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CIO… the Atlantic 10 Conference

CNguon — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:01:56 +0000

Joe Dzuback is the RTC correspondent for the Atlantic 10 Conference. You can also find his musings online at Villanova by the Numbers or on Twitter @vtbnblog.

*Ed. Note: the statistics in this column were aggregated prior to Tuesday night’s St. Louis-VCU game.

Looking Back

Difference Margins in Conference Games: The offense/defense difference margins are beginning to “behave” as teams with winning records (Charlotte and Temple excepted) have positive difference margins, while teams with losing records (Dayton excepted) have negative difference margins. Temple, with a 5-5 record, has a -0.001, just two one-thousandths under “positive.” Tiers within the winning and losing groups continues [...]

Morning Five: 08.15.11 Edition

rtmsf — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:00:18 +0000

The talk of the college sports universe throughout the weekend involved the notion of Texas A&M bolting the Big 12 for the (supposedly) greener pastures of the SEC. On Friday afternoon, it seemed to be nothing more than some wishful thinking on the part of the Aggies. By Saturday, though, ESPN was reporting that such a move was a done deal and that it could occur as soon as next summer. Then on Sunday, the SEC pulled the chair out from under its latest paramour, announcing that its committee of presidents and chancellors had met and “reaffirmed [its] satisfaction with [...]

Morning Five: 08.09.11 Edition

jstevrtc — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:20:53 +0000

It looks like you’ll have to go the rest of your life without any new rhymes from Tennessee senior forward Renaldo Woolridge, or at least until he decides to make his (inevitable) comeback. Going by Swiperboy as far as his rap, er, career is concerned, Woolridge has decided to pull the plug on his mic because he doesn’t get why other, lesser-talented rappers have achieved record deals while he remains unsigned, a common lament among countless rappers, garage bands, prog rockers, et al. We’ve been asking questions about the rules on this for a long time, by the way, without [...]

RTC Conference Primers: #5 – Southeastern Conference

Brian Goodman — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:29:32 +0000

Jared Quillen of BigBlueCats.com is the RTC correspondent for the Southeastern Conference.

Predicted Order of Finish

SEC East

T1. Florida (11-5) T1. Kentucky (11-5) T1. Georgia (11-5) 2. Tennessee (10-6) 3. Vanderbilt (7-9) 4. South Carolina (4-12)

SEC West

1. Mississippi State (12-4) 2. Mississippi (9-7) T3. Alabama (7-9) T3. Arkansas (7-9) 4. LSU (4-12) 5. Auburn (3-13)

All-Conference Team

G Brandon Knight – Kentucky G Chris Warren – Mississippi G Kenny Boynton – Florida F Enes Kanter* – Kentucky (if eligible) F Trey Thompkins – Georgia

6th Man

Travis Leslie – Georgia

Impact Newcomers

G Brandon Knight – Kentucky G Gerald Robinson – Georgia F Patric Young – Florida F Tobias Harris – Tennessee C Renardo Sidney – Mississippi State

Kentucky's Brandon Knight was a hot commodity as a late signee.

What You Need To Know

There are a few things [...]