Recent content by Phil

A couple of things. There a lot of UConn fatigue, which is understandable. There are a lot of adjectives which can be used to describe UConn fans, and humble isn't near the top of the list. The 48% is an ESPN number. I have no clue about how it's calculated but I do know a little bit about...

It's also linked in my post of 11:07 today. And here: 2026 March Madness women's seeding

Is there a source including other players?

They were listed as 7 in the ranking, but even if you make the case that they deserve sixth, that would move Iowa to number seven, with Michigan at number eight, both of whom played UConn during the season. That is something they like to avoid per written rules and I wouldn't call that...

My speculation is that this is the same issue as Penn State. They decided to combine the head coach salary along with all of the assistant coaches, and who knows, maybe the administrative assistants and the video person etc.

Several years ago, I became aware that information was filed with the Department of Education, and I thought it would be interesting to do some analysis. Long story short, I ended up giving up. BigTenGuy's comment reminded me of one of the issues – there are many more. If you don't think...

I agree, I haven't heard that restriction. In theory there is nothing that absolutely requires men's and women's rules have to be identical, but it's been my impression that they were largely in sync. One thing I've been thinking about a lot lately is that the intra-conference restrictions have...

I like Latson, but her numbers have definitely taken a hit.

I'm probably not following Iowa State as closely as you and Bone Dog have followed them. I watched a few games, and I was very aware that Addy Brown missed a number of games and that more or less coincided with their long losing streak. She returned and they did better, but I'll defer to Bone...

I'm surprised that Geno is surprised when he said "I haven't looked at it close enough, but the way it was explained to me, that would be like they are the number eight team in the country. I find that hard to believe. I find that hard to believe". As he well knows, the pure S-curve would pick...

That was a day for upsets. I remember it well, as I was in attendance in Indianapolis. As you mentioned, Tennessee had a huge lead in the second half and blew it. But the first game of these evening was also an upset, only a little less dramatic. Number one seed LSU took on number two seed...

Both Addy Brown and Arianna Jackson missed some games, both are back. Is there someone else you were thinking of?

That's correct https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_basketball_tournament Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)[5] March 27–30 Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas (Host: Texas Christian University)

This is one of my tilt at windmills positions. I suspect it's almost impossible to manage now that the damage has been done, but they should've decoupled football years ago. It is beyond idiotic that football decisions drive conference makeups for not just basketball but soccer, field hockey...

It might not have been low-key, but it wasn't public as is appropriate.