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I don’t ever draw any conclusions from the School Day game, so I’ll have no comments on today’s game, other than I hope all the kids have a fun time. I wish we had one real game before going to Kansas just to have some kind of idea of how the pieces are mixing together. As it is, I guess we won’t know anything until next Tuesday against Evansville
Point number 3 is an often overlooked one. But it’s a big one
These are my top 5 reasons why college football attendance is dwindling:
1. The death of regional games and rivalries. Too many schools are now in conferences that make no geographic sense. Having gone to Arizona State, seeing annual games with the LA, Bay Area, Oregon & Washington schools replaced w/ conference games against schools from Kansas, Texas, Florida, Ohio and West Virginia doesn't resonate. This is being felt everywhere.
2. Conference imbalance. We now have a world where the Big Ten and SEC are inherently favored for earning CFP bids and higher rankings before each season begins. The ACC and Big 12 are Tier 2 leagues, and the G6 schools are essentially in a separate class. This has produced an uneven, biased landscape that is entirely unfair.
3. Noise pollution. I go to college football games to tailgate, watch football and listen to marching bands - not for blaring music and sound effects, hyperventilating PA announcers, and flashing light shows. The environment has been degraded.
4. Expanded College Football Playoff. We've entered an era where if your school isn't contending for a CFP bid, it's playing out the string.
5. The transfer portal. Annual free agency has many schools turning over rosters by more than 50-75%. The connections between players and fans has greatly eroded. Most fans can't name 10 guys on their teams any more. That's not ideal.
The sport needs more stability, the return of regional conferences, better game day atmospheres, and a more level playing field.
I’m just not feeling this year for hoops season, or for college sports in general. It’s been a noticeable internal slide for me in recent years, but I always seemed to perk up just in time for the season. I’m not having that sensation this year. I’ll still watch games and I hope the team does well, but my heart feels elsewhere at the moment.
Clear and unmistakeable commitment for decades. Meanwhile here, we are committed to … well, nobody knows exactly
Blessings and sympathy to the Davis family. Hugely influential man on basketball in the South, and clearly beloved by his family
Mississippi basketball icon Kermit Davis Sr. dies at 91 - Mississippi Today mississippitoday.org/2026/08…
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calling all students 🗣️
we’re hiring student managers for the upcoming 2026-27 season! email [email protected] if interested
We really missed out on a better tournament in 2026 by not having Auburn and Indiana in the field. NCAA stepping in to right that egregious wrong
Sources: The NCAA has initiated the final steps to expand the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments to 76 teams. The expansion is on track to be formalized in the upcoming weeks, with mid-May as the target. The 76-team tournaments begin next year. espn.com/mens-college-basket…
Vanderbilt basketball is on the rise 📈
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Big shakeup on the MT staff. Looks like from his insta account that he’s joining Casey Alexander’s staff at Kansas State in some capacity
Per IG, MBB Associate Head Coach Wes Long is no longer a part of the program.
“I am personally forever grateful for the opportunity to have worked alongside the many good men on our staff, and the high-caliber men & women inside MTSU Athletics.”
Long spent 8 seasons in Murfreesboro and held the Associate HC title since 2022.
Liberty was not hit hard last year by the portal, but this is a big blow looking ahead to 2026-27
Liberty SG Brett Decker Jr will be entering the transfer portal, a source tells me.
At 6’3 190lb, Brett was one of the best shooters in the entire country. Has added much more to his game off the dribble as well. From Elizabethtown KY, don’t be surprised to see a ton of high majors involved.
Hearing Kentucky, and Louisville may have early interest here.
• 16.9p.
• 2.6r.
• 1.1a.
• 50/47/85.
• 242/395 FG’s are 3P. (114 3PM)
#BBN #KentuckyBasketball
I agree with Sam. I’m fine with an intense coach and obviously Hurley gets results from his teams, but you can’t have a guy acting like this and pay no price for it
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BREAKING: Guard transfer Quinn Barnett commits to Middle Tennessee
He comes after spending two seasons at the Division II level for Walsh University
As a sophomore this year, he averaged 14.6 points, 4 rebounds and 2.3 assists
He shot 53% overall and 41% from deep
Raiders add for 2026-27. From IMG in Florida
God’s plan, that dream was put into your heart for a reason. Don’t let anything stop you from living your dream. Use this as a sign to achieve your dreams. #runyourownrace
If you are the college basketball czar for a year, what would you do as your three highest priorities? You have all power, only your opinion counts.
I wish good things for Alston and Loofe. I used to look daily at portal maneuvers a couple years ago, but at this point I’m more of the mind that says “let me know when we have a roster finalized and I’ll see what it looks like”.
By this standard, I guess Houston should also can Kelvin Sampson and Purdue should dump Matt Painter
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Todd Golden made an interesting point to me on the lack of upsets: Elite teams have gone from slanting towards skill + playing 5-out to going all-in on dominating at the rim. It’s a higher-floor brand of basketball and the hardest style for MMs to match:
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