The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 22nd, 2003 by Michael Ermitage It doesn’t matter how good the Alabama Crimson Tide are when they head to Oxford, Mississippi each year – they are destined to be blown out by the Rebels. And that’s exactly what happened Tuesday night as Ole Miss […]
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Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman A Loud Cry, Followed by a Deafening Silence As expected, my last article raised the ire of many Wyoming fans. They didn’t appreciate my assessment that the Cowboys are the league’s most overrated team. If that wasn’t bad enough, I added a little more […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Mitch Schneider Battin’ 400 The great Boston Red Sox slugger, Ted Williams, did it in 1941. Sixty-two year later, another Williams would reach the 400-mark . . . except this one did it with a clipboard instead of a bat, in a different sport, and […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Notebook by Joaquin Mesa Will Not Coach for Food Pac-10 play went on unabashed and teams were eager to provide the types of games it did last year. It was lucky for those of us that enjoy watching the Pac-10 that UCLA did not play in every game, otherwise […]
D-1 Independent Notebook
D-1 Independents Notebook by Stephen Murphy Do you remember the days when it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing to be an independent? Do you remember David Robinson, Kelly Tripucka, Bill Laimbeer, and David Rivers? Colleges such as Notre Dame, Navy and Air Force were free to schedule whomever they chose. […]
Big Sky Notebook
Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito Bengals open conference play in heart-wrenching fashion The state of Idaho is not exactly known for having a rich tradition in college basketball. But if it were to release a tell-all biography, a small chapter about this weekend’s basketball festivities involving Idaho State would […]
Northeast Notebook
Northeast Conference Notebook by Chris Roddy Attics of His Life: A Look at the Career of Coach Jim Phelan Mount St. Mary’s head coach Jim Phelan announced (as reported on Hoopville’s Morning Dish last week) he will retire at the end of the 2002-03 season. Phelan has coached for 49 […]
West Coast Notebook
West Coast Notebook by James Burns It’s the tale of two fates. A year after sharing the West Coast crown, Gonzaga and Pepperdine knew something had to give. But when? These two teams had shared the glory and the spotlight for way too long. All this time, since the inception […]
Horizon Notebook
Horizon Notebook by Brian Seymour Every season there seems to be one “anointed” mid-major team by the national press, as if the collective consciousness of the average basketball fan can’t handle two or more talented teams from outside the safe haven of the major conferences. This season, Creighton has usurped […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Hottest Item On ACC Menu is the Upset Special Last week, the ACC featured ten games with several pivotal match-ups that had the potential to change the course of history (or at least for the 2002-03 campaign for conference champion). No. 1 Duke […]
