College Basketball in November '22: Trouble in Paradise, Hope for Many

    I got the Lindy's college basketball magazine, which has North Carolina winning it all. 

    Not so fast! They were upset last night by Iowa State, and the Tarheels have not been that impressive, even against lesser squads. Now they have my Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington next Wednesday, and even though Indiana has a few flaws, especially the all-American senior Trace Jackson-Davis being a bit banged up, I am liking the matchup. Perhaps it did not help that UNC just lost last night.

    Speaking of last night, the Tennessee Volunteers walloped the Kansas Jayhawks (defending national champions from last spring), and the Purdue Boilermakers whooped up on Gonzaga, which was previously blasted by Texas. People are high on the Longhorns, and who else? Hmm...

    Baylor? Duke? Kentucky? UConn looks good. Some Big-Ten teams look solid. ACC? Big-12? Yes, the latter looks really strong, especially now with a Cyclone win over Carolina. Gonzaga is not its dominant juggernaut. UCLA may be the best in the West.

    Louisville and Florida State are down. Practically out. Villanova lost to Portland, the ---- Pilots last night, or earlier in the tourney day. The season is young.

    I am excited for the ever-loving and ubiquitous parity. Great to see. BYU has lost to some good teams, but came back from 23 down and beat Dayton in Over Time. Dayton was picked by Lindy's as number 21, Brigham Young was not chosen in the top 40.

    The season is wide open!

    Indiana has a good a chance as any. The Big Ten will not be easy, but if IU plays its cards right, it might meet expectations and win it all. Regular season, tourney and tourney. What a year we may have!

    I am excited.

    We will see the Tarheels soon. Anything could happen this year.

    Teams with losses have good chances to win it all, this early in the season. Oh, yeah, Kelvin Sampson and Houston look strong.

    We can handle them. Indiana all the way.