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About 13 years ago, a young assistant at Northwestern State was asked what his ultimate coaching fantasy would be. The 27-year-old responded: “As a Division I coach, my team wins the conference championship in a game televised by ESPN with all of the players’ families in the stands.” That was Buzz Williams’ wildest dream just […]

With the official announcement of the new Big East reportedly coming today, the question that will most be asked is: how good will it actually be? I went into this a bit last week as a response to a columnist falsely claiming the gap between the new Big East and the leftovers it was leaving […]

Vander Blue (22 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast) Vander started out missing an assortment of shots, threes, midrange jumpers, in the lane, you name it. They weren’t bad shots, they just simply weren’t going in. He started heating up as the half went on, though, and finished it with eight points all while keeping Marquett […]

Vander Blue (6 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast) Blue was uncharacteristically bad in the first half, pressing for the first time in quite some time. He had two turnovers and put up a couple bad shots. It didn’t get much better in the second half from an offensive standpoint, although he did stop putting up […]

As you’ve read from 37 different outlets’ sources, the final demolition of what we will call the old Big East is just about wrapped up. Sure the presidents of the football schools left behind are dragging a bit, but it’s a clear cash grab that should be ironed out by March 5, the day FOX […]