2021-22 College Basketball Thread

[GeorgiaModerate]

Auburn is ranked #1 in the AP poll for the first time ever.  Oddly, the last time a Bruce Pearl-coached team moved from #2 to #1 was also following a victory over a John Calipari-coached team.  But it was with different schools for both of them: Tennessee for Pearl and Memphis for Calipari.

[GeorgiaModerate]

BYU leaving probably means Gonzaga at least kicks the tires on joining the Big East. It's a cultural fit for Gonzaga, and the cross country travel isn't as bad as people think, given Creighton's presence in the conference.

If that should happen (which I think is unlikely) a possible mate to join them might be Wichita State, the only non-football school in the declining AAC.

I thought part of the reason for Wichita St. going to the AAC  was their desire to start a DIV 1 football program.  Cause ya know, Kansas can support three two maybe one division 1 program.

I think the (relatively) new president at WSU has made some noises about wanting to restart football, but they don't have the money for it.

[NewYorkExpress]

BYU leaving probably means Gonzaga at least kicks the tires on joining the Big East. It's a cultural fit for Gonzaga, and the cross country travel isn't as bad as people think, given Creighton's presence in the conference.

If that should happen (which I think is unlikely) a possible mate to join them might be Wichita State, the only non-football school in the declining AAC.

I thought part of the reason for Wichita St. going to the AAC  was their desire to start a DIV 1 football program.  Cause ya know, Kansas can support three two maybe one division 1 program.

I think the (relatively) new president at WSU has made some noises about wanting to restart football, but they don't have the money for it.

Wichita State isn't really a fit for the Big East, which is (with the exception of UConn and Butler) all Catholic Universities, and all but UConn are private schools. A better fit would be Loyola Chicago (which is moving to the Atlantic 10, but the Big East would be an even better upgrade).

[I’m not Stu]

Does Gonzaga soon leave the WCC?

[NewYorkExpress]

Does Gonzaga soon leave the WCC?

Probably not. Other than the Big East, which would be a great fit if not for the cross-country travel and the PAC-12, which would probably require a football program, there really isn't another conference that would meet Gonzaga's requirements as a national program.

[I’m not Stu]

USC blows out Arizona State 78-56. Every obscure USC player made an appearance late in the second half. USC point guard Amar Ross played in his first game of the season and made a 3-pointer. USC guards Reggie Parris and Zach Brooker also appeared in a game the first time this season made an appearance too. Seldom used USC guard Malik Thomas also appeared in the game. Seldom used USC centers Boubacar Coulibaly and Harrison Hornery also appeared late in the game.

[Pessimistic Antineutrino]

Schedule for Week Twelve

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Florida @ Tennessee 6:00 PM ESPN2

Providence @ Xavier 6:30 PM CBSSN

Miami (FL) @ Virginia Tech 7:00 PM ACC

UCF @ Wichita State 8:00 PM ESPN+

Oklahoma @ West Virginia 8:00 PM ESPN2

VCU @ Davidson 8:30 PM CBSSN/ESPN+

Texas A&M @ LSU 9:00 PM SEC

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Ohio State @ Minnesota 7:00 PM ESPN2

Purdue @ Iowa 9:00 PM FS1

East Carolina @ Memphis 9:00 PM ESPN2

Stanford @ USC 11:00 PM

BYU @ Santa Clara 11:00 PM ESPNU

Friday, January 28, 2022

Rhode Island @ Dayton 7:00 PM ESPN2

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Duke @ Louisville 12:00 PM

LSU @ TCU 12:00 PM ESPN2

Michigan @ Michigan State 12:30 PM CBS

Oklahoma @ Auburn 2:00 PM

Missouri @ Iowa State 2:00 PM ESPNU

Xavier @ Creighton 2:00 PM

NC State @ North Carolina 2:00 PM ACC

West Virginia @ Arkansas 2:00 PM

Arizona State @ Arizona 2:30 PM CBS

Indiana @ Maryland 2:30 PM FOX

Virginia Tech @ Florida State 3:00 PM ABC

Baylor @ Alabama 4:00 PM

Kansas State @ Ole Miss 4:00 PM ESPNU

VCU @ Richmond 4:00 PM CBSSN

St. John's @ Villanova 4:30 PM

Marquette @ Providence 4:30 PM

Illinois @ Northwestern 4:30 PM

Kentucky @ Kansas 6:00 PM ESPN

Mississippi State @ Texas Tech 6:00 PM ESPN2

Houston @ UCF 8:00 PM ESPN2

Tennessee @ Texas 8:00 PM ESPN

South Carolina @ Texas A&M 8:30 PM SEC

Sunday, January 30, 2022

Ohio State @ Purdue 12:00 PM CBS

Minnesota @ Wisconsin 1:00 PM

Loyola Chicago @ Drake 2:00 PM ESPN2

[Pessimistic Antineutrino]

Chris Mack out at Louisville. Wow, I didn't realize it got that bad.

Also, my Bruins take on #3 Arizona tonight at Pauley. Should be a fun one.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Georgia comes from behind to beat Alabama 82-76 for their first SEC win!

[GeorgiaModerate]

Hampton, Monmouth, and Stony Brook are moving to the CAA, according to the ESPN crawler.

[NewYorkExpress]

Chris Mack out at Louisville. Wow, I didn't realize it got that bad.

Louisville's still a really good job, and probably the third best job in the ACC, behind Duke and North Carolina, so they should find a very good coach to replace Chris Mack.

My guesses as to Mack's replacement:

Alabama Head Coach Nate Oats

Rutgers Head Coach Steve Pikiell

Iowa State Head Coach T.J Otzelberger

Marquette Head Coach Shaka Smart

[GeorgiaModerate]

Shaka’s not leaving Marquette anytime soon.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Florida @ Tennessee 6:00 PM ESPN2
Providence @ Xavier 6:30 PM CBSSN
Miami (FL) @ Virginia Tech 7:00 PM ACC  I've gone back and forth on this one.
UCF @ Wichita State 8:00 PM ESPN+  Another tough one.
Oklahoma @ West Virginia 8:00 PM ESPN2
VCU @ Davidson 8:30 PM CBSSN/ESPN+
Texas A&M @ LSU 9:00 PM SEC

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Ohio State @ Minnesota 7:00 PM ESPN2
Purdue @ Iowa 9:00 PM FS1
East Carolina @ Memphis 9:00 PM ESPN2
Stanford @ USC 11:00 PM
BYU @ Santa Clara 11:00 PM ESPNU

Friday, January 28, 2022

Rhode Island @ Dayton 7:00 PM ESPN2

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Duke @ Louisville 12:00 PM
LSU @ TCU 12:00 PM ESPN2
Michigan @ Michigan State 12:30 PM CBS
Oklahoma @ Auburn 2:00 PM
Missouri @ Iowa State 2:00 PM ESPNU
Xavier @ Creighton 2:00 PM
NC State @ North Carolina 2:00 PM ACC
West Virginia @ Arkansas 2:00 PM
Arizona State @ Arizona 2:30 PM CBS
Indiana @ Maryland 2:30 PM FOX
Virginia Tech @ Florida State 3:00 PM ABC
Baylor @ Alabama 4:00 PM
Kansas State @ Ole Miss 4:00 PM ESPNU
VCU @ Richmond 4:00 PM CBSSN
St. John's @ Villanova 4:30 PM
Marquette @ Providence 4:30 PM
Illinois @ Northwestern 4:30 PM
Kentucky @ Kansas 6:00 PM ESPN
Mississippi State @ Texas Tech 6:00 PM ESPN2
Houston @ UCF 8:00 PM ESPN2
Tennessee @ Texas 8:00 PM ESPN
South Carolina @ Texas A&M 8:30 PM SEC

Sunday, January 30, 2022

Ohio State @ Purdue 12:00 PM CBS
Minnesota @ Wisconsin 1:00 PM
Loyola Chicago @ Drake 2:00 PM ESPN2

[GeorgiaModerate]

Miami beats Virginia Tech 78-75 on a 50-foot bank shot as time expired!

[Orwell]

MSU is so bad

[GeorgiaModerate]

I got clobbered last night (2-5) by having most of the close ones break against me.

[DINGO Joe]

Who knew John Stockton would turn out to be the village idiot. 

[GeorgiaModerate]

Who knew John Stockton would turn out to be the village idiot. 

Athletes are just like the general population in that they have a wide variety of capabilities and viewpoints, but like all celebrities, they get an oversized amount of attention.  Some will turn out to be idiots, but OTOH some will turn out to be extremely impressive people (e.g. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar).

[NewYorkExpress]

Betting odds for coaching vacancy at Louisville are out.

The betting favorites are New York Knicks Assistant Coach Kenny Payne, Bellarmine Head Coach Scott Davenport, Seton Hall Head Coach Kevin Willard and Wake Forest Head Coach Steve Forbes.

The full odds:

Kenny Payne +400
Scott Davenport +500
Kevin Willard +500
Steve Forbes +600
Wes Miller +700
Mark Pope +900
Chris Holtmann +1000
Ed Cooley +1100
Nate Oats +1200
Eric Musselman +1300
Andy Enfield +1500
Mick Cronin +1500
Matt McMahon +2000
Scott Drew +2500
Bruce Pearl +2500

[DINGO Joe]

Who knew John Stockton would turn out to be the village idiot. 

Athletes are just like the general population in that they have a wide variety of capabilities and viewpoints, but like all celebrities, they get an oversized amount of attention.  Some will turn out to be idiots, but OTOH some will turn out to be extremely impressive people (e.g. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar).

Well, of course Kareem is far more accomplished as an academic than 99.9% of the NBA, but it's not even a matter of intelligence, it's just Stockton is mentally incapable.  I mean who would ever give him any respect after he sh**t all over himself like that? 

[NewYorkExpress]

Week Fourteen Schedule

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Houston @ SMU 7:00 PM

Ohio State @ Rutgers 7:00 PM

Xavier @ Seton Hall 7:00 PM

Louisville @ Notre Dame 7:00 PM

Missouri State @ Drake 8:00 PM ESPN+

Texas Tech @ Oklahoma 9:00 PM

Tennessee @ Mississippi State 9:00 PM

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Iowa @ Maryland 7:00 PM ESPN2

Duke @ Clemson 8:00 PM ACC

Purdue @ Michigan 9:00 PM

Stanford @ Oregon 9:00 PM ESPN2

Friday, February 11, 2022

UConn @ Xavier 7:00 PM FS1

St. Bonaventure @ Saint Louis 9:00 PM ESPN2

Fresno State @ Colorado State 9:30 PM

UNLV @ Boise State 11:00 PM

Saturday, February 12, 2022

Texas @ Baylor 12:00 PM

Arkansas @ Alabama 12:00 PM

Oklahoma @ Kansas 1:00 PM

Seton Hall @ Villanova 1:00 PM

Rutgers @ Wisconsin 2:00 PM

Davidson @ Rhode Island 2:00 PM ESPNU

Florida State @ North Carolina 2:00 PM

West Virginia @ Oklahoma State 2:00 PM

Miami(FL) @ Wake Forest 3:00 PM ACCNX

Texas A&M @ Auburn 3:30 PM SEC

Memphis @ Houston 3:30 PM ABC

Indiana @ Michigan State 3:30 PM

Florida @ Kentucky 4:00 PM

TCU @ Texas Tech 4:00 PM BIG 12/ESPN+

Murray State @ Morehead State 4:00 PM ESPN+

Chattanooga @ Furman 4:00 PM ESPN+

Ohio State @ Michigan 6:00 PM

Vanderbilt @ Tennessee 6:00 PM

Mississippi State @ LSU 8:00 PM

Saint Mary's @ Gonzaga 10:00 PM

UCLA @ USC 10:00 PM

Sunday, February 13, 2022

UConn @ St. John's 12:00 PM

Maryland @ Purdue 1:00 PM

Northwestern @ Illinois 2:00 PM

[GeorgiaModerate]

Creighton outscored Xavier 36-19 in the first half.  So far in the second half, Xavier has outscored Creighton 19-0 and now leads 38-36.

[DINGO Joe]

Creighton outscored Xavier 36-19 in the first half.  So far in the second half, Xavier has outscored Creighton 19-0 and now leads 38-36.

And then Xavier got serious.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Due to the northeastern snowstorm, the Marquette-Providence game has been pushed back to tomorrow at 12:30pm EST.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Kansas getting BTFO at home by Kentucky.