Super-conferences might seem like the endgame in football, and they might work. In basketball, they don’t, and for other sports it’s even worse. A better idea is to let football be the only sport for these super-conferences.
Tag: SEC
Mississippi State trying to manage through youth and injuries in Ray’s first season
Mississippi State is now 2-5 on the young season and has not looked good often. The Bulldogs are trying to manage through youth and injuries in new head coach Rick Ray’s first season at the helm, and they especially show up at the offensive end.
Kentucky, SEC shatter statistical expectations; ACC underwhelms
It’s good to be an SEC fan. On Monday night, Kentucky completed its return to national supremacy by winning the program’s first championship since 1998. The title run marked the Wildcats’ second consecutive Final Four under coach John Calipari, who figures to make Kentucky a national championship contender pretty much […]
Plenty of teams prepare to jockey for seeding, selection tonight
In the immortal words of the Black Eyed peas, tonight’s gonna be a good night. There are 40 teams in action tonight, and more than half of them are likely to appear in the NCAA Tournament or seriously challenge for their conference’s automatic bid. We’ve got elite powers like Kentucky, […]
The countdown to Selection Sunday starts — less than a month to go
It’s hard to believe, but Selection Sunday is officially less than a month away — 26 days to be precise. That means it’s separation time. The best teams throughout the nation need to raise the bar to claim a regular-season conference championship and jockey for NCAA Tournament seeding. For the […]
Round 233: UNC vs. Duke tips off with more than pride at stake
The first of two regular-season meetings between two of the most hate-filled rivals in American sports goes down tonight when Duke makes the short trip to the Dean Dome to visit North Carolina. As is usually the case in recent years, this game has significant importance in the standings, with […]
Monson’s 49ers reap the rewards of a tough schedule
If any team could claim to be battle-tested heading into conference play, it had to be Long Beach State. The 49ers loaded up their non-conference slate with the likes of Kansas, North Carolina, San Diego State, Louisville and Xavier.
Plenty of great games on tap for this weekend
We’re entering the second weekend of heavy conference play. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the best match ups on the menu, starting with tonight’s action. The NFL playoffs are quite compelling, but be sure to check out some of these games, which promise to be just as entertaining. […]
Head-to-head comparisons: TIQ studs vs. prime time stars
If you’re looking at nothing but overall productivity on the court per 40 minutes, a few big names don’t have the same impressive stats when compared to guys who aren’t receiving as much attention but are legit stat stuffers. As mentioned in the latest TIQ stats for the ACC, Pac-12 […]
ACC, Pac-12 and SEC player ratings, through Jan. 1
Quick — who’s having the better season so far: North Carolina State’s Lorenzo Brown or North Carolina’s Harrison Barnes? What about Vanderbilt’s John Jenkins or Florida’s Patric Young? Or Oregon State’s Jared Cunningham vs. Washington’s Tony Wroten? If all you do is look up the scoring averages of each player, […]
