CIO… the Atlantic 10 Conference
Joe Dzuback is the RTC correspondent for the Atlantic 10 Conference. You can also find his musings online at Villanova by the Numbers or on Twitter @vtbnblog. Looking Back And Then There Was One –...
View ArticleThe RTC Podblast: Episode 5.5
We’re back this Friday with a slightly longer-form RTC Podblast, as Shane Connolly (@sconnolly114) hosts a discussion regarding the Catholic Seven’s breaking away from the Big East and many of the...
View ArticleMorning Five: 12.17.12 Edition
The fields and arenas of play were more reserved than usual this weekend as Americans’ hearts remained heavy in the aftermath of the inexplicable and incomprehensible massacre that took place in...
View ArticleCatholic Seven Exodus: What It Means for the ACC
With last weekend’s announcement that the seven Catholic schools (DePaul, Georgetown, Villanova, Marquette, St. John’s, Seton Hall and Providence) voted unanimously to leave the Big East, conference...
View ArticleBig East M5: 01.02.13 Edition
One could say that Kevin Ollie’s first Big East season got going in the wrong direction. After late game heroics for both UConn and Marquette by Ryan Boatright and Junior Cadougan, respectively, the...
View ArticleBig East M5: 01.03.13 Edition
With Syracuse’s 78-53 takedown of Rutgers at the Carrier Dome last night, Jim Boeheim took sole ownership of second place on the Division I all-time wins list with 903 victories, passing Bob Knight....
View ArticleCrazy Thought: Should the Big 12 Pursue Basketball-Only Schools to Get Back...
On New Year’s Eve Monday the Gonzaga Bulldogs played (and won) their fifth non-conference game against a Big 12 opponent when they beat Oklahoma State in Stillwater. They won their first four games...
View ArticleBig East M5: 02.12.13 Edition
Syracuse and UConn seem to be moving in very different directions as basketball programs on a number of levels. Syracuse is looking for another top-10 finish to the season and a high seed in the Big...
View ArticleMorning Five: 02.13.13 Edition
The college basketball community was abuzz last night discussing the gruesome-looking knees injury suffered by Kentucky center Nerlens Noel during the second half of the Wildcats’ loss to Florida in...
View ArticleBig East M5: 03.07.13 Edition
An ugly fight broke out at Tuesday night’s Notre Dame-St. John’s game between the Red Storm’s Sir’Dominic Pointer and Irish freshman Cam Biedscheid. After battling over a rebound, Pointer appears to...
View ArticleBig East M5: 03.27.13 Edition
If nothing else, fans of the current Big East are going to have plenty of channels to catch their favorite schools on when the schools all go their separate ways. The ACC is taking over Big Monday and...
View ArticleA Realignment-Related Decision You Won’t Hate: Bravo, ACC
Chris Johnson is an RTC Columnist. He can be reached @ChrisDJohnsonn. There are scores of issues in the present configuration of college sports. The NCAA is probably the largest, and the most...
View ArticleMorning Five: 05.08.13 Edition
The biggest news of the day on Tuesday, and a subject on which we’ll have more later this afternoon, is that the NCAA Tournament’s marquee event, the Final Four, is headed to cable giant TBS beginning...
View ArticleMorning Five: 05.16.13 Edition
It’s now been nearly two days since the Andrew Wiggins Sweepstakes was won by Bill Self and Kansas. Reactions have run the gamut and we ran down a number of the better ones in yesterday’s M5. One we...
View ArticleMorning Five: 05.24.13 Edition
With the news coming out at mid-week that Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski has agreed to coach the men’s basketball national team for three more years, the inevitable corollary question was how much...
View ArticleMorning Five: 06.26.13 Edition
A Bronx cheer rose up throughout the land on Tuesday as the NCAA approved changes with two of the most confounding rules in college basketball. Perhaps the one that caused the most consternation among...
View ArticleMorning Five: 07.03.13 Edition
It’s conference realignment absolution week around the land, with the ACC, Big East and AAC all welcoming new members in their own imitable ways. The ACC did so with considerable hoopla, unveiling...
View ArticleMorning Five: 07.10.13 Edition
Summer is the season for college basketball players to improve themselves. Whether that means lonely nights in the gym getting up thousands of shots, long hours in the weight room fantasizing about...
View ArticleRejoice: The NCAA Tournament As We Know It Is Unlikely to Change
Chris Johnson is an RTC Columnist. He can be reached @ChrisDJohnsonn. Nothing means more to college basketball fans than the NCAA Tournament. It is hallowed territory. The one three-week period of the...
View ArticleThe Big Ten Can’t Cure Maryland’s Financial Woes Right Away
Chris Johnson is an RTC Columnist. He can be reached @ChrisDJohnsonn. There were two reactions when Maryland announced its move to the Big Ten last fall. First, indignant Big Ten fans cried foul and...
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