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Big Apple Buckets had a great dive into the 2012-13 ratings for nationally televised college basketball games this morning, complete with a spreadsheet of the top-100 teams in regards to rankings. As if the two links weren’t a big enough tell, I highly suggest taking a look at it. After taking some time to digest […]

The last eight seasons in the Big East gave Marquette new rivalries and dozens of classic games that are now etched in history of the Golden Eagles’ program. But realignment forced the likes of Syracuse, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Cincinnati, South Florida, Rutgers, West Virginia and Notre Dame out of the conference. Of those, Notre Dame, […]

Statline: 29 pts, 2 reb, 4 stl, 9-15 FG, 3-4 3FG, 8-8 FT, 34 min. Quality of opponent: 10/10 The Bulldogs were only a No. 6 seed in the East Regional, but Brad Stevens was back in the Big Dance two seasons after back-to-back NCAA Championship appearances. Buzz Williams had run circles around opposing coaches all […]

With the excitement of March Madness and the basketball season as a whole coming to an end, it’s now time to look more closely at the “new” adventure Marquette and nine of its closest basketball friends are about to embark on. The new conference, no longer to be referred to as the new Big East, […]

Junior shooting guard Vander Blue is contemplating forgoing his senior year to enter the 2013 NBA draft, multiple sources told PaintTouches.com. Blue has not made a definitive decision, but he could announce his choice later this week. Should he declare, per NCAA rules, he has until Apr. 16–the day before the spring signing period begins–to […]

Welcome to the first ever Saturday mailbag, where we’re taking your questions from Twitter, Facebook and email and answering them. If you’d like to submit a question, tweet @PaintTouches, write it on our Facebook wall or send an email to PaintTouches@gmail.com. On to the mailbag: 1. What is real story on Jake Thomas? (@mikeobs) I’m not […]