An entertaining game is unfortunately followed by a very less-than-entertaining melee. Plus a home team takes over late in the Atlantic 10, cancer hits the basketball world again, and a Tiger’s career may be in jeopardy.
Tag: SMU
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 14, 2016
Clemson has a good coach in Brad Brownell, has had him for six years in fact. Brownell won big at previous jobs at UNC-Wilmington and Wright State and has won nearly 62% of games in his career. Still, the sad truth is many might consider Brownell lucky to still be the coach at Clemson.
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 11, 2016
The coaching carousel gets started at a place with some high expectations not being met. Plus surprises in the ACC and Big Ten, another team remains undefeated, and a Wildcat sidelined.
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 8, 2016
Sometimes in college basketball, comebacks happen so fast and so suddenly that it’s literally as if a storm blew through, and a game seemingly in hand suddenly has slipped away. SMU was the victim in such a scenario in its NCAA Tournament loss to UCLA in March; last night, the Mustangs returned the favor.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 30, 2015
After another nice-if not necessarily glamorous-win, it’s time to ask: what to make of Texas Tech this year?
The Morning Dish – Friday, December 18, 2015
Underdogs regularly causing problems for favorites is that true throw-out-the-record-book quality that takes a series to the next level. The yearly between West Virginia and Marshall in the past has often fallen into that category-the Mountaineers traditionally have had the better program, yet the Thundering Herd frequently have been nipping at their heels, giving the state school a tough time.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Coming into this season, it was natural and perfectly fair to wonder just how SMU would be affected by the postseason ban this year that was part of NCAA sanctions against the program this summer. The Mustangs are providing an authoritative answer so far.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 3, 2015
Duke taught us once again last year that you don’t have to be flawless or even the strongest team on paper to win a national title. This year’s team is carrying a similar vibe early on as a talented-but-still-growing young squad.
The Morning Dish – Monday, November 23, 2015
For the second straight year, one of the hottest teams to start the season is Miami (Fla.). The goal this year for the Hurricanes is to write a new ending to the same beginning script.
The Morning Dish – Friday, November 20, 2015
Though still a week from Thanksgiving Day, the holiday tournament season really began yesterday, and the results from the first two events were a good sampling of the first week of the 2015-16 season as a whole.
