Has Nebraska done enough to get into the NCAA Tournament? They will be an interesting case. Plus a late-emerging champion down south, a damaging loss out west, and some bad off-court news to close out a weekend that had too much of that already.
Tag: Nevada
The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 15, 2018
The Friars bounce back in a big way in going from a bad loss to a high-quality win. Plus a notable losing streak continues, big road wins in the ACC and Mountain West, and one school’s dominance in an academic is continuing as expected.
Scanning the Nation Notebook for Feb. 8 – On Michigan State, bubbles, Loyola Chicago, Summit League & more
Notes, thoughts, numbers and more gibberish about the college basketball landscape post-Super Bowl and with Selection Sunday now just over a month away…
The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 8, 2018
St. John’s and St. Bonaventure. What a night it was Wednesday for a pair of Catholic schools in New York on the college basketball scene. Also, if anyone has been lulled into thinking there are three teams this season far and away above everyone else? Wednesday night provided the reality check.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 1, 2018
Of all the teams near the top of the rankings-scratch that, in the top 25 rankings at all-Cincinnati has been the mystery team of this season. And while the Bearcats will still be that for some time for many, they at least should have answered some questions Wednesday night.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 25, 2018
There just might be a team finally ready to break free of the mass of sameness in the Missouri Valley, as Loyola Chicago took hold of first place at the halfway mark in resounding fashion Wednesday night in a battle for first at Drake.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 18, 2018
Could SMU be a program for the long haul, beyond the days of a big-name coach? Plus the absence of a starter isn’t a problem in Fort Worth or Tuscaloosa, the Fighting Irish take another hit to their depth, and a historic loss in the nation’s capital.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 28, 2017
A very unproven team nearly won its conference opener on a big stage, but blew it. Plus more road teams win in one conference opening night, we now know why a Wolfpack guard is suspended, and a long-time great coach will get his due.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 27, 2017
There was no college basketball on Tuesday and the day after Christmas, and the NCAA Division I schedule is still mostly light for tonight as many take their time wading back into play after a brief holiday break.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, November 22, 2017
It’s become almost a yearly occurrence now that Scott Drew’s Baylor squads are underrated heading into a season. The Bears perennially are undersold. They don’t have blueblood status steeped in decades of tradition. They just may not ‘look’ like a top 20 team in a modern game that values guards upon guards and has little use for teams defined by a quirky defense. Maybe it’s just the bad highlighter uniforms. Whatever the reason, it’s an error that needs to be corrected.
