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Saturday, November 23, 2024
The Big Ten/ACC Challenge gets going with two Big Ten home games that were a bit different. Additionally, it wasn’t a good day for the Hoyas, while the Hurricanes lost another player to injury, and a few other notable results on a light day of game action.
A wild night a couple of nights ago was followed up by a relatively ho-hum evening. Plus one team’s misery ends while another begins, mediocrity reigns out west, and a Fighting Camel climbs an all-time list a little further.
In our latest podcast, we touch on a couple of news stories related to the FBI investigation and what they may portend, then talk about a few conference races of interest. Ted also gives out his midseason awards before we wrap up and look ahead to the weekend.
A season that once looked very promising for Nebraska may be coming crashing down. Plus a number of blowouts with a few close ones mixed in, an apparently wide-open Big 12, and a blowout in a mid-major showdown.
Miami now knows that Dewan Hernandez is long gone. With that, an already challenging season doesn’t get any easier for a team that has struggled with depth and has seen a sudden slump from their leading scorer.
On Sunday, Purdue just further showed that they’re in the ballpark of where many thought they would be before the season. Plus a two-team race is emerging in one conference, and the stage has been set for an upcoming showdown between undefeated teams in another conference.
Villanova still hasn’t lost a Big East game and looks more like the Villanova we have come to know of late. Plus a light night of action saw two road wins in the same conference, more NCAA issues, and an arrest in the Ivy League.
As Miami’s 15-day break for final exams wind down, Jim Larranaga is facing a big challenge with a four-game losing streak and big question marks in the frontcourt.
The Jimmy V Classic was another good doubleheader, with the second game telling us more about one team and its growing pains than the other. Plus one team brings a four-game losing streak into a long final exam break, another loses a big man, and blowing a big lead and losing the game makes it a bad loss.
For the second time in three days, a big-time matchup for a tournament championship was at least as good as advertised. Plus several more tournament final matchups are set, a concerning development in Nashville, and a first loss of the season in a blowout.
