Through five days, the 2017 NCAA tourney has become marked by its lack of surprises, and Saturday was no different, regardless of what seeds say.
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The Morning Dish – Friday, March 17, 2017
With all respect to the four teams eliminated in play-in games, Thursday always marks the start of the NCAA Tournament as most know it. As far as opening days go, it was somewhere in the middle.
The Morning Dish – Tueday, March 14, 2017
With a light day, as well as a relative lack of questions about this year’s bracket, it allowed some time to let this year’s NCAA Tournament bracket marinate a bit. And here’s a thought: this year’s tourney has a lot of really good first round matchups.
Big East Quarterfinals: Notes and thoughts
A long day of quarterfinal action in the Big East Tournament is in the books, and here are some notes from the day’s action.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, February 8, 2017
A few days after Eastern Washington and Portland State played a three-overtime game that ended with two players scoring 45 points each and EWU finally winning 130-124, Alabama and South Carolina did their best to wrestle the mantle away for wildest game of the season. On Tuesday, the Crimson Tide […]
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 17, 2017
In a sport where lack of quality exposure is regularly decried yet creativity and innovation are so frequently lacking, the Big East and Fox Sports 1 deserve a call as a welcome exception to the norm. The same partners that brought forth the sweet idea of a New Year’s Eve […]
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 9, 2017
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.
The Morning Dish – Friday, December 30, 2016
Like most of the year anyway but especially now at the end of December, this is a time when football traditionally takes center stage in the Southeastern Conference. Thursday also marked the open of the conference season for SEC basketball as well, though, and an entertaining night it was.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 25, 2016
USF’s play in the Diamond Head Classic reminds us of one of the many things that makes tournament play so great in this sport. Teams can get hot and make a run when least expected.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 22, 2016
As heated as it has become, with two power broker coaches and both teams annually in the top 10, if you didn’t know the history it would be hard to imagine a team could have dominated the Kentucky/Louisville series recently, but entering their matchup this year the Wildcats were doing […]
