WAC Notebook by Phil Dailey Is Fresno State for real? There comes a point in the season when a team shows its true colors. For Fresno State, they still keep winning, even when they shouldn’t. It seems like every week Fresno State gets some kind of accolade. Well, they should […]
Conference Notes
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 30th, 2003 by Brian Seymour Never let it be said that Hoopville is above (or below) hyping Robert Montgomery Knight’s race to 800 career victories, as the legendary (or infamous) coach won No. 799 on Wednesday, a 66-56 decision for Texas Tech over Colorado. […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Notebook by Chris Burke Consider Purdue’s message received. After flying under the national and Big Ten radar for the start of the year, Purdue served notice that it is ready to contend for the Big Ten title and an NCAA tournament berth, hammering nationally-ranked Indiana, 69-47 over the […]
SEC Notebook
Southeastern Conference Notebook by Rainer Sabin What is going on in Tuscaloosa? That is the question fans, reporters, and Alabama coach Mark Gottfried are trying to answer. On Saturday, No. 7 Kentucky (15-3, 5-0 SEC) walked in to Coleman Coliseum and handed the No. 23 Crimson Tide a 63-46 loss […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 28, 2003 by Adam Shandler Okay, here’s one of those SAT type word problems for ya. A bunch of Longhorns are stampeding into Lawrence, Kansas, with a ranking of No. 4 in the nation. A flock of Jayhawks, ranked sixth but mostly defeathered after […]
Atlantic Sun Notebook
Atlantic Sun Conference Notebook by Kristy Shonka Surprising Knights on Hot Streak The University of Central Florida men’s basketball team was picked to finish second-to-last in the Atlantic Sun Conference’s South division this season, but someone forgot to mention that to the Golden Knights. Kirk Speraw’s team currently sits atop […]
Mid-American Notebook
Mid-American Conference Notebook by Adam Trumble The Mid-American Conference’s West Division can simply be described as the Wild Wild West. Bowling Green was the leader heading into last week, however the Falcons (5-3) are now one game behind Central Michigan and Northern Illinois (5-2). In the East Division, Kent State […]
Big West Notebook
Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan Three-Headed Monster Leads the Way Just a few weeks into the conference season, it’s becoming apparent that the same three teams that vied for the conference title last season may do so again this season. Utah State (6-2), UC Irvine (5-2), UC Santa […]
Mid-Continent Notebook
Mid-Continent Conference Notebook by Matt Amis Hate to say I told you so, but — look out for Valpo. The Crusaders pushed their current winning streak to five while staying perfect in conference, defeating Oakland, 72-70 Saturday in Rochester, Mich. Joaquim Gomes hit two free throws with four seconds left […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Home Sweet Home As the nine ACC teams approach the midpoint of conference play, no single team appears ready to dominate the conference. Each team must defend its home court to earn the right to appear in the post-season. Last week’s ten contests […]
