0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 12/4/2014
Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Follow the author @RyanPalencer Age is just a number. That is a statement that is typically just for the elderly. However, on Wednesday night, Wisconsin learned the hard way at the hands of freshmen-oriented Duke that this can be the case. The Badgers, who fall on their home floor about […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 12/3/2014
The identity of Rick Pitino teams holds true for this new Louisville squad: The Cardinals once again possess athletic defenders who close off passing lanes and revel in a high-energy, helter-skelter style of basketball. The victim Tuesday night was Ohio State, a team which — unlike Louisville — thrived in settled halfcourt situations. The Cardinals’ relentless […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 12/2/2014
Florida is preparing for a late-season conference and tournament run in an interesting way: with close early-season battles against strong competition. Challenging early games, mixed with combining some new players on the floor, make it a bit too early for the Gators to panic… even though it might seem panic is warranted. With last Friday’s […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 11/30/2014
The College Football Playoff did one thing for an exciting Iron Bowl: It made the winner less central to the national championship race for the first time in about eight years. While the 55-44 Alabama victory was entertaining for fans, the final result really did not make a difference either way — at least, it’s reasonable […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 11/23/2014
With all of the preseason hype, national rankings and Heisman campaigns, 2014 was supposed to be a title-contending season for UCLA in the Pac-12. While back-to-back mid-season losses to Utah and Oregon appeared to have derailed this plan, a win over Arizona on Nov. 1 and Saturday’s thrashing of rival USC have changed the discussion. […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 11/19/2014
The Champions Classic in Indianapolis Tuesday night was just that — it felt like a collection of heavyweights, and the product in no way disappointed… unless you’re a member of Rock Chalk Nation. The matinee, featuring Duke and Michigan State, gave us an opportunity to see a Blue Devil team that has nine McDonald’s All-Americans, […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 11/18/2014
While the preseason No. 1 ranking has been a recurring reality in Lexington, Kentucky, there has been a bit of a role reversal this year with the Kentucky Wildcats and John Calipari. This is what can make Big Blue’s 2014-2015 squad so special. Calipari, who annually brings in more McDonalds All-Americans than Ronald McDonald actually […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 11/15/2014
On Saturday, the Ohio State Buckeyes took another big step toward the Big Ten championship and a chance to play for much more than that. However, as Urban Meyer moves closer to a possible spot in the College Football Playoff, his quarterback might be moving closer to college football’s most prestigious individual award. After seeing […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 11/11/2014
Times are rocky in Bloomington, Indiana. Compounding what was already going to be a tough season on the court, the Indiana Hoosiers are working on an arrest record that could be approaching “Pacman” Jones territory by Christmas. This is terrible news for Tom Crean, who had already been falling out of favor for basketball reasons. […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 11/10/2014
I’ve read Matt Zemek’s story on the need for consistency in arguments for the College Football Playoff and the options that become available with each week’s results. However, while looking at Ohio State, I think that we have another option – how do you measure the team’s ability at the end of the season, rather […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 11/9/2014
For the fourth time since 2005, Alabama and LSU were not able to determine a victor after four quarters. For all but two drives in regulation and one in overtime, Alabama quarterback Blake Sims was sub-pedestrian. However, much as he has all year, when the Tide needed Sims, he stepped up big. Sims, who had […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 11/3/2014
After Duke’s annual shootout with Pittsburgh, one question came to my mind: Can this experienced Duke team compete with Florida State in the ACC Championship Game? Though their defense looked like Swiss cheese against the Panthers Saturday, the Blue Devils gave a performance that appeared to be a blip on the radar, at least if […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer
With the recent release of the first ever College Football Playoff rankings, two things stood out: The first is a serious lack of diversity, which is no surprise in light of recent years. The second is the amount of teams in the top 10 that are likely to fall during the remainder of the regular […]
