The Mid-Majority : Season 9: We Are, Together.

Having recently completed its 9th season, The Mid-Majority is a community chronicle of the smaller Division I college basketball conferences. Last year, the theme was Team. Six groups of five (plus a fantasy mid-major player) were engaged in friendly Amazing Race-style competition, criss-crossing Hoops Nation to provide awesome college basketball content. Season X (2013-14) will be our final one.

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1. Dwayne Evans Too Much for the Aggies by William P Harty Jr

S9 March 30, 2013 I was sure at the end of my nineteen-game week in Las Vegas (the WCC final, all 18 M/W WAC tournament games) that my season was over. I was so tired that I slept the entire trip on the plane home, through the St. Patrick's Day party at my spouse's college roommate's home, and through the family bir... [more]

2. WAC Final: Freshman Bhullar Leads Aggies by William P Harty Jr

S9 March 27, 2013 Following a Friday of upsets in the WAC Tournament, the championship game matched the third-seeded New Mexico State Aggies (23-10, 14-4 WAC) and the fourth-seeded University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks (19-12, 11-7 WAC). The regular season games between these teams were the first of the confere... [more]

3. WAC Semi: Aggies Return to the Final by William P Harty Jr

S9 March 16, 2013 Game 7, the first semifinal, of the WAC tournament pitted third seed New Mexico State, a 65-49 winner against Idaho in the tournament's quarterfinals, against seventh seed Texas State. Texas State began the tournament with a defeat of Seattle, 68-56, in Tuesday's first round; their quarterfinal was... [more]

4. WAC Qtr: Mullings Leads Aggies to Victory by William P Harty Jr

S9 March 16, 2013 In the first quarterfinal of this year's WAC men's basketball tournament, the third-seeded New Mexico State Aggies played the sixth-seed, the Idaho Vandals. New Mexico State and Idaho are the only two schools that were in the WAC last year that will return next year, so this matchup is what passes ... [more]

5. Sy Leads on Senior Night by William P Harty Jr

S9 March 12, 2013 The final game of the regular season in Las Cruces brought the Mavericks of the University of Texas at Arlington to visit. This was the thirteenth meeting between New Mexico State and UTA in men's basketball and the second as members of the WAC. Since UTA is moving to the Sun Belt next year, it is ... [more]

6. Another Streak Ends in Las Cruces by William P Harty Jr

S9 March 9, 2013 What a season for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs! Coming into the final weekend of the regular season, they had twenty-six wins, having won all fourteen home games and the last eighteen contests consecutively, the nation's longest active streak. Although two of their three losses (at Texas A&M, No... [more]

7. Pioneers Nail Down the Two-Seed by William P Harty Jr

S9 March 9, 2013 This weekend's INCREDIBLY LARGE GAME in the WAC was the second meeting of the year between the second- and third-place teams in the standings, the Denver Pioneers (18-8 overall, 13-2 in the WAC) and the New Mexico State Aggies (19-9, 12-3).Denver had won its prior seven games, including five away f... [more]

8. Fans, Zone D & Aronis Superhoops: Aggies Win! by William P Harty Jr

S9 March 6, 2013 New Mexico State believes their all-time record before the second game this season against UTEP is Aggies 103, Miners 100. The Miners believe the long rivalry is tied at 102 games each. Whichever is correct, a question I may try to tackle over the summer, the Aggie-Miner rivalry, begun in 1915 betw... [more]

9. Another Escape by the Aggies by William P Harty Jr

S9 February 23, 2013 The Seattle University basketball program was once one of the nation's premier teams. Led by Elgin Baylor, the Chieftains reached the 1958 Final Four, defeating #1 Kansas State before losing to Kentucky in the national final. Seattle gave up its independent status in 1971, joining the West Coast At... [more]

10. Another Tough Loss for the Vandals by William P Harty Jr

S9 February 23, 2013 Prior to Idaho joining the Big West, there had only been one basketball game between New Mexico State and the Vandals, an 81-69 Aggie victory in the 1964 Anaconda, Montana, tournament. Since then, the teams have met 24 times. The Aggies won six of eight contests while both were members of the Big W... [more]

11. Whose Streak Continues? Part Two by William P Harty Jr

S9 January 27, 2013 Wednesday night's game featuring a visit from the Denver Pioneers to the Pan American Center in Las Cruces to face the New Mexico State Aggies was one of the more important games of the week in the WAC. The Pioneers (before this game 11-7 overall, 7-1 in WAC games) and Aggies (12-8, 6-2) were playi... [more]

12. Military Appreciation Night by William P Harty Jr

S9 January 25, 2013 Coming off Thursday's victory over Utah State, Saturday finds the New Mexico State Aggies facing the San Jose State Spartans. The Spartans, joining the Blue Aggies in moving from the WAC to the Mountain West next year, are the WAC opponent that New Mexico State Aggies' have played the second most t... [more]

13. Whose Win Streak Continues? by William P Harty Jr

S9 January 23, 2013 The primary rivalries, at least to the fan base, of the New Mexico State University Aggies (for today, let's call them the Crimson Aggies) are with the New Mexico Lobos and the UTEP Miners. By far the nearest other Division I schools, it is only natural that these would remain important, despite s... [more]

14. Not Tonight, Bobcats! by William P Harty Jr

S9 January 7, 2013 "Southwest Texas State Normal School opened its doors in 1903. Over the years, the Legislature broadened the institution's scope and changed its name in succession, to Normal College, Teachers College, College, University, and in 2003 to Texas State University-San Marcos." (TSU website) Texas State... [more]

15. Cold Weather Outside; Hot Shooting Inside by William P Harty Jr

S9 January 6, 2013 For 2012-13, the University of Texas at San Antonio joins the Western Athletic Conference for its only season, having already joined Conference USA for next year. Tonight is the first of the Roadrunners' nine WAC road games, visiting New Mexico State. The first week of WAC play went poorly for both... [more]

16. Young Teams Battle before Conference Play by William P Harty Jr

S9 December 30, 2012 Today's matchup between Missouri State and New Mexico State is only the second time the two schools have met on the hardwood. On December 12, 1950, the New Mexico A&M Aggies visited Springfield and were defeated by the Southwest Missouri State College Bears, 64-54. Although the Aggies were once... [more]

17. The Rio Grande Rivalry Continues by William P Harty Jr

S9 December 27, 2012 The Rio Grande Rivalry measures the competition between New Mexico State and New Mexico in the fourteen sports they sponsor in common. Points are assigned to each sport and divided among the contests between the two schools. In basketball, both men's and women's, as well as baseball and softball, t... [more]

18. Round One of the Rio Grande Rivalry by William P Harty Jr

S9 December 27, 2012 Round one of the Rio Grande Rivalry between the New Mexico Lobos and the New Mexico State Aggies this year was held at University Arena in Albuquerque, also known as the Pit. The two teams play an annual home-and-home series despite not being in the same conference since the Lobos abandoned the Bor... [more]

19. Coasting to the Red Line Upset by William P Harty Jr

S9 December 8, 2012 Game #9-139: Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at New Mexico State AggiesDecember 1, 2012 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/Recap December 1 was another busy sports day for Las Crucens, but much of it came to us on the radio. In the afternoon, the Las Cruces High Bulldogs won their state semi... [more]

20. Aggies-Miners Game One: This is Always a War by William P Harty Jr

S9 December 6, 2012 Game #9-130: New Mexico State Aggies at Texas-El Paso MinersNovember 28, 2012 9:00 pmSpecial Events CenterBBState Stats/Recap I know of no other non-conference rivalries that regularly play two annual games, home-and-home, besides the ones between New Mexico State University and the University of Ne... [more]

21. RIP, Kelsey Crooks by William P Harty Jr

S9 November 27, 2012 Game #9-097: Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns at New Mexico State AggiesNovember 23, 2012 9:30 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/Recap The day after Thanksgiving, New Mexico State basketball fans saw the first round games of the women's Hotel Encanto Classic. In the first, the Anteaters of the Uni... [more]

22. A Tune-up for Both Teams by William P Harty Jr

S9 November 25, 2012 Game #9-082: Northern New Mexico at New Mexico State AggiesNovember 21, 2012 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/Recap Thanksgiving eve brought the second-ever matchup between the Northern New Mexico Eagles and the New Mexico State Aggies. Northern New Mexico College took the "Junior" out of it... [more]

23. Guarantee Game; Expected Result by William P Harty Jr

S9 November 20, 2012 Game #9-055: Southeastern Louisiana Lions at New Mexico State AggiesNovember 15, 2012 10:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/Recap After a loss at Oregon State to open the season and the Wounded Warrior Classic, New Mexico State hosted the Southeastern Louisiana Lions of the Southland Conference. ... [more]

24. INCREDIBLY LARGE MAN by Kenny Ocker

S9 November 14, 2012 Game #9-028: New Mexico State Aggies at Oregon State BeaversNovember 11, 2012 9:30 pmGill ColiseumBBState Stats/Recap New Mexico State redshirt freshman Sim Bhullar is an INCREDIBLY LARGE MAN.He is 7 feet, 5 inches, and 360 pounds of Indian-Canadian basketball behemoth.The INCREDIBLY LARGE MAN has I... [more]

25. An Ending We`ve All Seen by Seth Hunt

S8 March 17, 2012 Game #8-761: New Mexico State Aggies vs. Indiana HoosiersMarch 15, 2012 10:45 pmPortland, ORBBState Stats/RecapWithout the 800 Games Project I would never have learned about so many teams around Hoops Nation. The final game in Portland on Thursday featured one of these teams, New Mexico State. Willi... [more]

26. Aggies Outgunned, Season Now Done by Kenny Ocker

S8 March 16, 2012 Game #8-761: New Mexico State Aggies vs. Indiana HoosiersMarch 15, 2012 10:45 pmPortland, ORBBState Stats/RecapThere were two teams in maroon and white at Portland's Rose Garden tonight. Indiana owned the colors. New Mexico State was just leasing them, and apparently fell behind on its payments, jud... [more]

27. WAC Final: New Mexico State v Louisiana Tech by William P Harty Jr

S8 March 12, 2012 Game #8-748: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. New Mexico State AggiesMarch 10, 2012 11:59 pmLas Vegas, NVBBState Stats/RecapSaturday’s WAC Men’s Basketball Championship final featured the second seed New Mexico State Aggies and the fifth seeded Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. The prior two nights have seen the ... [more]

28. WAC Semifinal: New Mexico State v Hawai`i by William P Harty Jr

S8 March 10, 2012 Game #8-736: Hawaii Warriors vs. New Mexico State AggiesMarch 9, 2012 9:00 pmLas Vegas, NVBBState Stats/RecapIt was another great day for hoops in Las Vegas, sunny and 67 degrees for the six p.m. tip of the first WAC semifinal contest between second seed New Mexico State and sixth seed Hawai'i. The ... [more]

29. WAC Quarterfinal: NM State v Fresno State by William P Harty Jr

S8 March 9, 2012 Game #8-730: Fresno State Bulldogs vs. New Mexico State AggiesMarch 8, 2012 5:30 pmLas Vegas, NVBBState Stats/RecapWelcome back to the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas for the second quarterfinal of the WAC Tournament. At the tip, it was still 63 degrees in Las Vegas for the matchup between the second see... [more]

30. Thousands: San Jose State at NMSU 2/25/2012 by William P Harty Jr

S8 March 1, 2012 Game #8-649: San Jose State Spartans at New Mexico State AggiesFebruary 25, 2012 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapA little more than 6,000 fans came out for New Mexico State’s senior night game against San Jose State. The three seniors were honored after the game with video highlights, t... [more]

31. BracketBusters: Drake at NMSU 2/18/12 by William P Harty Jr

S8 February 20, 2012 Game #8-594: Drake Bulldogs at New Mexico State AggiesFebruary 18, 2012 3:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapBefore the BracketBusters pairings came out on January 30, New Mexico State knew it was possible that it would be one of the 26 teams selected to play on national television, but not ... [more]

32. Opportunity: Northern NM at NMSU 2/14/2012 by William P Harty Jr

S8 February 18, 2012 Game #8-583: Northern New Mexico at New Mexico State AggiesFebruary 14, 2012 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapAs New Mexico State starts its final home stand of the season, I spent some time thinking about how I became a devout follower of college basketball, and the Aggies in particula... [more]

33. Young Guards Shine: La Tech at NMSU 2/4/2012 by William P Harty Jr

S8 February 6, 2012 Game #8-517: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at New Mexico State AggiesFebruary 4, 2012 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapSaturday marked the beginning of the second half of the WAC season for both New Mexico State and visiting Louisiana Tech. On Jan. 7 at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, th... [more]

34. Last of the Independents: Cal State Bakersfield at New Mexico State 2/1/2012 by William P Harty Jr

S8 February 4, 2012 Game #8-504: Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners at New Mexico State AggiesFebruary 1, 2012 8:30 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapWednesday in Las Cruces saw a visit to New Mexico State by the Roadrunners of California State University at Bakersfield. The Roadrunners played their first Division... [more]

35. The Lou Henson Classic: Fresno State at New Mexico State 1/28/2012 by William P Harty Jr

S8 January 31, 2012 Game #8-485: Fresno State Bulldogs at New Mexico State AggiesJanuary 28, 2012 9:30 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapSaturday brought us to a series of basketball events to the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, N.M. First, the NMSU women continued to learn new coach Mark Trakh’s system agains... [more]

36. Catch Us If You Can: Nevada at New Mexico State 1/26/2012 by William P Harty Jr

S8 January 27, 2012 Game #8-461: Nevada Wolf Pack at New Mexico State AggiesJanuary 26, 2012 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapIn the time since Sam Wasson and I both covered the NMSU-Idaho game nearly two weeks ago, the conference race has begun to take shape. Tonight’s opponents in Las Cruces are the clear... [more]

37. Legends by Samuel Wasson

S8 January 16, 2012 Game #8-395: Idaho Vandals at New Mexico State AggiesJanuary 14, 2012 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapIf you spend any amount of time around the world of sports, you’re bound to bump into a legend or two. One of the legends I’ve been fortunate enough to cross paths with celebrated a mil... [more]

38. Milestones: 400, 500, 1000, 3-0; Idaho at New Mexico State 1/14/2012 by William P Harty Jr

S8 January 15, 2012 Game #8-395: Idaho Vandals at New Mexico State AggiesJanuary 14, 2012 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapAs the Eight-Hundred Game Project reaches its halfway point, today in Las Cruces was a day of milestones in other ways. This afternoon, I attended a memorial service for Dick Waugh. Dic... [more]

39. WAC Play in Las Cruces Begins: Utah State at New Mexico State 1/12/2012 by William P Harty Jr

S8 January 13, 2012 Game #8-381: Utah State Aggies at New Mexico State AggiesJanuary 12, 2012 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapConference play in the WAC started last weekend, and the race appears to be wide open. Before the season, WAC coaches picked Nevada to win, followed by New Mexico State and Utah Sta... [more]

40. Escaping Reality by Samuel Wasson

S8 January 13, 2012 Game #8-381: Utah State Aggies at New Mexico State AggiesJanuary 12, 2012 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapFar too many people take sports (and in turn college basketball) far too seriously. I appreciate passionate fans, I really do, in fact I consider myself one of them. But it seems li... [more]

41. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at New Mexico State 12/31/2011 by William P Harty Jr

S8 January 2, 2012 Game #8-328: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions at New Mexico State AggiesDecember 31, 2011 2:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapThe atmosphere at Saturday’s noon game between the Golden Lions of Arkansas-Pine Bluff and New Mexico State was quite different from the Aggies’ Wednesday sellout ag... [more]

42. A Very Different Wednesday Night in Las Cruces by William P Harty Jr

S8 December 29, 2011 Game #8-305: New Mexico Lobos at New Mexico State AggiesDecember 28, 2011 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapWednesday night brought the last of New Mexico State’s annual home-and-home rivalry games against New Mexico and UTEP. The Aggies beat New Mexico in Albuquerque what seems like a li... [more]

43. Wednesday Night in Las Cruces by William P Harty Jr

S8 December 22, 2011 Game #8-279: McNeese State Cowboys at New Mexico State AggiesDecember 21, 2011 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapWednesday night’s matchup between the McNeese State Cowboys and the New Mexico State Aggies was the first time the two teams had met since 1956, so there is not a lot of histor... [more]

44. Why? by William P Harty Jr

S8 December 19, 2011 Game #8-259: Western New Mexico at New Mexico State AggiesDecember 14, 2011 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapI have seen a lot of discussion over the past week or so about the increasing number of games between Division I schools and schools belonging to Division II, Division III and th... [more]

45. Just One Change... by William P Harty Jr

S8 November 30, 2011 Game #8-155: Arizona Wildcats at New Mexico State AggiesNovember 29, 2011 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapNew Mexico State and Arizona have a natural geographic rivalry that is not renewed often enough. Of Division I schools, only Arizona State and Northern Arizona are closer to Arizona... [more]

46. Redemption by Samuel Wasson

S8 November 27, 2011 Game #8-130: New Mexico State Aggies vs. San Francisco DonsNovember 26, 2011 9:30 pmAnchorage, AKBBState Stats/RecapIn the loss the previous night of the Great Alaska Shootout, New Mexico State was outworked, outhustled, outrebounded and simply outplayed. For a team who draws its energy from its lea... [more]

47. Black Friday by Samuel Wasson

S8 November 27, 2011 Game #8-129: Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles vs. New Mexico State AggiesNovember 25, 2011 11:59 pmAnchorage, AKBBState Stats/RecapOne of the inevitabilities of watching your team play in person is that at some point you will walk away from the game disappointed. It may not happen every time. If y... [more]

48. Life`s Unexpected Pleasures by Samuel Wasson

S8 November 26, 2011 Game #8-116: Central Michigan Chippewas vs. New Mexico State AggiesNovember 24, 2011 10:30 pmAnchorage, AKBBState Stats/RecapWhen I moved to Alaska with my wife a little over two years ago for her job I thought my days of watching Division I basketball games in person was over. I had spent the previ... [more]

49. Aggies-Miners Game One: This is Always a War. by William P Harty Jr

S8 November 20, 2011 Game #8-069: Texas-El Paso Miners at New Mexico State AggiesNovember 19, 2011 8:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/Recap There are only five other division I schools within 400 miles of Las Cruces, New Mexico. In 1951, the Border Conference moved from the newly organized College Division of the N... [more]

50. Touch Gloves and Come Out Swinging by Andrew Bolte

S8 November 17, 2011 Game #8-046: New Mexico State Aggies at New Mexico LobosNovember 16, 2011 10:00 pmThe Pit (University Arena)BBState Stats/RecapAs I rode with my stepfather down I-25 toward the first installment of the Rio Grande Rivalry for 2011, there was an advertisement on the radio for an upcoming title fight b... [more]

51. New Mexico State at Northern Colorado 11/12/2011 by Jordan Freemyer

S8 November 13, 2011 Game #8-012: New Mexico State Aggies at Northern Colorado BearsNovember 12, 2011 9:05 pmButler-Hancock Athletic CenterBBState Stats/RecapThe Northern Colorado basketball team that took the court against New Mexico State looked very different than the one I saw take on San Diego State at the McKale C... [more]

52. Champions Of Hoops Nation 2011 by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 13, 2011 If college basketball has taught us anything, it's that there's nothing that becomes irrelevant more suddenly than Championship Fortnight. Once the NCAA Tournament bracket is released, the previous two weeks slip into history... very quickly. But one thing that has to be remembered: the teams that w... [more]

53. Tourney Central 3/12/2011 (Day 12) by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 12, 2011 h2 {margin-bottom:10px;font-size:13px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:17px;} #droid {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;margin-bottom:8px;} #droid a:link, #droid a:visited {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;}Bullet PointsA hearty 'Ray'... [more]

54. Game 7-081/082/083/084: Mid-American Quarterfinals by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 11, 2011 Bowling Green Falcons vs. Western Michigan BroncosMarch 10, 2011 12:00 pmBBState Stats/Recap Akron Zips vs. Miami (Oh.) RedhawksMarch 10, 2011 2:30 pmBBState Stats/Recap Buffalo Bulls vs. Kent State Golden FlashesMarch 10, 2011 7:00 pmBBState Stats/Recap Ohio Bobcats vs. Ball State CardinalsMarch 10... [more]

55. Tourney Central 3/11/2011 (Day 11) by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 11, 2011 h2 {margin-bottom:10px;font-size:13px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:17px;} #droid {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;margin-bottom:8px;} #droid a:link, #droid a:visited {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;}Bullet PointsThere were no ... [more]

56. Tourney Central 3/10/2011 (Day 10) by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 10, 2011 h2 {margin-bottom:10px;font-size:13px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:17px;} #droid {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;margin-bottom:8px;} #droid a:link, #droid a:visited {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;} Bullet PointsCongratulati... [more]

57. Stardate 115-20110302: One More Chance To Try To Save My Soul by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 2, 2011 KINGSTON, R.I. -- The stars are beginning to flicker and burn out in the elimination games. For others, it's far from over. Here, one final look at the remaining league regular season races as we move towards getting all the rest of the Other 25 conferences in the gate and ready for bracket time. ... [more]

58. Stardate 108-20110223: Shootaround Deluxe by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 23, 2011 CHICAGO -- Every single one of the conference games going on tonight, and tomorrow, and Friday and Saturday too, were scheduled months in advance by a league office (or, in some cases, years ago). Some were circled rivalry games worth driving a day for, others were just-anothers. In early March, t... [more]

59. Stardate 101-20110216: Dream Seasons by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 16, 2011 HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- March really is here before we know it, because there's half a week missing out of February. This month wasn't designed that way -- and nothing was adjusted for our benefit or anything -- but it's still disorienting and disruptive to look at a calendar and realize that in two ... [more]

60. Stardate 88-20110203: Power to the Pixels by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 3, 2011 Today is National Pixelvision Day, and the festivities will last from 7 pm ET to after midnight. If you'd like to get involved, shuttle down. PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- An old hippie once proclaimed that information wants to be free. He was a publisher whose bound publication eventually folded. Me, I thi... [more]

61. Stardate 86-20110201: Pixelvision Killed the Video Star by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 1, 2011 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- So much has changed in a single calendar year. On February 1, 2010, the iPad had just been announced, and no mere civilian had touched one yet. Now, they're on press row at college basketball games. The Robot has grown a soul, exhibited feelings, taken a name. (It's "Doctor Thun... [more]

62. BracketBusters Matchups 2011 by Kyle Whelliston

S7 January 31, 2011 As is annual tradition here at TMM, we've put together a full rundown of all the announced BracketBusters matchups, and this will likely be the most clicked-on page of the season once again. It's incredibly difficult to find a complete list of all the non-TV games, which are quietly announced by the... [more]

63. Stardate 59-20110105: The 800 Game Project by Kyle Whelliston

S7 January 5, 2011 I felt like I ought to write in about the end of the 100GP, since I have to admit I felt a pretty big sense of disappointment (though not surprise) when you said it wasn't going to happen in the future...I think the road is an important part of the site. In general, I think a good outcome would b... [more]

64. Stardate 36-20101213: All Hail the Guaco by Kyle Whelliston

S7 December 13, 2010 CHICAGO -- Necessity is the mother of invention, but another thing that Mom does is feeds and cares for you. On Saturday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse, as "Underdawgs" author-slash-Indianapolis Star superwriter David Woods and I competed to see who could close the press room (he won), I experienced a... [more]

65. #thanksdawgs by Kyle Whelliston

S6 April 4, 2010 : INDIANAPOLIS -- At this point, the random logic of the heart is far ahead of the reasoning of raw numbers. Of course a little private school with non-scholarship football can beat a mammoth sports machine that spends almost as much on men's basketball ($9 million) as it does on all sports ($11 m... [more]

66. Little Picture by Kyle Whelliston

S6 March 20, 2010 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In the big picture, the really big picture, it doesn't mean much at all. It's a basketball show. This is entertainment for rich people, a diversion for any remaining members of the American middle class with disposable time. The performers are judged on whether their effort ple... [more]

67. The Diff: Round One, Day Two by Kyle Whelliston

S6 March 19, 2010 As is annual NCAA tradition, we're displaying the overall athletic and men's basketball budget numbers in the mid-vs.-major games. Just like money can buy you a better car or house, it can also buy you a better basketball team. Having large resources allows a program to keep its coaches, recruit a 1... [more]

68. Tourney Central 3/14/2010 (Day 13) by Kyle Whelliston

S6 March 14, 2010 Bullet Points Seven championships were decided on the penultimate day of Championship Fortnight. All hail Vermont, back in the Dance for the first time since 2005 (Season 1) and also for the first time in the Mike Lonergan era. Congratulations to Morgan State; the Bears navigated the always-difficu... [more]

69. Tourney Central 3/13/2010 (Day 12) by Kyle Whelliston

S6 March 13, 2010 Bullet Points In the Patriot League, your champions are the Lehigh Mountain Hawks. The former Engineers defeated their cross-valley rival Lafayette with a strong second-half burst, and will go to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time. Higher seeds were 12-4 on Friday. The No. 3 over No. 2 upset w... [more]

70. The Hoops National: March 7, 2010 by The Robot

S6 March 7, 2010 This is the final Hoops National of the 2009-10 season. Big Games Atlantic 14: at Massachusetts 69, Rhode Island 67 MASS - 11-19 (5-11) [RPI: 200, State: 205] URI - 21-8 (9-7) [RPI: 30, State: 48] Star of the Game: Ricky Harris 28 Pts (10-21 FG, 6-11 FT), 7 Reb UMass Into A-14s With 69-67 Win O... [more]

71. The Hoops National: March 6, 2010 by The Robot

S6 March 6, 2010 NOTE: The Hoops National will only cover regular-season games for the remainder of the week. Big Games Ivy League: Cornell 95, at Brown 76 CORN - 26-4 (12-1) [RPI: 46, State: 50] BRWN - 11-19 (5-8) [RPI: 250, State: 281] Star of the Game: Jon Jaques 20 Pts (7-9 FG), 7 Reb Men's Hoops Claims Thir... [more]

72. The Hoops National: March 5, 2010 by The Robot

S6 March 5, 2010 NOTE: The Hoops National will only cover regular-season games for the remainder of the week. Big Games Atlantic 14: at Richmond 60, Dayton 56 RICH - 23-7 (12-3) [RPI: 30, State: 32] UD - 19-10 (8-7) [RPI: 41, State: 51] Star of the Game: Kevin Anderson 22 Pts (6-14 FG, 9-10 FT) Spiders Finish 14... [more]

73. The Hoops National: February 18, 2010 by The Robot

S6 February 18, 2010 Big Games Western Athletic: at Utah State 67, Louisiana Tech 61 USU - 21-6 (11-2) [RPI: 45, State: 32] LTU - 20-6 (8-4) [RPI: 77, State: 70] Star of the Game: Nate Bendall 11 Pts (5-8 FG, 1-1 FT), 9 Reb Aggies Collar Bulldogs, 67-61, Wednesday For 11th-Straight Win - Junior guard Pooh Williams ... [more]

74. The Hoops National: February 12, 2010 by The Robot

S6 February 12, 2010 Big Games West Coast: at Gonzaga 80, Saint Mary`s 61 GONZ - 20-4 (8-1) [RPI: 24, State: 20] SMC - 21-4 (8-2) [RPI: 41, State: 47] Star of the Game: Matt Bouldin 18 Pts (8-14 FG) Bulldogs Regain WCC Lead With Victory Over Saint Mary's - The No. 16 Zags are still in first place in the West Coast ... [more]

75. Tourney Central 3/16/2009 (Final Brackets) by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 16, 2009 Bullet Points Stephen F. Austin punched Hoops Nation's final NCAA Tournament ticket Sunday afternoon, its first appearance ever. Championship Fortnight is over, and the national postseason is just ahead. Completed brackets and scores for all 23 TMM leagues are included below. Southland Texas... [more]

76. Tourney Central 3/14/2009 (Day 12) by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 14, 2009 Bullet Points American won its second consecutive Patriot League championship, and is on to the NCAA Tournament once again. Dayton and Xavier, the two higher seeds, went down in the Atlantic 14 semifinals; this sets up an improbable 4/7 matchup between Temple and Duquesne. Other semifinal w... [more]

77. Tourney Central 3/13/2009 (Day 11) by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 13, 2009 Bullet Points One championship to be decided this afternoon: that of the Patriot League, which has been winnowing down its field verrrry slowly since Tuesday, March 3rd. The Atlantic 14, MEAC, MAC, Big West, Southland, SWAC and WAC are down to final fours as the last weekend of Championship Fo... [more]

78. Tourney Central 3/12/2009 (Day 10) by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 12, 2009 Bullet Points Two more titlists after last night's action. Portland State defended its Big Sky title, and Robert Morris will return to the NCAA Tournament out of the Northeast Conference. The Southland Conference begins today with quarterfinals in Katy, Tex.. It's the last of our 23 conference... [more]

79. Good Morning Hoops Nation: March 9 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 9, 2009 HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- Our year is a blur of quick-cut transitions: from total silence to Midnight Madness, pre-season to regular season, games outside conferences to games inside parentheses. Standings grids give way to brackets, and before you know it, campaigns are cut short in early elimination ro... [more]

80. Game! Of! The! Night! 3/2/2009: Boise State at New Mexico State by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 2, 2009 Boise State at New Mexico State (Western Athletic) Pan American Center - Las Cruces, NM 9:00 PM EST Every year, there's one undisputed apex of Championship Fortnight, that one title game that ESPNU chops up into a 90-minute clip show and Hoops Nation remembers forever. In 2005, it was Ohio's come-... [more]

81. BracketBusters Saturday 2009 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 February 21, 2009 So here we are again, it's late February and it's time for Mid-Major Christmas... BracketBusters VII, brought to you locally by Flying J Travel Plazas and Ballito's Powdered Horchata. Here's a handy clip-n'-save list of all Saturday's televised games, with links to handy print-n'-collect Basketball ... [more]

82. The State of the Other 22, Week 10 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 February 6, 2009 The State of College Basketball is a gracefully-aging ratings system that uses a lot of good basketball sense, per-game team performance ratings and degradation of older results to rank the teams from No. 1 to 344 (here's the long-winded version). In its overall form, it retroactively picked three o... [more]

83. BracketBusters Matchups 2009 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 February 3, 2009 As is annual tradition here at TMM, we've put together a full rundown of all 51 announced BracketBusters matchups, and this will likely be the most clicked-on page of the season once again. It's incredibly difficult to find a complete list of all the non-TV games, which are quietly announced by the ... [more]

84. The State of the Other 22, Week 7 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 January 15, 2009 The State of College Basketball is a new-esque ratings system that uses a lot of good basketball sense, per-game team performance ratings and degradation of older results to rank the teams from No. 1 to 344 (here's the long-winded version). In its overall form, it retroactively picked three of the F... [more]

85. Good Morning Hoops Nation: January 14 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 January 14, 2009 Steely Dan - Kulee Baba (demo) INDIANAPOLIS -- In 1980, Steely Dan released Gaucho, a seven-song album full of disco-jazz pop songs about getting laid and drugs and revenge, all set in Los Angeles. All three are popular enough themes that the record went double-platinum. Due to various production pr... [more]

86. Good Morning Hoops Nation: January 9 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 January 9, 2009 BIRMINGHAM -- First of all, there's a chat today over in the ESPNet SportsZone at 4 pm Eastern. With 2009 and conference play now well-entrenched concepts, we shouldn't have too little to talk about. Please join us, won't you? More importantly, this is a wonderful morning here on The Mid-Majority, a... [more]

87. The State of the Other 22, Week 6 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 January 7, 2009 The State of College Basketball is a new-ish ratings system that uses a lot of good basketball sense, per-game team performance ratings and degradation of older results to rank the teams from No. 1 to 344 (here's the long-winded version). In its overall form, it retroactively picked three of the Fin... [more]

88. Good Morning Hoops Nation: December 17 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 December 17, 2008 CLINTON, S.C. -- What's the value of a score? The market has it much less than the 1/1000th of a cent that manufacturer's coupons are worth -- interested parties expect to get them for free, that a score should cost the same over a computer network as it does transmitted from mouth to ear. Is "Tenne... [more]

89. Good Morning Hoops Nation: December 15 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 December 15, 2008 CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Let's get this out of the way first: the Atlantic 14 owned this weekend. Pwned it. The A-14 was in yr weekend, steelin yr basketballz. This conference put such a stamp on the last two days that the second weekend in December should be a three-day hoops holiday, by proclamation of... [more]

90. The State of the Other 22, Week 1 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 December 4, 2008 The State of College Basketball is a ratings system that uses a lot of good basketball sense, per-game team performance ratings and degradation of older results to rank the teams from No. 1 to 344 (here's the long-winded version). In its overall form, it retroactively picked three of the Final Four ... [more]

91. Game! Of! The! Night! 11/18/2008: Nevada at San Diego by Kyle Whelliston

S5 November 18, 2008 Nevada at San DiegoJenny Craig Pavilion - San Diego, CA10:00 PM EST The Western Athletic and West Coast took completely different paths last season -- the WAC, a perennial multi-bid league despite its allocation of most of its resources to football, languished in the 20's of the RPI scale and sque... [more]

92. Twelve, Thirteen by Kyle Whelliston

S4 March 21, 2008 ... [more]

93. Tourney Central (Completed Brackets) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 March 17, 2008 Bullet Points In the final final in mid-majordom, Texas-Arlington emerged as surprise Southland champs. All hail! We had 78 entries into our "guess-the-play-in-matchup" contest on Saturday, and not a single correct answer. The correct pairing, as we all know now, is Coppin State (MEAC) against Moun... [more]

94. Tourney Central 3/16/2008 (Day 13) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 March 16, 2008 Bullet Points The autobid picture is nearly complete, as seven champions were named on Saturday. Kent State and UMBC followed up their regular-season trophies with tourney rings, in the MAC and America East respectively. In a low-seed shocker, No. 7 Coppin State upset No. 1 Morgan State in the MEA... [more]

95. Tourney Central 3/15/2008 (Day 12) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 March 15, 2008 Bullet Points Bow down before the altar of American, poxy fules. The Eagles are going dancing out of the Patriot League for the first time in school history. Today will see the crowning glory in seven conferences. The America East, Atlantic 14, MAC, SWAC, MEAC, WAC and Big West will all have champi... [more]

96. Tourney Central 3/14/2008 (Day 11) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 March 14, 2008 Bullet Points No autobids given out on Thursday, but high seeds fell like falling things. Texas-Arlington showed No. 2 Lamar the door in the Southland quarterfinals. In the Atlantic 14, No. 6 Charlotte defeated No. 3 UMass, and there was a six-over-three in the SWAC, as Arkansas-Pine Bluff dumped A... [more]

97. The Boubacar 3/13/2008 (Awards Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 March 13, 2008 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- I don't know if I'm ripping the cover off some secret clandestine something, or exposing some horrible underbelly of The Business here. But one of the best things about Championship Fortnight is the media gifts. Yes, many conferences bestow presents upon us ink- and pixel-sta... [more]

98. Tourney Central 3/13/2008 (Day 10) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 March 13, 2008 Bullet Points Make way on the big bracket for two more mid-major champions: Mount Saint Mary's, surprise winners of the NEC out of a No. 4 seed, and Portland State, double-champions of the Big Sky. There were three exciting finishes in the Atlantic 14, with La Salle, Dayton and Charlotte pulling ou... [more]

99. The Boubacar 2/29/2008 (Clincher Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 February 29, 2008 LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- Last night was a great evening for regular-season champions, all of which have now clinched at least a spot in the National Invitation Tournament. In addition to five crownings last night, Belmont took a share of the Atlantic Sun title with an 11-point win over Campbell. We ha... [more]

100. The Boubacar 2/26/2008 (Legal Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 February 26, 2008 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- We're all just getting over the thrills of BracketBuster weekend, but there's plenty to get to as the regular season winds down to its electrifying conclusion. Just 19 days until Selection Sunday... Saint Mary's. In last night's G!O!T!N!, the Gaels proved that yes, they can ... [more]

101. The Boubacar 2/25/2008 (U Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 February 25, 2008 FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Sometimes I just have to pinch myself (even though dreams can be complicated enough that I wouldn't wake up if I did). Three years ago, I was just another computer programmer with a college basketball blog, and the next thing I know I'm talking over BracketBusters highlights wit... [more]

102. The Boubacar 2/19/2008 (E.U. Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 February 19, 2008 DELAND, Fla. -- Last night on press row at Florida A&M in Tallahassee, my inbox full of nasty notes from Penn fans (more about that later on), I was reminded once again about the key differences between Ivy League and MEAC basketball. And there are differences, even though both conferences would... [more]

103. The Boubacar 2/15/2008 (Pantz Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 February 15, 2008 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Admittedly a little nervous this morning, we were thinking of just shutting the site down and ending with this, because there's never going to be a better post here than that one. So how do we follow up the most sublime moment in Mid-Majority history? Photoshop-manipulated pictur... [more]

104. BracketBusters Matchups 2008 by Kyle Whelliston

S4 February 6, 2008 As is tradition here at TMM, we've put together a full rundown of all 50 announced BracketBusters matchups. Mostly because we know that it's incredibly difficult to find a complete list of all the non-TV games, which are quietly announced by the schools after ESPN unleashes the televised matchups. T... [more]

105. The Boubacar 1/30/2008 (Badlands Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 January 30, 2008 HUNTSVILLE, Tex. -- We promised you a Badlands Conference logo winner, and by gosh, we are going to deliver. Finally. After three weeks. We were looking for a logo to replace the up-arrow that the former Mid-Continent Conference chose when it changed its name over the summer. We don't particularly ... [more]

106. The Boubacar 1/28/2008 (Face Off Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 January 28, 2008 HOUSTON -- I was thinking over the weekend, while I wasn't at any games, about all the games I go to. A total of 57 games so far this year, headed for yet another 100-game season. Having done 100 twice now, it's tough to find triple-digit motivation anymore. Need to turn it into some kind of contest... [more]

107. The Boubacar 1/25/2008 (The Other Red Line Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 January 25, 2008 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- I tried to make it simple, I tried to offer the sound-bite answer. I tried to simplify things on the far side of complexity, because 'tis a gift to be simple. But I attempted to shave with Occam's razor, but ended up having to wear a small piece of toilet paper, attached with spit... [more]

108. Game! Of! The! Night! 1/19/2008: Boise State at Nevada by Kyle Whelliston

S4 January 18, 2008 Boise State at Nevada (Western Athletic) Lawlor Events Center - Reno, NV 19:00 PM EST In keeping with our West Coast Bias theme, we're going to forget about all those big games going on back East. (Like, say, Chatty at Davidson, Valpo-Cleveland State, and... oh yeah, that battle of Valley ... [more]

109. The Boubacar 1/18/2008 (West Coast Bias Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 January 18, 2008 RENO, Nev. -- I'm sorry, what was that? This post is late somehow, not nearly early enough, making me tardy, irresponsible, untrustworthy? Well, from where I'm sitting, it's still morning, all bright and bushy-tailed like a Tahoe snow-bunny. TMM Mobile HQ is on Pacific time, b#%*&s! Sure, inte... [more]

110. The Boubacar 1/14/2008 (Stripped to the Waist Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 January 14, 2008 CHARLESTON, S.C. -- It's Monday, which means no cutesy-cutesy, no how-do-ya-do, no warm-up act jokes. Nearly every one of the 245 teams in Hoops Nation played over the weekend, and we're totally committed to mention at least two percent of those. It's all basketball today. Drake. No leading score... [more]

111. The Boubacar 1/11/2008 (Big Time Edition, Part 2) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 January 11, 2008 GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Super-size fast-food. Big Dog t-shirts. Enzyte. This is America, and everything is big. Real big. We all want to be big-time, and some of us do it by leading pieces with the kind of stuttering, oddly conversational, and totally incomplete sentences that have vaulted hack sports... [more]

112. Game! Of! The! Night! 1/10/2008: New Mexico State at Boise State by Kyle Whelliston

S4 January 10, 2008 New Mexico State at Boise State (Western Athletic) Taco Bell Arena - Boise, ID 9:00 PM EST OK, so what about the WAC?, you ask. It's a conference that started out very slow due to ill-timed up-scheduling (like you can schedule your scheduling around unscheduled crises anyway), sitting in t... [more]

113. The Boubacar 12/31/2007 (New Year's Eve Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 December 31, 2007 MUNCIE, Ind. -- Well, here it is, the last Boubacar of 2007, coming at the beginning of the final broken week of the 2007-08 season. No Boubacar tomorrow, but there will be a few special treats posted here, including our annual New Year's essay. You'll want to stay tuned for that. For now, here are ... [more]

114. The Boubacar 12/27/2007 (Back to Business Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 December 27, 2007 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Hey y'all, hope you had a great holiday. We sure did here at the version of TMM Mobile HQ that has its own basement. And with the lack of actual games these past three days, we also have the chance to catch our breaths and look at a few off-court stories in Hoops Nation lately. ... [more]

115. The Boubacar 12/5/2007 (Purple Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 December 5, 2007 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- First of all this morning, a big hello-and-thank-you to the 213 members of the Upset Club. We got you one (a result, surely, of all the Northern Illinois love from yesterday) or two last night, but those e-mail boxes should be lighting up soon with lots more Upset Alerts. Maybe ev... [more]

116. The State Of The Other 22, Week 3 by Kyle Whelliston

S4 December 4, 2007 The State of College Basketball is a brand-new ratings system that uses a lot of good basketball sense, per-game team performance ratings and degradation of older results to rank the teams from No. 1 to 341 (here's the long-winded version). In its overall form, it retroactively picked three of the F... [more]

117. Game! Of! The! Night! 11/20/2007: Austin Peay at Utah State by Kyle Whelliston

S4 November 20, 2007 Austin Peay (OVC) at Utah State (WAC) Dee Glen Smith Spectrum -- Logan, UT (South Padre Island Tournament) 9:05 PM EST For reasons unbeknownst, the last few days of The Mid-Majority have been brought to you by Office Depot. Office Depot: do you have your "easy button?" If anybody understan... [more]

118. How Far Did They Go? by Kyle Whelliston

S3 March 19, 2007 In light of this great WaPo article about relative quality of hotels in the NCAA tournament's first weekend, might as well bring out the dist-o-meter again. How far from home did the committee send teams? (Distances are from campus to city center) (East 11) George Washington -- 2372 mi. to Sacramen... [more]

119. NCAA First Round 2007 by the Number$ by Kyle Whelliston

S3 March 14, 2007 So what are the real upsets? When it comes to college sports, it's all about the Benjamins. Here, then, are the first round matchups with the participating schools' 2005-06 athletic budgets. "Differences" are based on the high seed's budget. As always, expense data from the Office of Postsecondary E... [more]

120. Tourney Central 3/12/07 by Kyle Whelliston

S3 March 12, 2007 Bullet Points http://schools.basketballstate.com/TAMCC class=optn>Texas A&M-Corpus Christi won the Southland final, and Championship Fortnight has come to a close. It's Tournament Time! The Last Bracket All brackets on the Bracket City page have been replaced with the completed versions. ... [more]

121. Tourney Central 3/11/07 by Kyle Whelliston

S3 March 11, 2007 Bullet Points Albany, Long Beach State, Miami (Oh.), Florida A&M, Jackson State and New Mexico State, welcome to the dance. All won their respective conference tournament championships, and are all super-great. LBSU is the only double-champion from Saturday, following up a regular-season title w... [more]

122. Tourney Central 3/10/07 by Kyle Whelliston

S3 March 10, 2007 Bullet Points Holy Cross is back in the NCAA Tournament after beating Bucknell in the third consecutive Bison-Crusader title game. It's not a rivalry unless both teams get to win. Nevada was sent out of the WAC tourney with a freaky foul moment against Utah State. In other No. 4-over-1 action, Toled... [more]

123. Tourney Central 3/9/07 by Kyle Whelliston

S3 March 9, 2007 Bullet Points Most action played according to seed yesterday, but there were a few upsets: Morgan State over South Carolina State in the MEAC's 4-5 game, and both low seeds won in the SWAC, including No. 6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Yeah, there were a couple of pretty surprising upsets too. Lamar knocked ... [more]

124. Tourney Central 3/8/07 by Kyle Whelliston

S3 March 8, 2007 Bullet Points Central Connecticut State from the NEC is going dancing, and so is Weber State of the Big Sky. Both are double champions of their respective leagues, and both just plain rock. No autobids tonight. Deep breath... No surprises in the MAC quarters, or the SWAC and MEAC early rounds, but ... [more]

125. The Daily Paragraph 2/26/2007 (The Final Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 February 26, 2007 BOZEMAN, Mont. -- That's right, waah-waah. This is the final Daily Paragraph, the last K-Dub's Krazy Fact of the Day of the season. That's because (not-so-Top Five) Tuesday, February 27 is the honorary first day of March. It's tourney time! The Horizon League, Ohio Valley and Big South kick off thei... [more]

126. The Daily Paragraph 2/23/2007 (Hallucination Hoops Nation Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 February 23, 2007 NASHVILLE -- Look, nobody has to tell me about how long the season is. I've been out on the road for all but two weeks since November 10, and it's taking its toll mentally. Two nights ago, I had a dream that I was organizing Oprah's music collection; she was telling me she couldn't decide whether to... [more]

127. The Daily Paragraph 2/16/2007 (BracketBoosters Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 February 16, 2007 INDIANAPOLIS -- It's the eve of mid-majordom's national holiday, and for this fifth edition of the event we're getting the whole family involved. Yo dad, those repairs on the car can wait. There are 14 great televised mid-major matchups to watch! It's the perfect time to bring Junior onto the couc... [more]

128. The Daily Paragraph 2/12/2007 (Magic Mushroom Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 February 12, 2007 BALTIMORE -- OK, OK, OK, OK. I've read your e-mails, I've received your calls and media inquiries. The big question of the weekend is not what happened in the huge mid-major games these past few days, but what are we to do about this? And this? Let's get the easy punchline out of the way first: Ther... [more]

129. The Daily Paragraph 2/6/2007 (Physical Pain Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 February 6, 2007 LOS ANGELES -- I'm not going to get all weird on you and tell you that covering basketball is tantamount to some kind of athletic event, but boy-oh-boy can it take a physical toll. Last night, I ventured out to Gersten Pavilion (a/k/a "Hank's House") to take some notes on theUnnamed Program From t... [more]

130. The Daily Paragraph 2/2/2007 (Layover Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 February 2, 2007 PHOENIX - O, layover... Haven of annoying cell-phone talk, home of heavily made-up airline employees yet unhelpful gate agents (that'll be seventy-five bucks to fly standby, please), opportunity to gorge oneself on 3,000-calorie Cinnabons, chance to catch up with increasingly irrelevant color period... [more]

131. BracketBusters Selection Aftermath (plus contest winners) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 January 31, 2007 Here, then, are all the pairings for BracketBusters 2007. You can click on a matchup to learn more about the two teams and how they, well, match up. Albany at Boise State (TV) Appalachian State at Wichita State (TV) http://bbstate.com/games/66467>Austin Peay at Akron http://bbstate.com/games/664... [more]

132. The Daily Paragraph 1/30/2007 (BarbaroBusters Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 January 30, 2007 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Before we begin our supersized DP, I just want to share with you something I wrote yesterday. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (fourth edition, 2004, published by Houghton Mifflin) defines the word "champion" as "One that wins first place or first prize in... [more]

133. The Daily Paragraph 1/26/2007 (Ego Trip Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 January 26, 2007 CHARLOTTE -- A couple of quick housekeeping things up front: my ESPN.com chat today is at a special this-week-only time of 2 pm ET; I'm switching timeslots with Joe Lunardi. Come on by! As of Friday morning, we've had 82 entries in Bally's BracketBusters Racket, the fun game where you can win valua... [more]

134. The Daily Paragraph 1/23/2007 (Pick Em Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 January 23, 2007 COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Over the past 20 days or so, the vast majority of my incoming hoops-related mail (and Friday chat questions) have had to do with the mid-major conference selections that I submitted to the Worldwide Leader the other week. It's great that they get people talking about mid-majors ... [more]

135. The Daily Paragraph 1/22/2007 (Bandwagoneering Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 January 22, 2007 CULLOWHEE, N.C. -- Lots to get to today, just like every Monday. And if you haven't signed up to play Bally's BracketBusters Racket yet, you have a lot more to get to than I do. Roll the HTML! The Big Games! at Virginia Commonwealth 80, Old Dominion 75 (Colonial) (box) -- The VCU Rams are the only... [more]

136. The Daily Paragraph 1/18/2007 (Swallow Your Whistle Day Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 January 18, 2007 NEW BRITAIN, Conn. -- It's a seasonably warm Thursday morning in Mid-Majorland, let's get right to it! Conference Shootaround! Colonial: Virginia Commonwealth stretched its CAA record to 7-0 (15-3 overall) at the expense of North Carolina-Wilmington on Wednesday, and The Dub stands for Woeful righ... [more]

137. The Daily Paragraph 1/8/2007 (Weekend Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 January 8, 2007 JACKSON, Miss. -- Mondays from here on out will be busy times as we continue to track all the hot hot conference action, so let's all take a deep breath and let's get to it. Conference Shootaround! Missouri Valley: Yesterday in lovely Springfield, Missouri State broke both an eight-game losing str... [more]

138. The Daily Paragraph 1/5/2007 (American Idol Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 January 5, 2007 I REALLY HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THIS IS, Ala. -- Travelling the highways and byways (mostly byways) of SWAC country is always a strange adventure. One of the most odd things about Alabama is that everywhere you look, there are references to the three American Idol stars the state has produced. This morn... [more]

139. MMBOD Feb 06: Nick Fazekas - Nevada by Kyle Whelliston

S2 February 6, 2006 All due respect to Grambling's Brion Rush and Josh Hinz of Beloit (he's D3-ineligible) - but we're not about gaudy stats around here, just the solid performances that win ballgames. The Big Freak is our first three-time winner of the BOTD award, and it's for his third 35+ performance of the season. ... [more]

140. MMBOD Feb 02: David Fisher - New Mexico State by Kyle Whelliston

S2 February 3, 2006 David Fisher's had a rough couple of weeks (no, not that David Fisher). The New Mexico State guard was declared academically ineligible in mid-January, but appealed to the school and NCAA to "reinterpret" his grades and was successfully reinstated. Now, I don't know what any of that means (I got a D... [more]

141. Tourney Central 3/5/2005 by Kyle Whelliston

S1 March 5, 2005 Bullet Points Two one-seeds went down: Tennessee Tech lost in the OVC semifinals, and Davidson was eliminated in the Southern Conference semis. Four automatic bids will be handed out today, as the ESPN networks begin a schedule of court-stormings every two hours or so. We have the Big South's matc... [more]

142. Tourney Central 3/1/2005 by Kyle Whelliston

S1 March 1, 2005 Missouri Valley: Northern Iowa 67, Wichita State 66 (story) - It's painful watching them keep losing, because it heightens the twin possibilities that the Valley will only get a single bid and the Big East will get (shudder) eight. Six-three Panther guard Ben Jacobsen lit up the scoreboard with 24 p... [more]

143. Dribblings 2/28/2005 (February Fever Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 28, 2005 Mid-American: Bowling Green 57, Miami (Oh.) 56 (story) - Despite the fact that the game's telecast was cancelled after an hour's delay because BGSU's Mawel Soler shattered a backboard during pregame warmups, Falcon senior forward Josh Almanson's jumper with six seconds remaining was a shot heard 'ro... [more]

144. Dribblings 2/25/2005 (Jostling Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 25, 2005 Atlantic Sun: Central Florida 58, Gardner-Webb 55 (story) - G-Webb (15-11, 12-7 ASun), who finished ninth and out of the conference tournament last year, could have clinched the regular-season title and the tourney one-seed right there on their home floor. The Runnin' Bulldogs From Boiling Springs c... [more]

145. Dribblings 2/18/2005 (Busted Stuff Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 18, 2005 Atlantic Sun: Gardner-Webb 67, Belmont 58 (OT) (story) - G-Webb (15-9, 12-5 ASun) used a five-minute rally to storm back from a 12-point deficit late in the second. The homestanding Bruins controlled the flow for 35 minutes, and that included a 12-0 run midway through the second half to break the ga... [more]

146. Dribblings 1/23/2005 (Blizzard Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 January 23, 2005 Missouri Valley: Wichita State 58, Southern Illinois 56 (story) - The Shockers had the boards (42-32) and the defense (held SIU to 32% shooting in the second half), but the Salukis had enough streaks and runs to keep it close. WSU's Illinois transfer forward (and possible "evil twin" of your humble ... [more]

147. Dribblings 1/14/2005 (You're Fired! Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 January 14, 2005 Big West: Pacific 73, Utah State 66 (2OT) (story|box) - If only this game was televised, so I could pass out burned DVD copies to all the people who blather on at me about how boring mid-major basketball is. This battle between last year's co-regular season champions had it all: lead changes, scorin... [more]

148. Dribblings 1/11/2005 (Wrong! Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 January 11, 2005 Mid-Continent: Western IIlinois 85, Oral Roberts 83 (story) - I said last week that we wouldn't be bothering to mention WIU that much this year, but I was brutally incorrect. ORU (11-4, 2-1 Mid-Con) couldn't get through their first conference road trip perfect, and 1,291 Leatherneck fans saw it happ... [more]

149. Dribblings 1/7/2005 (PSA Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 January 7, 2005 WAC: Texas-El Paso 96, Rice 67 (story) - Reigning MMBOW Michael Harris had 10 points and 15 rebounds - but most were during the first ten minutes, when the visiting Owls established dominance down low. UTEP was able to make successful adjustments, and for the remainder of the game they kept Rice out... [more]

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