Blogging the Bracket: FanShots

BtB On The Rocky Top Talk Podcast At 9 p.m. ET

2010-03-05T00:57:04Z

BtB On The Rocky Top Talk Podcast At 9 p.m. ET

I'll be talking college hoops, Championship Week, and the Tournament with the boys from our Tennessee blog this evening at 9 Eastern/8 Central. Be sure to tune in.

Bubble-Ology From The Daily Gopher

2010-03-02T00:22:30Z

Bubble-Ology From The Daily Gopher

SB Nation's Minnesota blog once again provides a nice summary of the bubble race, with particular focus on the Golden Gophers' chances. Tom provides a nice rundown of the situations in the Big Ten, Big East, and SEC, along with a list of games to watch.

The NCAA Vault: You Can Thank Me Later

2010-02-24T03:56:42Z

The NCAA Vault: You Can Thank Me Later

Through this site, you can watch any NCAA Tournament game from the Sweet 16 on from 2000 to 2009.

I can't think of a better way to prepare for March.

Another Perspective: The Daily Gopher's Bubble-ology

2010-02-22T20:43:35Z

Another Perspective: The Daily Gopher's Bubble-ology

SB Nation's Golden Gopher blog has the Minnesota perspective on the bubble, and what that team needs to do to get in, as they find themselves back in the fringes of the discussion. A highly recommended read.

SB Nation Super Bowl Live Chat

2010-02-07T23:04:14Z

SB Nation Super Bowl Live Chat

Head on over and chat about the game with fans from everywhere.

And if all you care about is commercials, Spencer Hall has you covered.

Kansas, Syracuse Fighting For Top Spot In Power 16

2010-01-29T16:35:40Z

Kansas, Syracuse Fighting For Top Spot In Power 16

That's the good thing about releasing a poll late in the week, if No. 1, Kentucky in this case, loses after the AP rankings come out on Monday, you can just dump them on Friday.

Kentucky Tops SB Nation Power 16 For This Week

2010-01-22T17:08:32Z

Kentucky Tops SB Nation Power 16 For This Week

Kansas is at No. 2, Syracuse third, Villanova fourth and Texas, surprisingly, rounds out the top 5. (I didn't drop the Longhorns that far down.)

Decade Of Change: College Basketball

2010-01-14T17:13:16Z

Decade Of Change: College Basketball

This week over at SB Nation.com, a few of us have taken turns sharing the changes we want to see in our sports over the next 10 years. My changes for college hoops are now up.

Texas, Kentucky Top This Week's SBN Power 16

2010-01-14T17:05:38Z

Texas, Kentucky Top This Week's SBN Power 16

Naturally, Kansas and Purdue dropped after their losses this weekend. The Boilermakers probably would have dropped further had voters waited until they lost to Ohio State Tuesday to cast their ballots.

If You Love Stats...

2009-12-18T02:35:49Z

If You Love Stats...

Martin Rickman, over at SB Nation's fabulous Wake Forest site, Blogger So Dear, interviewed Robbie Allen from StatSheet.Net.

Robbie talks A LOT about going beyond the box score in a basketball sense. It's certainly a worthwhile read and StatSheet is also a site you really need to bookmark and check frequently.

ESPN Crushing Smaller Tournaments

2009-11-25T15:27:15Z

ESPN Crushing Smaller Tournaments

I know this is something that Chris has written about in this space. SB Nation's Ryan Hudson covers an SI article chronicling the demise of smaller holiday tournaments like the Great Alaska Shootout because of ESPN. Both Ryan's coverage and the article itself are great reads.

Memphis hires Tranghese, is a Big East Spot to Follow?

2009-09-22T00:52:40Z

Memphis hires Tranghese, is a Big East Spot to Follow?

Sean Keeley over at Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician writes that Memphis hired former Big East Commish Mike Tranghese to as a consultant. His job is to help move the Tigers to a BCS conference. With 8 football members, adding a 9th would finally mean the Big East would have 8 conference games, evenly split home and away. With 16 basketball members, however, further growth would seem impossible. John Templon over at Chicago College Basketball writes that DePaul is the team getting the most attention on message boards as a possible target for getting "Templed" from the league.

Glenn Wilkes Classic Field Finalized (And I Mean It This Time)

2009-07-07T19:55:40Z

Glenn Wilkes Classic Field Finalized (And I Mean It This Time)

NC State and Georgia State join the eight teams listed in this FanShot I posted back on May 10th.

New SB Nation Mid-Major Blog

2009-07-07T14:18:19Z

New SB Nation Mid-Major Blog

SB Nation now has a mid-major blog, Mid-Major Madness. Jason Belzer serves as your host. covering not only hoops, but football as well. Be sure to stop on by!

Mobile Commenting!

2009-07-07T13:36:13Z

Mobile Commenting!

Big news! SB Nation now offers mobile commenting. You can comment on posts directly from your PDA. I'm very happy about this new feature, as it will help me out tremendously when I'm on the road during the coming season.

WAC Tournament to Vegas in 2011

2009-06-28T23:47:01Z

WAC Tournament to Vegas in 2011

It may be hard to believe, but I've never been to Las Vegas. That may change soon.

The West Coast Conference tournament was played at the Orleans Arena this past March, (No word on whether it will return in 2010.) and the Mountain West Tournament will be at the Thomas & Mack Center until 2013. Now you can add the WAC Tournament, which after a final year in Reno will be at the Orleans in 2011 and 2012.

More Early Season Event Updates

2009-06-28T23:38:40Z

More Early Season Event Updates

This page now includes info on the Chicago Invitational Challenge, Las Vegas Classic (Christmas-time tournament), South Padre Invitational, and the Legends Classic.

Draft Night Microblogging

2009-06-25T22:16:46Z

Draft Night Microblogging

I will be keeping up with draft proceedings tonight on twitter. Feel free to follow along.

Mountain West Tourneys Staying in Vegas (and Site Coming Attractions)

2009-06-04T14:29:49Z

Mountain West Tourneys Staying in Vegas (and Site Coming Attractions)

According to this ESPN/AP piece, they will be in Las Vegas til at least 2013. There's been a lot of controversy over this in the conference over the past three years, but an early exit by the Rebels in this year's men's tournament seems to have quieted the complaints temporarily.

My real job has been unbelievably crazy over the past two weeks and a visit from a friend from New Orleans took up many of my recent evenings. I'll have Part 5 of my Tourney Reform Series out this weekend and a look at intrigue regarding the future of the Great West Conference and Summit League out not long after that.

Davidson Completes Charleston Classic Field

2009-05-23T17:38:02Z

Davidson Completes Charleston Classic Field

The Stephen Curry-less Wildcats will represent the host Southern Conference in the Charleston Classic, which runs from November 19-22. The tournament doesn't feature an NCAA team, but four NIT teams (the aforementioned Wildcats, Miami, South Carolina, and champion Penn State) are in the field.