John Beilein and the Cleveland Cavaliers Is an Ideal Marriage
Former Michigan coach John Beilein has agreed to a five-year deal to become the Cleveland Cavaliers’ next head coach. Here’s why the union is an ideal one for both sides.
Here’s How the Big Ten’s 20-Game Slate Affected Non-Conference Scheduling
Last season marked the debut of the Big Ten’s 20-game conference schedule, the ACC will follow suit next season and the Pac-12 will implement the change the year after that, which means many power conference teams will play two fewer non-conference games annually for the foreseeable future. Now consider the recently announced scheduling alliance between […]
Is Making a Bowl Game in College Football Even Impressive Anymore?
With the addition of three new college football bowl games in 2020, it’s time to re-evaluate what making a bowl game will mean when 65 percent of FBS schools will do so. In two seasons, there will be additional bowl games played in Boston, L.A. and Myrtle Beach, according to Stadium College Football Insider Brett […]
These Schools Had the Most First-Round Picks in the 2019 NFL Draft
Seven schools had multiple players drafted in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on Thursday night, headlined by Alabama, Clemson and Mississippi State with three apiece. Here’s the full breakdown of which schools and conferences had the most players drafted in the first round, with the schools listed alphabetically. There were 22 schools […]
How to Watch the 2019 NFL Draft: Draft Order, Dates, Times, Schedule, Livestream
The three-day 2019 NFL Draft starts on Thursday, April 25 at 8 p.m. ET. The first round is on Thursday, the second and third rounds are on Friday and the fourth through seventh rounds take place Saturday. The second round starts at 7 p.m. ET Friday and the fourth round starts at 2 p.m. ET […]
Postseason Grades for Every Big Ten Basketball Team
The Big Ten sent eight teams to the 2019 NCAA Tournament, one year after only four teams from the conference made the Big Dance, and seven of them won at least one game in the tournament. Here are Stadium’s postseason grades for every team in the Big Ten, which take into account the unofficial preseason […]
Ranking the Best College Basketball Conferences From the 2018-19 Season
Virginia won the first men’s basketball national championship in school history Monday night, which means three different ACC teams have won a national title in the last five years. The Cavaliers’ title goes a long way as we examine how college basketball’s best conferences stacked up against each other last season. NCAA Tournament participation and […]
Texas Tech’s Chris Beard Had Historic First Four Years of Division I Coaching Career
Texas Tech Coach Chris Beard has led the Red Raiders to eight wins in the NCAA Tournament, which is just as many as the rest of the coaches in Texas Tech history combined. Don’t forget, he’s been with the Red Raiders for just three seasons and his predecessors include national championship-winning coaches Bob Knight and […]
One Key Stat From Every Sweet 16 Game: Auburn’s 3-Point Shooting, Kentucky’s Rebounding
No. 2 seed Kentucky def. No. 3 seed Houston 62-58 13 – That was Kentucky’s rebounding advantage against Houston, 36-23, including 11 offensive rebounds. The Wildcats had an offensive rebounding percentage of 45.8 percent (11 rebounds on 24 missed shots) and a defensive rebounding rate of 78.1 percent (25 rebounds on Houston’s 32 missed shots). […]
Four Matchups to Watch in the West Region During the Sweet 16
Gonzaga, Florida State, Michigan and Texas Tech have advanced to the Sweet 16 in the West region after an underwhelming opening weekend in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Two teams feature experienced coaches who have been in this spot plenty of times, while Texas Tech’s Chris Beard and Florida State’s Leonard Hamilton are attempting to make […]
Previewing No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 Texas Tech: Date, Time, Location, Spread
Overview Matchup: No. 2 seed Michigan vs. No. 3 seed Texas Tech Date: Thursday, March 28 Time: 9:39 p.m. ET Channel: CBS Location: Anaheim Spread: Michigan -2 How they got here: Michigan def. No. 15 seed Montana, No. 10 seed Florida Texas Tech def. No. 14 seed Northern Kentucky, No. 6 seed Buffalo [RELATED: Up-to-Date List […]
A Chalky Opening Weekend in the NCAA Tournament Means the Best Is (Hopefully) Yet to Come
They say patience is a virtue and the patience of an upset-craving, viral-moment-retweeting national college basketball audience was tested in the first two rounds of the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Sunday’s thriller between No. 1 seed Duke and No. 9 seed UCF, which was highlighted by two unicorns of basketball players – let alone human beings […]
One Key Number From Every NCAA Tournament First Round Game
No. 4 Virginia Tech def. No. 11 Saint Louis 66-52 12 – That’s how many more free throws Virginia Tech made than Saint Louis in its 14-point win. The Billikens out-rebounded the Hokies 35-37 but Virginia Tech got to the free throw line 27 times to Saint Louis’ 16. The Hokies were 22-of-27, while the […]
What Would the 2019 NCAA Tournament Look Like Based on NET Rankings?
When the NCAA announced the creation of a new metric to gauge college basketball teams, it was billed as an all-encompassing formula that would displace traditional metrics like RPI and effectively measure teams throughout the season. “What has been developed is a contemporary method of looking at teams analytically, using results-based and predictive metrics that […]
Here’s What You Hear When You Sit Courtside at the Big Ten Tournament
CHICAGO – The Big Ten Tournament provided an up-close look at all 14 teams in the conference as Stadium sat courtside in press row all week, right behind the “away” team’s (read: lower-seeded team’s) bench. It provided an unfiltered look at the communication between coaches, players, officials and fans in an intense win-or-go-home setting. Over […]