Look. We're all just fighting here... (CBB Season 23-24- Part 2)

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

So @Xeliou66 is wondering where I'm at. Well much like him, I was watching the CBB action this week. And now it's time for me to give you guys a helping hand through all of the fighting. Yep, Part 2 of the season is underway, and it'll all be just one big fight where only a few elite teams will survive.

And if you're wondering why I took so long, ask teams like Arizona and Miami and Providence... who had already sustained a bad loss.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

January 6th (Games outside of the rankings)

Now it's time for the main reason why this thread exists. Take a look at the Top 25 slate we have for today: TCU faces Kansas in a battle of teams with epic records. Same goes for Cincinnati @ BYU... and Nebraska @ Wisconsin... and Ole Miss @ Tennessee... and Iowa State @ Oklahoma... and Colorado State @ Utah State and, well, you get the picture.

Now here are the games OUTSIDE of the Top 25 rankings that are worth stopping for (All times are Eastern):

Mississippi State @ South Carolina (12:00)
St. John's @ Villanova (1:00)
Georgia @ Missouri (1:00)
Virginia @ NC State (2:00)
Tulane @ North Texas (2:00)
Harvard @ Princeton (2:00)
Miami @ Wake Forest (2:15)
UC-Davis @ UC-Irvine (4:00)
Appalachian State @ Troy (4:30)
UCF @ Kansas State (6:00)
Colorado @ Arizona State (8:00)
Ohio State @ Indiana (8:00)

 

[Xeliou66]

Florida puts up a good fight but loses to Kentucky in a high scoring game

Kansas up 4 on TCU

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

1/6 recap

If you want an extensive recap about yesterday's action, then too bad. You just need to know the following:

• #7 Marquette lost at Seton Hall
• #25 Ole Miss suffered their first loss of the year, thanks to Tennessee. Ditto for #13 Colorado State against Utah State.
• #12 BYU melted down in the 2nd half of their game against Cincinnati... AT HOME.
• Florida Atlantic lost again, proving that they can't handle being the hunted. Thank you, Charlotte.
• And finally, James Madison's proud run ended at Southern Miss 81-71.

So now we have no more unbeaten teams left in Division I. I TOLD you guys that "Part 2" of the season would be nuts!

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

News from January 9th
So it turns out I made a mistake in the last post. Turns out there WAS one unbeaten team left in Division I, and that was Houston. I said WAS, because Iowa State just spoiled the party for them. So #2 just got rocked.

Nebraska 88-72 Purdue (Jan 9, 2024) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Purdue Boilermakers NCAAM game, final score 88-72, from January 9, 2024 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

Oh! And THIS just happened to the #1 team in the nation! So now we have the top 2 teams losing on the same day... both to unranked teams. THIS is why I take a backseat during this part of the season.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, January 13th

So today, we'll see if teams like Tennessee and Purdue and Houston can rebound from bad losses earlier in the week. We'll also see the Iowa women's team on FOX on primetime, and if Syracuse can win at North Carolina.

But here are the games from OUTSIDE the Top 25 to take a look at:

Seton Hall @ Butler (12:00)
Virginia @ Wake Forest (2:00)
Belmont @ Indiana State (2:00)
UMass @ Rhode Island (2:00)
South Carolina @ Missouri (3:30)
Kansas State @ Texas Tech (4:00)
Appalachian State @ James Madison (4:00)
Lamar @ Nicholls State (4:00)
Southern Miss @ Troy (5:00)
SE Louisiana @ McNeese State (5:00)
George Mason @ Richmond (6:00)
Miami @ Virginia Tech (7:00)
Saint Mary's @ Santa Clara (7:00)
Tarleton State @ Grand Canyon (8:00)
Alabama @ Mississippi State (8:30)

 

[Xeliou66]

North Carolina destroys Syracuse at the Dean Dome, Tar Heels look impressive so far this year

Georgia/5 Tennessee going down to the wire in Athens.

Kentucky/A&M should be good as well.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Future Big 12 basketball power rankings: There’s a lot of parity, causing some shakeups

There is plenty of movement among the top teams with several upsets early in league play.

www.deseret.com

 

[Xeliou66]

North Carolina beats Louisville by 16 - another impressive offensive performance by the Tar Heels

UConn beats Creighton with ease, defending champion Huskies have been impressive

Kentucky beats Miss St

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, January 19th

We had a big day yesterday in the woman's game, as Utah defeated USC, Stanford's coach tied "Coach K" for most career wins all-time, and #5 UCLA pulled away late to win at #3 Colorado.

As for the men's game, here are the games to watch OUTSIDE of the rankings today:

Miami @ Syracuse (12:00)
Virginia Tech @ NC State (12:00)
George Washington @ UMass (12:00)
San Diego State @ Boise State (1:00)
Western Michigan @ Bowling Green (2:00)
Northwestern @ Nebraska (2:15)
Troy @ Southern Miss (3:30)
Clemson @ Florida State (4:00)
North Texas @ Charlotte (4:00)
Wofford @ UNC-Greensboro (4:00)
UC-Irvine @ UC-Davis (5:00)
Charleston @ UNC-Wilmington (6:00)
Bryant @ Albany (7:00)
Saint Mary's @ San Francisco (10:00)

 

[Xeliou66]

I watched North Carolina beat Wake and Kansas beat Cincy last night. Both winners are impressive teams. I believe the Tar Heels may be the best team in CBB, along with UConn.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, January 27th

All things considered, it has been a pretty quiet week so far. Yeah, Kentucky lost to South Carolina, but the Gamecocks have a pretty good squad as well. So while you guys look at the Top 25 today, here are the outside games to pay attention to:

Nebraska @ Maryland (12:00)
Georgia @ Florida (12:00)
Akron @ Miami-Ohio (1:00)
Bowling Green @ Toledo (2:00)
Princeton @ Cornell (2:00)
Pittsburgh @ Miami (2:15)
Western Illinois @ Morehead State (3:30)
High Point @ Winthrop (4:00)
Vermont @ Bryant (4:00)
North Florida @ Eastern Kentucky (4:00)
Colorado @ Washington State (5:00)
UC-San Diego @ UC-Davis (5:00)
Bradley @ Indiana State (6:00)
James Madison @ Appalachian State (6:00)
NC State @ Syracuse (7:00)
Ohio State @ Northwestern (8:30)

And finally, I heard that the UConn women will be on FOX tonight to take on Notre Dame. Just throwing that out there.

 

[Xeliou66]

TCU beat Baylor in 3 OT’s in a thriller today.

Houston handled Kansas St.

The Big 12 is loaded with talented teams

Florida beat Georgia in OT

 

[Xeliou66]

South Carolina with a nice win over Tennessee in Knoxville.

UNC struggling against GA Tech in Atlanta.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

So two more Top 5 teams went down yesterday. In the case of South Carolina beating Tennessee, I think it was just a great job by the Gamecocks. They were sick and tired of being underestimated despite being 17-3, and their defense was excellent in shutting down the Vols.

'They Wanted It More': UNC's 10-Game Win Streak Ends Vs. Georgia Tech

North Carolina lost an 11-point first-half lead and dropped a road game to the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta.

247sports.com

This one, though, I have no answer for. Was the upcoming Duke game REALLY that big of a distraction for the Tar Heels?

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, February 3rd

Yes, I know that there are THREE battles between Top 10 teams today [including Duke/UNC]. But as hard as it's gonna be, you should AT LEAST pay attention to these games that are outside the rankings:

Virginia Tech @ Miami (12:00)
South Carolina @ Georgia (1:00)
Virginia @ Clemson (2:00)
Northwestern @ Minnesota (2:00)
Central Connecticut @ Merrimack (3:00)
Florida @ Texas A&M (4:00)
Richmond @ VCU (4:00)
Samford @ Chattanooga (4:30)
Lamar @ Texas A&M-CC (4:30)
Maryland @ Michigan State (5:30)
Drake @ Indiana State (6:00)
Washington State @ Washington (9:00)
Saint Mary's @ Gonzaga (10:30)

And... oh yeah! There's something called the "Legacy Classic" on TNT today... or something like that.

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

Unsurpassed is College Basketball

 

[Xeliou66]

Kansas beats Houston by 13. Houston is somewhat overrated IMO, they aren’t a great scoring team. Big 12 is loaded but I think the Jayhawks are once again probably the best team in it.

Duke/North Carolina about to start - let’s go Tar Heels. I fucking hate Duke basketball with a passion.

 

[Xeliou66]

Tar Heels beat Duke!! Always lovely to see Duke lose!!

 

[Xeliou66]

Nice road win for Tennessee over Kentucky last night.