Horizon League Notebook by Brian Seymour To paraphrase Yogi Berra, it’s deja vu all over again for Butler University. Just like last year, the Bulldogs raced quickly out of the gate, posting 10 straight victories this season before tripping to Hawaii in overtime in the championship of the Rainbow Classic. […]
Conference Notes
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Notebook by Chris Burke Entering the start of Big Ten conference play on Tuesday, 10 of the Big Ten’s 11 teams were above .500 on the season. The one that’s not, Penn State, sits at 5-6. But one of those teams isn’t all that pleased with the way […]
Atlantic 10 Notebook
Atlantic-10 Notebook by Jason Haslam Owls, Musketeers and Hawks . . . I Dub Thee ‘Upsetters’ This past week three Atlantic 10 teams pulled out some big wins against ranked opponents that all had been on hot streaks. Temple, coming off two weeks of rest, fended off Indiana to give […]
Conference USA Notebook
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 […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 6th, 2003 by Andrew Flynn While the majority of talk this Monday morning will be football related, considering the remarkable comebacks in the NFL Playoffs yesterday, the college basketball world remained stable and un-outraged. Which is a good thing. There were no upsets. You […]
SEC Notebook
Southeastern Conference Notebook by Rainer Sabin In forty minutes on Saturday, Alabama laid to rest any fears its fans may have had after the Crimson Tide lost to Utah last Monday. That is because Alabama (10-1) conquered No. 19 Xavier 65-58 in Tuscaloosa. The Tide rebounded from its first setback […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Adam Shandler Seniors Help Salukis Rally As a coach, you can only hope that you can rely on your seniors to pull your team from despair. Bruce Weber’s seniors came through for Southern Illinois on Saturday, and the Salukis defeated 1-9 Illinois State in their […]
Mid-Continent Conference Notebook
Mid-Continent Conference Notebook by Matt Amis On a collision course with the Big Ten Conference, as well as Top-25 mainstays Kansas and Notre Dame, there was a feeling it was going to be a rough weekend in Mid-Continent land. And despite the best efforts of Valpo and well, the usual […]
Sun Belt Notebook
Sun Belt Notebook by Andria Wenzel New Mexico State needs Moore Since the return of James Moore from academic suspension on Dec. 15, the New Mexico State Aggies have been unbearable as well as unbeatable for most opponents. The Aggies have gone 3-1 since Moore’s return, the lone loss being […]
Big Sky Notebook
Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito Reevaluating the Big Sky With the Big Sky Conference schedule waiting in the wings (first game on Jan. 7) the time has come to take a second look at each team and their chances in conference play. Teams are in order of their predicted […]
