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Danny Spewak is a Big 12 microsite staffer and an RTC correspondent. You can follow him on Twitter @dspewak.

Three days ago, the loss of Billy Gillispie‘s employment at Texas Tech seemed like a formality. On the heels of a series of articles from a local Lubbock newspaper, ESPN.com and CBS Sports — in which former and current players said he violated NCAA practice regulations and forced a player with a stress fracture to run stairs — it seemed he’d probably never coach college basketball again, especially in light of his “second chance” following the whole Kentucky fiasco. On Friday, I defended [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2012/09/10/right-on-cue-gillispies-defenders-tell-the-other-side-of-the-story/feed/ 0 Big 12 Morning Five: 02.06.12 Edition http://rushthecourt.net/2012/02/06/big-12-morning-five-02-06-12-edition/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/02/06/big-12-morning-five-02-06-12-edition/#respond Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:31:22 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=59725

In the aftermath of Missouri‘s victory over Kansas on Saturday, The Sporting News helps keep the win in perspective. Yes, the Tigers could not afford to lose the final home game against the Jayhawks with the series ending after 2011-12, and they could not afford to slip in the Big 12 standings. By all accounts, it was a monumental win. But it’s also a long season, something Bill Self knows very well. “I’m leaving here disappointed we lost, but I’m leaving here knowing we’ve got a good team.” On the Missouri side, Kim English tried not to oversell the win [...]]]>
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