SEC Notebook by Rainer Sabin The Southeastern Conference has picked up where it left off last season, as the 12 schools seem to be conspiring to recreate the 2001-2002 storyline. In a matter of weeks, eerie similarities are surfacing. Alabama and Florida already look formidable. Kentucky is a mess so […]
Month: November 2002
The Morning Dish – Monday, November 25, 2002
I guess all you need to know today is that college basketball is somewhat constant. All the ranked teams were triumphant, and that’s really something, considering the last few days of upsets. Speaking of, No. 11 Xavier bounced back from their one-point loss to Stanford in the NIT Preseason Tournament […]
The Morning Dish – Sunday, November 24, 2002
You just knew this would happen. Friday, Memphis lost to Austin Peay with one of their better players suspended for a ticky-tack NCAA rap, though the Governors played a heck of a game, and Memphis really had 5 other players out. But here’s the big blow – the NCAA is […]
The Morning Dish – Saturday, November 23, 2002
First off, basketball is back! A full slate of games last evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Well, except for Memphis. If you haven’t been following, Memphis was a few players shy of a full squad for their season-opening 81-80 OT loss to Austin Peay. The Tigers had Antonio Burks […]
TJ Ford for MVP
Ford Tough: T.J. Steers the Horns by Bill Thayer Baseball was locked in a debate once the season ended on the criteria for MVP, should it go to the best player or the best player on the best team? I’ll end all arguments for college basketball right here and now: […]
The Real Big Ten Preview
The Big Ten: The Way it Ought to Be. by Michael Ermitage Big Ten fans, allow me to save you $6.99. That’s the $6.99 you were going to plunk down at the local 7-11 to pick up the latest Street and Smith’s/Athlon’s/Sporting News/Dick Vitale’s Guide to Everything Duke and College […]
ACC Notebook
ACC Conference Notebook by Michael Protos The ACC wastes no time creating early ruckus in the world of college basketball UNC lives. Coach K hurts a hip. State and Virginia lose two players before a single minute of regular season play. So many stories already and only one ACC team […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Stephen Murphy Boston University Finally, the Pre-season NIT tournament! I kept reading about the BCS, I thought that stood for the Boston and the Cardinal of Stanford game. The Terriers traveled to California for the first time since 1999. Boston last appeared in the Preseason NIT […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Mitch Schneider It was an interesting first week for the Big 12’s top three teams. Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas (Hoopville’s No. 2, 3 and 5 teams, respectively) proved that even the Big 12’s best have some glaring weaknesses. Though the Jayhawks routed Holy Cross on […]
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman Season Tips Off What a feeling it is to actually watch the first few games of a new college basketball season! Yeah, reading all the previews and debating them with your friends is fun, but there’s nothing like the rush of actually seeing those […]
