0 comments by Scott on 1/17/2015
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 […]
0 comments by Steve Fetch on 1/14/2015
With conference season (finally) underway, the college basketball landscape is starting to take shape a bit and teams can more comfortably be sorted into tiers. While this means we have seen some surprising teams (I’ll admit I didn’t see Oklahoma State coming), it also means we have some disappointing teams. Sadly, the latter are what […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 1/11/2015
College football and college basketball ARE different. These sports ARE apples and oranges. You can’t play 68-team football tournaments. You can’t reduce a basketball field to four teams after just 13 games. Basketball teams have a real non-conference season. Football teams determine clear-cut conference champions (well, except for the Big 12), whereas a two-way tie […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer
It is hard to make the Notre Dame and Virginia offenses look bad. No one had been able to do so prior to Saturday. However, the proverbial rock met the hard place when the two squared off in South Bend. Coming into the game, Notre Dame was leading the nation in offensive efficiency while Virginia […]
0 comments by Steve Fetch on 1/8/2015
The Oklahoma Sooners are off to a 2-0 start in Big 12 play, and grabbed the league’s statement win so far, beating Texas 70-49 in Austin. After the win, Oklahoma moved up to No. 7 in the Pomeroy Ratings, tops in the Big 12. The Sooners were a sleeper coming into the season, but with […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 1/7/2015
It’s the kind of thing you couldn’t have made up if you tried. It’s the kind of fact that blows away your mind. It’s a reality which ripples across 76 years of American history, 76 years of collegiate sports history. It’s the longer-than-longshot which defies the odds and leaves you breathless. It’s part of the […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 1/6/2015
When searching for the more competitive conferences in America, there aren’t many folks who would vouch for the Missouri Valley Conference… well, maybe they should. The last time the Missouri Valley Conference got more than two teams in the NCAA Tournament was 2006 – a year that saw a pair get to the Sweet 16. […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 12/29/2014
While you were probably watching the NFL, Michael Gbinije was cleaning up a miss with a big-time put back dunk as Syracuse rolled over Long Beach on Sunday. Gbinije finished the game with 24 points on 10/13 shooting and added 8 assists and 6 boards. This is Michael Gbinije’s favorite way to clean up the […]
0 comments by Scott on 12/27/2014
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 […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer
With all of the talk about Kentucky running the table, the Wildcats survived their toughest battle of the season in the KFC Yum! Center against previously unbeaten Louisville. With the victory 58-50 victory Saturday, Kentucky answered several questions. However, a few more were raised as well. Questions Answered: Let’s start with the answered questions first: […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer
With conference play beginning across the nation next week, one pressing question applies to much of the Midwest: When did the Big Ten become the “Mediocre 13 and Wisconsin?” Outside of the Badgers, nearly every other team has fallen to a lesser opponent or otherwise faces serious issues coming into Big Ten play. However, it […]
0 comments by Steve Fetch on 12/17/2014
We are still early in the 2014-2015 season, and most leagues have not even started conference play yet, but it is already time to talk about one of the best parts of the NCAA tournament: bracket busters. Although the lines separating low-majors, mid-majors and high-majors get blurrier and blurrier every year (the packs might begin […]
0 comments by Steve Fetch on 12/12/2014
Michigan is coming off back to back home losses to NJIT and Eastern Michigan, which are ranked 267th and 119th in the KenPom ratings. While the Wolverines were expected to take a bit of a step back this season, they were preseason No. 16 in KenPom, and were ranked 24th in the first regular season […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer
What a difference three weeks make. When Kansas fell to Kentucky by 32 points over three weeks ago, and the Wildcats blocked as many shot attempts as the Jayhawks saw go through the net, panic for this reloaded Kansas squad set in. However, victories over Rhode Island, Tennessee and Florida at home; over Michigan State […]
Duke’s Tyus Jones might have been knocked around at times on Tuesday night against Michigan State, but when you’ve just scored a basket in a game you significantly altered for the better, who has time to feel pain? Jones and his Duke teammates had a lot of fun — they showcased their offensive skills, which were too much for the Spartans.
0 comments by Steve Fetch on 12/10/2014
Although it was not hyped to the level of last year’s freshman class, this year’s crop of recruits had plenty of star power, and plenty of guys predicted for immediate stardom. Virtually every major publication tabbed Duke’s Jahlil Okafor as preseason national player of the year, and plenty of places tabbed Arizona freshman Stanley Johnson […]
