The World of College Basketball

[GP1]

Respectfully, discussions about how teams are rated in college basketball are some of the worst and most tedious discussions in sports. Ranks right up there with NIL deals, the transfer portal, and exit velocity in baseball for me. They are part of the ongoing process that makes everything about the NCAA Tournament. It's ruining college sports. 

Edited June 26 by GP1

[NWAkron]

2 hours ago, GP1 said:

Respectfully, discussions about how teams are rated in college basketball are some of the worst and most tedious discussions in sports. Tanks right up there with NIL deals, the transfer portal, and exit velocity in baseball for me. They are part of the ongoing process that makes everything about the NCAA Tournament. It's ruining college sports. 

Throw in "recruiting a viable, back-up big."

[kreed5120]

The college basketball season will expand from 31 to 32 games starting in 2026-2027 season.

 

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/ncaa-set-to-allow-college-basketball-schedules-increase-to-32-game-season-beginning-in-2026-27/

[GP1]

28 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

The college basketball season will expand from 31 to 32 games starting in 2026-2027 season.

 

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/ncaa-set-to-allow-college-basketball-schedules-increase-to-32-game-season-beginning-in-2026-27/

They are professionals now. They should play many more games. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

Texas State to the PAC12. The MAC/Sun Belt Challenge needs to become simply a new conference.

[Let'sGoZips94]

Ohio rumored to have interest in joining the Sun Belt.

[Z.I.P.]

Lifetime college athletes.  Now hear THIS!!  🤷‍♂️

 

https://share.google/GqQAUIAUPQoakn0Wg

[Let'sGoZips94]

What are we doing?

[kreed5120]

9 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

What are we doing?

 

I was scratching my head a bit when some Europeans from low tier leagues were coming to college basketball. Evidently G League players are allowed too as well. What even are the rules to retain eligibility these days?

[Let'sGoZips94]

39 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

 

I was scratching my head a bit when some Europeans from low tier leagues were coming to college basketball. Evidently G League players are allowed too as well. What even are the rules to retain eligibility these days?

 

Rule #1: Have a pulse

Rule #2: Have the ability to make corrupt, greedy people in power a lot of money

[ZZZips]

A MAC mbb team in the negative news on  sports betting..

 

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/46710725/ex-eastern-michigan-players-refused-participate-betting-probe

[Let'sGoZips94]

15 hours ago, ZZZips said:

A MAC mbb team in the negative news on  sports betting..

 

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/46710725/ex-eastern-michigan-players-refused-participate-betting-probe

 

EMU and CMU with dueling scandals in recent years. No better time than now to boot them both from the MAC. 

 

From the article: "... sportsbooks saw unusual betting interest against Eastern Michigan in the first half. The Eagles trailed at the end of the first half in each game." "The NCAA said that, due to the lack of cooperation, the enforcement staff was unable to determine whether sports betting violations occurred."

 

What a joke. 1) Any bettor worth their snuff could tell that EMU doesn't play defense and just sucks in general. 2) The NCAA is the equivalent of the Abominable Snowman at the end of Rudolph - toothless. 

Edited 4 hours ago by Let'sGoZips94