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Big Ten Basketball February 3 Recaps, Previews, and Open Thread

Big Ten Basketball February 3 Recaps, Previews, and Open Thread

It's not March, but it's a month close to March

Bracketology Through The Looking Glass: Glassjawed's Seed List 2/2

Bracketology Through The Looking Glass: Glassjawed's Seed List 2/2

From Glass: I am actually very happy with my top 4 seed lines. I would be interested in any arguments against including any of the top 16 lines in favor of anyone else. Florida might have a case...maybe... The B12 is bizarro SEC. 6 teams in the top 4

Tuesday February 3 Links and Banter

Tuesday February 3 Links and Banter

It remains Only Tuesday

365 to 1: 2026 Season Primer

365 to 1: 2026 Season Primer

A Countdown of remaining NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Programs that Can Still Win a National Title

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Views From the Mountain Top

Views From the Mountain Top

It's a beautiful view.

Six Months Gone

Six Months Gone

And yet, here we are.

Big Ten Mascot Rankings

Big Ten Mascot Rankings

Let's offend 17 Big Ten fanbases by ranking their mascots too low

In the Era of Google Zero, We're Going Old School

In the Era of Google Zero, We're Going Old School

While others pivot to generative AI and chatbots to find their traffic, we're turning to the water cooler, the grapevine, the OG social media network: word of mouth. If you get what we're trying to build here, tell someone. We hope you'll both stick around.

A Republic, If You Can Keep It

A Republic, If You Can Keep It

It's a big week in college sports! Ok, it's technically the deadest of dead zones between collegiate basketball and the start of football season, squarely in the gap after the College World Series has ended but before the buzz for Week Zero kicks in. It'

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