The Miller family also dumps millions into the Tour of Utah bike race every year. They seem like the exceeding rare sports owners who believe the team to be a community trust.

There’s no point in climbers doing the TDU. Australia is a flat country, and nowhere is flatter than South Australia, where the race is held.

It’s true what Lao Tzu said - the dumpster fire that burns twice as bright burns half as long.

Man, did anyone handle the Great Conference Realignment roller coaster of a few years ago better than the nu-Big East divesting themselves from the football-school trash that became the American Athletic Conference?

Creighton’s games are nationally televised, on FS1 or Fox affiliates, as are all Big East games. Secondly, Creighton isn’t a mid-major. The conference boasts the defending national champion and four top-15 basketball teams. Big East is every bit as major of a conference as the Pac 12 or Big 12, better than the Big…

this is because their conference games are not all nationally televised

The Big East is a top 3 conference in the NCAA, so I think it is hard to label Creighton as a mid-major. In terms of name recognition and recruiting prowess, they still have the appearance of a mid-major, but I think playing in a top-flight league trumps that.

Not at all, the Big East at worst occupies that middle ground that conferences like the A-10 and WCC do where they aren’t considered power conferences but at the same time are able to commit a disproportionate amount to basketball due to generally not sponsoring football that they can’t truly be considered “mid-major”.

Nick, this is a great article. They are an absolute blast to watch. Foul trouble for Watson and Patton doomed the Jays in the Nova game. They had a ton of momentum and a ten point lead when McDermott sat them down. Unfortunately, McDermott is one of the worst at letting guys play with two fouls in the first half and…

I’d (and most serious CBB people would) say BE is a legit conference. Suffers from the DePaul/St. John’s terribleness, but BE is still top-4 in terms of RPI, top 25 teams, etc. B1G, Big 12, ACC, BE are head and shoulders above the Pac-12, SEC, etc

The Big East overall is very strong this year. Nova, Butler, Xavier and Creighton are very good, March could look like 1985...

Two things. Calling a Big East team a mid-major is offensive. The Big East is arguably the 2nd best conference in the game right now.

Is Creighton still a mid-major? I know Big East isn’t the Big East 10-15 years ago, but I’d consider it a major basketball conference still (though, outside of Villanova last season, the Big East has badly underperformed in the tournament since splitting)

Damn it Petchesky. I’m tired of your junk.

I’m Australian so I don’t know much about the rules, but the lack of reaction from the offensive line makes me wonder if that was even legal? Why don’t more players kick it forward to get past the defense?

“Hartford is a perfect place to host such an event, since cyclocross races are best when they’re muddy, chaotic messes.”

PAAAAAAATRICKKKKKKKKKKK! Fuck I’ve missed some cycling on my DeadSPIN. Why’d they burn Fittish to the ground?????

On the one hand, I feel a lot better about the <200 emails that I will never read, and will probably delete later this week.

You’ll have to speak up, I’m wearing a towel.