Tag: Conference USA

March Madness Tournament Preview: South Region

1: Houston Cougars Best Tournament Moment: The Phi Slama Jama teams for Houston were of course the best period of Houston basketball. They made 3 straight final 4s and 2 straight national titles, but of course you can’t forget 1983 when they lost at the last moment to Jimmy V and NC State in one…

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March 20, 2024

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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Middle Tennessee State

Mid Tenn State Blue Raiders: Derek Mason Why the job was open: Rick Stockstill had been one of the longest tenured coaches in all of College Football, he coached the Blue Raiders for 18 seasons! You just don’t see that at a CUSA program this day and age. Stockstill made it this long by leading…

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February 27, 2024

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College Football Coach Hire Grades: UTEP

UTEP Miners: Scotty Walden Why the job was open: UTEP is a tough job, it’s in Texas but unless you have the right coach and staff in place, you don’t really get the benefits of being in Texas. Dana Dimel took the program over at a real low point in 2018 and after a few…

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February 14, 2024

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College Basketball Roundup: Part 3

Conference USA: Headline: This is yet another conference that has seen an absolute bloodbath to open conference play. This one might be one of the wildest yet. Liberty, Mid Tenn State and Western Kentucky were unanimously voted as the top 3 teams in preseason but have opened conference play a combined 4-10. Needless to say…

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January 22, 2024

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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Jan 1st)

Reliaquest Bowl: LSU Tigers (9-3) vs Wisconsin Badgers (7-5) What you need to know: LSU didn’t have the season they expected this year, but don’t blame the offense. Jayden Daniels was absolutely incredible all year, he basically was the team throwing for a lot of yards and running for nearly twice as many yards as…

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December 17, 2023

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