What’s Trending: Countdown to Tip-Off
Posted by Matt Eisenberg on November 7th, 2017What’s Trending is a column examining the week that was in college basketball social media. Matthew Eisenberg (@matteise) is your weekly host.
At this time next week, you will be watching college basketball and it will be glorious.
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) November 3, 2017
You know college basketball is around the corner when…
…Jay Bilas and friends are forced to go after the NCAA following another head-scratching decision…
NCAA continues to make indefensible decisions. NC State’s Braxton Beverly’s appeal was denied by NCAA. Unconscionable. Wrong. Embarrassing.
— Jay Bilas (@JayBilas) October 30, 2017
Usually when NCAA gets called out on stupid, hypocritical decision, it reverses itself. Not in Braxton Beverly case. On the same day UNC got off scot-free on 18 years of academic fraud (admitted to by school) Beverly denied playing this yr. because he WENT TO CLASS briefly at OSU
— John Feinstein (@JFeinsteinBooks) October 30, 2017
You know college basketball is around the corner when…
…Ken Pomeroy‘s ranking are back!
As many have noticed, the site has been turned over for this season. The methodology for preseason ratings has not changed from last season.
— Ken Pomeroy (@kenpomeroy) October 23, 2017
Inject KenPom into my veins
— Aaron Marner (@A_Mar32) October 5, 2017
Speaking of Ken Pomeroy, he did a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” last week.
You know college basketball is around the corner when…
…it’s ranking season!
Here we go: My annual, exhaustive, scientifically flawless 1-351 ranking of every team in college basketball. Enjoy! https://t.co/QMrO4KUr2p pic.twitter.com/LVxkdOoDww
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) October 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/si_ncaabb/status/925369354182627330
You know college basketball is around the corner when…
…you get way too excited seeing all 351 college basketball floors in this video.
https://twitter.com/sportspassport/status/927249682056826881
You know college basketball is around the corner when…
…Halloween passes… and when writers are in full-attack mode.
Happy Halloween. pic.twitter.com/Z9FVw17KG7
— Big East Coast Bias (@becb_sbn) October 31, 2017
It gets heated when candy is discussed…
Shocked you didn't want to move Twizzlers up, given your pack-a-day habit.
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) October 31, 2017
This is opinion is so bad. Dakich amateurism takes >>> Frank Kaminsky candy takes.
— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) October 31, 2017
You know college basketball is around the corner when…
…you can watch highlights of exhibition games over and over.
https://twitter.com/DukeMBB/status/926899771062792192
.@APlayersProgram is baaack! #Pac12Hoops pic.twitter.com/gHpZXuwgtY
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) November 2, 2017
And finally, you know college basketball is around the corner when…
…BILL WALTON IS BACK!
Bill Walton is back. Who needs Game 7? pic.twitter.com/qpMfnpLpst
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) November 2, 2017
