Friday was pretty much the opposite of Thursday, and almost historic in a very different way, right up to the end. Plus some trendy picks didn’t work out this time around, a Bulldog should be ready for Saturday.
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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.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 4, 2015
On the scale of chic topics in basketball in general, free throws is near the bottom. But like special teams in the NFL playoffs, you better believe free throws will be important this month.
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.
Scanning the Nation Notebook – February 27, 2015
Some college basketball thoughts from the end of February, just before we turn the calendar to the most exciting month on the sporting calendar:
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, February 25, 2015
In the wake of Monday night’s Kansas/Kansas State game, court-storming continued to be a big topic of discussion on Tuesday.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, February 17, 2015
One of this season’s darlings little more than a month ago-in fact, a team that proved it could beat top 10 teams like the one it faced Monday night-Seton Hall’s once-promising year has fallen apart.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 14, 2015
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.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 31, 2014
One of the great things about conference play is watching just how teams and players react to playing quality competition and/or on the road after having not been challenged much in the season’s first six weeks.
Scanning the Nation Notebook – Dec. 24, 2014
On Christmas Eve, we share some weekly thoughts from following the nation in college basketball: