Jacob Brindle

@rodmed13 I understand the frustration and do enjoy the shot clock for end of game scenarios But, that defense can play basketball too. Go guard a guy. The defense isn't helpless here.

WIAA doesn’t care. They shoot it down every time it’s brought to the table.

@RefObserver17 Absolutely terrible. Would be terrible at JV high school level. These guys were in over their head today.

My thoughts here-Officials get 98% of calls right. They unfortunately missed a goaltending here that went against TCU. Next time down the floor, Jamie Dixon, let them know. I don’t like assistants chirping but I think you need to let HC have a bit more of a say here and leash imo

Incredible take from Charles Barkley on Tom Izzo: "The media, who don't know anything about sports, say 'Why is he yelling his players?' That's called coaching... if parents & friends get mad because you're getting yelled at, get better parents & better friends."

@RefObserver17 That's weak here though. Unless Haith was dropping all kinds of magic words, a tournament official should be better.

Frank Haith, an Assistant on Texas A&M staff, was issued a Technical Foul during the last TV Timeout in OKC. Roger Ayers whacked him. I’ve said on here many times… Head Coach can talk to the officials and argue. Don’t want to hear anything, much less arguing, from an assistant.

this is the greatest 12 point 5 assist reel i’ve ever seen. none of that handoff type assists, just straight dimes

The driver of interest in March Madness are the mid-major programs like High Point, Miami (OH), St. Louis, Prairie View A&M, VCU, McNeese, Siena, South Florida, and others. These teams make the tournament special.. they maximize their talent, they play together, have elite chemistry, and they show that toughness and execution can level the playing field against programs with 5–15x the resources, recruiting budgets, and NIL/revenue share money. The mid-majors, their stories and their upsets drive viewership and revenue. They are the reason for the early round interest in the tournament. Why is High Point Coach Flynn Clayman and many others frustrated? It is because the system and selection process treats elite mid-majors like second-class citizens. It should be noted that no one wants to flood the field with potential Cinderellas and dilute the tournament. However, there’s a clear case for a handful more deserving mid-majors earning at-large spots each year. As it stands today, the metrics and criteria create almost no realistic path for 99% of non-power programs unless they win their conference tournament outright. There are mid-major leagues that are strong enough on a given year that their second-best team (or their best team who gets upset in their conference tournament) would win games if they were in the field. How do we get them in the NCAA tournament in the future?

On this day in 2010, Ali Farokhmanesh hit his ICONIC dagger to upset Kansas 🔥 Does @UNImbb have more #MarchMadness magic in them today? 👀

It was an emotional postgame presser for @HUMensBB as Bryce Harris and Ose Okojie shared their final thoughts about Howard HC Kenny Blakeney and how's changed their lives. Their answers are almost ten mins long (which obvs speaks to KB), but here's a little snippet:

Flynn Clayman: "High Point and Miami (Ohio) are 2-0 in Quad 1 games. We couldn't get games. They couldn't get games. Akron couldn't get games. UNCW couldn't get games. Belmont couldn't get games. We won 22 of our 23 last games, and we didn't move up one spot in the metrics..."

No, the committee should stop factoring injuries into selection or seeding.

HU's Kenny Blakeney (@PoopeeBlakeney) gets emotional responding to a great question from Howard reporter Harmony Bailey "I had to learn how to build a culture" Blakeney gets choked up expressing gratitude for support of @HowardAD_KD @HUMensBB @HUBisonSports @DeMathaCatholic

the book I've got coming out soon is about how so much of child raising for the middle classes is built off this model, how this leads to alienation and loss of community (and doesn't produce better athletes, mathematicians, or anything). Stay tuned.

Boys prep basketball: Schultz, Hoffman, Wall garner first-team all-state from IPSWA telegraphherald.com/sports/local_s…

Boys prep basketball: Schultz, Hoffman, Wall garner first-team all-state from IPSWA telegraphherald.com/sports/local_s… via @TelegraphHerald

Students who took notes by hand scored ~28% higher on conceptual questions than laptop note-takers. Writing forces your brain to process and compress ideas instead of copying them.

Storm Lake's Jaidyn Coon is 2026's Iowa Mr. Basketball. He becomes the first Tornado to win the award since its inception in 1981. @CoonJaidyn32 @BluejayMBB #iahsbkb #GoJays prephoops.com/2026/03/jaidyn…

Bonus Pod! Let’s take a look at both the men’s and women’s @MarchMadnessMBB & @MarchMadnessWBB w/ @coachwall2001 @CoachBrindle & the return of @tonydvis @ighsau @iowabca @IGCAcoach @kansascoaches @mn_bca @ibcacoaches @nebraskacoach rss.com/podcasts/apena… via @rss

This really was an ALL-TIME call from Kevin Harlan 😮‍💨 (via @CBSSports)

Wyoming coach Sundance Wicks on why his teams will never opt out of a postseason opportunity: “We will always accept an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament. If we don't ever get an NCAA automatic qualifier bid or an at large bid in March Madness, we'll always accept this, because it is our civic duty as basketball coaches of basketball players to normalize playing basketball as long as you can, because that's what we get paid to do nowadays. This is our job. “My wife can't just wake up someday and be like, ‘You know what? I'm gonna opt out of teaching today.’ This is what we need to normalize, and this (NIT) field is outstanding. It is like Mid-Major Madness, and I love it. Kudos to Auburn for accepting the bid. That's outstanding.”

@nateoakland So sorry, man. She was the best and such a positive force for so many future teachers/coaches.

“love you forever…”