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Friday, November 22, 2024
Of the many questions one can conjure up entering a season (Who’s the national title favorite? Why is Team XYZ only a 7 seed and not a 6 in someone’s preseason bracketology? How much more hideous can court designs get?), all of them take on a trivial quality this year, even more than they ever might have in the past.
The FBI has zeroed in on college basketball in a big way, and what has happened may be the beginning of a massive hit to the sport. We discuss what we know thus far in our latest podcast.
It was a decidedly different year in the Pac-12 from the prior one, but there were some good highlights in the month of March and next season could see a decidedly different look to the standings.
Wednesday was a sad day, as the news came out in the afternoon that St. Anthony’s High School in Jersey City would be closing at the end of this school year.
The postseason is just a couple days old, and already it’s been one wild ride for the Pac-12.
In Part 2 of our podcast, we talk about the ACC Tournament and others that have found new homes in light of comments made by a prominent coach that got quite a reaction, then we talk about the NCAA Tournament bubble as that subject begins to dominate conversation for a couple of more days.
Some Wildcats continue to make progress towards finally reaching a long-awaited goal. Plus a light day of action sees one team all alone atop the Atlantic 10, and another tough loss for Clemson.
Hoops on the west coast is alive, well and healthy, as three of its top teams showed last night when UCLA, Saint Mary’s and Gonzaga all were ultra-impressive again.
The Pac-12 appears ready to give us another great race this time around, especially after Sunday’s thriller to close the day. Plus a wipeout in Chapel Hill and another school fined for a post-game celebration.
As conference play gets under way, some teams look like contenders and others like pretenders. Plus one conference saw some road wins, and a battered and bruised team goes to 2-0 in early conference play.
