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.
Good Things Shrewing: Indiana State Is Surging
For this week’s Notre Dame thoughts…we’re looking elsewhere in the state.
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.
Good Things Shrewing: Catching Up on the Early Days of Shrewsberry
Where things stand in South Bend, and a lot of thoughts on how football season ended.
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.
Joe’s Notes: Who’s Next for Alabama?
A congratulation to Nick Saban, then: speculation on his replacement, speculation on the new college football power structure, bracketology thoughts, and the Cubs’ big day.
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.
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?
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.
Stu’s Notes: A Blue Blood NIT Vibe Check
UCLA is in the NIT mix. Indiana is in the picture. And UNC isn’t out of it. Also: The Sens fired their coach, Burnley shouldn’t have fired theirs, and a little bit of hate for Denver.
Stu’s Notes: Are the Dodgers the New Duke?
The Dodgers are looking like a particular type of villain. Also: Game of the NITe of the Weekend, two types of Friday news dumps, the deal with St. Thomas, and the return of Sean Dyche.