Set Your DVR: Week of 12.18.12
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View ArticleCan Stanford Begin to Turn Its Season Around?
Stanford is halfway through its big two-game non-conference road trip and, heading into their game with Northwestern on Friday night, they’re in a position they certainly didn’t want to be in: The...
View ArticlePac-12 M5: 12.21.12 Edition
The biggest news of the day doesn’t come as much of a surprise, but Bruin Report Online is reporting that UCLA is currently leaning toward replacing head coach Ben Howland. Tracy Pierson notes that...
View ArticlePac-12 Burning Questions: So… About Those Preseason Predictions?
With non-conference play all but wrapped up, we start to turn our attention to conference play this week. But, before we do we want to take a look back and see what we talked about prior to the season....
View ArticleRushed Reactions: UCLA 68, Stanford 60
Andrew Murawa filed this report after Saturday afternoon’s Pac-12 contest between UCLA and Stanford in Pauley Pavilion. Three Key Takeaways. It’s Not Just Offense. While there were moments today when...
View ArticlePac-12 M5: 01.08.13 Edition
Three months ago, Malcolm and Marcus Allen committed to Stanford. But as we get into the thick of hoops season, the Las Vegas Review-Journal published a nice feature on the twins yesterday. The...
View ArticlePac-12 M5: 01.17.13 Edition
Since the firing of Kevin O’Neill on Monday morning, coaches on the hot seat are on the minds of many around the conference. Bud Withers of The Seattle Times points to Craig Robinson, Johnny Dawkins...
View ArticleAppraising the 75th Anniversary NCAA Tournament Lists From a Big East...
We’ve been meaning to devote the proper attention to the lists of top players, teams and moments in NCAA Tournament history released by the NCAA last month to commemorate 75 years of March Madness....
View ArticleMarching to Vegas: Weighing a Pair of Midweek Upsets
From the moment it was first rumored, the relocation of the conference tournament to Las Vegas has created quite a buzz among Pac-12 basketball fans. Adam Butler (@pachoopsAB) of PacHoops will be here...
View ArticlePac-12 M5: 02.04.12 Edition
What a super game yesterday, right? A back-and-forth affair featuring a terrific comeback from an early deficit and tons of great plays made by both teams. Sure, maybe the offenses seemed to do...
View ArticlePac-12 M5: 02.27.13 Edition
The Pac-12 is having one of its best seasons in several years and with only two weeks to go, its two most prestigious programs — UCLA and Arizona — are squaring off to help determine the champion. Cal...
View ArticlePac-12 Burning Questions: Pac-12 Tournament Dark Horse?
The beginning of a new era in Pac-12 basketball begins today, as the first conference tournament in Las Vegas tips off. With the top four teams receiving a bye, we’ve got teams #5 through #12 in...
View ArticlePac-12 Bracketology: March 16 Edition
After four months of basketball, fields for the NCAA, NIT, and CBI will be released tomorrow. In this piece, we’ll put together where each Pac-12 team fits into the picture as of late afternoon...
View ArticlePac-12 M5: 03.26.13 Edition
A day after the news came down that Ben Howland’s days as the UCLA head coach were over, there he was, back in front of the media at the Westwood campus on Monday, giving a farewell press conference....
View ArticlePac-12 M5: 03.27.13 Edition
News on this UCLA head coaching search is moving quickly with Pete Thamel reporting that the Bruins are moving on down the list as Shaka Smart is working on an extension with VCU and Brad Stevens is...
View ArticlePac-12 M5: 10.24.13 Edition
When Oregon faces Georgetown on November 8 in Seoul, South Korea, there will be a familiar face on the other side. The NCAA has cleared former UCLA center Josh Smith to start playing immediately for...
View ArticleThe Inane Ramblings of a Pac-12 Homer…
So, the other night, I’m sitting around, minding my own business, doing a podcast with Shane and Randy talking about the Pac-12. When out of the blue, I get accused by an attacker who shall remain...
View ArticlePac-12 M5: 10.30.13 Edition
While the main focus right now for basketball fans around the country may be the return of the NBA regular season, we continue to check off the final days before college basketball returns for real....
View ArticlePac-12 Team Preview: Stanford Cardinal
We continue unveiling our team-by-team breakdowns, in roughly the reverse order of where we expect these teams to finish in the conference standings. Stanford Cardinal Strengths. Experience and depth....
View ArticleRating the Pac-12 Coaching Hot Seats
As a whole, it is pretty easy to see that the Pac-12 is on an upswing, with talent abounding and more than half of the conference teams optimistic about their chances this season. But in four spots...
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