It’s time to trust Houston, don’t fall for Kentucky, but also believe in Illinois & other things I think I know heading into March Madness. Will some be proven right? Sure. Others will surely be completely wrong. by Jordan Beckley It is officially March and we are starting to more firmly understand teams, players, conference…
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Predicting College Football 25 Ratings: Offense
by Sean Szymczak Yeah, it’s really happening – EA Sports officially announced the return of the long-awaited college football video game earlier this month. Players and schools have littered twitter with announcements that they will in the game that returns after over a decade-long hiatus. Despite the electricity that has been injected into the college…
Midweek Madness: Northwestern Knows What it Has to Do, Iowa’s Future & the return of Good Game Bad Game
An Illinois Choke Job, Buckeyes’ Big Upset, UConn Falls, Houston strangles Iowa State and much more. Catch up on the Madness of College Basketball along with ISOs on Northwestern and Iowa. by Jordan Beckley The Iso So to make up for some lost time we are running a high pick and roll on two teams…
College Football 2024 Top 25: Pre-Spring Edition
by Sean Szymczak The college football landscape has finally settled down. After National Signing Day, an active coaching carousel, and busy activity in the transfer portal, college football has entered a period of relative quietude. With rosters relatively finalized until the transfer portal re-opens on April 15th, we have a firmer grasp on where teams…
Midweek Madness: Minnesota is Mediocre & 5 Other Observations from across CBB
For this week’s Midweek Madness I go one on one with the Golden Gophers, talk about which conference really disappointed me this year, the (lack of) Big Ten Teams on the Bubble, my favorite future bet, and more College Basketball Observations. by Jordan Beckley Welcome back to Midweek Madness! It’s been a jumbled couple of…
Midweek Madness: 10 Lessons Learned from 10 Straight Hours of College Basketball
by Jordan Beckley We just had one of the best Saturday Slates in recent memory and I watched all of it. Almost. I tapped out at 10:30-11pm or so when the Tennessee Kentucky game finally wrapped up. By that point I had watched approximately 10+ hours of College Basketball straight with somewhere between 15-20 games…
Big 3: Devin Carter, Terps Turning the Corner & The Big 12 doesn’t belong to Kansas anymore
It was another Big weekend of College Basketball. Here are three big thoughts on Devin Carter willing providence, the wide open Big 12 and Maryland pushing themselves. by Jordan Beckley 1. Devin Carter is going to do everything possible for the Friars It was a huge Saturday in Rhode Island with former coach Ed Cooley…
Midweek Madness: The Hoosiers are Hungover
Hello and welcome to Midweek Madness! This is The Floor Slap’s weekly CBB article from our CBB expert, Jordan Beckley… Hi, that’s me. Every Thursday, I will be recapping the week that was, the weekend ahead and doing so in a variety of recurring segments and superlatives. So, follow us (@thefloorslap) and have our site…
Big 3: SEC Check-in, Seton Hall vs Creighton 3-OT Classic and Everything you may have missed from an Awesome CBB Saturday
by Jordan Beckley 1. Checking on the SEC after an eventful Saturday The SEC was supposed to have a big Saturday Slate this weekend with Auburn hosting ranked Ole Miss, a better-than-we-thought Georgia team going to Lexington, and the spotlight game of undefeated (in conference play) Alabama at betting favorite Tennessee. The showcase Saturday was…
Midweek Madness: Kevin Willard’s Sophomore Slump
Hello and welcome to Midweek Madness! This is The Floor Slap’s weekly CBB article from our CBB expert, Jordan Beckley… Hi, that’s me. Every Thursday, I will be recapping the week that was, the weekend ahead and doing so in a variety of recurring segments and superlatives. So, follow us (@thefloorslap) and have our site…