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UNLV ties San Diego State with a shot at the buzzer. To OT!

Seems like Boise State sort of out-physical's New Mexico. We'll see if the Lobos handle them better 3rd time around. Should be a great game, along with a few others today.

100% agree with this and I also think the notion of “mid-major” is a tired term. There will be lots of good teams, as there are now, There will still be a few that have an easier path based on brand, etc but we are seeing it already as some other schools start to elevate.

Hunter Sallis was a big pickup for them. Gonzaga is used to being the recipient of select plug &play transfers. And this time it flipped the other way.

It's one reason I don't really get too caught up in this or that conference underperformed. Sure it's interesting fodder if you get to Sweet 16 or even Elite 8, and a conference with 6 or 7 teams didn't have a single team advance. But there aren't many pushovers in this tourney. I'm guessing...

If my imperfect memory serves, this would be second Husker AD that A&M has hired. Bill Byrne the first…?

I managed to stay awake for the Saint Mary's win over Gonzaga last night. Tough, low-scoring game. Gonzaga for sure doesn't look quite like the teams of past seasons, but still solid. Saint Mary's has the scoring guard Mahaney and enough other pieces to be a tough out in the tourney. I guess...

Solid line up, but give me Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner all day long. Reggie Miller with Kevin Harlan was also a good combo.

In some ways though, the Gopher program found ways to do it to themselves when the issues/scandals occurred. Seemingly never much ability to contain and manage things in-house and get things to quiet down before they blew up.

I guess if there were a thread about favorite courts (the actual floor design, etc.), I'd put the one in Sioux Falls in there as one of mine. I know some see it differently. I'd put Creighton's in there also. Oregon, not so much.

Heck, there are even D2 players contributing, eg. Joel Scott at Colorado State.

Hired there in 2007 and now 62 years old. I'd take a long tenure at that place/climate/etc. Will be interesting to see if he even tries to land somewhere else. Not a bad spot to hang it up.

I like the move in you made for Colorado. They got healthy, and similar to some other teams that don't get a ton of attention, with the right match ups they could win a game or two. If they lose early in the Pac12 tourney, they are probably at risk again. I also agree with others, Indiana State...

I agree with this. It's hard to watch the slow response/chasing of shooters. It was really noticeable vs. Northwestern. Opposing team rotates the ball 2-3 times and bang an open 3.

A bunch of spot-on posts in this one. Size and Strength being the two main issues, Payne aside. And since Payne's not 6'11"+, they need some other bangers which they don't have. Hoiberg has showed you can get over the hump in a hurry with the right addition(s). For them it was Rienk Mast to...

I think Colorado will find their way in. I see you have them right on the edge. It gets difficult and quality teams always get left out. Hopefully we see Drake for instance. I can live without watching snooze fest Virginia.

Thats crazy. Been a handful of games like that this year and the Iowa game felt a little like that for the Gophers. Mind blowingly frustrating to watch….if you are on the bad side of it.

I thought it was telling yesterday. Ihnen had a great opp when he took it baseline to slam it home, and (apparently) didn't have the confidence to just elevate and do it. Second half, fairly similar scenario for Max Christie, and he didn't hesitate. With his length, if CBJ could ever get Ihnen...

For sure, I just never understood the shots at San Francisco. 71 kenpom just behind the Gophers. The other games absolutely hurt the Gophers, but that was not really one of them. I guess I've decided to go with CBJ banked on the team gel'ing as the conf schedule came around, which they've mostly...

I kind of see your point. The Gophers came off growing pains the past couple seasons, and how do we know those early games this year (mostly successful) didn't help them now vs choosing a different path against tough comp. Then flip a couple games (including at Iowa!) and they are right there in...