In our latest podcast, we start with coaching news in the ACC, then go to a few recent games. A surging Big East team and an amazing rally in the Big 12 lead the discussion after that.
Month: February 2017
The Morning Dish – Friday, February 17, 2017
After unexpectedly making as much news as just about any team in the country a year ago, Monmouth has been conspicuously quiet on the national scene this year. But don’t be fooled.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 16, 2017
As we hit the second half of February, the college basketball season is officially on its stretch run. With that, talk about “bubble” teams will dominate the sport for the next month. When one is on the topic of teams on the fence, they had best make time for Providence. […]
ACC : Looking at team pace
We take a look at the pace of the entire ACC and reflect a bit on the overall subject matter and as it pertains to a number of ACC teams.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Virginia Tech had just about every excuse imaginable to lose a game Tuesday night against one of the ACC’s lowest-rated teams. That the Hokies didn’t is almost certainly the sign of a program ready to take the step of making its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 10 years.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, February 14, 2017
The ACC has unquestionably supplanted the Big 12 as the toughest league in college basketball this season, but while the two conferences continue to share billing on ESPN’s Big Monday package, the former continues to serve as a warm-up to the latter considering the regularly memorable games the Big 12 provides on this night.
The Morning Dish – Monday, February 13, 2017
One of the last games of the weekend ends in dramatic fashion and might lift a long-suffering program back into the NCAA Tournament. Plus another team picks up a big win, a rebuilding team sees a career end early, and some other off-court news that thankfully did not end up worse.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 12, 2017
After the NCAA men’s basketball committee’s first in-season release of the top seeds in advance of the tourney, we have to wonder something: Was the NCAA’s attempt to create in-season “buzz” with a college football-inspired in-season ranking of a portion of the field a flop?
The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 11, 2017
Dayton dealt another big blow to Rhode Island’s NCAA Tournament hopes and in devastating fashion. Plus road teams dominate the night, a Husky is suspended and a few Cardinals return.
Is 9 not enough? Hokies’ Williams says ACC deserves 11 in NCAA field
All season long, some have wondered just how many of the 15 ACC teams will make it to the NCAA Tournament. Virginia Tech head coach Buzz Williams had some thoughts, and he has a unique experience relative to this conversation.
