Unbeaten Syracuse maintains their hold on the top spot in my latest Big East Basketball Power Rankings. As has been the case early in this season, the pecking order after the Orange remains up for grabs as we have our fourth #2 team in the past four weeks. Be sure to check back every Friday for my latest rankings. … [Read more...] about 2011-2012 Big East Basketball Power Rankings (1/20/12)
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2011-2012 Big East Basketball Power Rankings (1/13/12)
As Paul M. Banks pointed out in his most recent Big Ten Power Rankings, "power rankings are only fun when the hierarchy is rather grey and things are up in the air." That properly describes the Big East this season as outside of Syracuse, there is no clear cut second best team in the conference. Here are my latest Big East Basketball Power Rankings including the last place … [Read more...] about 2011-2012 Big East Basketball Power Rankings (1/13/12)
Marquette’s Chris Otule Out for Season
It really comes as no surprise, but as first reported by CBS Sports, Marquette center Chris Otule will undergo surgery Tuesday on his injured ACL and miss the remainder of the season. … [Read more...] about Marquette’s Chris Otule Out for Season
2011-2012 Big East Basketball Power Rankings
It was a bizarre Thursday night in the Big East as Pitt was upset at DePaul while Villanova got smoked by 17 at home against South Florida. With the Panthers and Wildcats reeling to start conference play, there is some shake-up in our latest Big East Basketball Power Rankings. … [Read more...] about 2011-2012 Big East Basketball Power Rankings
Legit Cause for Concern as Marquette Begins Big East Play
This is more than just my annual "over-reaction to a Marquette loss" article. It just so happens that the timing of this comes after an embarrassing 74-57 defeat at the hands of Vanderbilt in which the score doesn't accurately depict how big of a blow-out it actually was. Now prior to the season if you would have told me that the Golden Eagles would finish 11-2 in their … [Read more...] about Legit Cause for Concern as Marquette Begins Big East Play
2011-2012 Big East Basketball Power Rankings
Last year, the Big East made history by sending 11 teams to the NCAA Tournament. The depth of the conference was clear and obvious when a UConn team that finished with a 9-9 mark in Big East play cut down the nets. With the league possibly entering the final year before Syracuse, Pitt, and West Virginia selfishly bolt for greener pastures (screw you, college football), the … [Read more...] about 2011-2012 Big East Basketball Power Rankings
Badgers’ All-American Rips Marquette, Team that Just Beat Him, on Twitter
Wisconsin Badgers point guard Jordan Taylor is a pre-season All-American. A favorite for the Cousy Award (best national point guard) he's among the most decorated seniors in all of college basketball. But he didn't exactly act the part on Twitter yesterday. His team suffered a rare home loss; at the hands of the Marquette Golden Eagles. Check out Taylor's sour grapes Twitter … [Read more...] about Badgers’ All-American Rips Marquette, Team that Just Beat Him, on Twitter
#16 Marquette Golden Eagles at #7 Wisconsin Badgers: Brutally Honest Preview
I’m obviously biased, but I think Marquette-Wisconsin is one of the best non-conference college basketball rivalries in the country. The two fan bases pretty much despise one another and the past few years, it always seems to be a battle of Top 25 teams and a hard fought, down-to-the wire game. Saturday afternoon, the 118th all-time meeting between the two schools takes place … [Read more...] about #16 Marquette Golden Eagles at #7 Wisconsin Badgers: Brutally Honest Preview