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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
A lot of off-court news led the way on this day, one story standing out much more than the others because of perspective. Plus the scuffling Red Storm have a big loss, a coach will have a few more years, and a couple of surprise results on the evening.
Two teams remind us how conference play is different in a decidedly negative way. Plus road wins were hard to come by but big when they did, a logjam atop the Big 12, and a surprising result in Milwaukee,
Almost as infuriating on Monday as a deserving championship contender being kept from a real shot at a national title solely because of collusion is how so many networks covering college basketball continue to run away from a prime opportunity to do something different on that night.
In the early going, there’s a surprise co-leader in one major conference after Sunday. Plus more Pac-12 madness with one school picking up a second big win, a good in-state matchup elsewhere, and a referee considers moving on.
Saturday was as good as advertised given the matchups, and many results are noteworthy for one reason or another. The SEC continues to look very interesting in the early going as well.
Conference play may be still just getting rolling, but we’ve had more than enough to talk about already, from highly ranked teams going down to upstarts making moves. Here is a potpourri of thoughts from another crazy Saturday-and we’ve just started January: Before Thursday, who ever would’ve thought that the […]
The Pac-12 appears to be hyper-competitive, but after its schools’ non-conference showing, is that a good thing? Plus two teams stand out early in the Horizon, surprising results in two other leagues, and a couple of Big Ten teams take personnel hits.
Wichita State and Cincinnati were poised to be the hottest things going in the American Athletic Conference this year, and both have generally delivered early in the season, if going through minor hiccups. Who else is going to join them at the top? Is it possible it could be…Tulane?
In our latest podcast, we start with a big game in the Big East, then move on to the sudden lack of undefeated teams, a big injury in the ACC, and a powerhouse that looks vulnerable in a stacked conference they have long ruled.
A New Year edition of notes, numbers, thoughts and assorted gibberish from around college basketball, and maybe outside it, too. Our latest college hoops notebook:
