Pat Forde

Forde Minutes: Conference Tournament Season Hits Full Swing Contenders, pretenders and dark horses for the remaining conference tournaments as Power 5 play gets underway with Selection Sunday less than a week away.

Add Adrian Autry and Syracuse to this list now. The power-conference firings in men’s college basketball have a striking similarity: bit.ly/3P1s34i

That is the tell — they’re very concerned about a slippery playing surface. Constant mopping.

Big 12’s ‘Slippery’ LED Glass Court Draws Mixed Reviews From Players: ‘Making Me Feel Dizzy’ An administrator said the court seemed more slick for smaller and lighter players. Bigger, heavier athletes seemed to have better footing.

"Dizzy." "Slippery." "Cool." "Innovative." The reviews are coming in on the Big 12 tournament's light-up court, and they are mixed. www.si.com/college-bask...

Forde Minutes: Conference Tournament Season Hits Full Swing Contenders, pretenders and dark horses for the remaining conference tournaments as Power 5 play gets underway with Selection Sunday less than a week away.

New Forde Minutes: The concerning firing trend in men's college basketball. Little Dance picks for all the remaining conference tourneys, including ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten and SEC. And an epic Oxford bagel place. bit.ly/3P1s34i

Forde Minutes: Conference Tournament Season Hits Full Swing Contenders, pretenders and dark horses for the remaining conference tournaments as Power 5 play gets underway with Selection Sunday less than a week away.

New Forde Minutes: The concerning firing trend in men's college basketball. Little Dance picks for all the remaining conference tourneys, including ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten and SEC. And an epic Oxford bagel place. bit.ly/3P1s34i

Trump Wants to Save College Sports, Bubble Breakdown, Championship Week | Others Receiving Votes YouTube video by Sports Illustrated

🚨🏈🏀New pod: Trump calls a meeting. Is the Sankey-Petitti power duo slipping? Concerning firing trend in college hoops. What's the best tourney structure for one-bid leagues? Husky Hoosier shooting legend rises. More. @bryandfischer.bsky.social, Kevin Sweeney youtu.be/EZgl8skFZ54

Needless local death in an unwanted war:

Forde Minutes: Big East Bubble Burst and Small-Conference Tournament Previews The feared Big East takeover never came in the revenue-sharing era, plus Championship Week begins as we march toward Selection Sunday.

Missouri Valley (UIC-Northern Iowa) and Big South (Winthrop-High Point) bids being decided now. Later today: ASUN (Queens-C. Arkansas) and Summit (North Dakota-N.D. State). Little Dance breakdown: bit.ly/4skC6Qm

Forde Minutes: Big East Bubble Burst and Small-Conference Tournament Previews The feared Big East takeover never came in the revenue-sharing era, plus Championship Week begins as we march toward Selection Sunday.

This week's Forde Minutes, with a lede on the Big East's presumed rev-share advantage that failed to materialize. Plus breakdowns and picks of the first wave of league tourney games. OVC bid goes out tonight! bit.ly/4skC6Qm

Miami (Ohio) Forged 30–0 College Hoops Season the Old-School Way In an era of transfers, the RedHawks built a no-doubt NCAA tournament team around a second-chance coach who extended loyalty and trust to his players.

What a day of men's college basketball Friday. There was a 40 percent upset rate in league tournament games Friday, according to Ken Pomeroy's metrics. But you know who wasn't upset, last night or ever this season? bit.ly/4072AsC

Forde Minutes: Big East Bubble Burst and Small-Conference Tournament Previews The feared Big East takeover never came in the revenue-sharing era, plus Championship Week begins as we march toward Selection Sunday.

… And 25 conference tournament games stretching from noon ET until well past midnight.

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Miami (Ohio) Forged 30–0 College Hoops Season the Old-School Way In an era of transfers, the RedHawks built a no-doubt NCAA tournament team around a second-chance coach who extended loyalty and trust to his players.

Fantastic Friday of college basketball on tap. Miami tries to complete a perfect regular season at rival Ohio …

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Miami (Ohio) Forged 30–0 College Hoops Season the Old-School Way In an era of transfers, the RedHawks built a no-doubt NCAA tournament team around a second-chance coach who extended loyalty and trust to his players.

New story: Miami Ohio’s perfect season is the triumph of a second-chance coach who trusts his players, with the back by of a committed administration. And guess what, Bruce Pearl? History says the RedHawks are an NCAA lock now.

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Lou Holtz, One of College Football’s Great Architects, Dies at 89 The longtime college football coach won Notre Dame’s last national championship and 249 games along the way at six schools.

Column: Lou Holtz kept everyone laughing while he kept winning games at different schools. Farewell to the author of a remarkable football life.

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Miami (Ohio) Forged 30–0 College Hoops Season the Old-School Way In an era of transfers, the RedHawks built a no-doubt NCAA tournament team around a second-chance coach who extended loyalty and trust to his players.

New story: Miami Ohio’s perfect season is the triumph of a second-chance coach who trusts his players, with the back by of a committed administration. And guess what, Bruce Pearl? History says the RedHawks are an NCAA lock now.

bit.ly/4072AsC

Official: Mitch Barnhart retiring from his position as Kentucky AD. Barnhart is the longest-tenured current AD in the SEC. Had a meritorious run, elevating several Olympic sports and improving UK football. Also gave problematic contracts to John Calipari and Mark Stoops, but his legacy is positive.

Forde Minutes: Big East Bubble Burst and Small-Conference Tournament Previews The feared Big East takeover never came in the revenue-sharing era, plus Championship Week begins as we march toward Selection Sunday.

New Forde Minutes: What happened to the Great Big East Rev Share Panic of 2024-25? The league is bad when it was supposed to take over. Plus, Little Dance picks, a 99-game home court winning streak and more. bit.ly/4skC6Qm

Ranking CBB Top 5, Miami RedHawks IN or OUT?, Big East Sinking Podcast Episode · Others Receiving Votes · March 2 · 1h 1m

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Ranking CBB Top 5, Miami RedHawks IN or OUT?, Big East Sinking | Others Receiving Votes YouTube video by Sports Illustrated

🚨🏀🏈New Others Receiving Votes pod: coach fights; Miami slander; the Big Five powers, ranked; Big East struggles; Little Dance; combine reax; "fixing" college sports; martini in the kids' lunch box. @BryanDFischer @CBB_Central youtu.be/Zrkw75UOFS8

Forde Minutes: Big East Bubble Burst and Small-Conference Tournament Previews The feared Big East takeover never came in the revenue-sharing era, plus Championship Week begins as we march toward Selection Sunday.

New Forde Minutes: What happened to the Great Big East Rev Share Panic of 2024-25? The league is bad when it was supposed to take over. Plus, Little Dance picks, a 99-game home court winning streak and more. bit.ly/4skC6Qm

Wall-to-Wall Ball Saturday is set.
Noon ET: Virginia-Duke
2: Vandy-Kentucky/Louisville-Clemson/SDSU-UNM
4: Kansas-Arizona/TT-Iowa St/Texas- Texas A&M
6: Alabama-Tennessee
8: Villanova-St. John's
8:30: Arkansas-Florida
10:30: Gonzaga-St. Mary's

Yes, but that was fully expected.

Certainly. But it doesn’t ruin their season.

Big CBB night for;
Missouri
UCF
Miami OH

Bad CBB night for:
Indiana
Auburn
USC

Team USA Honored Johnny Gaudreau’s Memory by Making Him an Olympic Champion The NHL veteran was killed by an alleged drunk driver in 2024. With his family in Milan, his former U.S. teammates dedicated their gold medal to him.

Didn't cry enough after yesterday's gold medal Olympic hockey game and honors for Johnny Gaudreau? @bypatforde.bsky.social's column will hit you hard -- so worth reading. www.si.com/winter-olymp... What a moment.

Team USA Honored Johnny Gaudreau’s Memory by Making Him an Olympic Champion The NHL veteran was killed by an alleged drunk driver in 2024. With his family in Milan, his former U.S. teammates dedicated their gold medal to him.

Column: Guy Gaudreau and his family dried their eyes, sang the anthem and then watched Johnny Hockey’s kids take the ice for the team picture.

“He grew up with all these guys. He’s probably here with them right now in spirit, right?”

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USA Hockey’s Olympic Gold Medal Win Was Decades in the Making Thanks to heroics from Jack Hughes and Connor Hellebuyck, the U.S.finally got the better of its Canadian rivals, ending a 46-year gold medal drought.

Column from Milan on U.S. men’s hockey … finally: www.si.com/winter-olymp...

Team USA Honored Johnny Gaudreau’s Memory by Making Him an Olympic Champion The NHL veteran was killed by an alleged drunk driver in 2024. With his family in Milan, his former U.S. teammates dedicated their gold medal to him.

Column: Guy Gaudreau and his family dried their eyes, sang the anthem and then watched Johnny Hockey’s kids take the ice for the team picture.

“He grew up with all these guys. He’s probably here with them right now in spirit, right?”

bit.ly/4tKYvIh

Bambi, Buses and Bureaucracy: Cortina’s Pace of Life Prospers Despite Olympic Buzz American efficiency and enterprise be damned: This host city offers a refreshing lesson in carpe diem to anyone willing to take it all in.

Column: The Olympics can be an endless, time-sucking logistical hurdle … and then one night people are singing on a jammed van and you can’t help but smile. In the Italian mountains, things just happen when (and how) they happen.

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In Milan, Jordan Stolz Became a Star. For French Alps 2030, He Will Work to Be a Legend The 21-year-old won two golds to start the 2026 Winter Olympics but wasn’t satisfied with a silver and fourth-place finish in his final two events.

Column: American speed skater Jordan Stolz had a great Olympics ... but left just enough on the table to be hungry for 2030. bit.ly/4aKRTkj