What a difference a couple days makes. A week ago, there was debate of whether Duke might be as good or better than Kentucky, but the Blue Devils have now lost twice in three days.
Tag: SMU
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 12, 2015
Sunday was not a good day to be a top ten team, especially on the road, as three of them went down and reminded us that nothing in college basketball is guaranteed.
Scanning the Nation – January 7, 2015
Some college basketball thoughts from the first week of the new year:
The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 28, 2014
The Kentucky hype wagon, already rolling along at NASCAR-like speeds, will only gain even more speed after yesterday.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, December 20, 2014
A busier Friday night than usual featured a head-scratcher in Miami. It was also a good night for the Pac-12 to close it out, while SEC teams got a couple of wins and SMU will get some much-needed help.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, November 26, 2014
The Big East is getting by just fine. Here is how good the Big East has been so far this year: nine of its 10 teams are so far undefeated. Villanova is 5-0. So are Providence and Creighton. Xavier and Seton Hall are 4-0. Georgetown, St. John’s and Butler are 3-0. Shoot, even DePaul is 2-0.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, November 23, 2014
The weekend has featured several instances of something we don’t see often: BCS conference (or Group of Five, or whatever term you want to use) teams taking to the road against good non-BCS teams.
The Morning Dish – Friday, November 21, 2014
Holiday tournament basketball tipped off on Thursday, one of the many things we can give thanks for over the upcoming holiday. Though perhaps not too much thanks. The proliferation of large, eight-team in-season tourneys has been a boon for teams looking to get in an extra three games over their NCAA schedule limit each season, but it also has played a part in watering down the importance of such tournaments as a whole.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, November 18, 2014
For all the of the bad TV ESPN has thrown at us in recent years (think ‘First Take’) it’s 24-hour college hoops marathon remains pure ESPN at its best.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 13, 2014
A new college basketball season is almost here, and on the occasion we are reminded yet again just how poorly this sport brings in a new season.
