We deserve more out of Chicago’s college basketball team. Also: What fans should do about Blake Hinson, what Caitlin Clark should do about fans, and Joe Kelly made a Hall of Fame.
BFN: Horns Downed
The return of the Nuts, where the Rodney Terry era is going mostly as expected.
NIT Bracketology: January 19th, 2024
Nebraska vs. Florida State, Texas vs. North Texas, and all the other current projections.
Stu’s Notes: Is Kliff Kingsbury the Secret to Understanding Caleb Williams?
Plus: Last NITe, toNITe, the Chicago White Sox, and Novak Djokovic has a cold.
Stu’s Notes: This College Basketball Season Just Hit Its Stride
NC State’s hijinks, Tylor Perry’s bid for back-to-back NIT MVP’s, and Georgetown’s NIT contention lead into lunar speculation and an idea for a Joel Embiid-centric financial market.
Stu’s Notes: Michigan Needs to Make Jim Harbaugh Know He’s Loved
Michigan’s effort to retain a champion, plus: Ohio State is losing too fast, Texas can’t read, Bulls fans got the wrong Jerry, and we can’t not love Dan Campbell.
Uranus Day, 2024: Why the Seventh Planet’s Name Is Silly (Beyond the…You Know)
January 14th? That’s Uranus Day!
Americans Don’t Obey Time Zones
We only worship television.
Stu’s Notes: An NIT Renaissance in Spokane?
Also: Arch Manning Bust Watch, Matthew Stafford vs. the moon, home-field by latitude, and Oregon likes cheese.
Stu’s Notes: NIT or NOT
Who’s helping their case? Also: James Franklin & Alabama, a defense of Shaka Smart, and Rodgers vs. Kimmel…possibly at a détente.
NIT Bracketology: Wednesday, January 10th
From Terre Haute to Los Angeles, our latest projected NIT field.
How the FCS National Championship Is and Is Not Like the NIT
South Dakota State vs. Montana, for a very specific collection of marbles.
Does Eggnog Prevent Hangovers?
A case study.
NIT Stu’s 32 Predictions for 2024
An NIT champion, Joe Kelly’s ceiling, and the largest earthquake produced by that fault line situation in Missouri.
Stu’s Notes: What the NIT Can Learn From the Pop-Tarts Bowl
We can’t stop thinking about it. Also: the Game of the NITe of the Weekend; how I would rig a bowl game, and what if free agents hate Craig Counsell?
I Hate Sweetgreen
Here’s why.
Stu’s Notes: Should Florida State Claim a National Championship?
Also: Miller Moss and the eggnog; Pac-12 NIT watch; a Jaire Alexander theory; and the Sens’ conquering of Ontario.
Should Owls Be Considered Mammals?
We examine the evidence and propose a trade.