This year’s NCAA Tournament has not brought us many true upsets, but it will bring us a Sweet 16 full of history, though.
Tag: Gonzaga
The Morning Dish – Monday, March 23, 2015
A bad day for No. 2 seeds tells us a lot about the winners, including one with a coach whose legend grows. Plus a near miss for one conference, other top seeds move on, and more coaching news emerges.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 21, 2015
Friday was pretty much the opposite of Thursday, and almost historic in a very different way, right up to the end. Plus some trendy picks didn’t work out this time around, a Bulldog should be ready for Saturday.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Robert Morris is the type of small eastern private school that fits in so perfectly in the college basketball landscape. Tuesday night, though, the Colonials may as well have been Kentucky, for the role of villain they took on in the Northeast Conference championship game.
Gonzaga not a No. 1 seed even before BYU loss
There was a lot of talk about Gonzaga as a possible No. 1 seed before they lost to BYU last weekend. Even with a win, though, was their profile really that good, especially compared to others in the mix?
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 4, 2015
On the scale of chic topics in basketball in general, free throws is near the bottom. But like special teams in the NFL playoffs, you better believe free throws will be important this month.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 1, 2015
In a sport where home teams win a full two-thirds of the time, road wins at any time of year in college basketball are extraordinary, no matter the competition. Road wins at the end of February against very good teams are like gold, pure treasures.
The Morning Dish – Friday, February 20, 2015
Sometimes forgotten amidst all the “bubble” talk this time of year is a simple fact: if a team wins enough games, it doesn’t have to worry about being on the bubble.
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 23, 2015
Thursday night’s college basketball schedule was stacked, as good of a weeknight schedule as we may see all season. From the top of Division I to the bottom, from the East Coast to far into the Pacific, games of significance took place everywhere.
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 16, 2015
We are still barely past the halfway mark of this college basketball season, but there’s a question that probably should start getting pondered a little bit: Is Utah a Final Four contender?
