sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 12/10/2008
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Now that college football's BCS madness has been sorted out and the bowl picture is complete, I have the distinct pleasure of writing about a sport where the regular season actually means something. That's right, you heard me. College basketball's regular season is far more meaningful, far more ...
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 12/9/2008
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sportsillustrated.cnn.com —
And for you Hoops Junkies ... As I
said, there are many games that are being played...
during this time of year that will have some major ramifications when the men's basketball committee does its work three months from now. Here are 10 teams that, for ...
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Defending the meaning of college hoops' regular season - ...
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Unverified Voracity Is Writing A Comparative Lit Thesis
mgoblog —
... And I don't buy the "devaluing of the regular season bit" either. Seth Davis goes way, way too far in his defense of college basketball's regular season, but by saying something preposterous he does something useful: ...
Seth Davis: College Hoops Regular Season Carries More Weight Than College Football’s
The Big Lead —
... College Hoops vs. College Football: Seth Davis is correct. Because there’s no college football playoff, the regular season actually means less. In addition, Seth Davis mentions Artie Lange, and says something we said in the preseason: “You need a really, really good point guard to get to the Final Four, and the reality is, Louisville doesn’t have one.” (SI) ...
12.11.08 Fast Breaks
Rush The Court —
... Seth Davis making the case that college basketball’s regular season is more meaningful than college football’s regular season. While Seth has ventured over to RTC on several occasions and left kind words, I don’t agree with him here. The BCS is far from perfect, but that doesn’t mean its regular season is diminished. Having said that, the fact that the college basketball regular season is relatively less important than the college football regular season doesn’t mean that college basketball is superior to college basketball. ...
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