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Whittingham Vols' top choice?
UPDATE: I have lowered us to Defcon 4 as there is now some serious speculation that the Vols will hire Dave Cutcliffe. Keep fingers crossed, people! Rumors are circulating that Tennessee has contacted Kyle Whittingham about their coaching vacancy. Unfortunately, that's all we've heard. However, it...
CBE Classic/Old Spice Classic Wrap-up
It's been five days since my grand basketball adventure concluded, so here are some of my thoughts about what I saw. Attendance: The number of empty seats at these early-season events can be disheartening to a college hoops fan. I really wonder how tournaments like the CBE Classic survive if...
Old Spice Classic Day 2 and 3 Pictures
Here are my pictures from Day 2 and Day 3. I'll have a full recap of my trip tomorrow.
Jumping on and off the bubble
It seems as though this is the week where talk of who's on the bubble will begin to gain significant traction. Tonight a handful of teams across the nation stuck between the NCAA and NIT added good wins as well as bad losses to their resumes. In Champaign fans are still looking at the...
Bruce Pearl probably doesn't like Jodie Meeks
Oh where to begin in the show that Jodie Meeks put on last night in Knoxville. We tuned in at halftime to see that Kentucky's number 23 had already put up 26. Great stuff, despite Hubert Davis mistakenly commenting that the Wildcats were going to have to find offense from other...
Quickie Recap 12.20: Lesson One in Bracketology
We can learn a lot from Saturday's action. Not all Mormon prayers are answered. Tubby Smith still loves beating Louisville teams. Belmont can hang in there with the best. And the 'Cuse can actually make free throws. Harden and ASU got the best of the Good...
The SEC word with the Lexington Herald's Jerry Tipton
We're just a couple of bloggers, new bloggers at that, so our credibility is minimal. In order to get some real "stuff" on here, we've reached out to some esteemed beat writers who actually know what they're talking about. Writers whose name carries significant weight in the circle they work...
Quickie Recap 11.30: Hilltoppers shock the 'Ville, Zags win Old Spice
On Sunday while everyone was watching the home teams in the NFL go 2-10 , the Courtney Lee-less Western Kentucky Hilltoppers were doing their best to find their own identity, much like the genderless blob that is their mascot. After taking down the #3 Louisville Cardinals 68-54 on a...
Quickie Recap 11.28: Sooners win NIT, G'Town-UT shoot it out
Blake Griffin: All-American, bully who throws balls at his peers It's only the Preseason NIT, but it might carry more weight than its sister tournament held in March. Oklahoma took home the trophy tonight over Purdue. Blake Griffin adds...
Quickie Recap 11.27: Spartans Tryptophaned
Turkey Hangover Fear the Turtle? There's been nothing of the kind for the latter part of this decade, but Gary Williams' kids just raised their fans expectations for the season with a convincing T-Giving win over Michigan State. The game...

