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…
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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…
7 Unanswered Questions Halfway thru the CBB Season
Some questions have been answered, while others are being discovered. Who is the best team in the SEC? Will Gonzaga make the tournament? Will that coach keep his job? All that and more for our College Basketball questions at the halfway point. by Jordan Beckley Some College Basketball questions have already been answered. Who will…
The Big 3: Time to Take Wisconsin Seriously, the Razorbacks are dead, and the Mountain West is worth the watch
Three big thoughts from the CBB weekend on Wisconsin as a Big Ten Title threat and maybe more, Arkansas struggling with a potentially flawed team building philosophy, and the joy that is Mountain West basketball. by Jordan Beckley 1. It’s Time to Take Wisconsin Seriously As it seems like every top team in the country…
Midweek Madness: Nebraska & Fred Hoiberg are breaking through
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…
Jim Harbaugh, JJ McCarthy, & the 2023 Michigan Wolverines: A Legacy
by Sean Szymczak The Man Jim Harbaugh is one of the most polarizing figures in the sport of football. Those that love him will go to war for him. Those that don’t hope he never coaches another game in his career. This polarization existed long before the allegations that arose in October of 2023. There…
The Big 3: Illinois Purdue Reaction, Flagrants have gone too far & North Carolina’s ceiling
It was a big weekend of College Basketball. Here are three big thoughts from this weekend. by Jordan Beckley 1. Illinois can compete without Terrence Shannon Jr. & the Trey Kaufman-Renn investment pays off Friday Night started off with one of the biggest games of the Big Ten Calendar year with Illinois visiting Purdue. All…