I’ve realized, over the last couple years, that I pay extra attention to a few teams in college football and basketball, for no other reason than they do something amusing or play a style that I find endearing. So, on this Christmas, I’m going to list them:
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Drake Bulldogs: Look, we all hate Iowa. Agreed? Well, if you ever find yourself needing to tolerate basketball in the state of Iowa without rooting for the Hawkeyes or Cyclones, might I recommend Drake? Tickets are $10, you can sit anywhere, and they sell beer in the stadium. I watched their win over Rider last week, and since then they’ve run off three more wins and a title in Las Vegas.
Today’s Menu:The 6 most intriguing college basketball games left in 2018--The Comeback
The highlight of Christmas Day this year is the title game of the Diamond Head Classic. Indiana State takes on TCU (9 p.m. Eastern, ESPN2). Among the number of lousy traits of today’s current NCAA exempt tournament format is that it results in frequent double-dipping with teams playing within a tournament but also outside it as well. The Horned Frogs just dumped the Sycamores by 20 only nine days ago in Fort Worth. In ISU’s defense, it had just gotten transfers Christian Williams and Cooper Neese eligible before that contest, and both are acclimating themselves to the team. An excellent three-point shooting team this season (45.5%), Indiana State also made just 3 of 16 triples in that first matchup; if the Sycamores can shoot closer to their norm, maybe they can hang with a TCU team that is hitting its stride since Jaylen Fisher came back.
ISU gets rematch with TCU in Diamond Head championship--Terre Haute Tribune Star
TCU (10-1) vs. Indiana State (8-3) – December 25
We’re not even in 2019 yet and we’ve already got a rematch on our hands. The TCU Horned Frogs defeated the Indiana State Sycamores 90-70 on December 16. Less than two weeks later, the two squads are meeting again in the championship game of the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu. While the first meeting was a blowout, there’s a reason to believe the second game won’t follow suit. This time they’ll be squaring off on a neutral court and the Sycamores, one of the best three-point shooting teams in the nation, racked up the points in their early tournament wins over Colorado and UNLV. This’ll be a good barometer for both teams as they prepare for conference play.
Sycamores Set To Meet TCU In Diamond Head Championship On Christmas Night--gosycamores.com
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