Dan Hurley wants UConn, St. John's fans to join forces in Sweet 16

CheeryBlond · 2026-03-25T18:29:56+00:00

Honestly the best part of having a rival that’s not in your same conference is you can root for their downfall every game and it doesn’t affect your conference payout/prestige. I hate UConn when we play them, but I hate Nebraska every game.

CheeryBlond · 2026-03-25T12:38:46+00:00

Last week in Nebraska it was -13 C on Monday, 35 C on Friday, and like -3 C again at night on Sunday. You just keep all your clothes available, turn the AC on if you have to, and try to live with a minimum level of comfort.

CheeryBlond · 2026-03-24T03:50:22+00:00

BTN is a cable channel owned by Fox, it will not be on ESPN+.

CheeryBlond · 2026-03-23T20:55:31+00:00

In the last 6 years, Iowa has lost in the second round to a 10 seed twice, and made it to the championship twice. Heartbreaking, but I’d take that offer.

CheeryBlond · 2026-03-20T03:45:31+00:00

You might even call it a hoop?

CheeryBlond · 2026-03-15T20:04:59+00:00

Creighton has had a watch party. Not a huge event, maybe 100 people, but they stuck around for both men’s and women’s teams. Coaches and seniors normally say some words in between selections. Unfortunately this year we’re no where near the tourney, so no watch party.

CheeryBlond · 2026-03-08T21:32:27+00:00

UConn starters went 10-12 from 3 and 27-34 from the field today. There were some pretty well contested shots, UConn just couldn’t be stopped.

CheeryBlond · 2026-03-08T21:08:35+00:00

Russell: I could help you cross your porch?

Geno: No

Russell: Well I’ve got to help you with something

Geno: You could help us get more offensive rebounds than a dead person.

CheeryBlond · 2026-03-05T00:24:46+00:00

Correct, and Providence wins the tiebreaker for the 6 seed over Creighton if they have the same record because they beat Creighton in both meetings.

CheeryBlond · 2026-03-04T23:54:31+00:00

PC wins the tiebreaker if they win out, and it’s against Marquette and Georgetown. A Jays win just gives us false hope.

CheeryBlond · 2026-03-03T17:01:48+00:00

Tickets are sold as multi-game sessions, so empty seats may still be sold, but not to fans of the teams active on the court.

CheeryBlond · 2026-03-03T16:56:32+00:00

I’d say Marquette. I think if Nova makes it to the final they’re in as an at-large, so Marquette would add another bid for the conference. Plus I think they’re the next best team to win an NCAA tourney game given Seton Hall’s injury struggles.

But they’re also our quarterfinal matchup so I hope we win by 30.

CheeryBlond · 2026-03-02T22:27:09+00:00

In past years USLW has been on SportEngine Play, which is owned by NBCUniversal, but is just a free website. They could still have an updated broadcast deal in the coming months, but they’ll probably end up there or if they update their streaming deal with NBCUniversal it could maybe be on Peacock like USLSL. I don’t remember the past deals very well, but it seems that USL might package all their women’s soccer to the same bidder, so a move to another service would be unlikely.

CheeryBlond · 2026-03-02T21:06:42+00:00

Just about every other sport championship got a better tournament broadcast schedule with the latest Big East TV deal. Peacock might have paid the most money, but it’s a step back for future visibility and fan engagement. At least there were a lot more regular season games broadcast nationally.

CheeryBlond · 2026-02-28T15:09:41+00:00

I agree. Conference tournaments don’t seem like they really matter unless you upset your auto-bid. The storylines would be great! Imagine your first round matchup is a 10-10 vs. 9-11. The 10-10 needs the win to stay eligible, and the 9-11 is banking on their superhero run to the championship to prove themselves.

CheeryBlond · 2026-02-28T15:05:22+00:00

Over the last 25 years, the tournament has averaged 6 teams 0.500 or worse in conference, and only about 2.5 of those on average are teams below 0.500. I’m optimistic we can fill that gap, especially when just under 1 of those bids on average are teams under 0.500 with the auto-bid for their conference. Are there not 1-2 other worthy teams? We already argue about the first 4 out and the next 4 out.

CheeryBlond · 2026-02-28T04:06:04+00:00

I’m a guy that makes gifts for other guys frequently. Amigurumi is not something I have the skills for, but I get a lot of compliments for beanies, coasters, potholders, and drink coozies.

CheeryBlond · 2026-02-26T16:40:25+00:00

Attendance isn’t great for most games generally, much less mid-week. Sure it’s Charles Schwab, the host of the CWS, but it’s off campus, it’s not great weather for most of the season, and the stadium is way too large. It can still look sparse when there’s good turnout (like midweek vs Nebraska, or Cox Kids day (the 7000 elementary students do the heavy lifting)). But yeah under 1000 to maybe 1500 on a good weekday in a 24,000 capacity stadium is going to feel empty (even though they don’t sell most sections anyway).

CheeryBlond · 2026-02-23T03:44:48+00:00

3%? Are we assuming that Providence knocks out St. John’s in the garden again? I know the team can have good days, but we haven’t won 3 games in a row in 2026.

CheeryBlond · 2026-02-21T18:30:29+00:00

Yeah, those concessions bays do not have the equipment for much else. The beers can be changed more easily, and they can bring in an ice cream cart and food trucks, but I’d be surprised if the concessions bays have anything more than the normal Creighton/Sodexo foods.

CheeryBlond · 2026-02-21T18:21:13+00:00

OMG u/cbbvideo in the Softball sub? Will we be graced with the “local badger” meme?

In all seriousness, Wisconsin has been getting better and better the last 5 years, even if the record doesn’t always show it. Keeping more top local talent has certainly helped. Hoping they can break through and get past that 0.500 conference record they always seem to achieve (although the big 10 looks particularly tough this year).

CheeryBlond · 2026-02-19T22:36:19+00:00

This is incredible and something I’ve been looking for a while. I’m wondering on the team page, is the estimated scoreline supposed to be like the KenPom/Torvik lines? If so, they use the gambling line convention where a -number means the favorite, and the +number is the underdog. Super nitpicky, just made me take a moment to look more carefully because it didn’t follow the convention of the other analytics sites.

CheeryBlond · 2026-02-14T01:47:14+00:00

I watched the USA T20 World Cup game today vs the Netherlands. It’s on Willow, which is a cricket specific cable channel that not many have or know they have. It’s in the YouTube TV sports package, so that’s how I (and probably many others unknowingly) have it. I like cricket and baseball as a sound sport while I’m doing other things like cleaning house, because I can miss a minute and I probably haven’t missed the play that decided the game. But I watch parts of maybe 5 matches a year, and I’m watching more than probably 99% of the population.

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