microsites – Rush The Court

Introducing RTC’s Big East Microsite…

rtmsf — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:01:27 +0000

Act V of our six-part microsite release is now here. Today we’re pleased to announce the launch of our Big East Conference microsite to join the ACC, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC. It’s no secret that the 16-team monster of a league has been top to bottom the best basketball conference in America the last few years, and it appears that will likely hold true for at least one more year until powerhouses Syracuse and Pittsburgh alight for a different league.

Like the other four existing microsites, our two new staffers, Pat Prendergast and Mike Lemaire, will bring you [...]

Welcome to the Big East Microsite!

rtmsf — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:15:24 +0000

It’s been a while since we’ve opened this door, but it’s now time for Act V: Welcome!

Meet Mike Lemaire and Pat Prendergast, your Big East microsite writers. These guys were selected from a number of talented candidates to take on the herculean task of keeping up with the 16-team behemoth of a basketball conference known as the Big East. In fitting with the expansiveness and power of this league (and its continuing push west), they’ll be coming to you from opposite coasts. But that doesn’t mean they can’t keep up with everything going on this league on a daily basis. [...]

Introducing RTC’s Pac-12 Microsite…

rtmsf — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:30:56 +0000

Ready for Act IV in our unbridled attempt to never sleep again? We are, as today we’re pleased to announce the launch of our Pac-12 Conference microsite to join its older brothers and sisters, the ACC, Big 12, and SEC. And yes, it’s going to take a long while to get used to writing that “12” instead of “10” — in fact, we’re counting on making that mistake at least once a day for the next two months. Nevertheless, even though the league often tips off after those in the east’s bedtime, the only major conference playing basketball west of [...]

Introducing RTC’s SEC Microsite…

rtmsf — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:00:14 +0000

After two weeks of rolling out our first two microsites for the ACC and the Big 12, we’re back today to proudly announce our third in the series, the SEC. Even though most fans of the Southeastern Conference are focused exclusively on the initial BCS rankings that were released Sunday, they play a little roundball in this league too, as having three schools ranked in many preseason Top 10s will attest.

As we stated when we launched the ACC and Big 12 microsites, the premise behind these things is rather simple. By focusing separately but comprehensively on these six individual conferences, [...]

Welcome to the Big 12 Microsite!

rtmsf — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:00:02 +0000

Welcome to RTC’s Big 12 microsite.

When most people think about the Big 12 Conference these days, they probably think about The Red River Rivalry, conference realignment madness, Bevo, and lots of open space. What they may not consider is just how good of a basketball conference this league is right now. Yet, with the loss of two of its worst roundball programs to the Big Ten and Pac-12, the Big 12 may be in a position to put more than half of its members into next March’s NCAA Tournament. Of course, even a season that sees all ten Big 12 [...]

Introducing RTC’s ACC Microsite…

rtmsf — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:00:07 +0000

You’ve probably noticed that little countdown clock above tells us that we’re a little more than eleven days from the first official practices of the 2011-12 college basketball season. In many parts of the country, the leaves have started to change, there’s a nip in the air, and Halloween candy has taken over the grocery store shelves. Today also marks the first day of the RTC 2011-12 Season Preview, where we’ll be previewing all 31 Division I conferences and bringing you comprehensive coverage of the upcoming season over the next five weeks until the first games tip off on November [...]

Morning Five: 10.03.11 Edition

rtmsf — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:00:51 +0000

Welcome to next year. After six roiling months of will-he/won’t-he interspersed with typical summer drama and another session of non-apocalyptic conference realignment, it’s time to get back to basketball. In a little over eleven days from now, official practices will commence around the country with Midnight Madness. Three weeks after that, the first real games will tip off in Queens, Starkville and Tucson as the 2kSports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic gets under way. Basketball season is just around the corner, and starting today, we’ll be unveiling our 2011-12 Season Preview with comprehensive breakdowns of each of the 31 auto-bid Division [...]

Different But Same: Welcome to the New RTC…

rtmsf — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:00:03 +0000

Here’s hoping everyone had a superb Labor Day weekend to celebrate the end of summer and coming of fall. It may have been college football weekend elsewhere across the sporting universe, but here at RTC we’ve been whiling ourselves thinking about the upcoming roundball season. With that in mind, we’re pleased to announce a completely redesigned site, streamlining many of our existing features and adding a couple of new ones. Our hope is that a simpler and sleeker interface will enhance the user experience while still offering the comprehensive commentary and analysis on college basketball news that we’re [...]