Thursday night meant one thing: Cincinnati vs. Xavier. The Crosstown Shootout. The best non-conference rivalry in college basketball, and (in this opinion) one of the top three rivalries in the sport right now.
Tag: Duke
This is not what was expected for Duke
Many figured this season would be a smooth run to a national championship for Duke. Instead, it has been anything but smooth, and now they have the challenge of making a national championship run look like a possibility once again.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 7, 2017
The first of a few showdown games in the Atlantic 10 went about as expected – a close one. Plus an ACC team gets a player back, and a winter storm leaves its mark down south.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 5, 2017
There’s a whole lot of the 2016-17 college basketball season left, but there won’t be a lot more regular season dates more captivating than Wednesday night was across the national landscape.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 3, 2017
On the second day of 2017, a medium-weight college basketball schedule included quite a few games, though few of the high profile variety. Regardless of the stories developing early in some conferences (the Metro Atlantic and Southland being turned upside down, for example), it can’t be ignored that the biggest […]
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 1, 2017
Good morning, Happy New Year and welcome to 2017! Wishing all a blessed and prosperous year ahead.
Talking Hoops With Ted Sarandis – December 24, 2016
In our latest podcast, we talk about the great games Kentucky has been a part of lately. We go on to other ACC matters involving arch rivals, as well as some quick hits and a conference race that should be as good as expected.
The Morning Dish – Friday, December 23, 2016
Thursday was a very good night for the West Coast Conference. It came very close to being an out-of-sight awesome night, but it was still a very productive evening for the conference.
With Grayson Allen, we have a bad pattern to nip in the bud
Once is bad, twice is a problem, and three times is a pattern. That is what we have with Grayson Allen, and it’s high time it was nipped in the bud.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 22, 2016
As heated as it has become, with two power broker coaches and both teams annually in the top 10, if you didn’t know the history it would be hard to imagine a team could have dominated the Kentucky/Louisville series recently, but entering their matchup this year the Wildcats were doing […]
