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Look again. Their schedules are absolutely stacked. Uconn is playing us, Duke, Arizona, Ohio St, Kansas, Michigan, Virginia. That's Duke is playing us, Florida, UConn, Gonzaga, Michigan St, Georgia, Texas Tech The BE is much better and the ACC will have a number of good teams at the top...

As good as that team was it was, had an imbalanced roster. They ran a freshman forward as a point forward with no real PG on the roster and a thin bench. I hated Tyrese Proctor, thought he stunk magnificently when it mattered and dragged that team down, was totally redundant. This team is...

Stokes is an interesting player - not what I would call a pretty watch. He's a big brawler, but he plays hard and does share the basketball. Offensively he basically looks to run through his defender. He is the anti-Petersen, who was so elegant when he was on. This guy is a bull in a china shop...

They have no flaw and have multiple options to flip to depending on the situation. I have long said their best lineup will include Ripppey and JBB. The only way they lose is if Scheyer mucks it up or there is friction in the locker room that drags down the team because good players will be...

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/nil-roster-spending-value-tiers-ncaa-hoops-2026-27-season/ Illini playing with the big boys.

MSU seems to be what MSU always is. Izzo refusing to use the portal effectively and building it with a group of 4*'s. Bonke is an awkward 5 and they have one shooter in the starting 5, the other are flat out bad. Feels like their preseason ranking is their ceiling. I give Izzo credit for the...

Totally - not sure I feel much more positive about Louisville. Weird Frankensteinian rosters.

Saw some of both. Been saying it for awhile, Duke will have a hard time keeping Rippey off the floor. He's the essence of PG on both sides. High motor, defensive pest and electric with the ball. He can get a little OOC at times, but the upside outweighs the down. I personally think Boozer is...

And to think it was all to avoid having to be involved in deeming redshirts. The incompetence is unbelievalbe.

Once these unique cases start challenging the rules and winning, it opens up so many doors for anything to be called arbitrary. What would stop a 27 year old ex football player from deciding he'd like to come back and play college hoops? This year is slop. I will be pulling for any squad that...

Seth Davis is such a homer

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/trey-kaufman-renn-signs-with-kansas-sixth-year-of-eligibility-purdue/

I've seen clips of his dad yelling at his highschool team threatening if they lost they'd be ridiculed.

I like Rothstein, one of the most connected and smart hoops analysts out there. He has a running list of his rankings. This guy breaths hoops. https://www.fanduel.com/research/rothstein-45-jon-rothstein-2026-27-preseason-college-basketball-rankings If I'm looking at team that have a chance to...

This class is starting to wrap up quick. 7 kids left between 10-55. The top 10 kids all still haven't signed, jockey for NIL. Makes you wonder if they're even worth bothering with. Cal still hasn't landed a kid, which is really weird.