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Chris Johnson is an RTC Columnist. He can be reached @ChrisDJohnsonn. 

The Weekend’s Lede. This weekend brought a comforting turn in the hoops calendar. It was the first weekend spent in the throes of conference play. On Saturday, starting at 11am ET with Pittsburgh at Rutgers and on through Sunday night, high-quality games could be found on various networks. There were upsets, blowouts, and predictable results – all of which we’ve seen at different stages this season. But there’s a different vibe when it comes to conference play, to me at least, and it was refreshing to take it all in. [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2013/01/07/atb-mccollums-injury-illinois-thrashes-ohio-state-and-cincinnatis-big-letdown/feed/ 4 ATB: Crosstown Rivalry Plays Out With Minimal Fuss, The Pitino Family Tilt, and Texas\’ Misfortune… http://rushthecourt.net/2012/12/20/atb-crosstown-rivalry-plays-out-with-minimal-fuss-the-pitino-family-tilt-and-texas-misfortune/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/12/20/atb-crosstown-rivalry-plays-out-with-minimal-fuss-the-pitino-family-tilt-and-texas-misfortune/#respond Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:15:31 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=83551

Chris Johnson is an RTC Columnist. He can be reached @ChrisDJohnsonn. 

Tonight’s Lede. Normalcy Reigns In One Of College Hoops’ Best Rivalries. The organic hate developed as a historical byproduct of uninterrupted competition is what makes rivalry games hum. Those sentiments spilled out of bounds in last season’s rendition of the Crosstown Shootout, when Xavier and Cincinnati’s annual meeting erupted into a full-out brawl that led to multiple suspensions, a relocation of the series from campus gyms to a neutral site arena and a name change to diffuse violent tensions (Crosstown Classic). The repackaged form of the Crosstown whatever ensued Wednesday [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2012/12/20/atb-crosstown-rivalry-plays-out-with-minimal-fuss-the-pitino-family-tilt-and-texas-misfortune/feed/ 0