Tubby Smith, who won a national title in Lexington and earned a few consistent NCAA Tournament bubble watches with the Minnesota Golden Gophers is doing some studio work. CBS Sports Network has added former University of Virginia star Ralph Sampson and Texas Tech head coach Tubby Smith as guest analysts for its coverage of March Madness.
Tubby Smith, who led University of Kentucky to the 1998 National Championship, and Minnesota to the…..the…….the……..*crickets chirping,* joins the coverage on Thursday, March 20 (5:00-7:30 PM and 930 PM-12:00 AM CST), while Sampson, a three-time Naismith Player of the Year, serves as guest analyst on Friday, March 21 (7:30-8:30 PM and 11:00 PM-1:00 AM, ET).
Tubby Smith is a good interview subject. What he had to say during Big Ten Media day about both social and regular media a few years ago is gold. Gold, Jerry! Gold. So I have no doubt that Tubby Smith will make an excellent studio analyst. Even though he didn’t accomplish much during his rookie season in Lubbock, Texas.
Paul M. Banks owns The Sports Bank.net, an affiliate of Fox Sports. An MBA and Fulbright scholar, he’s also a frequent analyst on multiple news talk radio stations. The former NBC Chicago and Washington Times contributor has also been featured on the History Channel.