In Their Words: Life at the Mid-Major Level (part three)
Andrew Murawa is the RTC correspondent for the Pac-10 and Mountain West Conferences and an occasional contributor. To read the entire In Their Words series, click here. Part Three: SCHEDULING Over the...
View ArticleIn Their Words: Life at the Mid-Major Level (part five)
Andrew Murawa is the RTC correspondent for the Pac-10 and Mountain West Conferences and an occasional contributor. To read the entire In Their Words series, click here. Part Five: SCHEDULING Over the...
View ArticleMorning Five: 08.23.11 Edition
Forgive West Tennessee residents if they feel like their beloved Memphis Tigers have taken on a colorful desert hue lately. Head coach Josh Pastner announced on Monday that his open third assistant...
View ArticleFourteen Is Such An Awkward Number
Whether you are against ACC expansion or a fervent proponent of a wildly dominant Atlantic Coast Mega-Conference, there is one thing that we can agree on: Fourteen is a really awkward number. Mike...
View ArticleMorning Five: 02.06.12 Edition
In case you were fixated on Super Bowl coverage for the entire weekend, news released Friday that Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun would take a leave of absence from the bench for an undetermined...
View ArticleACC Morning Five: 02.06.12 Edition
Blogger So Dear: Here’s part two of the long-winded chat on the state of Wake Forest basketball. The overwhelming opinion appears to be cautious optimism thanks to a deep incoming recruiting class....
View ArticleCalipari Pushes ‘Nontraditional’ Scheduling Agenda, A Loss For Everyone Involved
By now, you’ve heard that two of college basketball’s traditional powerhouses have decided to end their annual tradition of playing each other. Kentucky and Indiana have combined for 13 national...
View ArticleMorning Five: 05.25.12 Edition
It wouldn’t be the Morning Five without a John Calipari mention, as the sport’s biggest newsmaker spins the media like a top with his almost-daily appearances, interviews, and social media missives....
View ArticleMorning Five: 05.31.12 Edition
The NBA Draft Lottery was held on Wednesday evening immediately prior to the Eastern Conference Finals between Miami and Boston, and it appears that the winner of the Anthony Davis Sweepstakes will be...
View ArticleMorning Five: 09.21.12 Edition
On Thursday afternoon, Billy Gillispie trumped the inevitable by submitting his resignation from the head coaching position at Texas Tech, citing health concerns. It’s been a wild three-week ride for...
View ArticleMorning Five: 10.04.12 Edition
As everyone knows by now, the ACC is expanding from a 12-team basketball league to a 15-team behemoth. This move means that a semi-logical scheduling approach that included 18 conference games...
View ArticleMorning Five: 08.22.13 Edition
When you have the facts, pound the facts. When you have the law, pound the law. When you have neither, pound the table. The NCAA would do well to remember this old legal axiom as it enters a dangerous...
View ArticleEvaluating AAC Non-Conference Schedules: The Good…
While major rivalries and national television match-ups get the most attention, the games against much lower profile opponents can make just as big a difference come Selection Sunday. Scheduling is...
View ArticleShould SMU Have Been Left Out of the Dance?
One of the biggest stories of Selection Sunday was SMU missing the field. The Mustangs, which hadn’t made the Tournament in two long decades, were widely considered a lock for the field in the closing...
View ArticleDoes Non-Conference Scheduling Matter?
As we transition into the first full week of the conference season, commentators and pundits alike will be heard discussing how the toughness of a team’s non-conference schedule prepared them for the...
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