define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); opening day – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Thu, 02 May 2013 19:23:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court College Basketball on the Verge Of Making Another Smart Addition to Its Season-Opening Slate http://rushthecourt.net/2013/05/02/college-basketball-on-the-verge-of-making-another-smart-addition-to-its-season-opening-slate/ http://rushthecourt.net/2013/05/02/college-basketball-on-the-verge-of-making-another-smart-addition-to-its-season-opening-slate/#respond Thu, 02 May 2013 19:31:44 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=97106

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With each passing season, college basketball moves closer and closer to staging a truly definitive opening day. The goal, for obvious reasons, is to eliminate the brushed-aside nonchalance with which the general sports populace typically treats college basketball’s opening tip. The time slot is hazardous  (The NFL is the law of the land, basically, and college football after that) and aside from a few marquee events in recent years – the Champions Classic, the Ramstein Air Base adventure, the epic aircraft carrier overindulgence of last season – the non-conference season [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2013/05/02/college-basketball-on-the-verge-of-making-another-smart-addition-to-its-season-opening-slate/feed/ 0