***2025-26 Mens College Basketball Thread***

[CycloneErik]

Chompionship. I shoulda thought of that one first.

 

[danvillecyclone]

Auburn soft

Florida got to every loose ball

 

[FerShizzle]

Turrible

 

[CloneLawman]

Interesting comments from Jerome Tang. I am sure this NIL era is tough on coaches because historically they had all the power in the coach/player relationship. That power dynamic has flipped because players are making money and have the ability to change schools every year.

It might be tougher on a coach like Jerome Tang who portrayed himself as a "players coach" in his first couple years at K-State vs. a guy like Tom Izzo.

Anyone looking for true insights from Tang is looking in the wrong place.

 

[nfrine]

Golden is such a mouth breather. He doesn't deserve a stud like Clayton.

But it's hard to cheer for Pearl too...

 

[Ankency]

But it's hard to cheer for Pearl too...

Lesser of 2 evils

 

[Rural]

Tang’s “take” seems to be please don’t fire me.

 

[4cy16]

We are a 5 seed next year in the east region.

 

[CycloneErik]

We are a 5 seed next year in the east region.

Good setup. Beat the Redbirds, Grand Canyon does their thing to Tennessee, we do the world a favor against Duke, retire Pitino, and see how things go from there.

 

[CySmurf]

Down to 3 teams...
BIG XII, ACC, SEC
Go Houston!

 

[exCYtable]

Knueppel looks like the average joe guy you see at the Y playing some lunch break basketball.

 

[helechopper]

I bet all these guys are worried about finals coming up.

 

[FerShizzle]

Coogs!

 

[Cycsk]

Anybody else notice how Flagg lets lots of time run off the clock before he inbounds the ball after a basket. One time, with less than a minute left in the half, he just laid on the ground while nearly 10 seconds ran off the clock. A few minutes ago, I saw him toss the ball to the ref after a made basket. He didn't need to do that. And the clock ran the whole time.

 

[Malone]

Knueppel looks like the average joe guy you see at the Y playing some lunch break basketball.

I was thinking this earlier. He’s the super sweaty guy with “old man strength”

 

[Malone]

Hard to feel anything but contempt when watching Duke. From paying players under the table for years, to now affording the very best talent available using that insufferable doosh fan base’s wealth.

Duke is arguably the best representative of everything wrong and sh*tty about college basketball for 25+ years.

 

[Pharmacy99]

Hard to feel anything but contempt when watching Duke. From paying players under the table for years, to now affording the very best talent available.

Duke has represented everything wrong with college basketball for 25+ years.

I wonder what Duke‘s NIL budget is. How much would it cost to keep 5 first rounders in their roster?

 

[Malone]

I wonder what Duke‘s NIL budget is. How much would it cost to keep 5 first rounders in their roster?

I’d guess around $20 million for the whole roster

 

[Pharmacy99]

I’d guess around $20 million for the whole roster

That is a pro team

 

[CycloneErik]

Still a chance, Houston.