It took until my sixth consecutive meal that involved some combination of turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes, but I’m getting a familiar feeling about CAA basketball. We saw signs over the weekend (Hofstra beating a strong mid major; Northeastern drilling a BCS foe) and it continued last night. It appears Old Dominion is back. They [...]

A three-day work week benefits all of us. Because I was able to put down my pencil on Wednesday, I was able to get all the chores done, entertain family, hit a bucket of balls, spend quality time with my family, and prepare for real life work–and I still had all of Sunday to create [...]

As many Saturdays as possible during the summer and fall, I find my way to the local farmer’s market. My favorite vendor is a guy that drives in from Green Bay (Virginia, not Wisconsin) and offers up some awesomely fresh organic fare. He is every bit the part–dirty fingernails, bearded, and very interested in the [...]

We weren’t lazy this week. Rather, much of the free time was spent crafting the Conference Check In over at Rush the Court. warning: this may serve as the official entry each week during the season. *** Two games today. Keep eating and check ‘em out.

[LATE EDIT] AT BOTTOM One of the worst, hip cliches this college basketball season is also a big reason for the conference’s horrifically slow start. Pick your version of: “we have got to value the basketball.” It makes sense when you consider the transition elements to this year and all that reality entails, especially at the [...]

The lesson we learned as dusk approached on Sunday: when there’s a lot of leaves, pull out the tarp, haul ‘em into the ditch, and move on. That was a necessary step after a Friday and Saturday that strained our collective grasp of the word “bad.” It’s really all you can do. The falling leaves, [...]

The Association’s most positive, glass-half-full thinker cannot escape this simple fact: it’s been an ugly start to the season. The 9-15 cumulative record doesn’t even begin to tell the story. VCU and ODU struggled to wins over St. Francis and Howard (respectively). YouDee lost to five-win Radford. William & Mary lost to Liberty and is [...]

A few minutes into the second half of yesterday afternoon’s contest between VCU and Seton Hall, Troy Daniels found himself wide open on the left baseline. Daniels is a noted gunner, having fired 56 threes in his 64 career field goals attempts. It seemed to be an ideal scenario for Shaka Smart. His team needed an [...]

Old Dominion played a special brand of ugly in the first half of its win over Howard. Its first eight possessions consisted of five missed shots and three turnovers. ODU hit the under 16 media timeout trailing 7-0. From there the Monarchs really heated up, making three whole field goals in the next 10 minutes. They [...]

The VCU/Richmond game has been moved from Saturday, December 10. The Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Black and Blue Classic will be played one day earlier, Friday December 9, on ESPN2 at 8pm. The important part of that: it represents the first opportunity for the CAA to benefit from the NBAs labor troubles. College basketball’s gains [...]