Category Archives: College Hoops
BracketBusters Preview
I have always been intrigued by the mid-major college basketball. But, up until recently, it has been very difficult (and, pre-internet, basically impossible) to even keep up with these smaller conferences, let alone “follow” them. But, then digital cable and … Continue reading
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Tagged austin peay, bracket busters, cleveland state, college of charleston, drexel, fairfield, george mason, hofstra, iona, kent state, liberty, long beach state, missouri state, montana, northern iowa, old dominion, st. mary's, utah state, valparaiso, vcu, vermont, wichita state, wright state
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On to Hoops: Assessing the 32 Conferences in College Hoops
The Super Bowl is over. Congrats to the Packers. Now, the sports world shifts from the gridiron to the hardwood. And, that is great news because, here at BSB, if football is our occupation, and baseball is our love, then … Continue reading
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Quick Hits on a Friday Afternoon
-I get the frustration with the Eagles front office and with Andy Reid after the loss to the Packers, but I don’t really get all of the frustration that there seems to be among fans with regards to the defensive … Continue reading
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Tagged albert haynesworth, albert pujols, andy reid, buddy ryan, eagles, jim washburn, justin harper, khalif wyatt, MLB, NFL, phillies, ryan howard, temple
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2010 College Basketball Conference Previews: Big East
[NOTE: This post is still in progress, but with the NFL playoffs coming up, I wanted to post what I have and will pick it up later.] The Big East, in 2010-2011, is known for overachieving already, as a supposed … Continue reading
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Top 15 Big Men in College Basketball
A month ago we listed the top point guards in college basketball this year, and now we’ll move down in the trenches and rank the top big men in the nation. There might not be a ton of superstar, lottery … Continue reading
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Tagged derrick williams, draymond green, jajuan johnson, jared sullinger, jon leuer, marcus morris, matt howard, perry jones, tyler zeller
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Temple-Georgetown Preview
The 9th-ranked Georgetown Hoyas will travel to North Philly tonight to play Temple in what could end up being the single most important regular-season game for the Owls this year. Temple has made the tournament three straight years now, but … Continue reading
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Tagged austin freeman, georgetown, juan fernandez, lavoy allen, ramone moore, temple
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2010 College Basketball Conference Previews: Big Ten
Known as more of a football conference historically, the Big Ten just might be the best basketball conference in the country this year. Conference Tidbits The Big Ten led the nation in attendence last year for an astounding 34th consecutive season, … Continue reading
2010 College Basketball Conference Previews: ACC
Over the next week or two, BSB will be previewing each of the major conferences in the college basketball season. With the ACC-Big Ten Challenge underway, we figured we’d start with those two conferences. Hopefully, I’ll finish the Big Ten … Continue reading
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Tagged acc, chris singleton, duke, kyle singler, nc state, nolan smith, tracy smith, unc, virginia tech
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The Top 12 Point Guards in College Basketball
For a while now, ever since early NBA departures became the norm, college basketball has been a guard-dominated sport. You don’t have to look any further than last year’s champion Duke team that was led by three stars on the … Continue reading
College Hoops Looking Like a Two-Horse Race
As Bry noted below, the end of the baseball season means more time to focus on the NFL. But it also means there’s a new sport coming back for our viewing pleasure: college basketball. The season gets underway tonight, and … Continue reading
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Tagged duke, kansas state, michigan state, ohio st., pittsburgh, villanova
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