Every four years, college basketball programs are allowed to take a foreign tour, which allows them to hold 10 additional practices and play exhibition games abroad against international competition. Dozens of Division I men’s basketball teams will travel abroad this summer, including several teams that are in Stadium College Basketball Insider Jeff Goodman’s preseason top […]
Introductory press conferences for coaches are often full of cliches, ranging from “establishing a culture” to promises of an uptempo play style — with frequent mentions of words like “program,” “opportunity” and “community.” Inspired by Hoop Vision’s Jordan Sperber’s compilation of cliches from the latest coaching carousel, we decided to rewind the clock to a […]
Virginia won its first-ever national championship in 2019, which undoubtedly caps off a best-case season for the Cavaliers. Not just because of how Virginia’s 2018 season ended, but because the ‘Hoos were picked second in the ACC preseason media poll and they debuted at No. 5 in the preseason AP Top 25 Poll. They didn’t […]
The ACC has three of the top four teams in the latest AP Top 25 Poll with No. 2 Virginia, No. 3 North Carolina and No. 4 Duke, as the conference could be the first since the Big East in 2009 to have three schools earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Which […]
Yesterday we covered the 10 best college basketball head coaching hires this decade. Now it’s time for the 10 worst. Ironically, three schools that were on the list of 10 best hires are also on the list of the 10 worst hires and one school made this list for two different hires. Worst hires in […]
It’s still too early to preview the 2019 college football season, but one thing that can be analyzed is the schedule for each team. Some teams get fortunate by having a soft non-conference schedule and/or getting to play the weaker teams on the other side of their division. Other programs might have a strong roster […]
With confetti still raining down on the field at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., following Clemson’s 44-16 demolition of Alabama in the College Football Playoff title game, I asked Tigers wide receiver Justyn Ross about Clemson’s chances to repeat. “Until someone beats us,” Ross said. “We’re the team to beat.” Ross is right. Clemson […]
Conference Championship Saturday is here and there’s one more opportunity to make some money before bowl season starts. Here are five pieces of advice to keep in mind before making bets for Saturday’s games. Stay away from the Big 12 Championship There is a case to be made for both Texas and Oklahoma in […]
Earlier in the week, we named the seven teams that disappointed the most in the betting market this season. Now, let’s break down the seven programs that easily went over their win total or were able to consistently cover point spreads throughout the regular season… Washington State Mike Leach has a strong track record as […]
Heading into this weekend’s college football action, there are multiple storylines and several lines that jump out at me for Week 13. Let’s close out the regular season with some smart bets. Week 13’s Betting Storylines to Watch The line in the Oklahoma-West Virginia matchup has moved all over the place A spot in the […]
There isn’t much excitement for Week 12 of the college football season, but there are several betting opportunities to take advantage of. There are plenty of motivational angles with “rivalry week” coming up and teams with five wins looking to clinch a bowl berth. Here are seven sides to look at this weekend: Best […]
Although it’s one of the toughest college football slates of the season when it comes to finding betting value, eight plays stand out to me in Week 11: Side of the week: South Carolina (+5.5) over Florida This bet is mostly a fade of Florida and their questionable quarterback situation. It’s an offense that I […]
Have you forgotten what happened on the Coaching Carousel last March and April? Well, we’ll give you the rundown of all 54 coaching changes this past offseason, complete with predictions this season for the top eight jobs that turned over. The guy who took over the best program is Chris Mack at Louisville; he’ll likely […]
Week 1 Rewind Top-25 Takeaways *#20 Virginia Tech vs #19 Florida State: Everyone has that guy they went to high school with who spends every waking moment on Facebook proclaiming how he “is better than (insert athlete here).” He’s absolutely wrong 100% of the time. Buttttt Florida State’s offensive line was so bad in Monday […]
North Carolina will enter the 2017-18 college basketball season as the defending national champion. But what other ACC contenders will push the Tar Heels in the new campaign?