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Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Of all the teams near the top of the rankings-scratch that, in the top 25 rankings at all-Cincinnati has been the mystery team of this season. And while the Bearcats will still be that for some time for many, they at least should have answered some questions Wednesday night.
A nearly full night of SEC action told us a lot about the conference all the way around. Plus one ACC team keeps rolling, a Big East team continues to slide, and an interesting home and road split out west.
In our latest podcast, we talk about big road wins for a few teams, including a couple of bluebloods that looked destined for losses, as well as an unsettled Big Ten beyond one team, an SEC where you shouldn’t pay attention to bracketologists, and the problems with a proposed earlier start to the college basketball season.
Could SMU be a program for the long haul, beyond the days of a big-name coach? Plus the absence of a starter isn’t a problem in Fort Worth or Tuscaloosa, the Fighting Irish take another hit to their depth, and a historic loss in the nation’s capital.
More early impressions are being formed as conference play continues, especially in the SEC and Big Ten. Plus a big road win in the Big 12, a big blow to the Fighting Irish, and a good coach gets in the news for a bad reason once again.
Saturday included 14 ranked teams in action, including a trio of games matching two ranked squads. Three ranked teams were knocked off by unranked, and three more very nearly were. Number One went down. In the end, though, the biggest storyline were the undefeated teams. Specifically, the day started with three. By the end there were none.
Can one player make this much difference? When it comes to Oklahoma, that answer seems increasingly more obvious by the minute, as Trae Young is the hottest player in the country.
Boston College’s 89-84 win over Duke on Saturday was a stunner, rocking the college hoops world in early December as if it was NJIT against Michigan. And yet, in a number of ways, maybe it shouldn’t have been that hard to see coming after all. For one thing, the Blue […]
In our latest podcast, we talk about a bizarre finish to an early-season tournament game, the Pac-12’s early struggles, Florida teams going in different directions and two northeast teams trending less relevant even as they excite fans at a famous arena.
Mike Hopkins gets his first signature win as a head coach, but a big takeaway is that his team is getting better. Plus a couple of upsets and a few near misses, a game gets canceled, and an Eagle is done for the season.
