Doing the Conference Shuffle by Andrew Flynn This offseason has drawn to light the best and worst of what happens when folks look at a map and say, “We should have these guys in our conference.” It seems that’s exactly what ACC commissioner John Swofford did with his quasi-successful power […]
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Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, October 15th NABC Summit: Today is the National Association of Basketball Coaches mandatory meeting in Chicago, where coaches will address the number of problems and scandals that have happened in the past year, from the St. Bonaventure scandal, the Georgia scandal, the Iowa State scandal, […]
SoCon Offseason Update
SoCon Offseason News Update by Robby Trail Appalachian State Coaching Changes: Mountaineers head coach Houston Fancher hired Daryl Robinson as an assistant. Robinson previously coached high school ball at Lee Road High School in Raleigh for ten seasons, taking Lee to the state playoffs nine of those ten seasons. College […]
Mid-Continent Offseason Update
Mid-Continent Offseason News Update by Cory J. Danner The Mid-Continent Conference was all about change in the off-season. Many teams added new coaches, many players graduated and throngs of freshman are being brought in, and the biggest change of all was a new commissioner. Ron Bertovich was brought in to […]
ACC Offseason Update
ACC Offseason News Update by Michael Protos The ACC seems to find a way to remain in headlines regardless of whether or not it’s basketball season. Duke lost a recruit through circumstances that question the sanctity of the national letter of intent. The earth-shaking coaching change at North Carolina created […]
Big West Offseason Update
Big West Offseason News Update by Dean Austin You know, when one of the biggest pieces of news during the off season is one school putting in a new scoreboard, it might be time for a little more excitement in your conference. Certainly no conference wishes to go through the […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, October 14th Today’s Morning Dish is an All-Big East edition. Slighted: Syracuse athletic director Jake Crouthamel yesterday pouted yesterday, ripping Boston College for leaving the Big East for the ACC. According to the Associated Press, Crouthamel said, “Three months ago, [we] sat face to face […]
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The Morning Dish – Monday, October 13th And BC Makes 12: The other shoe dropped yesterday, as the ACC formally invited Boston College to leave the Big East and join the ACC, which the school quickly accepted. The move, which had been speculated upon since the NCAA vetoed the ACC’s […]
Conversation with Kevin Stallings
A Conversation with Vanderbilt Coach Kevin Stallings by Adam Shandler Have you heard the news? The media loves the Commodores! (Personally I thought they were better with Lionel Richie.) Okay, no more Shecky Green impressions. Different Commodores. Many preseason college hoops pundits are picking Vandy to win not only the […]