Tag: Iowa State

The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 5, 2017

The Big 12 displayed once again on Saturday how its depth from top to bottom the past few years has been peerless. Unfortunately, Saturday also showed how the league might be destined for yet another year of predominantly early exits from the NCAA Tournament. On a Saturday where top 10 […]

The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 25, 2017

It’s become obvious in recent years that the NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee, commonly known by most as the selection committee for the sport’s tournament field, feels the need to regularly throw out trial balloons under the guise of making the event “better.” Even if those balloons are filled with lead.

The Morning Dish – Friday, December 9, 2016

Middle Tennessee State carved out a place in college basketball history in March when it posted one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history by knocking out Michigan State. This year’s Blue Raiders are not the same team as last year’s group, though. They very well might be better.

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 6, 2016

There was nothing like a return to comfortable surroundings against a comfortably familiar rival to get Connecticut a win that maybe can get the Huskies’ season back on track. Desperately needing a spark in a season that early on has been defined by injuries, stunning losses and near-losses, the Huskies rallied […]