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    2026 NCAA Tournament Thread

    This is a total kick in the lady balls to the WBB team and makes Coyle look like a piece of turd. WBB is one of very few above average teams in Mark Coyle’s Department of Athletic Mediocrity, which he is entirely accountable for, and the guy’s not even there to support him. Someone please hire...
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    2026 Boys State Tournament

    This seems logical, but a lot of teams would be collateral damage. My son used to work as an EMT at HS ball games. He saw some tiny private schools that he said were mind blowingly bad, 7th grade Rec league bad . Making teams like that play AA because they were dragnetted in a rule designed...
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    All Things 2025-26 College Basketball Coaches Fired/Hired/Retired Thread

    It would be strong-assed. But let it be said that Will Wade just gave NC St another aggravating, very Kevin Keatts-like year. Maybe his advantage is gone with NIL, because NIL makes everyone as depraved and debased as Will Wade.
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    All Things 2025-26 College Basketball Coaches Fired/Hired/Retired Thread

    They won’t take Oats. They (falsely) like to think of themselves as virtuous. Oats has not cheated per se, but he’s made clear that he sees little things like being an accessory to murder as distractions which are not conducive to winning, which should be swept under the rug. I think they will...
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    2026 NCAA Tournament Thread

    Party in Iowa City! Hide the livestock!
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    All Things 2025-26 College Basketball Coaches Fired/Hired/Retired Thread

    And there’s even more evidence it loves money and enjoys hoarding it.
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    Selection show

    Duke’s region is absolute murder, and I couldn’t be more pleased.
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    How would you grade the 2025-26 Gophers basketball season?

    The Gophers are like a student who did very C work but had all sorts of trauma and disruption in their homelife. As a teacher I’d likely be sympathetic but I can’t go higher than C here. Fun to see the ever-shrinking undermanned crew overachieve, fun to see great improvement from a few guys, fun...
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    All Things 2025-26 College Basketball Coaches Fired/Hired/Retired Thread

    It should be a very good job with climate on their side, yet they’ve never been able to consistently win. Hurley had the right profile for a promotion to a place like ASU, and the 3 guys before him (Sendek, Evans, Frieder) were lured away from power conference positions, where they were winning...
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    Bracketology: St Thomas #14 Seed as of Jan 2026 -- NCAA Tournament

    For decades Minnesota had just 1 D1 team. This is crazy. I believe the only other states with 1 were Hawaii and Wyoming (which only has 1 4 year school). Montana and Delaware had more than MN. And I think being the only D1 team created a weird possessiveness about the state amongst our fans, and...
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    Multiple media outlets list Mark Coyle as a candidate to replace Mitch Barnhart who is retiring as Kentucky AD

    My question is, why? It’s not like we’ve become a NIL or fundraising machine. And grading his highest profile hires don’t paint him in a great light: Fleck: B. He’s been fine but I can’t go higher in the Cignetti era. Motzko: C+ Meh. And currently coaching his way out of a job. CBJ: F. Not to...
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    USC guard Chad Baker-Mazara is no longer with the program, the school announced.

    The most anti-BYU rule I’ve ever seen floated. And I’m here for it.
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    USC guard Chad Baker-Mazara is no longer with the program, the school announced.

    I’m beginning to wonder if Muss will be at USC next year. The Musselmans are designed for quick fixes, not long term building projects. The quick fix did not happen. And losing makes him restless and (more) difficult.
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    ***OFFICIAL MINNESOTA AT MICHIGAN, WHO CLEARLY WAS LOOKING PAST DUKE TO OUR GAME, IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

    He has exceeded expectations just by seeing the court and giving some very game minutes, but I think the writing is on the wall for Shinholter. When you’re literally the only available guy on the bench, and the coach gives you minimal minutes, it speaks volumes. I expect to see him at a smaller...
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    Who is the Gopher MVP this year?

    But the guy led the team in playing time and utilization metrics. It’s his efficiency numbers that are ass.
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    Who is the Gopher MVP this year?

    I vote for the team doctor.
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    Niko should be in Big Ten coach of the year mix

    A lot of people will look at Minnesota and see a team that is going to win about as many Big 10 games as expected and not notice how depleted the team is. Let’s keep it that way. The record will be about the same as CBJ had last year but I’ve been impressed with Niko’s coaching. And there will...
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    All Things 2025-26 Other College Basketball Games Thread

    He’s a decent coach/builder, but nowhere near good enough for UCLA to put up with this crap. I’m calling a coach change at UCLA. If you’re gonna have Bobby Knight frequency meltdowns you need Bobby Knoght results.
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    Shooter: Don’t be surprised if former Orono star Nolan Groves ends up with the Gophers for his sophomore season.

    This whole thread came from a scoop from Shooter. Has anyone kept score to see how often his scoops come to fruition? Other than the bloody obvious (“A little birdie tells me the Twins and their 13.50 ERA might trade for a pitcher”), I don’t recall his gossips being right much.



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