On Monday, Oklahoma ascended to the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the first time in 26 years. The Sooners’ stay there will almost certainly be a short one.
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The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 17, 2016
It’s not just the big games a team wins; it’s how they play in the games immediately after, as well as in games throughout the season that they aren’t expected to lose. In that regard, Saturday was not a good day for a few teams who have had some big moments this year.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 16, 2016
An entertaining game is unfortunately followed by a very less-than-entertaining melee. Plus a home team takes over late in the Atlantic 10, cancer hits the basketball world again, and a Tiger’s career may be in jeopardy.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 12, 2016
With the college football season finale taking place on approximately 17 different networks Monday night, most leagues chose to sit out the evening. For those looking for some college hoops, though, it offered the opportunity to sneak a glance at a pair of programs that have hidden gem written all over them, and have for some time.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Polls do matter. A case could be made that the All-America first team is already wrapped up right now. And it’s not at all hard to envision Oklahoma and Kansas playing two or three more times this year, including perhaps again in April.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 29, 2015
We’re reaching the time of the college basketball season where we’re going to start seeing teams undergo a serious in-season transformation.
The Morning Dish – Monday, December 21, 2015
A program that once couldn’t win now has a bright future and got a nice win on Sunday. Plus another relative newcomer gives a powerhouse a battle, and a couple of other noteworthy results on a slow day.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 17, 2015
For all the first month of the 2015-16 season has brought us-the beginnings of a terrific national player of the year race; upstarts like Monmouth and Arkansas-Little Rock seemingly coming from nowhere; coaches suddenly releasing the shackles on offenses-one area where the offerings have seemed a little thin is buzzer-beating finishes.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Monmouth has knocked off one college sports giant after another this year. Plus: Bo Ryan retires from Wisconsin.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, December 5, 2015
A team that didn’t return many scholarship players after a much-needed housecleaning wins again. Plus Oregon may have lost more than just their first game of the season, and early conference games were on tap in one conference.
