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Moving Day: Creighton to the Big East

The new Big East announced that Creighton will be one of the first 10 members of the new league. What does this mean for the Valley, the Jays, and most importantly, the future of mid-major basketball.

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GameDay Fantasy Lineups: They're Doing It Wrong

Digger Phelps, Jay Bilas and Jalen Rose each picked five players in an ESPN college basketball fantasy league. But they were doing it wrong. We give them the team they should have picked if they really wanted to win.

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Moving Day: Creighton to the Big East

The new Big East announced that Creighton will be one of the first 10 members of the new league. What does this mean for the Valley, the Jays, and most importantly, the future of mid-major basketball.

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GameDay Fantasy Lineups: They're Doing It Wrong

Digger Phelps, Jay Bilas and Jalen Rose each picked five players in an ESPN college basketball fantasy league. But they were doing it wrong. We give them the team they should have picked if they really wanted to win.

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"Doug McDermott is Like..."

If you had to pick one former player to compare Doug McDermott with, who would it be? We present a few options and then look a little deeper at ESPN's pick for the closest stat comparison.

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Bracket Busters Busted: A Goodbye to the Event

ESPN recently announced that this will be the final year for the Bracket Busters event. This is both a blessing and a curse, depending on whom you talk with.

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Requiem For A Running Ute

A brilliant college basketball coach who obscured himself from the world through a mix of humor and eccentricity died Saturday. You'll also find a deeply complex individual whose impact on the game is undeniable.

Big East Not Quite a Mid-Major Conference ... Yet

The Big East added Tulane to the mix for basketball, starting in 2014. Even with the addition of most of the original Conference USA programs, Mike Aresco's conference remains above the mid-major line ... but it is getting closer.

The Top 50 Mid-Major Players, Ranked By Us

Sure we railed on lists before, but why not contribute to the madness? Here are our top 50 players among the mid-major ranks for the coming season. I am sure there are some surprises on the list. And you wouldn't believe how hard this is.

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Is It Too Late to Save Binghamton Basketball?

Two more arrests associated with the troubled Binghamton basketball team should start to raise questions within the administration. Has the little amount gained since the transition to Division 1 been worth all the headaches that have come with it?

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Major Programs: Keep Hands Off Mid-Major Recruits

Mike Brey recently signed Austin Torres, a player that had originally verbally committed to Central Michigan. CBS' Jeff Borzello has said this is a growing trend in recruiting which should have mid-major coaches (and the players involved) very wary.

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Marlin: "We Made Him Get An Eye Exam"

As we continue our series of interviews with names and faces around the mid-major rank, we sit down with Bob Marlin at Louisiana-Lafayette to discuss the upcoming season, including his massive roster turnover, eye exams, and offense-by-committee.

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Sioux Fight On? NCAA Approves Some Carryover

The University of North Dakota, after a long and contentious battle with the NCAA, has been granted concessions as a means of phasing out their "offensive" Native American imagery and moniker.

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Michael Haynes: "Cowards run to guns in a fight"

In a city plagued by violence, Iona's Michael Haynes dreamed of making the NBA and getting his family to a better place. He was gunned down before he had the chance. I hope that his story can help end the insanity on Chicago's South Side.

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Notre Dame's Move Could Impact Mid-Majors

Notre Dame has begun the ripple effect of conference realignment once again. Nick Fasulo makes his debut at Mid-Major Madness with a look at how this could trickle down to the little guys with a fantastic idea.

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35 or Bust: Don't Change My Shot Clock

Changing the college basketball shot clock to 24 seconds has turned into the issue of the week. But doing so could serve to staunch the diversity that lives and breaths in the college game. Mid-Major Madness offers its take.

Evaluating Murray State's Isaiah Canaan

Murray State's Isaiah Canaan has had a strange development curve, which makes projecting his value senior year difficult. Will he improve even further to become a Naismith candidate, or is there regression in his future?

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Scrapping NCAA's APR Because of Flaws Doesn't Make Sense

Should the NCAA get rid of the APR measure and its new eligibility requirements? Yes, according to two recent ESPN columns. We offer a counter argument, saying fix the flaws, don't scrap the system.

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