The 2015 NCAA Tournament now has its signature game. Just like last year, that game involves Kentucky.
Tag: Texas
Bracket impressions: Committee missed it with Indiana, Texas, UCLA
If there was ever an advertisement for the NCAA Tournament going back to 64, the magic number for the tourney at its peak and the one that makes the most sense, this season is it.
Selection Sunday morning: One projection of NCAA Tournament field
With so many years of “bracketology” and the resulting better understandings of the NCAA Tournament selection process that has come from it, there are many years where predicting the teams in the field is not that much of a mystery, sometimes almost easy even. This year is not one of those years.
Texas simply wasn’t as good as we thought they were
Texas shouldn’t be in the NCAA Tournament, but might be. In the end, the Longhorns simply were not as good as we thought they were, especially if you look back to a time when many were very high on them.
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 13, 2015
Texas had a chance to make a convincing argument for its inclusion in the NCAA Tournament. But the Longhorns lost yet again to a top 50 team.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 3, 2015
While hustle is always appreciated and encouraged in basketball, increasingly there are times it gets out of control and safety becomes an issue.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 1, 2015
In a sport where home teams win a full two-thirds of the time, road wins at any time of year in college basketball are extraordinary, no matter the competition. Road wins at the end of February against very good teams are like gold, pure treasures.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 12, 2015
We lost another college basketball legend on Wednesday as Jerry Tarkanian passed away at the age of 84.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 7, 2015
Friday night wasn’t quite the snoozer this time around, with a few close ones on tap. One conference has a lot of teams tied for first place. That, plus changes to the NIT, a couple of Longhorns banged up and a Buckeye suspended at least a little longer.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Tuesday featured a quality slate of games in college basketball, a deserved honor for a longtime television voice, and a near miss in the first attempt at a major milestone for another basketball lifer.
