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Bubble Nation: Which Teams Are Most Squarely On The Bubble?

It’s January 27. Super Bowl week also marks the run-up to college basketball insanity. League titles for the most part will be won or lost in the month of February. Contenders and pretenders will show themselves with road wins and home losses. It’s part of what makes the sport so much fun. A large part […]

College Basketball: Weekend Winners and Losers

Welcome to the winners and losers of the weekend. This is a very scientific post in which the author judiciously decides what teams and players were winners or losers of the weekend. It should be taken very seriously, with the winners being filled with pride, and the losers being filled with shame, but still harboring […]

What We Learned from Duke’s Win at Louisville

Duke’s 63-52 victory at Louisville on Saturday taught us a whole lot about both squads. It also helped Virginia get a little more breathing room now that Louisville and Duke each have a pair of ACC losses. The best way to cover games like this is break down what what well and poorly for each […]

Urban Meyer, a superstar head coach and a national figure in college football, spoke at Big Ten Media Days on Monday in Chicago. Big Ten Network did not provide live coverage of his session with the media. ESPN deserves plenty of criticism for how it elevates the SEC and undercuts the levels of exposure it gives to conferences such as the ACC and Big 12. However, when BTN can’t provide live coverage of Meyer, Mark Dantonio, and the coaches of its other big-name programs, the collection of factors that feed into conference bias becomes a lot more complicated. It’s not just about ESPN loving the SEC too much; it’s about BTN and Pac-12 Networks being markedly inadequate when covering their own conferences. Conference bias is, in other words, a two-way street and a multi-source problem. ESPN’s competitors have to do a better job.

TweetCap: Ohio State Beats Down Bama, Moves on to Championship Game

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Kentucky-Louisville, UL Edition: Where It Went Wrong For The Cards

For the seventh time in the last eight meetings, Louisville took a loss to Kentucky, this time in a 58-50 final. The Cardinals gave a great defensive effort, but once again the Louisville offense was shaky. Just as in their victory over Ohio State in the Big 10-ACC challenge, the Cardinals went through stretches where […]

Video: Nebraska Stunned by Incarnate Word

That shot by Kyle Hittle was the difference in Incarnate Word’s stunning victory at Nebraska. The Huskers were up 7 points with 2:32 remaining. Here are some of Nebraska’s mistakes: Missed layup missed put back 1 of 2 free throws 1 of 2 free throws Turnover Fouled a 3 point shooter Fouled a 3 point […]

James Blackmon Jr Baptizes Montrezl Harrell

James Blackmon Jr of Indiana brought the hammer down on Montrezl Harrell during Louisville’s 94-74 victory over IU. They have have lost the game, but the Hoosiers had a highlight. That’s .. something.

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