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Used to run NYC Buckets, now I just cover the NIT and ramble about stats. https://www.nitbracketology.com/

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One was Missouri vs Minnesota...
- made 3
- simultaneous off-ball defensive foul (should be an and-1 like NBA, but team gets possession in college)
- made 2 with foul
- missed FT
- o-reb
- made 3

The other appears to be PBP gremlins. So just this one.

09.12.2025 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No games of note tonight, so let's do a dumb data dive. Number of possessions that have produced X amount of points this season:

0: 108059 (50.5%)
1: 9532 (4.5%)
2: 67696 (31.6%)
3: 28118 (13.1%)
4: 563
5: 118
6: 15
7: 2
8: 2

09.12.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
ACC one-pager arguing for Clemson to be included in the 2024 College Football Playoff

ACC one-pager arguing for Clemson to be included in the 2024 College Football Playoff

ACC resume comparison arguing for Clemson to be included in the 2024 College Football Playoff

ACC resume comparison arguing for Clemson to be included in the 2024 College Football Playoff

ACC one-pager arguing for Miami to be included in the 2024 College Football Playoff

ACC one-pager arguing for Miami to be included in the 2024 College Football Playoff

ACC resume comparison arguing for Clemson to be included in the 2024 College Football Playoff

ACC resume comparison arguing for Clemson to be included in the 2024 College Football Playoff

The CFP Committee is supposed to be an independent arbiter.

But did you know conferences are allowed to lobby members in the final week to make the case for their teams?

Of course we got those presentations.

Read it all in this week's FOIAball:

www.foiaball.com/p/college-fo...

04.12.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Doug Gottlieb threw a chair tonight and for good reason: Green Bay was on the wrong end of the least likely comeback of the season, losing an 11-point lead (with the ball!) in the final 2:53.

05.12.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 14

I was wondering why Northwestern wasn’t playing until 10:35 tonight.

28.11.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

FINAL: Columbia 106, Fairfield 77

Folks, the Lions are for real. A wire-to-wire drubbing of Fairfield in the Stags home gym. Blair Thompson had 23. Kenny Noland had 20 and 7. Columbia shot 63% from the field.

For Fairfield, a lot of questions arise. Drop to 4-3

27.11.2025 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Through 4 games Princeton is 2-2 with the results going as expected and the team looking very Princeton. At least Mitch Henderson’s teams have an identity.

16.11.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It seems like NJIT is going to be a little feisty this season. That’s good to see! I think they’re underrated at 338 in KenPom after today’s win.

16.11.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed, was similarly fast on a percentage basis today.

15.11.2025 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ivy League tournament team (to be clear). Bucknell isn’t great, but a 10-point home win is nice. Too many free throw line extended jumpers though.

12.11.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Having watched no other Ivy League teams yet (I just see Yale is crushing it), I think Princeton looks like a tournament team with some upside depending on how the youth develop. Will be a fun team to root for.

12.11.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

ACC gonna ACC

12.11.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Craig Moore - Men's Basketball Coach Craig Moore is a highly respected basketball coach, executive, and former professional player with extensive experience in player development, roster construction,

Craig Moore is the GM of Iona?? How did I not know this?? That’s amazing. ionagaels.com/sports/mens-...

12.11.2025 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I really like the minutes I’ve seen from Princeton freshman Landon Clark. He’s going to be a useful Ivy League player if he sticks around.

12.11.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@barttorvik.bsky.social I noticed Caden Pierce in the Princeton top contributors still. Is he in the model? Is that artificially boosting Princeton’s chances?

12.11.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the insight into the process!

08.11.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, ok, so you’re asking for like the β€œAny records containing the number of units and cost of alcohol sold during September football games” or something (or maybe more targeted if you know the school’s accounting system for instance) and they’re giving you back whatever they have. That makes sense!

08.11.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@mattbrown.bsky.social I’m curious about the open records requests you’ve been filing for things like alcohol and hot dog sales. In order to request them there must be a β€œrecord” right? So are you asking for the entire spreadsheet? Just that line? Is that a β€œrecord” in the legal definition? Thanks!

08.11.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Nice game from Greg Gordon carries LIU past IU Indy on the road. The Jaguars will be trouble for some Horizon League teams this season.

07.11.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I knew this one was going to be fun!

07.11.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh I know lol

06.11.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, I guess a new coach can be useful for some things…

06.11.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In the biggest NYC news of the night, the Mike Magpayo era at Fordham starts with a somewhat embarrassing home loss to No. 356 NJIT.

NJIT, like seemingly everyone, totally reshaped its roster, but through mostly freshmen and sophomores, so maybe that can work, too?

05.11.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Random game I’m looking forward to: LIU at IU Indy. Now why is at 6:30pm ET?

04.11.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dayton Holds Out Transfer in Connection With Widespread Sports Gambling Probe Dayton men's basketball announced Sunday night that it is withholding Iona transfer Adam Njie from competition due to '[eligibility] matters that occurred prior

News: Dayton is withholding Iona transfer Adam Njie upon information received from the NCAA. Sources tell SI this is related to the widening probe of gambling and performance manipulation in the sport. bit.ly/4obNrAF

27.10.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

This is me, I traded for Brian Thomas Jr. in fantasy today.

25.10.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Personal favorites:

1. Where Kyle Smith is among all coaches
2. Where John Dunne is in defense
3. Seeing Jim Ferry on the offense list (with an atrocious defensive number!)

I will say, I was a little surprised by Greg Kampe’s defensive numbers.

22.10.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The coaching effect And other preseason ratings nuggets

This article by @kenpom.com confirms so many of my coaching priors that I really just enjoyed the whole thing: open.substack.com/pub/kenpom/p...

22.10.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy KenPom Day to those who celebrate. Dayton is the highest true mid-major at No. 54, which is pretty ominous, but that never stopped us from believing before.

12.10.2025 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive | Wagner basketball coach Donald Copeland suspended for alleged verbal abuse β€” β€˜If you’re thirsty, swallow your spit’ Copeland is being accused of verbally abusing several players and refusing them water breaks during strenuous practices.

Wagner basketball coach Donald Copeland is being investigated for mistreating players and verbally abusing several of them.

NY Post nypost.com/2025/09/24/s...

24.09.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0