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2014 CTC Day Two: Scoot and Stri are Perfect on the Day; Stri Stays Perfect for the Challenge
7-for-7 tonight for both Scoot and Stri. The grizzled CTC veteran, Stri, is also one of the 13 that were perfect on Day One, so he is off to a fantastic start here in 2014. Day Three will get a … Continue reading
2014 CTC Day One: Thirteen People Hit Both Patriot League Games to Open the Festivities
With only two games on the docket in the first ever First Monday in CTC history, more half the field started the competition with perfection. Everyone is officially on the board, as no one missed both picks. The Lafayette upset … Continue reading
2014 Conference Tournament Challenge
Only 12 days and counting before… …the BSB Conference Tournament Challenge. Every year since I can remember, Doogan, J, and I have been picking every conference tournament bracket from the ACC to the WAC. Stri joined us about 7 or 8 years ago. … Continue reading
The New Year Report: Conference Previews – Part Six
In Part Six of the New Year Report, we are going to focus on four of my favorite small conferences because there is a TON of passion in these leagues. Particularly, the Ivy and Patriot (two leagues without scholarships) are … Continue reading
The New Year Report – Conference Previews, Part Five
Continuing with the New Year Report, we have Part Five today, which includes three VERY underrated conferences – the Summit League, the Sun Belt, and the Big West – and a conference in total transition that might be better than … Continue reading
The New Year Report – Conference Previews, Part Four
Well, we’ve gotten through any conference that any casual fan would care about, so it’s time to get into the weeds for the junkies. Part Four here gives us the two macks (MAC and MAAC) as well as the Horizon … Continue reading
The New Year Report: Conference Previews, Part Three
With Parts One and Two in the books, let’s move on to Part Three, where we hit up four of the more interesting mid-majors this year – The Mountain West, the WCC, the Valley, and the new-look 16-team Conference USA. … Continue reading
The New Year Report: Conference Previews Part Two
Here in Part Two of our CBB conference previews, we are now going to hit on the two relevant new-look conferences, the Big East and American, along with the disappointing SEC and the always interesting A-10. SEC Kentucky and Florida … Continue reading
The New Year Report: Conference Previews – Part One
New Year’s Eve is right around the corner. Some people think of resolutions. Others think of champagne corks. Still others reflect back on another year gone by. But, for me, one of the things I think of first when I … Continue reading