Southern Illinois, fresh from its run to the NCAA’s Sweet Sixteen last March, recently released its non-conference basketball schedule for 2007-08. Who’ll be on hand when the Salukis kick off the season on Saturday, Nov. 17? Ricardo Patton’s Northern Illinois Huskies. It’ll be the first game between the schools since Nov. 30, 1996.
While it shouldn’t be a particularly [...]
Entries from July 2007
Friday, July 20, 2007
Northern Illinois starts basketball series with SIU
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
New rules affect college basketball recruiting
The craziest three-week sprint in recruiting starts Friday, when coaches will fan out across the country in search of new blood.
In years past, coaches enjoyed virtually one-stop shopping at the giant shoe-sponsored camps. But now, with smaller “skill academies” replacing most camps, there are more places the coaches need to be.
From talking to a handful of [...]
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
It starts now…
This is my first post on Joe College*, which seems destined to become the biggest blog in the world within a month. Take a look around. Leave a comment. Drop a suggestion. Come back early and often. As football season gets underway and the academic year unfolds, we’ll try to post daily and feed your desire [...]
