2020 NEC Tournament Preview
The 2020 NEC tournament is going to be interesting. Merrimack came out of the woodwork, going 14-4 in league play and clinching the regular season, but the Warriors are ineligible for the NCAA, NIT or...
2020 Ohio Valley Tournament Preview
For the last several years, the OVC has annually been the first automatic bid given out during championship week. That changes this year, but the excitement happening in Evansville will surely be at a...
2020 Mountain West Tournament Preview
2020 Mountain West Tournament Bracket Favorite to Win: San Diego State (-175) Malachi Flynn and Co. have been one of the most shocking revelations of the college basketball season. In 2020’s wid...
2020 Patriot League Tournament Preview
The 2020 Patriot League tournament brings a lot of intrigue. With one clear cut favorite to win, it puts a ton of pressure for them to pull it off. So while we have a favorite, there are plenty who ar...
2020 Big South Conference Tournament Preview
We start Conference Championship week with a fun and eventful 2020 Big South conference tournament. The past four years there has been a different champion crowned, and it looks like that trend will c...
Horizon League Tournament Preview
College Basketball has been as much of a level playing field as its ever been. Conferences like the Big Ten have seen no one able to gain enough ground to separate themselves from the rest of the pack...
2020 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Preview
Ahhh yes, I can smell it in the air. It’s champ week and the conference tournaments are giving you that sniff of March Madness that you have been trying to get a whiff of since last year. The 20...
Week 19 AP Poll: Kansas Jumps to #1
In the Week 19 AP Poll, the Kansas Jayhawks have jumped to the number one spot. After defeating Baylor in a top five matchup Saturday, Bill Self and Co. are hitting their stride. Whether Kansas would ...
Victory Lap: BYU upsets Gonzaga
I am wrong very often. People exposing me for my bad takes really does not phase me. But when I nail a prediction on the head, I’m going to do some celebrating. On Thursday, I laid out the reaso...
No. 1 Baylor, No. 3 Kansas set to do battle
The game of the year in college basketball is upon us. Two teams that I truly believe are number one seeds in the NCAA Tournament will do battle for the second time this season. The first meeting was ...
College basketball needs Zion
Zion Williamson did the unthinkable in his lone year in college. He made everyone actually pull for Duke. He’s the most must-see TV college basketball player of my lifetime and dominated the con...
Florida State Basketball: No. 8 in Must-Win vs. NC State
Florida State basketball was ranked No. 8 in this week’s AP poll, but it must show up for its game against NC State on Saturday. Sure, win or lose, the Seminoles are going to be in the NCAA tour...
The Arizona Wildcats – The most talented college basketball team no one is talking about
It’s not breaking news that the talent level this year in college basketball is as down as its ever been. The 2020 NBA Draft is going to have multiple lottery picks who didn’t even play co...
Ohio State – Iowa: Big Test for Buckeyes Tonight
There is a huge test for the Ohio State Buckeyes tonight as they go to Des Moines, Iowa to play the #20 Hawkeyes. As many of my friends inform me, Ohio State was just one win away from becoming the nu...
BYU has all the tools to knock off Gonzaga on Saturday
In what may be shocking to some, I think that BYU has all the tools to knock off Gonzaga on Saturday. It is no secret the success that Gonzaga has had in recent years, not just in the WCC but on the n...
No. 6 Duke Upset at NC State
On Wednesday night we had a bit of shocker as we saw Duke upset at NC State. The Duke Blue Devils, who are now 23-4 (12-3) lost in Raleigh to an unranked Wolfpack squad by 22. That is correct, TWENTY ...
Bubble Watch 2020: Purdue Boilermakers
In the words of John Rothstein, “Death, Taxes, Matt Painter.” Painter has had tremendous success with the Purdue Basketball program during his tenure as the Boilermakers head coach. HeR...
Bet Against Us: February 19th, 2020
Success! 2-1 last night gets us back on track. But February 19th is a new day, so go ahead and bet against us. Dayton saved our asses and covered -3.5 against VCU last night with the help of some clut...
Ayo returns, leads Illini past #9 Penn State
When Ayo Dosunmu slipped and suffered a potentially devastating knee injury a week ago, nobody genuinely cared about the unfortunate outcome of the game. While the Illini dropped their home rematch wi...
ACC Supports Transfer Rules, Opens Door for NCAA
The Atlantic Coastal Conference (ACC) announced on Monday its support to allow student-athletes in all sports to transfer once without having to sit out a year of competition, joining the Big Ten̵...
Obi Toppin: The Correct National Player of the Year
If you don’t know who Obi Toppin is by now, I feel REALLY bad for you. Leading the #5 Dayton Flyers, Toppin is averaging almost 20 points per game (19.7), almost 8 rebounds/game (7.8), all while...
Bet Against Us: February 18th, 2020
Things don’t always flow in our favor. A Notre Dame buzzer-beater victory over the Tar Heels devastated yesterday’s parlay. But it really hit the fan when Xavier and St. John’s decid...
Prairie View A&M and Jackson State Post Game Scuffle
Almost a carbon copy of the brawl in Lawrence between the Jayhawks and Wildcats earlier in the year, this post game scuffle had one major difference: zero wielded stools (or at least none that I was a...
Bet Against Us: February 17th, 2020
I own a career 5-14 record in online sports betting. I’m not good. I don’t claim otherwise. Don’t follow my betting advice. I did not know how to place a parlay bet until today. Knew...
Ohio State Pulls Away From Purdue
In a game where Purdue never had the lead, it always felt like Purdue was within striking distance. That being said, Ohio State really pulled away towards the end of the game, specifically after Kyle ...
New AP Poll drops, mid-majors continue to dominate
This morning, a new AP Top 25 poll dropped for men’s hoops. With that being said, I broke down some of the biggest risers and fallers in terms of conferences and tournament implications. Mid-maj...
Why Maryland is a legit national championship contender
In a season where the field seems wide open, the Maryland Terrapins have emerged as one of the best teams in college basketball. After starting the season with a ton of buzz, being ranked No. 7 in the...
Five must-watch Top 25 games on Feb. 15
College hoops are rapidly winding down as we are just a few weeks away from conference tournaments beginning and tickets to March Madness being punched. Just typing out that sentence gave me goosebump...
Why Tuesday’s game vs. NC State is the biggest of the season for Syracuse basketball
The title of this article is pretty straightforward. While a Tuesday night home game against unranked NC State may not seem that important for Syracuse fans, I’d argue it is the biggest game of ...
Remember When Ohio State Was Good At Basketball?
I mean, the fall of the Ohio State basketball team over a one month span has been absolutely brutal to watch unfold. Ohio State just got demolished by Wisconsin 70-57 on Sunday, falling to a record of...
Illinois Struggles: Blip or Major Malfunction?
After shocking the conference with a seven game win streak, things have cooled down quickly in Champaign. At a time, it seemed the Illini were the only squad capable of winning on the road in the Big ...
Report: Zavier Simpson crashed AD’s family car
After a promising 7-0 start to the season under new head coach Juwan Howard, Michigan basketball looked like it was headed in the right direction. The Wolverines even knocked off North Carolina and Go...
Buckeyes Win in a Tough Environment
The Ohio State Buckeyes win in a tough environment in Ann Arbor on Tuesday night in a back and forth thriller. It was the second half where we got a lot of the action, as it seemed as though the lead ...
DJ Carton Taking a Leave of Absence
Ohio State star freshman DJ Carton announced via Twitter on Thursday that he was stepping away from the program to focus on his mental health. As if the team could afford to lose him as they have hit ...
Value Every Second: Sunday’s Startling Realization
The tragedy of today reminds us that we never really know what’s in store for our lives. I’d just sat down with a stupid smile on my face when I felt my phone buzzing. Inside Coleman Colis...
Kansas-Kansas State Brawl: A Microcosm of College Basketball’s Biggest Problem
It was a Tuesday night and Kansas looked to be closing in on a 20-point home victory over its in-state rival, Kansas State. Viewers at home were dozing off and the crowd was heading for the exits. But...
Fight at the Phog: Kansas-Kansas State Brawl
On Tuesday night and throughout Wednesday, the talk of college basketball was the Kansas-Kansas State brawl. In the waning seconds of Kansas’ 81-60 victory in Allen Fieldhouse,all hell broke loo...
Luke’s Best Bets: Tuesday, Jan. 21
What a weekend it was in college basketball. Baylor hung on in Stillwater, Florida smoked Auburn, Louisville beat Duke in Cameron, Depaul beat Butler, Houston shocked the Shockers, Seton Hall solidifi...
The Value of Having Parity in College Hoops
Gonzaga has been the AP No. 1 team in men’s college basketball for each of the past four weeks, marking the longest tenure anyone has maintained in the top position this season. Whether the stre...
Luke’s Best Bets: Saturday, Jan. 18
With college basketball in full conference swing and college football officially coming to an end, it’s time to turn our eyes to the hardwood. With games tipping at 11:30 AM today and running al...
Oregon Women’s Basketball: The Next Dynasty?
Oregon women’s basketball has been on to something special in recent years. In women’s college basketball, we’ve become accustomed to dominance by traditional powerhouses. The men...
The Big Ten is the Best Conference in College Basketball
I’m not even going to leave this up for debate. Yes, it has been since 2000 (Michigan State, I refuse to count the Maryland title) since the league has won the national championship. But this ye...
Illinois Basketball: Certifiably Good
Things are clicking for the Illini. A big win in Champaign on Wednesday night gives the Illinois basketball program their first victory against a top-five ranked opponent since Tyler Griffey sealed th...
I disagree With TIME Magazine
Greta Thunberg is TIME Magazine’s person of the year. It’s a trivial award. The magazine’s only purpose is to look cool. If you have one on the train or at the airport, you look smar...
Michigan is FOR REAL
On Black Friday the Michigan Wolverines won EASY against a top-10 Gonzaga team to win the Battle for Atlantis. The previous day, they won soundly against third-ranked North Carolina. The polls have no...
Is DePaul on the Path to March Madness?
I would say many people didn’t know this, but DePaul (yes, the DePaul team that hasn’t been to the Big Dance since 2004) is 8-0. This is the first time since 1986-87 they have started 8-0 ...
The NCAA has lost its damn mind
A title that really surprises nobody. Just when I thought the most corrupt organization in America could not surprise me anymore, the James Wiseman news came out. Okay, so I guess this is fair? But th...
Phil Knight Invitational Lives up to the Hype
In the first game of the Phil Knight Invitational, we saw #14 Oregon vs. #13 Memphis. In this matchup, we saw potential #1 overall pick James Wiseman sit for most of the first with with foul trouble. ...
Evansville Upsets #1 Kentucky
On Tuesday night, the Evansville Aces Upset #1 Kentucky in Lexington. After beating then-number one Michigan State just one week ago, the Kentucky Wildcats find themselves getting beat AT HOME by the ...
UMass Sinks Full-Court Buzzer Beater
UMass guard Sean East II sent home an epic full-court buzzer beater to end the first half tonight against Northeastern. Prior to the inbound pass, the Minutemen trailed by a score of 34-33 with 0.6 se...
What’s Next for Purdue Basketball as They Move Forward Without Carsen Edwards?
The 2018-19 Purdue Basketball team felt like a team of destiny. They were coming off the best season in school history but had just graduated four seniors who had been so crucial to the team’s s...
With Bohannon on the Court, The Road is Only Up for the Hawkeyes
The 2018-2019 season brought many surprises, buzzer beaters, and great basketball for Iowa Hawkeye’s basketball. With many changes occurring off the court such as losing two starters and a stron...
N’Faly Dante Commits to the Oregon Ducks
Five-star center N’Faly Dante has committed to Oregon. This is a big one. For an Oregon roster experiencing a lot of turnover from last seasons Sweet Sixteen team, help in the frontcourt was des...
Bakari Evelyn, The Newest Hawkeye
This offseason has been a turbulent few months for the Iowa men’s basketball program. From Tyler Cook making the NBA jump, to Isaiah Moss making the surprise transfer request, to Jordan Bohannon...
NBA Draft Preview: Purdue’s Carsen Edwards
Carsen Edwards caught everyone’s attention during Purdue’s NCAA Tournament run. The junior guard averaged 35 points per game in the tournament, including two 42 point performances against ...
The March Madness Rematch We’ve All Been Waiting For
Last time you heard from me I was crying on my dorm room floor over Purdue’s heartbreaking loss in the Elite 8 to Virginia. Virginia went on to win the National Championship and apparently IR...
ACC/B1G Challenge Preview
It’s June 12th and we are now in that space of the year where there isn’t exactly a lot going on in the sports world. As tweeted out by Jon Rothstein last week, the entire college basketba...
Iowa’s Crazy Offseason Continues
Wieskamp To Return Joe Wieskamp announced in early April that he would be testing the NBA Draft process. As expected, Wieskamp pulled his name from the 2019 NBA Draft on Wednesday, saying, “the ...
More Than a Penny
As we saw five-star recruit Precious Achiuwa, a 6-9 Small Forward from Montverde, Fl, sign with first year coach Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers. We will see some of the best high school talent ...
UNC Basketball: Early Overview
The college basketball offseason is upon us. This is the time where college stars get drafted, rosters overturn, and fans like us anxiously await for October. Over the past few weeks there have been a...
Not My Herro
I have a bad temper. It runs in the family. My dad has a habit of just blowing up and I certainly do too. It’s not just randomly out of left field. It’s when a couple things happen. Our sp...
Baylor Beats Notre Dame for National Title
The Baylor Lady Bears beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 82-81 to win their third national championship. This was hardly unexpected as Baylor came into the game as the No. 1 overall seed and with a 36...
Chris Mullin Steps Down at St. John’s
After making the NCAA Tournament with his alma mater, Chris Mullin has officially stepped down as head coach of St. John’s basketball. Mullins caps a four year career with the Red Storm, finishi...
Time to sponsor student athletes
Student athletes are hard to compensate due to their disparity in value. In professional sports, everyone is worth something on the open market, but in college that is not necessarily the case. Some a...
Virginia-Texas Tech: By the Numbers
The 2019 NCAA Tournament has been one of the more interesting in recent memory. It didn’t feature many upsets, but it did feature Texas Tech and Auburn both reaching their first Final Four appea...
Purdue Basketball Season Wrap Up
When I wrote my Mid Season Review for the Boilers back in Januar, things were looking pretty grim. They’d just come off a 20 point loss at Michigan State and had already shown signs of strugglin...
Heartbreak: The Highs and Lows of Purdue Basketball Fandom
This years Purdue team was one of the most fun teams I’ve ever watched. I hated on them all summer, fall, and even into January. They proved fans, me and the country wrong time and time again. T...
Did the NCAA Miss Big With Their “Life of a Student-Athlete” Video?
Last week, the NCAA put a video on Twitter that took the internet by storm. The video showed a “student-athlete” going through his daily routine. The video received a lot of criticism from...
Nebraska Basketball Hires Fred Hoiberg
15 months ago, Nebraska Athletic Director Bill Moos reached out to his man, Nebraska’s man, Scott Frost, to resurrect Nebraska Football. On March 30, Moos hired the hottest coaching candidates in co...
Successful Year for the Hawkeyes?
Coming in to the 2018-2019 season, I was cautiously optimistic. But why only cautiously optimistic? Simply put, this was a team that had been abysmal in the previous season. They didn’t just mis...
Transfer Alert: Maishe Dailey
Junior guard, Maishe Dailey, has entered the NCAA transfer portal and will not be a Hawkeye next season. This season Dailey averaged 12.5 minutes per game and shot 35.2% from the field. All things con...
Get Rich or Die Trying: Back on the Saddle
After yesterday’s terrible performances, I took a pretty big loss. This game isn’t for the weak. If you’re not able to handle a loss, then you might as well get out of the game now. Today and th...
ALL ABOARD! Boilers finally break through to the Elite 8
After a 19 year drought, Purdue has finally vanquished their Sweet 16 demons and survived to see the Elite 8. As a lifelong Purdue fan, this is something that I never thought I’d see. Year after...
Get Rich or Die Trying: Sweet Surrender edition
We are finally back and I cannot wait to make more money tonight. I am going to give you all 4 plays for tonight and for the rest of the tournament I’ll give you all of my college basketball bet...
Tony Bennett, Virginia are ready to put their past behind them
Over the past five seasons, Virginia has produced no national titles and no Final Fours. They have three Sweet Sixteens and one Elite Eight appearance, coming in 2016. Heading into this year’s S...
UCLA’s Shareef O’Neal cleared to play
Shareef O’Neal, former four star recruit, has been cleared to resume all basketball activities after missing the entire 2018-19 College Basketball season. Shareef took to twitter to announce his...
Power Ranking the Sweet 16 Teams
#1 North Carolina The Tar Heels have dominated both of their opponents thus far and continue to look the part of a championship contender. Their offense is especially clicking with freshman Nassir Lit...
‘Chalky’ Sweet Sixteen Has Massive Potential
The most exciting 96 hours in sports is in the books and the Sweet Sixteen table has been set. Missing from this year’s second weekend is the Cinderella story we look forward to come tournament ...
Get Rich or Die Trying: Closing Sunday
After a really bad Night Shift I hope you guys were able to bounce back. Today is the most important day of the week, if you’re up then payday from the bookie is today if you’re down then this is ...
Jayhawks of the Midwestern: The Curse of the Bruce Pearl
Turns out that the Kansas Jayhawks losing the Big XII regular-season title for the first time in fourteen years wasn’t an elaborate rouse by Bill Self to catch the rest of the March Madness fiel...
College Coaches: I Scream, You Scream, Tom Izzo’s A Bit Extreme
Fact: Old Guys Like Yelling At Young Guys With Tom Izzo caught on camera berating Aaron Henry during Michigan State’s first round victory against the Bradley Braves, coaching tactics have been p...
Does Tom Izzo Deserve The Hate?
Yesterday during Michigan State’s win over Bradley, head coach Tom Izzo was caught on camera RIPPING into Aaron Henry. Izzo was so heated that he had to be restrained by his players when he lung...
Get Rich or Die Trying: The Night Shift
Well besides Cincy forgetting how to play basketball, I’m now sitting at a nice 5-1 for the picks I’ve given to the people. The Anteaters were a no-doubter and Texas Tech took a little bit...
March Madness: What We Learned on Day 1
Day 1 of the 2019 NCAA Tournament is over and done, and plenty of compelling story-lines are already beginning to unfold. Here are three of the major takeaways from Day 1 that fans should keep in mind...
Syracuse Basketball Season Review
Syracuse’s season ended last night after a 78-69 loss to Baylor. Earlier in the week, I basically guaranteed an Orange victory. Baylor had lost four straight entering Thursday’s game and was witho...
Get Rich or Die Trying: March Madness Day 2
We are red hot going into day two. You asked for them, and I gave them to you. 3 picks 3 winners and we are not going to stop. Keep riding with me and by the national championship we’ll all be r...
FSU: The School Who Couldn’t Cover
If you were like me and had Florida State at -9, I’m so sorry. As some may have seen, FSU ended up winning 76-69, a 7 point victory that broke hearts across the nation. Never would I ever wish a...
Get Rich or Die Trying: March Madness Day 1
March Madness: the most exciting time of the year for most gamblers. With nonstop action for 4 straight days it can be your best friend or your worst enemy. That’s why I’m here, I’m here to help...
Bad News: Your Team Is On Upset Alert
Before you call me an idiot, remember I said your team is on “upset alert” not “your team will be upset”. If you want to call me an idiot for that, then that’s your choic...
4 Teams that Could Make or Break your Bracket
Some teams look like they have Final Four potential, and then lose in the first round. Other teams are expected to have an early exit, and then make a deep run. Choose wisely when picking these teams ...
NIT Guide: Part 2
Here we have the second round to my guide revolving around the NIT. It involves some teams that have been in the NCAA tournament for what feels like decades, and some teams that have struggled under n...
NIT Guide: Part 1
You for sure should be talking about the Big Dance, however I think the NIT could make a lot of noise this year. Now I am not saying that the NIT is by any means better then the NCAA, but there are so...
Purdue: The B1G Hope
March Madness is finally here, to celebrate I went through every B1G seed and matchup… I found that no team benefitted more than Purdue did with their draw. Of the eight teams that received bids...
Upstate New York Headed Out West
As the 2019 NCAA Tournament bracket was announced, both Buffalo and Syracuse had to wait sometime before finally hearing their names called. In the end, both upstate New York squads were selected to t...
I-Who? Why the Hoosiers were among the first four out
When Romeo Langford signed with Indiana, fans were already hanging a sixth banner in their heads. After a 12-2 start, the excitement was back in Bloomington. And with in-state rival, Purdue, getting o...
The Committee gets something right
As we watched the reveal of the 68 team field for the NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament, let’s remember the past. The committee has always, in my uneducated opinion (see Delphi Bracketology 2017),...
Syracuse-Duke Round 3 Preview: By the Numbers
Syracuse and Duke will meet for the 3rd time this season in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament tonight. The teams have split the season series 1-1 thus far, each taking a game on the other’s ho...
Conference Tournament Central: March 14th
Wowza, what a day yesterday was. 33 games and we won 27 of them! We now sit at 110-44 overall. That’s good enough for 71%. There’s a huge slate today and I picked EVERY SINGLE ONE. Enjoy! ...
No, Clemson shouldn’t be in the NCAA tournament
After scoring just 16 points in the second half and losing to NC State in their first ACC Tournament game, the Clemson Tigers sit firmly on the bubble. This loss came after holding a 16-point lead at ...
Conference Tournament Central: March 13th
Ahhh, a new day with a CRAP LOAD of new tournaments starting today and tomorrow. We had 4 conference championships that were controllable, we went 2-2 in those games. Gonzaga getting held to 47 points...
BIG Takes: Tournament Edition
Purdue and Michigan State did their part in clinching a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, but now is the time where we find out who is and who isn’t made for March. Michigan State re...
Conference Tournament Central: March 12th
After a tough stretch, we finally got off the pine with going a p-word 2 for 2 in our champions yesterday. Wofford’s win led us to a p-word bracket for the Southern Conference. Iona’s auto...
International Women’s Day: A Look at Some of College Athletics Most Prominent Females
Today is International Women’s Day. A day to celebrate all of the strong women in our lives and remind each other about how much progress women have made. What better way to celebrate than to lo...
Conference Tournament Central: March 11th
We suffered a few losses on the tournament champion route. To this point, we are oh-fer in champions picked. We kept up a high percentage by only dropping 3 controllable games. Overall, we sit at 60-2...
Conference Tournament Central: March 10th
We started hot and ended somewhat poorly. The day started at 0-3 because of poor management. We only had 6 losses in controllable games, but none was more hurtful than South Dakota State losing by 3. ...
Conference Tournament Central: March 9th
Well, well, well… It seems as if I’ve gone cold. I scratched and clawed to stay an even .500. I doubled my losses from the first 4 days combined. It sucks. Hopefully we can bounce back wit...
Conference Tournament Central: March 8th
There were 19 games in total last night. After suffering my first loss on March 6th or day 3, I was hoping for a great comeback. It went pretty well by going 14-5. That brings the overall to 32-6. I h...
Conference Tournament Central: March 7th
Well… The heater has ended, but to correctly pick 18 of 19 games is incredible. Let’s take a look at all the conference tournament games going on today and see how I do. Atlantic Sun Semif...
BIG Takes: Week 8 Edition
As if the Big Ten didn’t have enough drama throughout this season, the Big Ten regular season title will come down to the final weekend with Michigan, Michigan State and Purdue all tied for first pl...
What Happened to The Jayhawks?
It’s finally over. Fourteen years stopped at a screeching halt. Oh well. For the 2018-19 Kansas Jayhawks, it’s time to learn and move on. No longer at the top of the Big XII mountain, doub...
Conference Tournament Central: March 6th
Conference W-L Record Atlantic Sun 4-0 Big South 3-0 Horizon League 2-0 Patriot League 2-0 Overall 11-0 Through 2 days of conference play, I’m 11-0 overall. I swear I know what I’m talking...
Is Bill Self On The Hot Seat?
Nope. Carry on. While you’re here, check out why I think Illinois has a shot at an auto-bid this March....
Conference Tournament Central: March 5th
Hello folks, welcome back to Conference Tournament Central! I’m your host Bryce Hopwood and day 1 of conference tournament play has made me look like a genius. The Atlantic Sun conference was th...
Does the Big Ten have a Basketball Problem?
Purdue is going to win the Big Ten regular Season title this year… on a technicality. I am going to be rash for a minute. Purdue is making the Big Ten look much weaker than it truly is. The Big ...
Conference Tournament Central: March 4th
*Insert March Madness trumpets playing* Hello everyone, and welcome to Conference Tournament Central! I am your host, Bryce Hopwood, and I will be bringing you content, predictions, news, and much mor...
Nevada Faced Post-Game Drama After Loss
Look, we all hate losing. I will do everything in my power to try and win in a family game of Pictionary, whether that’s mouthing the word to my grandpa, or trying to make as close to a symbol a...
Put me in Buzz
Coach Buzz Williams posted a video today, and my god I was willing to drive to VA Tech, ready to run through a wall for that man. If you haven’t seen it yet, here it is. It’s no wonder why...
BIG Takes: Week 7 Edition
Tip of the hat to Michigan State this week, as they went into Ann Arbor and pulled off their most impressive win of the year. The win put the Spartans a half game ahead of Purdue and a full game ahead...
National Player of the Year: Gustafson by a Mile
Respect The Name I have seen plenty of articles about the National Player of the Year debate in Women’s Basketball. Many of these articles have slept on or totally missed Megan Gustafson. One of...
Fran McCaffery Chases Ref Down Calling Him a “Cheating Motherfucker” and a “Fucking Disgrace”
The Hawkeyes went to Columbus and got trounced by Ohio State last night. It was a must-win for the Buckeyes to make a push to the Tournament, and they won by 20 against ranked Iowa. That was a huge wi...
Badgers Lose in Double-OT… My Reaction
In the famous words of Drake… “I’m upset”. I’m so pissed off about that double overtime shit show I just witnessed in Bloomington, Indiana. I have seen some terribly offi...
NCAA Tournament: ACC has potential to get 9 teams in
March Madness is just around the corner, and the ACC is stacked as always. The league has nine teams currently in the mix for NCAA Tournament spots, three of which have a shot at a No. 1 seed. There a...
Two Prolific Players You (Maybe) Haven’t Heard Of
I want to start off by saying that I appreciate everyone who reads my articles and spreads the word about my writing. That’s why I’m not sure if I’m the reason to blame or if everybo...
A Student Athletes Take on Paying College Atheltes
Duke’s, Zion Williamson, injured himself 30 seconds into arguably the biggest college basketball rivalry in the country last night. Ticket prices were starting at $2,900 for this game and former...
Will the real Syracuse Orange please stand up?
After a 69-49 drubbing of No. 18 Louisville on Wednesday night, Syracuse now sits at 18-8 overall and 9-4 in ACC play. They’re also tied for fourth place in the ACC standings with Florida State, tra...
BIG Takes: Week 6 Edition
There was little to no drama this week in the Big Ten which sets up a wild race to the finish. Purdue, Michigan and Michigan State are tied at the top with 12-3 conference records. Maryland is a game ...
Top 5 Mid Majors to Know For Your Bracket’s Future
Time to talk Mid Majors that might surprise us come March. I know what you’re thinking “Oh it’s only the middle of February, I’ll research on Selection Sunday”. That̵...
What’s wrong with the Hoosiers?
Whatever is ailing the Indiana basketball team, currently #12 in the Big Ten, has taken their season to its breaking point. After starting the season 12-2 and boasting strong wins over Marquette and L...
The Buzzer-Beater, Second Edition: February Blues
Welcome to the second edition of the sophomore year of The Buzzer-Beater, my weekly Monday column about college basketball and what’s going on around the country. This past weekend, I was in Tucson,...
Wiesy Outta Here: Hawkeyes win another Thriller
The Iowa Hawkeyes took the court in Piscataway, NJ tonight against Rutgers. True freshman guard, Joe Wieskamp, would play the hero on this night. This role is often filled by Jordan Bohannon, but Wies...
Iowa @ Rutgers: Game Preview
Recap: Iowa Once again, the Iowa men’s basketball team has been looking great of late. The Hawkeyes are coming off three straight wins. First, an upset of Michigan at home in which they outpaced...
North Carolina: Heels in good shape despite Virginia loss
The North Carolina Tar Heels are 19-5 and 9-2 in ACC play, tied for 2nd in the conference with Virginia The Bad News CHAPEL HILL, N.C.- For Tar Heel fans, it’s hard not to believe that Monday ni...
Duke: Overrated?
Is this Duke team really as good as everyone thought it was at the beginning of the season? Duke was being talked about like they were going to be the best college basketball team in history for havin...
BIG Takes: Week 5 Edition
Week in Review Tuesday night had all the madness Big Ten fans wanted. The top five teams in the league were on display, and as the standings were just a few weeks ago, Michigan and Michigan Sta...
Illinois Basketball: B1G Tournament Champions
Speak it into existence. Brad Underwood’s squad is trending upward, and while they sit at 9-15, an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament is up for grabs in March. The path to the madness is far f...
Wooden Award Top 20: Part 2
Part 1 – posted yesterday – included some big names and studs who are putting up crazy numbers. Those ballers have earned their stripes. They are insanely athletic and are having fantastic...
Spartans head to Madison: B1G Preview
The Michigan State Spartans travel to the Kohl Center on Wednesday to take on the 20th ranked Badgers. Michigan State is 1-3 in their last four games, snapping a 3-game losing streak last Saturday at ...
Wooden Award Top 20: Part 1
This is my favorite time of the year. We just had the Super Bowl signifying the end of football, which is sad. Football was my first love, BUT the Super Bowl means that we have about a month and a hal...
#SU25 Basketball: Week 16
The Student Union Difference: #1 team in the country from last week’s poll defeats #3 team, #1 drops in this week’s #SU25 Basketball poll! This week lacked major upsets, but since the last...
Five-Star Recruit Anthony Edwards Commits to Georgia
Tom Crean’s bag man is finally starting to make some moves. Anthony Edwards, a top-five player in the 2019 recruiting class, and projected top-five pick in the 2020 NBA draft, has committed to ...
Do You Know what N.E.T. Stands for?
NET or NCAA evaluation tool is the new RPI ranking, it will help the NCAA rank teams going into March Madness. Step 1, team value index or an algorithm that is set up to only reward teams for beating ...
Arizona Basketball is in Trouble, Again
The Arizona Wildcats are one of the biggest headlines in college basketball news for all the wrong reasons, again. Yesterday, Arizona placed assistant coach Mark Phelps on administrative leave and are...
Indiana vs #20 Iowa
What a year it has been for the Big Ten. The twenty in conference games for the Big Ten sure has a way of creating drama throughout the tail end of the season, and the upset wins for Iowa and Indiana ...
#SU25 Basketball: Week (1)5!
Football season is over, but there is some good news: The Patriots can’t win March Madness. But the Patriots of college basketball find themselves atop our first #SU25 rankings of the regular se...
BIG Takes: Week 4
Would anybody like to tell me what the heck is going to happen in this last month of the Big Ten? Just two weeks ago, it looked like a clear cut race between Michigan and Michigan State to see who wou...
The Big Ten, March Madness, and My Word
With Michigan and Michigan State both competing in conference play tonight, there is still some uncertainty in who will claim the Big Ten regular season Championship come early March. Both Teams stand...
Bad Beat in Norman
Last night some of you bettors may have fallen victim to maybe the worst bad beat of the season so far. To set the stage, Iowa State was favored on the road at Norman, from anywhere between 2.5 and 3....
ACC Corner: Week 4 Edition
Welcome to ACC Corner: Week 4 Edition. With some big games coming up this week, the picture became a little bit more clear in the standings. We also saw Duke blow out St. Johns in a non-conference gam...
The Buzzer-Beater, First Edition: Kentucky is the Real Deal
Welcome to the first edition of the sophomore year of The Buzzer-Beater, my weekly Monday column about college basketball and what’s going on around the country. This past weekend, I was in Tuscaloo...
Silvio De Sousa, Kansas Hosed by NCAA
Well, that’s that. Silvio De Sousa banned from the NCAA until 2020-2021. Held out for all of the 2018-19 season this point, hope remained with the Jayhawks that they might get their big back bef...
Dan’s Bedtime Thoughts: CBB Edition
It’s college basketball season! Yes, I know that CBB started way back in November, but now that we’re without football, I’ll officially declare it college basketball season. Let̵...
Locker Room Talk: Episode 2
The Student Union Sports podcast about nothing in particular. Hot takes, cold drinks, and trash talk is what we like best. This week on the Locker Room Talk podcast we are talking about anything and e...
ASU Roasts Zona
Every morning I wake up the first thing I do is check the notifications on my phone, then scroll through twitter. It was there that I saw my favorite Twitter roast of all time. Sleep tight @APlayersPr...
Game Preview: Iowa vs #5 Michigan
Time for the Hawkeyes to Panic? Iowa has lost two straight, and the world appears to be falling apart in Iowa City because of it. Coming off of a loss to Michigan State, a team that could win it all, ...
A couple teams Vegas hasn’t picked up on yet
Gambling, ultimately, is finding lines that are a little wonky to you. Sometimes, it’s just a you thing. Sometimes, you are right. When you are right, you tend to pick up on trends and tendencie...
ACC Corner: Week 3 Edition
Welcome to ACC Corner, Week 3 edition. There wasn’t as much firepower in terms of big games, but there were some crazy finishes nonetheless. The race for the best record is heating up, as four teams...
The Comeback: UTSA Shocks Old Dominion
On Saturday night, the UTSA Roadrunners shocked the world in a last minute (or last 3 minutes and 49 seconds if you please) comeback of epic proportions. The Runners had a rough day shooting only scor...
Locker Room Talk : Episode 1
The Student Union Sports podcast about nothing in particular. Hot takes, cold drinks, and trash talk is what we like best. On todays episode, some of the Student Union boys (Sam Tschida, Andy Jones, A...
Ethan Happ: Mr. Triple-Double
Holy shit folks. I’m absolutely dumbfounded. Elation, shock, happiness. Ethan Happ just ended the game against Northwestern with 13 points, 12 boards, and 11 assists which accounts for his 2nd t...
Fab 5: Naming the Best College Basketball Freshmen Ever
On ESPN’s College Gameday this weekend, Seth Greenberg made the claim that Carmelo Anthony was the best freshman to ever play college basketball. So that got me thinking. With guys like RJ Barrett, ...
Gonzaga Needs to Grow Up and Join a Real Conference
Since Mark Few took over Gonzaga’s basketball program in 1999, it’s been pure dominance in the West Coast Conference. After a 98-39 win last night over Santa Clara (yeah, that’s 59 p...
Jhivvan Jackson: Cold as Ice
Last night the Roadrunner men’s basketball team put the beat down on conference opponent Charlotte. From the tip-off, there was never really a doubt about this game. JHIVVAN-STOPPABLE Jhivvan “Ice...
Iowa Basketball: Midseason Review
SO FAR, SO GOOD. Up to this point, the Iowa men’s basketball season has been a pleasant surprise considering how they looked last year. Compared to a 14-19 record last season (4-14 record agains...
ACC Corner: Week 2 Edition
Welcome to ACC Corner, Week 2 edition. The week started with No. 1 Duke being knocked off at home against Syracuse but ended with a 72-70 Blue Devils win over Virginia. The loss was the Cavaliers firs...
IU/Purdue Battle for the Hoosier State
There is a huge showdown in West Lafayette happening today. At 2 pm the Hoosiers from Bloomington make the 2 hour drive north to face their instate rivals the Purdue Boilermakers. Let’s get a br...
Wisconsin Basketball Mid Season Review
Through 17 regular season games the Wisconsin Badgers are 11-6 overall and 5-4 in Big Ten play. Their season to date has been very up and down. The Badgers enjoyed a 5-0 start before falling to #4 Vir...
Ohio State Mid Season Review
The Ohio State mens basketball team is looking to continue their success from last season. The Buckeyes are off to a 12-4 start (2-3 in Big 10) and look to make some noise in the Big10 again this seas...
Big Ten: Strongest Conference in Basketball?
The Big Ten struggled mightily in basketball last year, fielding only four teams in the NCAA Tournament. However, it is a new year and 2019 looks to be a great one for the Big Ten. As it stands right ...
Down Goes Dook
You know, it may have been a rough start to the season for Syracuse fans, but all of that was forgotten when the Orange went into Cameron Indoor and punched the Dookies in the mouth. Syracuse knocked ...
ACC Corner: Week 1 Edition
Welcome to ACC Corner, where every week I will highlight the best players, games, and teams of the week in college basketball’s best conference. It will also preview the matchups to watch in the com...
CBB Mideason Conference Power Rankings
About halfway through the season with conference play in full swing, teams and conferences have begun to separate themselves from the pack. Some have made a real argument to be no. 1, whereas others h...
Tennessee: Title Bound?
For those of you who haven’t been tuned in to college basketball all year, this may come as a big surprise to you, but Tennessee is showing the country that it might have a say in who the best t...
The Italian Stallion Rides Again
Last night in a complete shut down of conference foe Rice, Giovanni De Nicolao of UTSA put on a clinic. Going for 19 points, 3-6 around the arc and getting the Runners the ball back a whopping five ti...
Zion Williamson: The Next Generational Superstar
Let me be the first to say that I am not an expert on the intangibles of what makes a college basketball player NBA-ready. But, many of those who are have Duke forward Zion Williamson at the top of th...
Purdue Basketball Mid Season Review
College football is officially over and it’s time for everyone to turn their attention to the rest of the college basketball season. We’re officially at the halfway point and conference pl...
Student Union Roundtable: What to Watch For
Alright guys, it was bound to happen eventually. Doug and I finally missed a weekend roundtable and for that, we sincerely apologize. However, we are back this week and there’s an excellent slate of...
Student Union Roundtable: What to Watch For
Conference season is officially underway now that it begins in early December. However, more non-conference games are set to be played this weekend and, of course, we get treated to numerous top-25 ma...
Student Union Roundtable: What to Watch For
To be frank, the past week is always one of my favorite weeks of the College Basketball year. Yes, I hype the Big Ten/ACC Challenge up that much and it did not disappoint. Although games like Duke vs....
ACC-Big Ten Challenge Preview
Beginning on Monday, the 20th annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge will kick off, with fourteen matchups slated through Wednesday on ESPN. The ACC has won the past two challenges by a combined 20-8, but as us...
Student Union Roundtable: What to Watch For (Nov. 23-25)
What a hectic first month of college basketball we’ve had. Duke (yes, the same Duke that Chase predicted to go undefeated) lost way earlier than anyone expected, Gonzaga proved a lot of critics wron...
Rough Weekend for Syracuse Fans
This weekend was supposed to be a Syracuse fan’s ultimate dream. Three games between the men’s basketball team and the football team would be held in New York City. The men’s basketball team...
Student Union Roundtable: What to Watch For
It’s a great time of the year for sports fans, with football nearing the playoffs, bowl season, and college basketball starting up again. Also starting up along with hoops season is Student Union...
2018-19 CBB B1G Preview
Welcome back to the start of the College Basketball season. Such a glorious time for all basketball fans to come together and watch some great athletes compete every night. Unless, unfortunately, you ...
Overreactions from the First Night of College Basketball
Woah, it’s been a while since I’ve written anything but what better way to come back with a bang than with some jaw-dropping overreactions I’ve come up with (and found) guaranteed to...
Exhibition Breakdown: Kansas Jayhawks
The Kansas Jayhawks have just completed their preseason action with large margin victories over Emporia State and Washburn. Throughout the two games, I saw some really good and some not so good. What ...
#SU25 Basketball: Preseason
It’s that time of the year again! The college basketball season tips off tonight with the Champions Classic taking place in Indianapolis. The Kansas Jayhawks take on the Michigan State Spartans,...
2018-2019 South Carolina Basketball Preview
After a Final Four appearance in 2017, the Gamecocks struggled last year to reach a 17-16 record. They finished 11th in the SEC and missed out on a postseason berth during an overall disappointing cam...
Four things to watch for Champions Classic
Tomorrow, college basketball is officially, all the way back. As has happened for the last few seasons, the season kicks off with The Champions Classic, which is a blue blood playground. Michigan Stat...
LBJ is out of line for calling out Jimmy B
Lebron James is the best basketball player of all-time to not go to college. And I’m one of the biggest Lebron fans on the planet. But this afternoon, he went too far. For some context, Darius Bazel...
College hoops AP poll released, basketball’s back, baby
In light of the college basketball preseason AP Poll being released, I would like to take this opportunity to say that it is officially basketball season. The NBA started last week, college football i...
The Drake Curse: A Timeline
The Kardashians and Jenners have ruined numerous athletes careers by dating them in the past. The Kendall Jenner Curse is the most recent of a long stint of bad sports curses. We all remember Jessica ...
The Cup Check 9/28: Presented by Student Union Sports
On this week’s episode of the Cup Check, Luke “Big Takes” Maiers joins the show to talk a little football. Topics include life advice for Kelly Bryant, Roughing the passer rules, and...
Jim Halpert’s Alternate Universe: A Basketball Odyssey
As we all know, Jim and Pam from the hit series, The Office, leave sleepy Scranton, Pennsylvania for their happily-ever-after in Texas. I always believed that Jim was destined for much greater thing...
RIP to the RPI Metric
I know it is football SZN and everybody is excited for that, but the NCAA has announced that college basketball will no longer use the RPI metric. The metric has been used to help decide tournament te...
Ex-Louisville, South Carolina Commit Brian Bowen Signs With Australian Basketball Team
Poor Brian Bowen. Bowen was the number 14 recruit in the country coming out of high school, and was committed to play at Louisville. Now for those that may not have heard, the Louisville basketball pr...
The NCAA Finally Does Something Right; Changes CBB Rules
WELL GOOD MORNING NCAA! I personally have railed against the NCAA for a very, very long time, but I will give credit where credit is due. This is a very progressive move by them, and *should* help wee...
Could Zion Williamson be a two sport athlete?
Everyone is freaking out about Zion Williamson being 285 pounds. This happened early this week when Duke listed their 2018-2019 roster. I love this; basketball experts are thinking he is too heavy t...
Recruiting Season: Episode 1 Feat. Sean Bock (247 Sports)
The very first installment of the newest Student Union podcast is here! Introducing Recruiting Season, a weekly podcast hosted by Student Union personalities Brendan Smith and Johnny Rambos. The pod...