Category Archives: College Hoops

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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It’s Gametime!

I know it’s been a long time since I’ve contributed to BSB.  Can I blame a newborn, a two-year old, a second job, and TWO job changes?  Well, I’m going to, whether I can or not.  And, while my first … Continue reading

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Live Blog: Elite 8 and Opening Day

Four Elite 8 games over the next two days and baseball’s Opening Day the day after that.  I’m relaxing on Spring Break and ready to watch it all, so I’ll be dropping in periodically over the next 55 hours or … Continue reading

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Just How Sweet is Sweet?

So, we are down to 16 teams.  We can all rank the remaining teams based on how good we think they have been all year or what we expect them to do going forward.  And, we will all have similar … Continue reading

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CTC Day Thirteen: A Nearly-Perfect Stumpf Wins the Final Day, but No One Catches Mac, who Takes the 2013 CTC Overall Title

Stumpf was a UNC win away from a perfect Day Thirteen.  Bry was a UNC win away from the 2013 CTC Overall Title.  But, Miami came through, won the ACC, and Mac is our 2013 CTC Overall Champion! Defending champion, … Continue reading

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2013 CTC: The SEC (FINAL)

Has this been the worst season in the history of the Southeastern Conference?  No, seriously.  And, this is the season they expanded to 14 teams, including adding a really good program, Missouri, and a decent program, Texas A&M.  And, they … Continue reading

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