Sweet 16 Goes Sour For The Big 10

If you had predicted before March Madness that the Pac 12 would have four teams advancing to the Sweet 16 and the Big 10 only Continue Reading

In This Unpredictable Season, Why Not A Surprising Final Four?

Seems to me this isn’t the year to rely on conventional wisdom when filling out your NCAA tournament bracket sheets. Might be like using conventional Continue Reading

Forget About Football: A Coaching Power Shift Is Taking Place In College Basketball

Ask any serious college basketball fan what current conference has the most coaches who have taken teams to the Final Four and I bet many Continue Reading

An Early Return For Coach of the Year Honors

After noticing how painfully slow it’s been for the Iowa Caucus to announce a winner, I’m kitbashing the “Too Early To Call,” mantra and predicting Continue Reading

Then Some Big 10 Clearly The Nation’s Best Conference

You don’t need to be a rocket scientist, or even an ex-college coach like myself, to figure out who is the best college basketball conference Continue Reading

Mid-Major Alert: College Basketball Up For Grabs

No great teams. No great players. It doesn’t sound like much to get excited about if you’re a college hoops junkie like me. Sure, I Continue Reading

Getting A Jump On March Madness

By my own admission, it was an embarrassing moment for this coach falling off his couch. I was supposed to cover Buffalo’s key Mid American Continue Reading

Rutgers Faces Uphill Climb In Unfriendly Big 10

Ever since Coach Steve Pikiell arrived at Rutgers three seasons ago, the Scarlet Knights have been picked last in the Big 10 pre-season poll and Continue Reading

Penn State Underrated

Had some time on my hands Monday night and watched Penn State roll past Jacksonville State, 76-61, in Happy Valley. After a slow start and Continue Reading