Running 2010-11 BKC thread

Pitt and Rhody tipping off now on the U. Not that 99% of America even knows.

 

With Steelers on against Bengals tonight, 99 percent of Pittsburgh (outside of Oakland Zoo) might not know. Bad scheduling there by Pitt.

 

For a rare time, I'm a proud member of the majority.

WTF is BKC?

 

It's the AP Slug for College Basketball stories.

 

I thought it stood for Burger King cheese.

 

Pitt goes to what, 75-1, in nonconference games at their arena? Impressive home record. Rhody gave 'em a game, though.

 

Most media outlets have picked their preseason winners.

 

Oh, yeah, duh. You'd think I'd know that, what with once having been an AP BKC stringer!!!

I was thinking it was a hockey tournament. Especially since I've heard about nothing but football all weekend.

 

I love college hoops, and I had no idea the season was starting today until about 8 o'clock tonight. This prompted two questions: 1) Why is the season starting so early? I know opening games have been creeping earlier and earlier, but it wasn't that long ago that the first games of the season were around Thanksgiving; and 2) Why don't they -- whoever "they" are who run college basketball, which I guess means ESPN, essentially, because the NCAA wouldn't do it -- make opening day an event?

 

Agreed ... Hell, I remember not too long ago that Midnight Madness (the start of practices) was a big deal nationally, with ESPN doing a big production for it. I would have thought there'd be more fanfare.

 

The Panthers are allergic to Rhode Island. Two years, they walked into the Dunk #1 and walked out with an L. Last year, they needed a three at the buzzer at home to beat a horrendous Providence team. Last night, pressed to the wire by a URI squad whose roster has already taken a couple of preseason hits, backup center blew his ACL 90 seconds in and starting 7-footer limited to 19 minutes by foul trouble.
Although with the hits other top A-10 teams have already taken, URI could possibly steal the conference.