Re: RSD Tyler - Hotseat At Home

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Cherly Fleitas

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Jul 9, 2024, 2:53:33 AM7/9/24

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$300 for HotSeat is a pretty good deal if you've never seen it. I saw it live back in 2012 and was happy to pay $300 for it. This at home version is newer and you get the benefit of being able to rewatch it at home. I wish I had that back in 2012.

Coming off its second home loss of the season, defending champion Kentucky is No. 68 in the RPI (51st Sagarin, 16th Pomeroy). The Wildcats are a missed shot-clock violation at Vanderbilt away from a possible 0-2 start in the very weak Southeastern Conference. Their only Top 100 victory is by three points in the season opener over a Maryland team that ranks 90th in the RPI.

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If you thought Larranaga relocated to Coral Gables to slip into working retirement, you're wrong. Despite losing double-double man Reggie Johnson for several weeks to a broken thumb and missing point guard Durand Scott for three games, the Hurricanes are 12-3 overall and 3-0 in the ACC. They have a Top 10 RPI, having played fewer than half their games at home and owning victories over Michigan State and North Carolina. If the 'Canes keep the ship afloat until Johnson comes back, they'll make their first NCAA tournament appearance in five years.

Majerus' tragic heart failure left the Billikens in the hands of his top assistant, a man with 24 years head-coaching experience at Evansville and Army, but also a guy who hadn't had a winning season since 2000. Crews has kept Saint Louis competitive, scoring a neutral-court victory over Texas A&M and routing New Mexico at home. If the Billikens can get to 10 wins in the Atlantic-10, they should have a shot at an NCAA at-large berth. That would be validation for Crews, who might have thought he'd never get another shot as a head coach.

Addendum: Chris Walker, interim coach at Texas Tech: forget what temperature his seat is, he won't keep it. The Red Raiders are 8-6 despite somehow playing 13 of 14 games at home so far. They may not win more than once or twice the rest of the way.

Even if Volpe doesn\u2019t improve or replicate his post-parm numbers, he belongs at shortstop in the major leagues. The remaining question for him is where in the batting order should we expect him to settle into. If it\u2019s post-parm Volpe (or better), the Yankees can rely on him to bat first or second during the 2024 season. They don\u2019t need to go out of their way to acquire another strong hitter. If it\u2019s full-season Volpe, then he\u2019s more of a Didi Gregorius type: probably not going to carry a team, even if he runs into a home run every once in awhile.

I wouldn\u2019t be shocked if Dominguez hit .150 in September. I wouldn\u2019t be shocked if he goes full Sanchez 2016 and hits .300 with 10 home runs. The smart money is on a slow start, since he\u2019s always started slow after a promotion. But I hate betting against talent. I said last year that he was the most underrated player on top-100 lists. He\u2019s going to be even more underrated this year.

A top-five team (Michigan State) loses at home to the Sun Belt favorite (James Madison) in overtime

A matchup between two top-12 teams (Duke and Arizona), a game that went down to the final seconds
A battle between a top-25 team (Baylor) and a borderline top-25 team (Auburn) that went down to the final minute
The best NBA prospect in college basketball (USC's Isaiah Collier) taking on an Elite Eight team (Kansas State) from last season in Las Vegas
Fifteen power conference teams suffering losses to teams from outside the power conferences

Were there top-10 games every single night? No. But that doesn't happen in college football either -- and, call us biased, but the first week of college hoops is certainly better than "Week 0" on the gridiron! Regardless, there was plenty of action worth discussing in the first week of the college basketball season.

As the weekend came to a close late Sunday night, Weber State made headlines out west. The Wildcats erased a 16-point halftime deficit to beat No. 23 Saint Mary's 61-57. It was only the third loss in the past 39 home games for the Gaels.

DePaul Blue Demons: A home loss to Purdue Fort Wayne to open the season might have been enough to get DePaul a spot in this category on its own, but then the Blue Demons dropped a game at home to Long Beach State -- after trailing by as many as 22 points in the first half.

Vanderbilt Commodores: There was stiff competition for this spot (Georgetown lost to Holy Cross, West Virginia lost to Monmouth, Louisville lost to Chattanooga, Oklahoma State lost to Abilene Christian, LSU lost to Nicholls, etc.) -- but Vanderbilt's home loss to Presbyterian might have been the worst of the bunch. The Blue Hose won three Division I games last season and went 1-17 in Big South play. Not a good start for Jerry Stackhouse.