Who Deserves Bracket Buster TV Spots?
John Templon takes a look at who deserves to play in the big television slots for Bracket Busters, plus what those matchups might look like.
Mid-Major Mashups
Sapp: "It feels great being part of Murray State"
Clemson transfer JT Sapp has found himself a snug new home at Murray State, and even though he can't play until after Thanksgiving, he is already providing the team with benefits.
Dyami Starks Sparking a Surging Bryant Squad
That unknown team you see at the top of the Northeast Conference records? That is Bryant, led by sophomore transfer Dyami Starks. Big Apple Buckets breaks down the story behind the leader of the surging Bulldogs.
Siena Players Not Saintly, 2 Suspended for 3 Games
Siena players Rakeem Brookins and Trenity Burdeen will be suspended for the first three games of the season after violating athletic department policy. The loss of the two players could start the Saints on a 3-game slide to begin the year.
Is Robert Morris Really As Good As Computers Say?
John Templon runs through 10,000 simulations of the Northeast Conference, but has a lot of questions about how much better Robert Morris is predicted to be based on the computer numbers. The results for all to see are at Big Apple Buckets.
Taking A Hard Look at Long Beach St.'s Schedule
The 49ers were picked to win the Big West in preseason. But can the 49ers survive a brutal non-conference schedule before beginning their title quest? Chris Hondros gives a look at the team with a link to his video preview.
Ivy League Tough to Project: 10,000 Sims Say So
John Templon has run the Ivy League through 10,000 simulations ... twice. The results differ based on your starting assumptions, but the top of the Ivy has one team in common in each set of projections.
Ken Pomeroy Prefaces His 2013 Preseason Rankings
Ken Pomeroy, the guru of tempo-free statistics and rankings, released his 2013 preseason computer rankings today. We link to his introduction and let him set the stage for a surprising set of numbers.
Big Apple Buckets Sits Down with Dan Hanner
John Templon sits down with Dan Hanner to go deeper into Hanner's computer rankings on some of the mid-major teams that deserve more focus. A strong look inside the workings of a very complicated set of predictions and at some key teams this season.
Mashup: Is Davidson Untouchable?
We continue taking a look at the conferences through Yahoo!'s eyes, as CBS has now joined the melee of previewing
Daily Mashup: Previews, Pairing and Payment
I didn't feel like waiting til morning, so this evening brings you a "daily" mashup of news from around the web, including further conference previews, some persons of interest making news, and injury protection - for some.
Morning Mashup: Change, for Better or Worse
A look around the web at some coaching changes, team changes, and suspensions that are, but really aren't.
Morning Mashups: Bracketology, Harrison Transfer and Italy Signing Edition
It is time for the daily run through college basketball. In this edition, we look at super early Bracketology, an unexpected transfer at BYU, some more Italy signings, and the summer schedule.
Morning Mashups: Midday Cheater Edition
A look around the college basketball landscape, from trips to Italy, to cheaters, to the latest notes on Keith Clanton and where he may or may not be headed. Your daily fix of all things basketball from the mid-major perspective.
Morning Mashups: O'Quinn, Dellavedova and Yeager Edition
Our somewhat daily look around the college basketball landscape. This edition features Kyle O'Quinn, Matthew Dellavedova and Tom Yeager. Plus a look at the police blotter.
Morning Mashups: Ron Jeremy, Expansion and Homework Edition
From eligibility to expansion, we look at the current trending topics in college basketball. Here is your morning rundown and what it means to the mid-major ranks.
Morning Mashups: Babies, Mascots and Wet Cell Phones
We look at the best from around the web in this latest Morning Mashup, including a story about a baby, a wet cell phone, and who the mascot for Mid-Major Madness should be.
Morning Mashup: Injury and Twitter Friendly Edition
From transfers to injuries to tweets, we have looked around the best of the Internet to find the most interesting reads for your mid-major fix. Check them out in our latest Morning Mashup.
Morning Mashup: Prison Time and Headbutts
The headline references just a couple of the interesting tidbits we have for you in this morning's recap of the mid-major world. ESPN's Drew Cannon (insider only) ranked the ten best mid-major...
Morning Mashup: The In Case You Missed It Edition
Sometimes we see things and don't immediately get around to writing about it. That is the case with this morning's mashup: a list of links that we saw over the past week, but kind of forgot about...
Morning Mashup: Highs and Lows
We're all over the country with today's mashup, going coast to coast for stories both heart warming and ridiculous, happy and sad...well, you get the idea. There's variety. First, weirdness on the...
Morning Mashup: Moving Again
What's out there on the internet these days? Oh nothing much, just children changing their minds, as per usual. Josiah Turner, who got suspended at Arizona and made all manner of poor career...
Morning Mashup: How Much Are You Worth?
A quick rundown of that which is mid-major and basketball in nature from the interwebs these last few days: -- In his latest "Top 10 Thursday," Myron Medcalf listed the ten most indispensable...
Morning Mashup: Moving Parts and Moving Up
Well what do you know? Still some shifting going on, not just in teams changing conference, but in players changing teams. What do we have going on? Four McGlynn, the Freshman of the Year in the...
Morning Mashup: Evaluation, Acquisition and Consolidation
Interesting tidbits out there for you to nibble on this morning, oh ye fans of the mid majors - and yes, there's even some madness thrown in. SI.com's Rob Dauster has a piece on last season's most...
