Another non-conference season has come and gone, and with the exception of the Kansas vs. Michigan State game on Saturday, the rest of the conference will play their first conference games of the season this weekend.
It’s hard to believe that’s true–the last couple of months have been a relative blur. North Carolina, the one team [...]

Bracketography analysts Chris Mackinder (Big Ten) and Jonathan Wall (Big 12) take a look at the upcoming weekend game between Michigan State and Texas. Each writer will argue why his respective conference’s representative will come out on top in this critical non-conference matchup.
Mackinder’s Michigan State Analysis
During Michigan State’s win against The Citadel on Wednesday [...]

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What a week this should be for the Big 12 Conference. It seems just like yesterday we were talking about the conference getting six bids into the tournament, and now with the recent play of a few teams (namely Oklahoma, Baylor and Texas A&M), it could be looking at only five tickets.
Let’s take a [...]

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With the Big 12 season winding down, it’s time to once again take another look at where all six major contenders stand in terms of chances of getting into the Big Dance.
Week 8 should give us a lot to talk about with the conference tournament quickly approaching, so this week’s edition of the “Confidential” [...]

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Ah, the Big 12 Conference; it’s good to see you’re back in rare form again!
Just when you think you have the Big 12 all figured out this year, the conference turns around throws a Dice-K gyroball your direction.
The “consistent” play from Kansas? Gone.
Baylor’s Cinderella run? It’s hanging on like one of those [...]

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I was thinking about writing a huge post on the resignation of former Texas Tech coach Bobby Knight and the impact it could have on the team in the coming weeks, but I figured most of us have already gotten their fill of the story from ESPN.com and the rest of the crew that [...]

The 2007-2008 college basketball season marks the commencement of the next great inter-conference made-for-TV matchup: Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series. That’s right, get ready to renew a historic rivalry between two leagues who have battled it out for decades (especially since the Big 12 is but twelve years old). Get ready for the [...]