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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
In our latest podcast, we look at a wild week in college basketball that was highlighted by Tuesday night. We also talk about who will likely be the top team in the polls and look ahead to the weekend, which features one last flurry of non-conference games.
Akron continues to win a lot of games, all while much talk of consistent winners involves other programs. Plus the Wildcats and Tar Heels regain a player, while the Hoosiers lose one for the rest of the way.
In our latest podcast, we touch on a number of issues affecting conferences like Conference USA, as well as a big loss for Creighton, less mystery in Arizona, and more on the ACC as we look forward to the weekend.
It’s almost unthinkable that a Big Ten team can have a 17-2 record and be flying under the radar. Yet that’s exactly what Maryland has done so far this year in building exactly that gaudy record. The anonymity of the Terrapins can be summed up by the observation that Maryland […]
Now we know what’s behind a big mystery of the college season. Plus a few games were dandies, including some overtime battles, a Hoosier goes down again, and a couple of surprises in the east.
A program once among the also-rans in its conference continues to be a consistent contender and winner. Plus the NCAA wants more numbers, another coach goes on the shelf, and an incident in Arizona remains a mystery.
It was a rather docile first full weekend of January, early in the conference portion of the college basketball season. Here are some quick hit notes from around the country, from A (Arizona) to…well, at least W (Western Illinois):
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has furnished more than its share of scoring machines in the league’s 36-year history, and Fairfield’s Curtis Cobb put his name among some heady company Thursday night.
Road teams were the story of the night in college basketball on Wednesday. Now there’s something you don’t say often in this sport at the end of November.
The Great Alaska Shootout is a longtime Thanksgiving weekend tradition in its 39th year, but whether it will reach a 40th year is in question.
