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<title><![CDATA[Andy Kennedy needs to thank Badgers]]></title>
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If there was a common meme underlying Ole Miss guard Marshall Henderson's various antics his regular-season Auburn-bro-taunting jersey-popping, his I...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 15, 2013 10:40:34 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bill Self: SEC? Thanks but no thanks]]></title>
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Bill Self continues to be a force for common sense in conference realignment. Self has been vocal and candid about his feelings on the realignment fra...]]></description>
<pubDate>October 10, 2011 10:41:17 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Could BYU excel in the Big 12?]]></title>
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Most of the criticism of Texas A&#x26;amp;M's eventual move to the SEC has dealt with contextual concerns. The Aggies have been criticized for undermining ...]]></description>
<pubDate>September 01, 2011 09:32:16 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bearded Bill Self talks realignment]]></title>
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Bill Self and I share at least one thing in common: We are both big fans of the offseason beard.  Of course, I tend to find excuses to let the "offs...]]></description>
<pubDate>August 22, 2011 12:20:22 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't blame Duke loss on Irving's return]]></title>
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Before we turn to tonight's helping of Sweet 16 madness, it seems important -- well, not important, but at least worthwhile -- to debunk an altogether...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 25, 2011 13:46:19 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kevin O'Neill cares not for the coaches' poll]]></title>
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At the risk of using a borderline meaningless cliche, the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll is what it is. It's fun to talk about, it provides a handy if q...]]></description>
<pubDate>January 05, 2011 07:45:47 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fab Melo's Achilles heel no longer heel]]></title>
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Almost two weeks ago, we learned that Syracuse freshman forward Fab Melo wasn't struggling in his first action at Syracuse solely because he was havin...]]></description>
<pubDate>December 17, 2010 08:59:08 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bruce Pearl hoping 'termination' doesn't come]]></title>
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In the aftermath of Bruce Pearl's admission that he provided false and misleading information to the NCAA, many have repeated a common refrain: "He's ...]]></description>
<pubDate>September 20, 2010 09:44:27 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recap of common-sense tourney expansion]]></title>
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The dust, as they say, has settled.  With Thursday's announcement that the First Four would remain in Dayton, Ohio, the site of the opening round fo...]]></description>
<pubDate>September 10, 2010 09:05:18 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Top recruit could reclassify (again)]]></title>
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It's not too often a recruit changes his class designation. It's even less common for the same recruit to do so twice.  But that's exactly what DeAn...]]></description>
<pubDate>August 20, 2010 09:46:49 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Let's not get too down on hoops]]></title>
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There's been one common refrain for hoops fans and scribes during the ongoing conference realignment mess: Basketball doesn't matter.  That's becaus...]]></description>
<pubDate>June 14, 2010 09:13:25 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Marquis Teague picks Kentucky]]></title>
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Rick Pitino desperately needed to win the battle for Marquis Teague's commitment. He didn't.  Instead, after years of Louisville recruiting, close t...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 22, 2010 11:10:27 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No point guard? No problem]]></title>
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Looking up and down the Sweet 16, there is one thing at least 13 of the teams still have in common: a "true" point-guard. The three teams that don't? ...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 23, 2010 08:37:24 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Calipari not worried about facing zone]]></title>
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But maybe he should be.  After the Tennessee Volunteers upset No. 2 Kentucky Saturday, the common consensus was that Bruce Pearl had hit on an effec...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 02, 2010 08:53:56 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Big East giveth, too]]></title>
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Last year, when a disappointing Notre Dame team foundered in a brutal midseason conference stretch, the common consensus was that the Big East was alm...]]></description>
<pubDate>February 27, 2010 15:00:11 PST</pubDate>
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