Preseason Primer: The Mid-Majors

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10.22.07 Fast Breaks
Published 10/23/2007 by rtmsf at Rush the Court
... - the Research Triangle schools came in 1 (UNC), 2 (Duke), 3 (NC State) in the preseason conference poll. Seth Davis breaks down Indiana’s prospects. Katz explains why Calipari opted to stay in Memphis over taking the NC State job two years ago. DeCourcy gives USC some love for tough scheduling (even though they’re going to lose all those games), while he rates crosstown rival UCLA #1 in his poll. STF gets us up to speed on what the mid-major conferences are bringing to the ...

Photo USC Song Girl Getting Treatment From Worlds Luckiest Trainer
Published 10/23/2007 at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... . • STORMING THE FLOOR takes a big look at the little guys, as they preview the mid-majors : • EPIC CARNIVAL misses their assignment, as Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez will block for you ...

Cheap Shots #75: Even Fantasy Jesus Had To Evacuate.
Published 10/23/2007 by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
... shot while tailgating at Chiefs-Raiders. Way to reinforce stereotypes, Oakland. [The Big Picture] Meet Jesse Chatman of the Miami Dolphins. Hope you can still pick him up in fantasy to replace Ronnie Brown. [First and 10 Inches] An interview with Bristol’s sabermetrics obsessive Rob Neyer. [Hardball Times] Kansas is 7-0. The other shoe has to drop sometime. [The Extrapolater] Know your college hoops mid-majors. [Storming The Floor] Are the Rockies the Blues Brothers? [Red Sox Monster] ...

Blogdome: Congratulations, South Africa!
Published 10/23/2007 by Leitch at Deadspin
... • College basketball is just around the corner -- look out, here it comes! -- so how about some mid-majors? [Storming The Floor] ...

Year of the Mid-Major!... Alright, Maybe Not
Published 11/14/2007 by jtom at Super, Scintillating and Sarcastic
... Yes, those are the faces of mid-major basketball. A 9-year-old and a poltergeist. But that's what makes them perfect underdogs. They just look like they should lose to the Goliaths of college hoops. Unfortunately for Maryland last year and maybe UNC tonight, they don't back down in the face of, you know, regular-looking programs. Tonight's UNC-Davidson game is a nice early-season look at how mid-major stacks up against the big boys and a chance for the Wildcats to maybe set a tone for March. ...