Veteran college basketball broadcaster Ted Sarandis joins Phil Kasiecki for thoughts on several items leading into this weekend’s games, as well as a couple of issues away from the current schedule.
Tag: Oklahoma
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 27, 2016
If you only saw the first 38 1/2 minutes of the game between Virginia and Wake Forest Tuesday night, you wouldn’t believe the final result. In fact, the same would go if you only saw the first 39 minutes and 45 seconds. It was the Demon Deacons’ night, about to snap a four-game losing streak with a home win over a top 15 team. The Cavaliers were done. And then they weren’t.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 19, 2016
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.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 14, 2016
Clemson has a good coach in Brad Brownell, has had him for six years in fact. Brownell won big at previous jobs at UNC-Wilmington and Wright State and has won nearly 62% of games in his career. Still, the sad truth is many might consider Brownell lucky to still be the coach at Clemson.
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 – Sunday, January 3, 2016
Almost certainly now, Monday night will bring us a matchup between No. 1 and No. 2. And we won’t even have to wait a week to see it.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, December 26, 2015
There’s a national power coming out of the Big 12, and it’s not named Kansas. Plus a light day features three other games ahead of another light day with only one more game on tap.
The Morning Dish – Friday, December 25, 2015
Merry Christmas! The holidays once belonged to college basketball, and in particular tournament play. Here’s hoping what has gone around comes back around again.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 24, 2015
Oklahoma is finding a nice home away from home in Hawaii. And Hawaii should be quickly becoming a favorite of TV networks for furnishing exciting games at home on the island.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 23, 2015
With teams looking to squeeze in games before Christmas and the holidays, the full schedule of games on Tuesday had the feeling of a Saturday. And boy, did it deliver.
