Sixth Year Seniors

BYU loses to Arizona and Kansas, with Houston on deck. Time for a big win. Texas A&M's band of transfer misfits continues to lead to SEC. Virginia scores 100 points in an ACC for the first time since???? And what classes are these former G-Leaguers taking to be college eligible?

Freshmen lit up the college basketball scoreboard this weekend. Miami OH gave us yet another heart-stopping victory. Unbeaten Nebraska and #1 Michigan are hidden on Peacock. Alabama's hiding a pro in plain sight. And Doctor Bradley is back on his fourth team in five years. 

While top basketball teams are sleepwalking through January, federal prosecutors showed their work in a major game-fixing indictment. Meanwhile, the Big East and ACC showcase surprising upper-tier teams, and a possible first-time NCAA tournament team is making waves in the small conferences.

Top teams sleepwalking through the break find the going tough. Michigan shocked by Wisconsin, Duke troubled by Louisville, Auburn celebration cut short by a fingertip, Kansas can't buy a victory. Who still needs a logo win? Oh, and there's that football game between Basketball School Indiana and The Team That Shouldn't Be In The Playoffs.

Football playoffs continue to be underwhelming, and the television rating agree. Thankfully, basketball is creating feel-good stories as we move into 2026.

As college basketball turns to the new year, we find more Cinderellas. NCAA-ineligible St. Thomas could wreck the Summit. Akron leads an improving MAC. Yale is a strong favorite in the Ivy. UC San Diego and UC Irvine might be at-large contenders in the Big West. St. Mary's and New Mexico try to prevent leaving teams from winning their conference titles. And finals participants Florida and Houston are quietly still threats for the national title.

Preview #1 takes us from the Northeast to the Big 10. Michigan is dominant so far, but there's trap games in February. The Big East and ACC look for more bids come March. Mid-level schools live by the transfer portal and die by the transfer portal. And a first look for Cinderellas in the Ohio Valley, Patriot and the Coastal.

The first round of the football playoffs was totally unnecessary. Luckily, there was basketball. Vandy and Miami OH remain unbeaten, which is more than Duke could do. Plus, one more Guaranteed Winner on a quarterfinal football matchup for entertainment purposes only during the holidays.

Fernando good. Diego bad. Bowl picks guaranteed. Now let's get to basketball. Credit goes to big time programs scheduling big time games. Outsiders are taking over the Big 12. New faces may be taking over the SEC. Bedlam--and other big games--need to be on campus courts. Get rid of the neutral court games!

 We do it better than the bowl committees. Georgia Tech and Vandy headlines the non-playoff bowls. But we also find jewels with some Texas-on-Texas violence, a worthy opponent for Penn State, and a bowl that could become the next advertising star like the Pop-Tart Bowl. And we even liked two bowls enough to leave them alone.