MWC pigskin 2022 Utah St and more

 Utah State was picked to finish third in its division, behind Boise State and Air Force in pre-season media rankings. And on Thursday, the media voted no Aggies players into its preseason All-Mountain West football team

Same type of thing occurred last pre-season and the Ags pounded a one-loss San Diego State team 46-13 to win the MWC Championship and then coasted to a victory over Oregon State in the LA Bowl.

Realignment dominoes: You have to think San Diego St and Boise St are likely targets the Pac 12 pursues if the P5 doesn't become the P4

July 24, 2022

.Aztecs play Zona and Utah in September, and they don't face Utah St in the 2022 regular season. 

Ags face Bama on 9/3. Also, Utah State and BYU who have met 90 times since 1922 will discontinue their series but hope to schedule future meetings.

July 27, 2022

Boise State, who opens this season Sept. 3 at Oregon State(Pac12), is trying to recover from its worst season in a decade. Hank Bachmeier is the favorite to win the starting QB job for the fourth year in a row.

 He!! of an opener on 9/3 for Colorado St  @ The Big House in Ann Arbor. Two weeks later they in the wilderness @Wash St.

Hypothetical: if Klia can save the Pac 12, he'll need San Diego St(MWC) and Notre Dame(I)? Or who knows Newsom makes it too onerous for UCLA to exit for the Midwest.

August 28, 2022

I expected Wyoming to give ILL  a little better game. ILL 38 WYO 6

Utah St roared back from a 14-0 deficit to beat UConn 31-20 . It was HC Jim Mora first game coaching the Huskies.

Nevade beat New Mexico St

Hawaii got pummeled by Vandy 63-10

Early look at 2022 CUSA pigskin

Bill Clark, who stuck with UAB after the program was temporarily shuttered in 2014 and won two CUSA titles, is stepping down on Aug 1 to get a spinal infusion for an ailing back. I'm guessing UAB will keep him on the payroll in some role.

OC and assistant head coach Bryant Vincent will assume interim coaching duties. Running backs DeWayne McBride and Jermaine Brown Jr, who combined for 2,002 yards last season, anchor the CUSA's top backfield  

I'm real curious if Fran Healy's Charlotte squad can back in the mix.

June 28, 2022

FAU :9/24/22: @  Purdue . I'm nearly certain this is the first time these schools have met on the gridiron. A real test for HC Willie Taggart, who's been hanging on in 1A football since he blew his shots for the big time at Oregon and at Florida St.

July 5, 2022

West Virginia transfer Jarret Doege is the front-runner to replace Zappe as the WKU starting QB. Hilltoppers open at Hawaii(MWC) on 9/3/22.

C-USA was founded in 1995 by the merger of the Metro Conference and Great Midwest Conference, two 1A conferences that did not sponsor football.  The merger EXCLUDED Great Midwest member Dayton and Metro members ,VCU and Virginia Tech. 

July 10, 2022

Rich Rod doesn't have much of a 1A schedule in 2022. Tulsa(AAC) is Jacksonville St s only 1A opponent.  2023 will be a big wake up call when they get into CUSA action.

July 15, 2022

Sat 9/10 Maryland @ Charlotte - hope my Terps are careful in CUSA land

July, 19, 2022

UTSA HC Jeff Traylor told Texas Longhorns fans and Baylor Bears fans on Monday:" Rep the Roadrunners in San Antonio – or nothing at all."  Hey, Traylor has them on the move up to the AAC. His statement is goofy but gave me a morning chuckle"

1A Independents start to dwindle in 2023

 I'm chuckling at how quickly USC agreed to swap BYU for San Jose St on its football schedule in 2023 since BYU needs to make room for Big 12 conference games in 2023. BYU was 5-0 against  Pac12 football teams in 2021, including a win over USC.

BYU hoops made be in for a ruder awakening when it exits the WCC .

In other news : Notre Dame opens  @Ohio St and also will play BYU in Vegas later in the 2022 season.

Liberty plays Arkansas, VTech, and Wake Forest this upcoming season.

Previous blog: https://busterother5.blogspot.com/2021/01/1a-ncaa-independents-and-geography-2021.html

May 12, 2022

Another 2023 football swap: Liberty needs to free up space for CUSA games in 2023 so South Carolina(SEC) agreed to drop them and add Jax St, who needs non -conference games in its first 2023 CUSA season.

I'm curious to see if New Mexico St can carry its WAC basketball success to the CUSA. It's football team has some schedule changes to make for 2023.

Would Gonzaga block adding Seattle(WAC) to WCC to fill BYU's spot?

May 26, 2022

Shifting gears to baseball: BYU is a fourth seed in the WCC tournament and faces an uphill battle to upset  1 seed Gonzaga (ranked 10 in the country). Cougars will need a serious upgrade to be competitive in Big 12 baseball.

 Liberty is in the ASUN semi-finals and should be in decent shape when they join the CUSA.

New Mexico State, another future CUSA member, upset Sam Houston to remain in WAC Winner's Bracket.

May 27, 2022

BYU fell to Loyola Marymount 5-1 in a single-elimination game. Today's WCC matchups.

May 28, 2022

I have new favorite a first name. #ThreeHillier hit two home runs for Liberty in a win  over EKU to advance and face Kennesaw State in the ASUN championship game on Saturday for the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

NMSU advances to first WAC Tournament baseball championship game since 2018 with stunner over Sacramento State and faces winner of Grand Canyon /Abilene Christian game.

May 29, 2022

Liberty lost and will wait for a possible at-large bid.

New Mexico St won and gets the automatic bid. He!! of a "Cinderella" WACT for the Ags.

June 5, 2022

Liberty was eliminated by Central Michigan (MAC) 3-2 in extra innings. Three Hillier had two hits and scored a run for the Flames in the loss.

NMST was eliminated by Vandy in the CWS.

July 10, 2022

UConn decided that hoops was king and ran back to the Big East ,exiting the AAC and relegating pigskin to Independent status. Huskies HC Jim Mora's goal is to join the ACC. You got a lot of work to do, and it starts with three games in 2022 against ACC teams in Syracuse, Boston College and NC State. Plus, if the ACC ever considers you, it's going to want all sports. You ain't getting the "Irish" treatment. 

July 12, 2022

I've wondered why New Mexico St has kept its football going and found a somewhat big name in its history. Charley Johnson who had a decent NFL career as a QB. He coached briefly for NMST after they fired Hal Mumme in 2008. NFL playing career :

St. Louis Cardinals (1961–1969)

Houston Oilers (1970–1971)

Denver Broncos (1972–1975)

Sept 25, 2022

The Edsel sank UConn pigskin after letting my Terps down. I doubt if Jim Mora Jr can save them. NC St abused them yesterday.

Liberty found enough O to beat Akron. Dae Dae Hunter 18 carries, 118 yards, 1TD for the Flames.

UMass may be considering downgrading to 1AA or quitting pigskin after a 28-0 loss to Temple.

BYU beat Wyoming. Notre Dame beat the no defense Tar Heels.

New Mexico St 45 Hawaii 28. Rare easy lei for the Ags.

Oct 2, 2022

 Freeze O machine doesn't miss a beat. Liberty 38- ODU 24.

How about those Huskies? Devontae Houston rushed for 105 yards. UMass gave E.Michigan a scare but lost 20-13 

BYU handled UTAH St.

 NMST lost 21-7 to FIU(CUSA). Ags hoops team is going to like the move to the CUSA more than its football team. 

Oct 4, 2022

BYU on NBC this week for a visit to Notre Dame. The Hall to Hill connection will give BYU a big road win.

Oct 9, 2022

Mora Jr has UConn looking like a team. UConn 33 FIU 12. Maybe the Cusa will take them for just football since UConn is a hoops first school and they're staying in the Big East.

 ND 28 BYU 20 to give ND 7-2 lead in the series. Liberty took care of UMass, and Army got trounced by Wake Forest

Oct 13, 2022

I doubt if the MAC wants to deal with UMass as a member again, and UConn would be interesting for football only. This weekend UMass hosts Buffalo while UConn travels to Ball St.

An angry Arkansas(SEC) makes an infrequent visit to BYU. Notre Dame hosts Stanford(Pac12). NMST hosts New Mexico(MWC)

Oct 16, 2022

Big Independents, ND and BYU had rough days. Liberty escaped Gardner -Webb.

UConn didn't score in the second half and lost to Ball St. UMass still doesn't know Defense is one of the three parts of football and lost to Buffalo 34-7.

NMST 21 NM 9 in the Rio Grande Rivalry or Battle of I-25.

Oct 20, 2022

Mormons land in Falwell country for an interesting matchup. Liberty got within one of Wake Forest in its only loss but hasn't played as tough as a schedule as BYU. Dae Dae Hunter is an exciting offensive player for the Flames, but he won't be enough. BYU 34 LIB 27.

BTW, Notre Dame hosts UNLV(MWC) in the first matchup ever between these football teams. ND should recover from the bad loss to Stanford. ND 30 UNLV 17

Oct 22, 2022

Wow BYU got killed in Falwell country. They got a lot of work to do before they play a Big 12 schedule. BYU 14 @ Lib 41 F

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Notre Dame beat UNLV 44-21. Pyne threw 2 td passes for the Irish

Oct 30, 2022

BYU keeps losing, this time to ECU(AAC). In New England, UConn beat BC, while UMass lost to New Mexico St.

Notre Dame dominated Syracuse and hosts Clemson next week. The game will be on NBC.

Shifting gears to Independent hoops. Chicago St was unable to land in a small, midwestern conference after leaving the WAC and managed to put together a 2022/23 schedule that includes Delaware St, an hour from my home, and Marshall.

Hartford left the America East conference, despite some recent success, as part of its move to Div III.

Oct 31, 2022

No. 23 Liberty is ranked in the AP football poll for the first time since 2020.

Nov 3, 2022

Interesting weekend with the Independents. 

Liberty may fall right out of the top 25 after it visits Arkansas.

Clemson needs to beat Notre Dame to stay in contention for the F4.

Army/AirForce will be close and is occurring at Arlington TX

BYU needs to beat Boise St if it wants to go bowling.

UConn reaches .500 with a W over UMass.

Nov 4, 2022

Man, I'm stunned that Liberty hung on and beat Arkansas 21-19, particularly after Hunter, one of their best O players was injured in the 1q. AFA beat Army and UConn beat UMass.

Hall to Nicau connection saved the day for BYU in a 35-28 win over Boise ST. Notre Dame deserves props for kicking Clemson's butt and the Tigers were exposed

Mum on royal transfer busts

D'eriq King, transferred from Houston (AAC) to Miami (ACC) in 2020 in hopes of a big NFL payday. I'm not sure how the Pats who signed King(QB) as a UFA, will use him. I'll use this blog to track other busts. 

Earlier blog: https://busterother5.blogspot.com/2019/09/friday-13th-football-mumme-and-more.html

May 4, 2022

On a lesser level Jack Coan, a starting QB at Wisky, transferred to Notre Dame, and was sIgned as a UFA by the Colts. 

Anthony Brown(QB) with Boston College and then Oregon had big stats but went undrafted. Ravens just signed him.  

May 15, 2022

Skyler Thomas, who was the starting safety at Wazzoo a few years ago and jumped in/out/in of the transfer portal when he thought the Pac 12 was headed for a Covid shutdown, landed at Liberty U for 2022. He went undrafted and was signed as a UDFA by the Chargers. He has a shot, but the move did not increase his value.

June 4, 2022

McKenzie Milton who played QB at UCF and Florida St gave up on his NFL aspirations due to lingering knee issues. He started an NIL company in February 2022 with former Miami U quarterback D'Eriq King to help athletes "land potential deals,". It has a heavy UCF-focus. 

June 30, 2022

Here's a hoops story that pre-dates NIL but shows some negatives from early recruiting, particularly for five-star guys.  Emoni Bates initially committed to playing in his home state of Michigan at the age of 16 by pledging to join Sparty  in June 2020 but decommitted. Next up Memphis where he averaged less than ten points a game last season. Now he's headed home to play at Eastern Michigan (MAC).

July 28, 2022

 I missed this news in May. Patriots cut QB D’Eriq King after trying him out at multiple positions. No other NFL teams have shown any interest.

Oct 7, 2022

Rumors the Raiders are looking at Jack Coan who is a FA, but how will they protect him.

Nov 14, 2022

Maybe this one is not a bust? Ex-top recruit Emoni Bates has 30 in his Eastern Michigan(MAC) debut but it wasn't enough. Mich 88 EMU 83. EMU helped him through some off court problems in September including gun charges. Perhaps, he'll mature and realize how protected he's been. Who knows?

Feb 26, 2023

D'eriq King was signed then released quickly by Carolina Panthers in Nov 2022. He's with the DC Defenders in the XFL. Prime example of how "working" the transfer portal doesn't always guarantee you a big payday in the NFL.

Emoni Bates is averaging 20 points a game for E. Michigan, a weak MAC team. He appears to have found a home, but I doubt if he gets drafted by the NBA. Perhaps, he lands in the G League.

Feb 4, 2024

D"Eric King is a QB coach for SMU. Emoni Bates is on a two-way contract, shuffling between the Cavs and its G League affiliate, the Charge.

Mocked out- O5 possibles in NFL rd1 2022

 AAC: No surprise that two Cincy players, QB Desmond Ridder and CB Ahmad Gardner, are forecast to go in rd1.  Logan Hall, a DL from Houston, and Tyler Smith, an OL from Tulsa have high hopes.

MAC: Bernhard Raimann, OL from Central Michigan. Skyy Moore. WR from Western Michigan

MWC: Trey McBride, TE from Colorado St.

If there's an O5 rd1 hopeful, I've missed, add it here.

O5= non P5

April, 29, 2022

Only o5 players to go in rd1: Gardner(Cincy) to the Jets , Smith(Tulsa) to the Boys.

April 30, 2022

Cheers to the AAC who are third behind the SEC and B10 in drafted players through three rounds.

AAC (10)

Cincinnati — 5: Ridder to the Falcons in rd3

Houston — 2: Logan Hall who went to the Bucs in rd 2

Tulsa — 1 Memphis — 1 SMU — 1

Mountain West (3):Colorado State- McBride to the Cards in rd2  Wyoming — 1San Diego State — 1

MAC (3):Central Michigan — 2-Raimann to the Colts in rd3. Western Michigan - Skyy Moore to the Chiefs

Conference USA (2):UAB — 1Western Kentucky — 1

Sun Belt :South Alabama — 1

May 1, 2022

9 Bearcats drafted overall - that's impressive. 

As far as rds 4-7 ,O5 picks that caught my eyes. RD4 : Likely, a TE from Coastal Carolina, to the Ravens. Zappe ,a gunslinger from WKU, to the Pats. 

RD5: I'm stunned Jerome Ford Cincy RB was still around for the Browns and that D'Marco Jackson LB, App St was available for my Saints. 

RD6 Bills take a punter Matt Araiza from San Diego St. 

RD7 Nazeeh Johnson S, MRSHL to the Chiefs. 

May 2, 2022

O5 UFAs : Carson Strong, QB Nevada(MWC) Height: 6-foot-3. History of knee injuries- Eagles signed him.

Sincere McCormick RB UTSA(CUSA)- He had some huge rushing games. I'm unsure why he hasn't been signed.

Sterling Weatherford  S Miami (OH) (MAC) signed with Colts

May 19, 2022

Saints sign UDFA Joel Dublanko who recorded 113 total tackles in 2021 for Cincy(AAC).  His 40 yard dash time was 4.75, but he was a he!! of a college linebacker.

July 16, 2022

D'Vonta Price, who signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent RB from FIU(CUSA) on April 30, 2022, is doing well in camp. He had a decent senior season at FIU.

Atlantic 10 a solid hoops conference gets bigger

 Loyola of Chicago joins the A10 for the 2022/23 basketball season which likely sets up a regional rivalry with St Louis who joined the A10 in 2005. Davidson, a frequent Dance participant, is the most southern school, while VA schools, VCU, George Mason, and Richmond, have also made a few Dance appearances.  St Joseph's of Philly was a successful A10 program under Phil Martelli.  John Calipari's UMass squad wreaked some havoc in the A10 basketball world in the mid 1990s, and I can't forget those Dayton Flyers.

A10 will likely remain a conference that gets two to three Dance tickets annually.

I'm surprised that Fran Dunphy, who coached at Penn and Temple, is the new LaSalle HC. I thought they were going to go younger.

I'll check back periodically.

April 11, 2022

Tyler Burton, who was solid for Richmond this season, announced he will be declaring for the 2022 NBA draft but is keeping his NCAA eligibility. Wise move.

Is Frank Martin the answer for UMass? In 10 seasons at South Carolina(SEC), they Gamecocks made it to the Sweet 16 in 2017.

St Louis was an original member of the Metro in 1975 

April 19, 2022

For the 16th straight year, the Atlantic 10 was a NCAA multi-bid conference. The A-10 joins the big boys club: ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac-12 and SEC. 

April 21, 2022

Fordham(A10) coach Kyle Neptune, who's had previous experience at Nova , will replace Jay Wright, who announced his retirement. Neptune got the Rams to .500 in his only season there. No news on the next Fordham HC.

April 26, 2022

Wow, Bruiser Flint, a "Calipari guy" is one of the finalists for Fordham HC gig. Flint is currently on the UK staff, and was the guy who stepped up at UMass in 1996 to replace Calipari, who went to the NBA.

April 27, 2022

Bruiser stays with Calipari. Fordham elevated asst coach Keith Urgo. Prior to Fordham he was a long time assistant under Pat Chambers at Penn State.  BTW, Chambers is back as a HC with FGSU of the ASUN conference.

May 13, 2022

A lot of folks think Saint Louis ,who is returning four starters including Yuri Collins and Gibson Jimerson, will get back into A10 mix at the top, but I don't see any big drop from Davidson and VCU and keep an eye on those Bonnies.

May 19, 2022

Some local flavor from my area. Terps will play Saint Louis(A10) for the second time in school history when they compete in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament on Nov. 19, 2022.

 The last meeting came in rd1 of the 1994 Dance, in which former Terps star Joe Smith posted 29 points and 15 rebounds in a 74-66 victory.

May 29, 2022

Some A10 baseball news: VCU Rams baseball team are headed to the NCAA Tournament after concluding their 2021-2022 season with a 15-game winning streak  and their second consecutive A10 Title. Davidson, who entered the A10T as a 1 seed, waits for a possible at large bid.

June 17, 2022

George Washington University set to drop controversial 'Colonials' moniker- Wokers claim it's way to grapple with how best to confront difficult legacies of racial injustice.  Many(not all) folks went to numerous colonies for a second chance. 

June 18, 2022

A lot of news out of Davidson, who left the Southern Conference for the A10 in 2014. The school will retire Stephen Curry's jersey since he finally earned his degree, and HC Bob McKillop retired after 33 seasons there. Matt McKillop, his son, will replace him.

BTW, Lefty Driesell coached at Davidson (1960-69) before taking the Terps HC job.

June 28, 2022

Atlantic 10 only had one player drafted, VCU Vince Williams (47) was selected by Memphis Grizzlies.  He's a versatile 6-6, 205-pound wing.

Aug 16, 2022

St Louis will face Murray State(MVC) in its regular-season opener. Other OOC opponents: Boise State(MWC), Memphis(AAC) and Auburn(SEC); Miami(ACC) or Providence(Big East) in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament after facing Maryland(Big10) in the opening round.

Oct 3, 2022

Davidson Wildcats return two starters from last year's club that finished 27-7 overall and captured the 2021-22 A10 regular season championship, while earning its 15th NCAA Tournament appearance. I'm keeping my eyes on its matchup with Purdue(Big10) in the Indy Classic.

Nov 11, 2022

Ok , its upset OOC season. Towson(CAA), just north of Baltimore City upset UMASS 67-55. Nicolas Timberlake scored 27 for the victor. 

Temple(A10) knocks off No. 16 Villanova for first time since 2012.

Loyer scored 38 for Davidson in a 102-97 road win, not an upset, at Wright St(Horizon)

Nov. 20, 2022

I didn't expect my Terps(B10) to handle St Louis so easily yesterday. MD 95- SLU 67

Dayton who is ranked in the top 25 handled Robert Morris(Horizon) yesterday.

In a big win Friday night Davidson beat South Carolina (SEC) in a regional matchup.

Dec, 11, 2022

A10 Conference play is coming and here's a mixed bag of OOC play. Loyola of Chicago got a big win over Clemson(ACC) while Lasalle lost to Drexel (CAA), a Philly neighbor.

March 28, 2023

Kim English, ex-George Mason HC, was 34-29 in two seasons and this season went 20-13 finishing fifth in the Atlantic 10. He previously worked as an assistant at Tulsa, Colorado, and Tennessee.  How did he get the Providence job?

March 30, 2023

Penn St hires Rhoades from VCU(A10)as next HC, then VCU lands Odom from Utah St(MWC). Odom coached UMBC to the  huge upset of UVA in the 2018 Dance. His dad was the HC at Wake Forest when Tim Duncan was there.

Former Stanford star Madsen leaves Utah Valley(WAC) to coach Cal.

Terps Asst Tony Skinn ,who played at George Mason from 2003-06 and was a part of the Patriots’ F4 team under Jim Larrañaga, is the new HC at GM .  GM(A10) was in the Colonial Athletic Conference  in 2006.

Aug 10, 2023

So much conjecture about the P5. In non P5 chatter : How about UMass returns to MAC. Definitely an upgrade for MAC hoops and not as goofy as conferences stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans.

Fast and furious P5 coaching moves

 Big 10: I guess it was the $$$ that motivated Kevin Willard to exit Seton Hall(BigEast) after 12 years and join the Terps. He'll certainly give Rutgers a recruiting battle in the NY/NJ corridor. BTW, Seton Hall is focused on Saint Peter's coach Shaheen Holloway.

SEC: I'm still shaking my head over Miss St signing Jans away from New Mexico St because he's mostly a West Coast guy except for one season at Ball St. And, I also don't get Missouri hiring Cleveland State coach Dennis Gates. FLA hired Golden from San Francisco when White took the UGA job.

South Carolina is set to hire Chattanooga's Lamont Paris, who's last three seasons have been solid. LSU hired Murray State's Matt McMahon who showed he could win after Ja Morant went to the NBA.

ACC: Louisville hired Kenny Payne, who was on Denny Crum's 1986 Cards title team, and has been assistant at UK and with the NY Knicks.

Big 12: Kansas St hired Baylor assistant Jerome Tang

March 26, 2022

Frank Martin , a part of the Bobby Huggins coaching tree, is the new HC at UMass(Atlantic 10). It's his first HC gig in a non power 5 conference after HC stops at Kansas St(B12) and South Carolina(SEC). A10 is a solid hoops conference and usually gets two or three dance tickets.

Steve Prohm, who left Murray St for Iowa St in 2015 and was out of coaching last  season, returns to Murray St(OVC).

March 31, 2022

Lamont Paris had a nice run the last two seasons with Chattanooga(Southern), but I'm not sold on that being enough to the HC at South Carolina(SEC).

As expected, Holloway left St Peters for Seton Hall(Big East).

Archie Miller gets the job at Rhode Island(A10) one year after getting canned at Indiana. The matchups with Dayton , where he was HC from 2011-17 will be interesting.

April 1, 2022

Miami(FLA) is losing Asst Coach Chris Caputo who will be the new HC at GW(A10). He has strong recruiting ties to the talent-rich  D.C., area which was a key factor  in the success of both Miami(ACC) and George Mason's(A10) programs.

 Butler fired HC LaVall Jordan after five seasons, and Ohio(MAC) HC Jeff Boals is considered  a leading candidate, but they may need to look around at some top assistants on other Big East teams.

April 4, 2022

I thought Matta was older than 54 and didn't see this was coming. Butler hires Thad Matta, ex-Ohio State. He was an associate athletic director for basketball at Indiana for the past year.

April 20, 2022

Greg Oden and Jon Diebler, both former Ohio State players under coach Thad Matta, are joining Matta’s Butler staff at Butler.

June 28. 2022

The Big 12 is targeting Brett Yormark, the current COO of Jay-Z's Roc Nation and also a former CEO with the Nets (NBA), to be its next Commissioner. I thought they'd at least look for a football guy.

July 3, 2022

BTW,  Yormark and Calipari are longtime buds. That's a high level of slick.

July 24, 2022

GG Jackson, the No. 1 prospect in 2023 who had committed to North Carolina, will reclassify and join South Carolina this season. Quite a steal for HC Lamont Paris.

Dec 15, 2022

I'm moving like a snail toward some O5 hoops blogs. I watched some of the WKU/Louisville game last night and thought the Hilltoppers would keep Louisville Coach Kenny in pain, but the Cards prevailed. Jamrion Sharp, the 7'5 WKU center, is quite sight on the court. 

Jan 5, 2023

Perhaps Georgetown should've made a move. Big East is big time hoops. Georgetown's woes under sixth-year coach Patrick Ewing hit a new milestone yesterday with its 25th consecutive Big East loss, surpassing DePaul's previous record during the 2010-11 season. The stretch goes back to March 2, 2021 against Xavier, the team's last regular-season league win.

Jan 27, 2023

Reviewing some of the moves in my initial post. Big 73-55 win for the Terps over Wisky last night. 

Tang has been superb for KSt.

As far as the SEC hires. FLA and Mizzou are doing Ok.

 Payne remains in pain at Louisville (ACC). 

Feb 5, 2023

Willard is starting to make me a believer. Terps crushed Minnesota and are shopping for sneakers to wear to the Dance.

I've been wondering if Huggy should retire and then this:  Erik Stevenson scored 34 points in a West Virginia 93-61 rout of Oklahoma 93-61.

Feb 6, 2023

Buckeyes lost to Mich and fell behind Nebraska, who beat Penn St. 

Ohio State 3-9

Minnesota 1-11

 Nebraska should keep Hoiberg, but the Buckeyes may not have much patience with Holtman.

Feb 12, 2023

I was looking at the Big 10 and Big 12 scores yesterday and Indiana eked out a win over Mich, while the Terps got a big won over Penn St. It sure looks like we're heading for another Dance selection that gives the B10 too many teams. 

B12 is nuts. KSt looked like they made the HC hire of the year with Tang, but now it just appears to be a decent hire. They fell to 7-5 in b12 play after cellar dweller Texas tech knocked them off yesterday. And OK is sliding fast. It's HC may need to call the nuns of Loyola of Chicago and ask for some prayers. 

Feb 17, 2023

Texas hurried up to fire Beard because he "engaged in unacceptable behavior that makes him unfit to serve as head coach at our university."

Felony charge against former Texas coach Chris Beard dropped two months following arrest. Will a Power conference hire him in the off-season? I think so and it will be funny if its the SEC, where Texas is headed.

March 9, 2023

Looking back to the last spring hires.

SEC: Miss St and Mizzou hires appear to be OK, but some of the other not so much, particularly Paris at S. Carolina. Gamecocks lost to cellar dweller Ole Miss in rd1 of the SECT. It appears Chris Beard will be the Rebels next HC and won't that be interesting when TX plays Ole Miss in SEC action.

ACC: Adrian Autry, a Syracuse alum, will replace Boeheim who is retiring after 47 years as the Cuse HC. He!! of a career for JB but he got on my nerves 90% of the time. 

Payne has delivered pain for the Louisville fans.

Big East: GTown has no choices but to axe Ewing after another horrible season. Thad Matta's return to coaching has been unimpressive for Butler U fans.

Big 10: Willard has taken the Terps on a roller coaster ride this season. We'll get to the Dance but that's about it.

Big 12: I thought Huggy would start considering retirement, but West Virginia has perked up and could be on the bubble. They beat Texas Tech in rd1 of the B12T. TT and Coach Adams parted ways cuz of the Bible incident, and AD Holcutt could be heading for the exit.

Pac 12: Cal (3-29) has to be swinging the axe on Marx Fox.