It’s become obvious in recent years that the NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee, commonly known by most as the selection committee for the sport’s tournament field, feels the need to regularly throw out trial balloons under the guise of making the event “better.” Even if those balloons are filled with lead.
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Scanning the Nation January 24, 2017: On Wake Forest, Tulsa, Bucknell and more
Notes from around college basketball as we are in the late stages of January and endless bubble talk is just around the corner:
Scanning the Nation January 17, 2017: notes from across college hoops
We’re well past the turn of the new year now, settled firmly into conference play, and around-the-clock talk of bracketology and Joe Lunardi on ESPN 25 hours a day is just around the corner (in the rare case with that network, this is not a bad thing-there’s never enough of affable Joe in February and March). Here are some notes from around college basketball:
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 12, 2017
Don’t we seem to write this same story every year for Michigan State? And, for that matter, Richmond too?
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 – 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 […]
The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 4, 2016
We’re barely into December, but already the number of unbeaten teams this college basketball season has whittled down to less than a dozen.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 24, 2016
Wishing a blessed and Happy Thanksgiving to all today. A pair of top 10 ACC teams faced similar opponents on Wednesday, with dramatically different-but ultimately successful-results.
2015-16 ACC Post-Mortem
The ACC was highly competitive, yet had a familiar look at the top, and then it turned on the jets with a big NCAA Tournament.