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University of Tennessee Women's BBall

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Oliviyah Edwards decommits as Tennessee roster shrinks to 1

On the same day that Tennessee guard Jaida Civil announced she's entering the transfer portal, Oliviyah Edwards, the No. 2 recruit in the SC Next 100 class of 2026, requested a release from her national letter of intent with the Lady Volunteers on Monday.
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Oliviyah Edwards decommits as Tennessee roster shrinks to 1​

Tennessee guard Jaida Civil announced Monday that she is entering the transfer portal, and Oliviyah Edwards, the No. 2 recruit in the SC Next 100 class of 2026, has requested a release from her national letter of intent with the Lady Volunteers, leaving the program with just one player on the roster for next season.

The announcements add to the significant uncertainty surrounding the storied program, which went 16-14 this past season under second-year coach Kim Caldwell. Every player with remaining eligibility has entered the transfer portal -- including all of the highly touted, second-ranked freshmen class. Seniors Janiah Barker and Zee Spearman will be graduating, leaving the Lady Vols with just No. 62 wing Gabby Minus set to arrive for next season.
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Prior to Edwards' decision, Tennessee had the nation's No. 10 recruiting class. It will now drop out of the top 25. Caldwell figures to be active in the transfer portal as she tries to build her third roster in Knoxville.
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Just sayin': No kidding, that or having a team of walk-ons.

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March Madness

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The Weekender: NCAA Tournament Expected to Expand, NCAA Proposes Rule Change to Ban Players After Remaining in Draft, and Geno Auriemma Lashes Out at Dawn Staley During Postgame Handshake

The NCAA Tournament is expected to expand to 76 teams, NCAA proposes a rule change to ban players after opting in and remaining in the draft, and Geno Auriemma lashes out at Dawn Staley.
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NCAA Tournament Expected to Expand to 76 Teams​

Money. Money. Money.

College basketball fans didn't ask for it, and neither did the majority of coaches and players. However, money talks, and the NCAA is expected to expand March Madness from 68 teams to 76 as early as 2027, according to Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger.

Barring something unforeseen, “it will happen,” says one high-placed source.
According to a proposal socialized with members last year, eight games would be added to the current “First Four” played over Tuesday and Wednesday of the first week of the event. This new “opening round” — the verbiage used to describe it — would feature 24 teams playing in 12 games over the two days at two sites (Dayton and another). Those involved in the negotiations caution that plenty of this could change through the course of continuing talks with TV partners Warner Bros. Discovery and CBS.
The 12 winners of the opening-round games — likely six games pitting lower-seeded automatic qualifiers and six pitting at-large teams — advance to an awaiting 52 teams in the original bracket. Under this concept, eight teams are extracted from the main bracket, plus the eight new at-large selections from expansion.
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Whether we like it or not, this will likely mean more mediocre high-major teams rather than mid-major programs.

NCAA president Charlie Baker believes that giving more high-major teams a chance is a net positive, as evidenced by No. 11 seeds Texas and Miami (Ohio), who proved it in their own respective ways over the last couple of weeks.

“There are every year some really good teams that don’t get to the tournament for a bunch of reasons,” Baker said last fall. “One of the reasons is we have 32 automatic qualifiers [for conference champions]. I love that and think it’s great and never want that to change, but that means there’s only 36 slots left for everybody else.”

The NCAA Tournament has expanded over the last nine decades, but has done so more rapidly over the last 15 years, much like it did in the 1979-80 season.
  • 1939: The tournament started with eight teams
  • 1951: Expanded to 16
  • 1975: Expanded to 32
  • 1979: Expanded to 40
  • 1980: Expanded to 48
  • 1985: Expanded to 64
  • 2001: Expanded to 65
  • 2011: Expanded to 68, introducing the "First Four"
For what it's worth, the bubble teams this season, who barely missed the NCAA Tournament but will surely make it if it expands by six teams yet again, included Auburn (17-16), Indiana (18-14), New Mexico (23-10), Oklahoma (19-15) and San Diego State (22-11).
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C Ivan Njegovan (Official Thread)

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Was in Ace Hardware on 5th Ave yesterday and Ivan came in with Colin White. I'm about 6'5 with my shoes on and it was ridiculous standing next to him. I used to think it would be cool to be 7ft but F that! What a hassle that has to be.

Btw both kids were very polite. Told them keep their heads up it was a good year just tear em up next year. Definitely a fan of both but they both need to add some muscle to bang in the B1G
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You could have got the inside scoop on where White will be playing next year.
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Ohio State Women's Synchronized Swimming (34x National Champions)

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Back to Stanford. It appears to me that the sports that got cut were NOT Director's Cup point-getters. Could have missed one, but hey! All the Stanford AD has to do is send out notices to the Venture Capitalist up on I-270, and their pocket change could fund all 11. PS, football is the lowest of the sports ranked at Stanford. Yeah, kinda question tOSU being 4th in the final rankings. But synchro is the most dominant sport at The Ohio State University, by at least ten miles.
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Best April Fools jokes/pranks.

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April Fools' throwback: Mark Cuban stages fight with a ref

Twelve years ago on April 1, Mark Cuban took advantage of his reputation as the NBA's most vocal and hands-on owner to pull off a wonderful April Fools' Day prank.
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Remembering Mark Cuban’s April Fool’s Day prank.​

The year was 2003. Our feelings about Mark Cuban were far less complicated than they are today. He pulled off this greatness:

During a timeout in the Mavericks game against the then-New Orleans Hornets, Cuban began to argue with a ref, as he had done many times, but this was actually an actor dressed up as ref, and Cuban took the battle to another level, repeatedly shoving and then trying to wrestle the official.

The Dallas owner later told the Dallas Morning News that he was nervous the gambit would fall flat.

“We did it, and I remember thinking, I hope this doesn’t crater,” Cuban said. “When I stood up and there was the first shove, I could hear the whole place gasp. Then we went at it and I could hear everybody going nuts. Then I started laughing and blew it.”

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DB Blaine Bradford (Official Thread)

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Better Know a Buckeye: Blaine Bradford’s Do-It-All Ability At Safety Could Allow Him to Become a Swiss Army Knife for Ohio State’s Defense

From LSU’s backyard in Baton Rouge, Blaine Bradford never backed down from his commitment to Ohio State, even after Lane Kiffin took over the Tigers.
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Better Know a Buckeye: Blaine Bradford’s Do-It-All Ability At Safety Could Allow Him to Become a Swiss Army Knife for Ohio State’s Defense​

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Scouting Report​

With quickness and speed to make plays in an opponent's backfield and the range and versatility to defend the secondary as a safety, Bradford can truly do it all while spearheading the defensive backfield.

While he is at his best going downhill, the 6-1, 209-pound safety has the awareness to be a big-time playmaker wherever he is on the field. With already elite size, Bradford could line up wherever Matt Patricia feels he could utilize him on any given play, whether it's at either deep safety position or in the box.

His combination of quickness and his powerful, truck-stick ability makes him an intimidating defender in the secondary. Bradford can both shed blocks near the line of scrimmage and make tackles in space when needed.

Depth Chart Outlook​

The top four safeties on Ohio State’s depth chart in 2026 are expected to be Jaylen McClain, Earl Little Jr., Terry Moore and Leroy Roker III, with Moore and Roker competing for a starting spot alongside McClain and Little. That said, Bradford has the skill set, star power and size to make a name for himself immediately and be McClain's backup at strong safety.

Even with four players likely ahead of him on the depth chart in his first season as a Buckeye, Bradford could still see some playing time and be a playmaker on special teams as a freshman, setting him up for a chance to compete for a starting job as a sophomore.
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OL Josh Myers (2nd Team All American, New York Jets)

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Skull Session: Ryan Day Names Josh Myers and Tommy Eichenberg As Some of the Toughest Players He’s Ever Coached, Lane Kiffin Sells LSU’s Leadership on a $40 Million Football Roster

Ryan Day names Josh Myers and Tommy Eichenberg as the toughest players he's ever coached, and Lane Kiffin sells LSU's leadership on a $40 million football roster.
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Now to another gem from Clark’s interview: Who is the most badass player Ryan Day has ever coached?

“It’s hard for me to say one person because there’s been a lot of tough guys,” Day said.

Still, he gave the nod to a pair of Buckeyes: offensive lineman Josh Myers (now with the New York Jets) and linebacker Tommy Eichenberg (now with the Las Vegas Raiders).

“I remember getting ready to play in the national championship game in 2020 with Josh Myers, and he had a needle about this long (holds hands up) that he shot into his foot because he had turf toe,” Day said. “He was literally biting a towel because he had to take the shot. He played that whole game with it and then later had to have surgery because he couldn’t let his brothers down.”

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2025-2026 College Basketball General Discussion

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Big 12 and ACC have been pushing to expand the NCAA tournament, currently totaling 68 teams. They are apparently going to move forward after the conclusion of this year's tournament and approve an expansion to 76 teams. The new format is expected to include 24 teams in the "play-in" phase of the tournament - there were 8 before, and now the last 8 that were "in" before will be demoted to the play-in, and the 8 expansion teams will also be there. They will have 12 play-in games spread over 2 sites, Dayton being one of the two.
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2026 Final Four: NCAA tournament expansion 'will happen.' Here's why that's the case despite the outcries against it

In the most financially stressful time in college athletics history, the power leagues see NCAA tournament expansion as a key path to increasing access and revenue.
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