by Justin Grosnick, SJ | Mar 18, 2021 | Humor, Pop Culture, Social Media, Sports, TV ~ Approx. 7 mins
This article was co-written by Justin Grosnick and Dan Dixon. Let’s be honest. None of us really knows what’s going to happen in the NCAA tournament. Statistics suggest the odds of selecting a perfect bracket are one in 9.2 quintillion. And that’s before taking COVID...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Apr 12, 2019 | In the News, Pop Culture, Sports ~ Approx. 3 mins
You might have missed the best story of March Madness this year. No, it wasn’t Virginia’s story of redemption, as good as that was. It was a story about losing. By now, you have heard about the newly crowned NCAA Men’s Basketball National Champions at the University...
by Eric Sundrup, SJ | Mar 23, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
TJP’s Perry Petrich sounds off the about the only two Jesuit teams to make the Sweet Sixteen (of the original eight invited to the big dance). Unfortunately for Marquette fans, Perry’s predictions about the Golden Eagles didn’t pan out last night. As a proud alumnus...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Mar 19, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
Something about the tourney reminds me of a family reunion, a bunch of people who come together once a year to celebrate that one thing that they have in common. All those familiar faces reappear–a year older but just as crazy. And isn’t that what we love?...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Mar 12, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
It all started yesterday. The Sunday I’d been waiting for. The night we discovered what the future will hold. Selection Sunday. March Madness begins. It might sound ridiculous, but I can’t talk about the tourney without mentioning Holy Week. Every three years or...
