Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Losing in St. Louis, mayhem in Milwaukee It’s not easy being the No. 2 team in the land. Louisville found this out the hard way last week, but managed to recover in dramatic fashion. Entering last week the Cardinals were 18-1, the last […]

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart From the ashes For most programs around the country, losing three of four games and dropping below .500 in conference play is a bad omen. But these programs are not Memphis, and they do not play in the National Division of Conference USA. […]

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart No More Problems in Houston Remember back to January 11, when the Houston Cougars just lost their seventh straight game, 63-50 to UAB, dropping their overall record to 2-10? Seems like a long time ago now. Since bottoming out to the Blazers, UH […]

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Joining the party Entering last week, three C-USA teams remained winless in conference play. Well, the party has now officially begun, as these last three squads all cracked the win column during the course of the week. While all three wins could be […]

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart National showcase Louisville and East Carolina each had a chance to show the nation a thing or two Thursday when the two played each other at ECU’s dreaded Minges Coliseum live on ESPN2. The Cardinals were trying to show the country they deserve […]

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Early Cinderella stories Okay, so maybe week one in conference play is just wrapping up, but is it too early to proclaim two surprises in C-USA this season? Well, the proclaiming will begin anyway. To find these two surprises, one must head south. […]

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Deja vu, Pirate style Last season, the then No. 9 Marquette Golden Eagles traveled to East Carolina and were stunned by the Pirates, 51-46. Marquette knew they could ill afford to take ECU lightly again, and still they could not stop from being […]

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart America, say hello to Conference USA Those critics who questioned C-USA as a major conference took a huge hit Saturday, as two top 15 teams fell by the way side. Kentucky became the first to fall, as the traveled west to face intra-state […]

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Well, it was a blowout As expected, the Oregon versus Cincinnati game featured several minutes of mop up time as the clock ticked away. Unexpectedly, it was due to the Bearcats blowing the Ducks out of the water. Playing outstanding on both sides […]