taught the concept that government was suppose to protect its citizens. That’s exactly what this Healthcare Reform aims to do. I could completely understand the opposition’s point of view if we were a country largely composed of Mr. and Ms. Olympias who exercised and ate healthy regularly. Realistically that is not the case. We are a country composed largely of out of shape, unhealthy eating people, suffering from a plethora of medical conditions ranging from asthma to diabetes to hypertension. Without Healthcare Reform there would continue to be millions of uninsured who utilize emergency rooms as their Primary Care or worse yet go without seeking medical help due to a lack of money. I can only imagine the number of people who suffer in silence or who ultimately die all because they cannot afford to seek the medical help they so desperately need and quite honestly is so readily available.

FINALLY SOME NEW NFL OVERTIME RULES!!!!! written by Ronald Carthen

I was so sick and tired of seeing some of the best playoff games in NFL history end with teams winning a coin flip and kicking a field goal to win, without the opposing team getting a chance to score. It's like watching a game seven of a baseball playoff series end with an intentional walk.

I still can't get the image out of my head in the when Brett Favre threw a careless interception to the Saints cornerback Tracy Porter to send the game to overtime. Then the Saints win the coin toss, take down field, and kicker Garrett Hartley kicks a 40-yard field goal to win the NFC Championship without the Vikings getting a chance to score.

Thank you NFL owners for finally giving fans what they want.

With a 28 to four (very disappointed Bills, Ravens, Bengals, and Vikings) vote from the owners, the days of winning a coin toss and kicking a field goal and move on in the playoffs without the opposing team getting a chance is now over.
Starting next season, if a team wins a coin toss and kicks a field goal, the opposing team has a chance to score, unless you score a touchdown. However, if both teams kick a field goal on their opening drive in overtime, they'll go to sudden death rules until we have a winner.

In the last 15 years, since kickoffs were moved back to the 30-yard line, 59.8 percent of games that went to OT were won by teams who won the coin toss. Only 38.5 percent of the OT games were won by teams with lost the coin toss in that same span.

Just imagine what would have happened if Favre and the Vikings had a chance to score after Saints kicked a field goal? It could of seen a little more of an epic ending. I'm not saying this game was tarnished, but I wish Favre was on the field to have a chance to win and go to the Super Bowl.

Now let's see how epic these games are now that we have some new overtime rules.

FOUR DAYS of PURE MADNESS!!!! written by Ronald Carthen

I'm going to start filling out Women's NCAA Basketball Tournament brackets for now on. At least I know I'll get most of my picks right and don't have to worry about to many upsets.

The last four days of our lives have been the best four days of basketball we've ever seen. The bad news is most of us have shredded our brackets.

NORTHERN IOWA SHOCKS THE WORLD!!!!

Most of us believed that the Kansas Jayhawks were going to come out on top and win the NCAA Tournament. We thought Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich would give head coach Bill Self his second national title. Well like Chris Berman always said "That's why they play the game."

The nine-seed Northern Iowa Panthers were up by 11 halfway through the second half, but the Jayhawks went on a huge run and Sherron's layup cut the lead by one (63-62) with 43 seconds left in the game. Then we all witnessed of the gutiest plays you'll ever see. Panthers guard Ali Farokhmanesh was wide open at the three-point line. Ali could've ran out the clock and wait for his teammates to come down the court, but he decides to take a chance. Then when the three-point basket went in, the Panthers and underdog fans went nuts. The Panthers defeated the Jayhawks 69-67. This was the third time the Jayhawks lost in the second round as a number one seed and the first number seed to lose before the Sweet 16 since Kentucky and Stanford lost in 2004. The Panthers will face the Michigan State Spartans on Friday.

CORNELL BIG RED easily in the SWEET 16!!!!

I told all of you that the 12-seed Cornell Big Red would be in the Sweet 16. The Big Red embarrased the Wisconsin Badgers in the second round of the tournament. They shot an insane 61.1 percent from the field in this game (33 of 54 from the field and eight of 15 from the three-point line). Seniors Ryan Wittman and Louis Dale are playing every tournament game like it's their last. They both combined for 50 points and shot 20 of 32 from the field. They will face the number one-seed Kentucky Wildcats on Thursday. If the Wildcats want to win this game they have to play great interior defense. The Big Red outscored the Badgers 32-16 and shot 16 of their 19 shots in the paint. I know the Cats are the favorite but I believe they will have their hands full.

OMAR SAMHAN is now a HOUSEHOLD NAME!!!!

St. Mary's Gaels 6-11 center Omar Samhan had a great weekend for his team. I had a feeling that the two-seed Villanova Wildcats would have trouble shutting him down, especially when you start one big man and four guards. Omar owned Wildcats center 6-10 center Mouphtaou Yarou all day. He dropped 32 points and shot 13 of 16 from the field. The Gaels will face the three-seed Baylor Bears in the Sweet 16.

By the way what happened to Scottie Reynolds in this torunament? He shot a horrible four of 26 from the field in this entire tourney. What a horrible way to end your college basketball career Scottie!!! Good luck building your NBA Draft stock after thar performance.

WASHINGTON HUSKIES proved the PAC-10 belong!!!!!

Everyone treated the PAC-10 like trash all season long, but the 11-seed Washington Huskies made sure everyone had no business sleeping on this conference. Even the Mountain West received more praise out West a better conference than the PAC-10. When the Huskies faced the New Mexico Lobos, this was a great opportunity for Quincy Pondexter and Isiah Thomas to bring their conference back from the dead. They both combined for 33 points and Matthew Bryan-Amaning added 15 on seven of 10 shooting as they defeated the Lobos 82-64 and will face two-seed West Virginia Mountaineers in the Sweet 16.

DWELE performances in AMSTERDAM!!!!!!

Check out some DWELE performances in AMSTERDAM on March 11th....Don't miss out on a GREAT R&B SINGER!!!!!!

DWELE FREESTYLE with the BAND.....http://vimeo.com/10313683

DWELE performing "TRUTH".......http://vimeo.com/10329356

DWELE performing "JIMMY STAY DOWN".....http://vimeo.com/10325011

DWELE performing "FLAPJACKS"....http://vimeo.com/10326678

FEAR the BIG RED!!!!!! written by Ronald Carthen

So many double-digit seeds have made their mark so far in the NCAA tournament. If there's one team you better be afraid in this tournamet is the 12 seed Cornell Big Red. The Big Red dominated the Temple Owls and will move on to the second round of the tournament. It was the Ivy League's first tourney win since 1998 and the school's first tourney win in history. It was great to see their three leading scorers, who are seniors, stepping up in this game.

This country better get familiar with Ryan Wittman, the son of Indiana Hoosiers Randy Wittman, who led the Hoosiers to a national championship in 1981. Ryan was the team's second leading scorer with 20 points, seven of ten from the field, and four of six from the three point line. The Ivy League player of the year is Cornell's leading scorer and the conference's all-time three pointer shooter. I'm telling you right now you better put two bodies on him as much as you can, otherwise his three-point shooting will continue to strike your nerves all day long.

Ryan might be the best player, but 7-0, 265 pound Larry Foote is the most important player. You can always rely on him if you need to pass it to Larry in the paint and he'll make two points look easy. It was amazing how he dominated the Owls big men. He made those guys look like they didn't have a chance. He finished the game with 16 points, six of eight from the field, and seven rebounds. You always need a good big man to help you win a championship and the Big Red may have that guy to make a run.

How great was Louis Dale in this game? Louis is the team's third leading scorer this season, but he stepped up big time today. He led the game with 21 points on six of 13 shooting and was three of seven from the three-point line.

I'm telling you right now this team scares me and I have them going as far as the Sweet 16. None of these guys will be first round picks heading to the NBA Draft this year, but Big Red coach Steve Donahue has this team ready to surprise this entire country. You don't just almost beat Kansas at Lawerence, Kansas and don't expect to be a sleeper come on.

ESPN's Jay Bilas says this team is going to the Elite Eight to face West Virginia. If Kentucky plays this team in the Sweet 16, I would be nervous. This team is ready make a very big Cinderella run and ruin brackets across the country.

VILLANOVA barely moves on!!!!!...written by Ronald Carthen

Thank you very much Robert Morris Colonials, out of Moon Township, Pennsylvania, for almost ruining my bracket this year.

When the Colonials were up 55-47 with more than four minutes left in the game, I thought the Wildcats season was over. Thank goodness Scottie Reynolds was able to draw some fouls and go six of seven from the free throw line in more than a three minute span. I was so glad when Mouphtaou Yarou tied the game 58 all. It would have been nice if Maurice Sutton had made that layup with nine tenths of a second, but what's March Madness without a little overtime drama.

With a little more than a minute left to play, Scottie Reynolds hit a big three-pointer to extend the lead 67-61. I'm saying to myself there's no way the Colonials will come back now, but little do I know.

With 41 seconds left, the Colonials Josiah Whitehead made both free throws to cut the Wildcats lead 68-65. When Corey Stokes was caught in a trap, Mezie Nwigwe steals it from Corey and made the layin to cut the lead to one. I was so surprised how the Wildcats was giving this game away. When Mouphtaou was caught with three defenders at midcourt, I thought the referees were going to call a jump ball and possesion Colonials, but the refs called a foul on Karon Abraham. I didn't hear what Colonials coach Mike Rice was saying but I can read lips. I heard enough F-bomb's to last an entire season for a head coach.

With the Wildcats up 70-67 with 21 seconds, the Karon thought he could cut the lead to one, but as soon as he went for the layup, Maurice rejected the basket and Scottie threw it to a wide open Reggie Redding. Can someone tell me why Reggie didn't lay it in and decided to run down the clock? He only made one of his two free throws to extend the lead to four. If anything almost caused the Cats the game, it was his bad decision to not lay it in. That would lead to Karon making a three-pointer to cut the lead to one with 11 seconds left.

When Scottie made his free throws to extend the lead to three. The Colonials had nine seconds to send this to a second overtime, but Mezie missed the game-tying three-pointer and the Wildcats nightmare was over.

I know Scottie and Corey didn't start due to a "minor teaching point," but that gives them no excuse how bad they played. Don't let Scottie's 20 points, five rebounds, and two assists fool you. He was two of 15 from the field and was 15 of 16 from the free throw line. Corey wasn't any better with six points come on. This is supposed to be one of the best backcourts in the nation.

The Wildcats better get it together for their next opponent very quickly in the second round on Saturday. Shooting more than 35 percent from the field will not get it done.

Come on Cats I have you in the Final Four don't do this to me!!!!!

MLB hit with another BLACK EYE!!!!!...written by Ronald Carthen

There are not enough words to describe how disappointed I am with Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington. Ron was tested positive for cocaine last July following the All-Star break. It's bad enough that we have baseball players tested positive for steriods and other performance-enhancing drugs, now we have managers testing positive for drugs.

What were you thinking man seriously? Managers and coaches in any professional sport have to set an example for players and fans around the world. What kind of message are you sending your players when you do something this stupid. You might call it a "mistake," but I call it a black eye to your Major League Baseball resume.

In case you don't remember, you have an all-star player by the name of Josh Hamilton. Josh was tested positive for cocaine and other drug use on numerous occasions and it almost cost him his career. He was suspended for the 2004 season after failing a drug test and thankfully he's a better man now then he was a few years ago.

You are already on the hot seat and very lucky that Rangers president Nolan Ryan had picked up your option last season. Now all eyes will be on you on and off the field. There are only a handful of African-Americans in this league in the first place and this just send the wrong message on how Blacks represent the game.

You have no choice but to wake up now. The season is a few weeks away and Ranger fans are ready for someone to make a playoff push. This team hasn't seen the playoffs since manager Johnny Oates took them to the postseason in 1999, when they were swept by the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series, and they haven't had a playoff win since 1996, when they beat the Yankees in Game 1 of the ALDS.

You better get ready Ron because this season is now or never for you to win the American League West. With the Angels and the Mariners stacking up to have a good season, I think this will be it for him. Man what a bad way to go!!!!!!!

ATHLETES and their SO-CALLED SEX ADDICTIONS!!!!!...written by David Wynn

First let me submit this one:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD_4oRbBfTo

Ok, I have had it. If I hear one more person talk about "sex addiction", I'm going to go crazy. According to the American Psychological Association, there is no such thing as "sex addiction". Just like there is no such thing as food addiction. Its called a lack of moderation and constraint. Its also called being a man. If you have a penis and a heartbeat (or just one), you are more than likely going to have the desire to have sex several times a day. That does not give you the right to actually go do it. Our society seems to be so bent on making an excuse for everything or giving everything a disease name, that personal responsibility has flown out the window. Does there ever come a point where people stand up and say I f***** up? No disease, no childhood happening, but purely an imperfection on my part. Until that happens, instances like Winston Bennett and Tiger Woods will be a microcosm of the cancer that really plagues society: irresponsibility. Instead of "Hello, my name is Tiger Woods and I am sex addict", how about "Hello my name is Tiger Woods and I f***** up"....food for thought, I'll let you do the dishes.

The Return of a LIVING LEGEND!!!!!!....written by Ronald Carthen

Tiger Woods will return to golf at Augusta, Georgia for the Masters on April 8th. I'm happy Tiger made this decision and I don't blame him one bit.

How much more can a man sit at home, go to sex rehab, and show how much he's sorry to his wife Elin Nordegren, and avoid the tabliod media, who's treating him like he's Britney Spears.

If all of you can't stand the fact that Tiger is coming back in the Masters, that's tough because he's Tiger Woods and he can do almost anything he wants and can get away with it. You saw how he had his press conference and hand picked his friends, family, and few media members to attend for his weak apologie to America. We all felt for his trap and treated this like President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address or when Bill Clinton announced he didn't have sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky.

Why would he want to come back for the Arnold Palmer Invitational at the Bay Hill Course in Orlando, Florida next week? Arnold Palmer, who won 62 PGA Tour wins, including seven majors, is one of the greatest golfers ever and his tournament would have been a huge distraction with media outlets around the world trying to get every Tiger soundbite they can get. Thank you Tiger for being very considerate.

I hope he treats the Master's like he's prepared to win the event and not a 12-step program. I want the Tiger who was full of joy when he won his 1st major at the Masters at the age of 21 in 1997. The man who played with an injured leg and defeated Rocco Mediate in a total of 91 holes to win the U.S. Open almost two years ago. I want the guy who won 71 PGA Tour wins, third behind Sam Snead (82) and Jack Nicklaus (73), including 14 majors, second behind Jack with 18 majors. I don't want the man I saw at the press conference that looked stressed out, defeated, and look like he's been in rehab going cold turkey.

I know I'll be watching when he tees off for the first time in months. He will have his fans and he will have his haters, but we all know the PGA needs Tiger back in the worst way. Despite of what we see think of him sleeping with so many women, that doesn't effect what he does on the golf course. He's one of the most dominent athletes I've ever seen. I consider him my third favorite athlete ever, behind Micheal Jordan and Muhammed Ali. I can't wait until I see the media circus from every media outlet in the world. From CNN to TMZ, we will get some of the best access we had from this man in months. Twitter and Facebook accounts will be loaded with comments of what he's doing on and off the golf course.

If he finishes with a win or a top 10 finish, I think this would be a huge accomplishment considering what he put himself and his family through. As soon as he's finished playing in this event and win an event this year, all will be forgiven and we can move on with our lives.

So get ready for a Tiger roller coaster ride (Laughing) in the next few weeks. The media coverage will be more annoying than Brett Favre not making up his mind.

Ron Carthen's MARCH MADNESS Predictions!!!!!...written by Ronald Carthen

We know there will be a new national champion this year, since the North Carolina Tar Heels suck so bad this year. I'm excited about watching all 65 teams doing battle as we find out who will be crowned the best team in the country. You know you'll see some upsets you didn't see coming and all of you will have about eight brackets filled out and say you had it right. I'm sticking with one bracket and I think Get ready for my picks and let the debates begin.

Let's start with the Midwest Region....

1st round picks...no upsets in this region in the 1st round but Tennessee better watch out for San Diego State!!!!!!

(1) Kansas over (16) Lehigh
(8) UNLV over (9) Northern Iowa
(5) Michigan St. over (12) New Mexico St.
(4) Maryland over (13) Houston
(6) Tennessee over (11) San Diego St.
(3) Georgetown over (14) Ohio
(7) Oklahoma St. over (10) Georgia Tech
(2) Ohio State over (15) UC Santa Barbara

2nd round picks.....Expect Michigan St to head into the Sweet 16 over the Terps!!!!!

(1) Kansas over (8) UNLV
(5) Michigan St. over (4) Maryland
(3) Georgetown over (6) Tennessee
(2) Ohio State over (7) Oklahoma St.

Sweet 16...I know Evan Turner is the best player in the nation, but the Hoyas are on a mission. I remember watching Michigan St beating Kansas in the Sweet 16 last year, but not this year!!!

(1) Kansas over (5) Michigan St.
(3) Georgetown over (2) Ohio St.

Elite 8...The Hoyas will play well but Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich will find a way to win!!!

(1) Kansas over (3) Georgetown

West Region....

1st round...Murray State will upset an SEC team in the 1st round!!!

(1) Syracuse over (16) Vermont
(8) Gonzaga over (9) Florida St.
(5) Butler over (12) UTEP
(13) Murray St. over (4) Vanderbilt
(6) Xavier over (11) Minnesota
(3) Pittsburgh over (14) Oakland
(7) BYU over (10) Florida
(2) Kansas St. over (15) North Texas

2nd round...This could be a very interesting 2nd round. Don't sleep on Xavier or BYU, but I'm not going to take a chance!!!

(1) Syracuse over (8) Gonzaga
(5) Butler over (13) Murray St.
(3) Pittsburgh over (6) Xavier
(2) Kansas St. over (7) BYU

Sweet 16...I don't see the Orange or the Wildcats missing the Elite 8!!!

(1) Syracuse over (5) Butler
(2) Kansas St. over (3) Pittsburgh

Elite 8... The Orange only play seven players, but that will be enough to go to the Final Four!!!

(1) Syracuse over (2) Kansas St.

East Region...

1st round...Cornell will be the only 12 seed to advance to the 2nd round!!!!

(1) Kentucky over (16) East Tennessee St
(8) Texas over (9) Wake Forest
(12) Cornell over (5) Temple
(4) Wisconsin over (13) Wofford
(6) Marquette over (11) Washington
(3) New Mexico over (14) Montana
(10) Missouri over (7) Clemson
(2) West Virginia over (15) Morgan State

2nd round...I can't wait to see DeMarcus Cousins vs Dexter Pittman when Kentucky faces Texas. Expect Cornell to be the only double-digit seed in the Sweet 16.

(1) Kentucky over (8) Texas
(12) Cornell over (4) Wisconsin
(3) New Mexico over (6) Marquette
(2) West Virginia over (10) Missouri

Sweet 16... Cornell's cinderella story will end and the Mountaineers will be to much for the Lobos!!!!

(1) Kentucky over (12) Cornell
(2) West Virginia over (3) New Mexico

Elite 8... Demarcus Cousins and John Wall will be to much for Da'Sean Butler and the Mountaineers. Can't wait to see the Cats in the Final Four!!!!

(1) Kentucky over (2) West Virginia

South Region...

1st round...No Robbie Hummel will be a problem against Siena!!!

(1) Duke over (16) Winthrop or Arkansas-Pine Bluff
(9) Louisville over (8) California
(5) Texas A&M over (12) Utah St.
(13) Siena over (4) Purdue
(6) Notre Dame over (11) Old Dominion
(3) Baylor over (14) Sam Houston St
(7) Richmond over (10) St. Mary's
(2) Villanova over (15) Robert Morris

2nd round...Duke better watch it against Louisville and I think Luke Harangody will take care of business against Baylor!!!

(1) Duke over (9) Louisville
(5) Texas A&M over (13) Siena
(6) Notre Dame over (3) Baylor
(2) Villanova over (7) Richmond

Sweet 16...Duke will easily beat the Aggies. I like Luke Harangody but Scottie Reynolds and the Wildcats will be too much for the Irish!!!

(1) Duke over (5) Texas A&M
(2) Villanova over (6) Notre Dame

Elite 8...Duke had no chance against Villanova last year in the sweet 16 and I believe Scottie Reynolds and Corey Fisher will knock out the 3 S's (Jon Scheyer, Kyle Singler, and Nolan Smith) and will head to the Final Four!!!

(2) Villanova over (1) Duke

FINAL FOUR PICKS.....This will be a great final four!!!! Wes Johnson and the Orange zone defense will not be enough to stop Cole Aldrich and the Jayhawks depth. John Wall and Eric Bledsoe will shut down Scottie Reynolds and Corey Fisher. The most important thing is DeMarcus Cousins will dominate a small Wildcats team.

(1) Kansas over (1) Syracuse
(1) Kentucky over (2) Villanova

CHAMPIONSHIP PICK.....I remember John Calipari took Memphis to the championship game against in 2008 against Bill Self and the Jayhawks. Mario Chalmers hit a jumper to send the Hawks to overtime and went on to win the national championship. This time John is taking Kentucky to the big show. Even though the Wildcats have three or four players heading to the NBA after this season, I think Bill Self's team have the experience and Sherron Collins will win the battle over John Wall and Jayhawks will win it all!!!!!

(1) KANSAS over (1) KENTUCKY

A FEMALE FOOTBALL COACH!!!!!!.....written by Antonio Mckoy

In the spirit of transparency and honesty let me first say that upon first hearing that Natalie Randolph was going to be introduced as Coolidge High School’s head football coach, in the Washington D.C. area, I laughed to myself as visions of Goldie Hawn’s character coaching in that 1986 sports classic Wildcats came to mind (still trying to keep a straight face). And while I acknowledge that this is Women’s History Month and all, to me the thought of a woman coaching men’s anything always seemed gimmicky. However, in this case I am going to resign myself to hold judgment.

When I think back to the many male coaches I have had in my athletic career, (12+ years of YMCA and Campus Rec Leagues), while it’s easy to want to say that they helped make me the man I am today, and “If it wasn’t for Coach ‘X’ I don’t know where I would be,” the truth of the matter is that all they really taught me was to how to play ball based off of their knowledge of the game I was playing at the time, be it basketball, football, baseball, or even soccer (yes soccer, I was trying to win athlete of the year in middle school). Above all else a coach should be a teacher of the game in question.

While it remains to be seen Coach Randolph’s ability to be a head coach, she has playing experience as a wide receiver with the D.C. Divas women’s pro team. The title of Coach also isn’t a new one as she has served as an assistant coach of another Washington High School for several years. At this point her football resume looks way better than anything I or the majority of Saturday and Sunday afternoon recliner coaches could put together, so I say let her have the same opportunity we would give Joe Blow off the street. But, with that said I also feel she should be completely treated like any other coach. Meaning if she sucks then she should get the same hot seat treatment and scrutiny any other coach would get with no excuses. Or in the words of Chris Rock equality isn’t about being able to be the best like everyone else but really being able to suck like everyone else and get the same treatment.

EVAN TURNER...The TRUTH!!!!...written by Ronald Carthen

This is why we all live for March Madness. Every year there's a moment when someone hits a game-winning shot that will get us out of our seats to celebrate or share the team's pain when you know the season is over. Ohio State Buckeyes forward Evan Turner, national player of the year candidate, gave us a prelude of what could happen in the NCAA tournament next week.

When I turned from the ACC quarterfinal game between Duke and Virginia, I noticed the Michigan Wolverines were up 68-66 against the Buckeyes with 2.2 seconds left and were on there way to an upset victory. You knew Evan was going to get the ball in the last couple of seconds. Players, coaches, and fans get so nervous in these moments. You see people in the stands either praying for a miracle, teammates holding hands on the sidelines, everyone at home and at bars anxious that their team will just make that basket. Then the drama begins.

Evan takes the ball and dribbles it down court. We he heads to the other end of the court, he was defended by Wolverines Stu Douglass. With a few tenths of a second left, he lets a 37-foot jumper out of his hands while Stu had his hand in his face. As the ball is heading to the basket, the Buckeyes chances at a possible number one seed in the tournament relies on this shot. Then the ball falls into the net and the Buckeyes ran on the court, their fans began to celebrate at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The funny part about that was when Stu had his hand up for about five seconds after the shot is over, like his life flashed before his eyes. Evan's teammates ran and jumped on his back and just let the emotions go. Buckeyes coach Thad Matta was fired up at the referees and told them the shot was good while the refs checked to see if the shot was good. Evan won national player of the year after a shot like, you have to agree with me. Since he came back from his back injury on January 6th, they have a 15-3 record and have become a major player in the tourney. How can you ignore a man who leads the Big Ten in points (19.5 ppg) and rebounds (9.4 rpg) and shoots 53% from the field.

How can the committee even think about expanding the field from 65 to 96. These type of moments would be meaningless to the game. Michigan had a chance to move to the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament, with a chance to get an automatic-bid to the NCAA tournament, but Evan wiped those dreams away. He will be the best player heading into the tournament next week. He's a great leader and he's a junior, that means plenty of experience. I wouldn't sleep on a team that has five seniors, five juniors, and three sophomores. This team will make a deep run no matter where they are seeded. As long as they have the great Evan Turner on the court, this team will be dangerous in the next few weeks, and I like their chances.

Saving our communities' children-by Chris Wallace

As an educated African-American male and an advocate for educating and empowering youth, I tend to sometimes forget that not everyone possesses the same passion for educating and empowering youth as myself or several of my closest friends and colleagues. In 2008, I also started a reading program, which was created in response to a report which indicated a significant academic achievement gap in reading scores for students from grades three to eight. It is a community-driven system of support which aims to increase reading and comprehension skills in children along with bolstering self-esteem. It goes without saying, however, that parents stand as the BIGGEST and most influential advocates for educating and empowering their youth, equipping them with the skills necessary to succeed in life. Second to parents are teachers, with whom we trust our young minds to be taught by. So what do we do when we read that a teacher writes the following sentiments about a 10-year-old boy, who has a little trouble paying attention in class but is young enough to have his mind and actions crafted:

"This students lacks the necessary skills available to succeed in life."

This is an actual statement from a teacher about a student, who just happens to be a young, 10-year-old African-American male student. And to that, I wondered aloud "If this one teacher is making such a statement about a student, what are OTHER teachers saying about students?" Does this type of statement ultimately "mislead" us into believing that our children are actual under-achievers and trouble-makers instead of high achieving scholars? Does this type of sentiment become the beginning of the student's "downfall" because no one believes in them?When looking at student report cards, is it taken into consideration that completed homework and conduct ACTUALLY factor into a student's final numerical grade, thus misleading us once again or is this just a figment of imagination?

As much a numbers person as I may be, I've always been strong enough to realize that achievement levels are much more than that of what "letter" is written or typed onto a report that's sent home every nine weeks. And I speak from experience, being a child who was sent out of class occassionally due to lack of focus or being "unchallenged" by the work that was provided. Furthermore, having come from a poverty-stricken environment where meals and money were hard to come by, it became increasingly difficult to focus in class in particular when you were being picked on or focused solely on eating the school lunches. And somewhere along the way, those factors are being lost in determining the specific needs for the students we, as educators, serve.

There are a number of factors that are deemed "uncontrollable" in the school systems, which often includes urging the parents to reinforce to their children what they've learned in school at home. But that, in itself, should become second nature to parents, guardians and others alike who have the time to work with their children and reinforce positive learned behaviors. True there are parents who work 2 or 3 jobs to support their family and parents who really aren't prepared to work with their children because they didn't complete high school or don't necessarily know how to complete the work themselves. However, in saying all that, if we are not figuring out ways to educate our youth and bridge the gap with parents, we're dooming ourselves for the future...bottom line. As someone once told me, the community USED to act as a village but now that village appears to be a bunch of individual dwellings.

Part of the issue may come from the way our children learn in this generation and some educators' unwillingness to make adjustments, which may essentially serve as a disservice to both the students and the educators. There comes a time when if something isn't necessarily working, it's ok to roll the dice and try it a different way. What's the worse that can actually happen? Another part of the issue may be the fundamental differences between the children and educators themselves, which may include race, religion and socioeconomic status amongst other things. But there's certainly no quick fix or forseeable fix to that particular situation. The onus HAS to be on the educators and parents to encourage, empower and educate these students effectively, whether that means digging deep to find that passion and desire to do so or whether that means finding an inner challenge with which to motivate self. Ultimately, however, parents and educators MUST find a way to work together, and if that can't happen, it could signify the beginning of yet another recession. This time, however, it would affect more than just the wallet.

The TAR HEELS SEASON is FINALLY OVER!!!!...written by David Wynn

First, let me say: I AM A TARHEEL....with that said, I can do what Roy Williams apparently forgot to do: provide an honest assessment of the talent and leadership (or lack there of) on the UNC roster. How a team that was ranked #4 in the preseason CNNSI poll, ended up begging to get into the NIT is beyond me. All the elements of a team that drive a basketball fan crazy were present this year. From Larry Drew kicking the ball around more than David Beckham, to Tyler "Charmin" Zeller's inability to finish a damn layup, it was a frustrating second half of the season. Embarrassing losses to the College of Charleston, Boston College, the University of Virginia (I forgot they had a basketball team), etc., marked a season with few highlights. I would probably take that Juwanna Mann looking chick from Baylor before I would take any of the big men (and I use that term loosely) that we put on the court. Seniors Deon Thompson and Marcus Ginyard provided little visible leadership to a team that desparately needed it. They can now move on to play ball in Europe and be the answers to obscure trivia questions ten years from now. Freshman John Henson (who looks like he transferred from the University of Ethiopia) and Dexter Strickland began to play better towards the end of the season, but considering how poorly they played in the first half of the season that isnt saying much. Things were so bad you would think Jordan owned a piece of the team. The only highlight is that Ed Davis sucked so bad, he killed any chance of being a lottery pick in the NBA draft, and will probably return next year.

And for those fans who say "well we lost four players to the NBA, we deserve to have an off year", I say (in the words of Dickie V) "are you kidding me?"....all of those guys were upperclassmen, and it is the job of Roy Williams to anticipate that and recruit accordingly. The onus of this years disappointment falls on many shoulders, but squarely on the coaching staff.

So to all you dye-in-the-wool Tar Heel fans, here is something to give you hope for next year...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pCL5c9zl-U

Harrison Barnes Official Hoopmixtape; Summer Edition

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Here is #1 ranked 6'6 Harrison Barnes hoopin at King City, Nike Peach Jam, Pangos All American Camp, and the Elite 24. Barnes is a versatile and has solid fundamentals. At the moment Harrison is uncommitted. He will be playing his senior year at Ames High School in Ames, Iowa.