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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
This introduction was going to be about one of the most anticipated games of the year so far, as Duke and Wisconsin squared off in a battle between top 5 teams, Final Four contenders and legendary coaches. That changed after midnight here in the Central time zone after watching Wichita State face Utah in what was maybe the second-most anticipated game of at least the night, anyway.
Hoping all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. The college basketball action was far better than the football games.
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.
Doug McDermott and many of his friends have departed, but we know now that it was way too soon to write off a Creighton program that was plenty successful even before the glorious McDermott era.
The Big Ten had some teams slip as the season went on, but plenty of others picked up the slack in another good year for the conference.
The 2014 NCAA Tournament field is set. Here are some early thoughts on the selections, seeds and some of the potential matchups.
It’s not just a cliché that three words are all that matter in March – survive and advance. That’s what Syracuse did on Thursday night, surviving a game that a lot of teams might have lost against Wisconsin with a 64-63 win.
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.
Saturday wasn’t just about football conference championships. It had North Carolina and Kentucky matching up on the hardwood in a game that lived up to its billing, and a few more teams had good wins on Saturday as well.
There’s plenty of news coming out of the Big Ten to overshadow Michigan State’s opener against North Carolina on the USS Carl Vinson. But the nod to honoring U.S. troops and veterans embodies the positivity that we love in college hoops.
