The Southern Conference Championship ended last night. Furman beat ETSU 76–61, cut the nets, climbed the ladder, and celebrated the way teams do when they just punched a ticket to the NCAA Tournament. And roughly seven seconds later the real tournament began. Twitter. Because nothing activates the internet faster than a championship game loss. Within…

Semifinal Sunday in Asheville delivered exactly what this tournament usually does. One comeback that makes the building shake and one player who catches absolute fire. By the end of the night the matchup for Monday’s Southern Conference Championship was set. ETSU vs Furman. But the paths they took to get there looked very different. ETSU’s…

Saturday in Asheville gave us exactly what the Southern Conference Tournament usually provides. One top seed taking care of business, a couple of upsets, and one comeback that made the late game feel like March. Let’s go in order. ETSU 83, The Citadel 76 ETSU got on the board 11 seconds into the game, which…

I did not realize we were all enrolled this week in a graduate seminar titled Advanced Net Cutting Etiquette and Moral Philosophy. But apparently we are. ETSU won the Southern Conference regular season championship. Outright. With two games to spare. No calculators. No chaos. No scoreboard watching. It’s Senior Night and the final home game.…

As the regular season winds down, there’s a very specific feeling that settles in. It’s not just bracket anticipation.It’s not just “who’s peaking at the right time?” It’s Asheville. March 5–9. The mountains. The Harrah’s Cherokee Center. The place where every fan base suddenly remembers that one shot, that one run, that one year that…

I stumbled across a poll where Southern Conference coaches ranked the best jobs in the league. Which is fascinating. That’s like asking surgeons who has the steadiest hands. Of course everyone’s going to answer with confidence. No one’s raising their hand to say, “Yeah, mine’s a little shaky.” Anyway, if it were up to me,…