0 comments by Scott on 2/25/2015
This shot by Duke’s Tyus Jones shows just how fickle the sport of basketball can be. The ball touched every last inch of the rim. The shot was halfway down. Yet, none of this counts because the whimsical hand of fate came into play and the ball spun out. Sports are cruel.
PITTSBURGH, PA – JANUARY 25: Jamel Artis #1 of the Pittsburgh Panthers reacts near the end of the game against the Louisville Cardinals during the game at Petersen Events Center on January 25, 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
0 comments by Mike Ferguson on 2/20/2015
We’re roughly two weeks away from the start of conference tournaments. For teams on the bubble, they must play well now. A number of teams notched signature victories this week, but for some, there is still work to do. Teams in all caps are projected to be conference champions. Conference winners will account for 32 […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 2/19/2015
It will be an ACC/SEC match-up to start the year in 2016. Both Georgia and North Carolina are familiar with the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game as both have came up short in previous games. In 2010, UNC lost to LSU 30-24 and in 2011 Georgia fell to Boise State 35-21. Believe it or not these teams […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 2/15/2015
We’re four weeks from Selection Sunday, March 15. Saturday’s results in college basketball set up a number of big bubble games this next week, although the next Saturday on the slate, Feb. 21, is noticeably devoid of big contests. Here are just some of the details worth taking from a plot twist-laden Saturday: * 5 […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 03: Norman Powell #4 of the UCLA Bruins talkes with Head coach Steve Alford as he is taken out of the game against the Cal State Fullerton Titans at Pauley Pavilion on December 3, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. UCLA won 73-45. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
0 comments by Mike Ferguson on 2/13/2015
March is just around the corner as teams make their final push for a spot in the NCAA tournament. The field is once again 68 and for teams on the bubble, the time is now to make a run at a spot in the big dance as we look at which teams are currently in […]
0 comments by Scott on 2/11/2015
North Carolina State’s Abdul-Malik Abu finished this alley oop in style: N.C. State leads Virginia early on in a huge ACC clash for the Wolfpack.
0 comments by Kevin Causey
Matthew Colburn, Mr Football for the state of South Carolina, had his scholarship offer pulled by Louisville just two days before signing day. Today, he signed on with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons…. Deacon fans, welcome Matthew Colburn to the Wake Forest family! He signed an NLI today, and was Mr. Football in S.C. pic.twitter.com/2apdi03wgy […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 2/6/2015
Apparently, the Duke Blue Devils started “spring” football practice today. Talk about getting a head start on the competition…. If you are missing college football, bookmark this page from FBSchedules.com that shows when each spring game will be played.
CHAPEL HILL, NC – FEBRUARY 02: Anthony Gill #13 of the Virginia Cavaliers blocks a shot by Isaiah Hicks #22 of the North Carolina Tar Heels during a game at the Dean Smith Center on February 2, 2015 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 2/2/2015
For Virginia, Monday’s win at North Carolina was accomplished with some feats it was not able to pull off against Duke on Saturday. While the early minutes of this game showed that the Tar Heels were intent on copying the recipe the Blue Devils used in defeating the Hoos, Virginia’s defense rebounded in the second […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – JANUARY 31: Jahlil Okafor #15 and Tyus Jones #5 of the Duke Blue Devils celebrate following a late-three pointer by Jones against the Virginia Cavaliers at John Paul Jones Arena on January 31, 2015 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
0 comments by Steve Fetch
The debate over which conference is the best seems to crop up every year around this time, and while I am not sure how relevant it is to college basketball in general, it still gets to be an interesting topic most years. This year, however, I think the only real discussion is how one chooses […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 2/1/2015
The Saturday before the Super Bowl is one of the busiest single days of the entire college basketball season, since more schools try to avoid playing on Super Sunday. Which five stories jumped off the page more than any others from 151 games? Here’s the list: * 5 – SEC: CLUTTERED MORE THAN CLEAR The […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – JANUARY 31: Jahlil Okafor #15 and Tyus Jones #5 of the Duke Blue Devils celebrate following a late-three pointer by Jones against the Virginia Cavaliers at John Paul Jones Arena on January 31, 2015 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 1/31/2015
When a game abruptly turns in the final few minutes of regulation, making far-reaching conclusions can be imprudent. Yet, it can still be said that after handing Virginia its first loss of the college basketball season, Duke also supplied the nation with the blueprint of how to knock off the Cavaliers. In the first half, […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
Big win by the Wolfpack as they could not afford to lose this game…. http://instagram.com/p/yh8Ab2QBm9/
“Hey, Big 12! We’re really good!” — The message BYU wants to send in its bowl game, even though the Big 12 won’t expand next year or the year after that. BYU is trying to plant seeds that will sprout several years down the line.
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 1/30/2015
If you were to cite one pervasive flaw in college football — not a specific policy such as pass interference not being reviewable, or an isolated failing such as the unwillingness to schedule New Year’s Six games on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016 — you could come up with several legitimate and compelling answers. You could […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 1/29/2015
When 19- and 20-year-old athletes are thrown into the fires of midseason pressure, with every game potentially pointing the way toward the NCAA tournament, volatility will emerge. This is just a fact of life. Some teams will win more consistently than others — think of Florida and Wichita State last season, Kentucky and Virginia this […]
