written by R.L. Bynum Brown delivers compelling college basketball content on his own website Before C.L. Brown worked at a couple of smaller newspapers on the way to becoming one of the most respected college basketball writers in the country, he wanted to work in television. The inspiration came at age 7 while growing up… Read more »
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Fear the Ellipsis: How Elon is Learning to Win
“Yeah…” Ignore the “yeah.” Instead, put an emphasis on the ellipsis after it. The “yeah” is just filler, but the pause after the “yeah………” that’s where Elon’s first-year Basketball Coach Mike Schrage made his point after his team’s home loss to Towson last Thursday night. “Yeah… we just need to learn how to win.” It… Read more »
Thanks For the Memories, Belk Bowl
To be honest, I don’t much care about College Football. But man, covering the Belk Bowl for the past three years has been fun, hasn’t it? In 2017, I got to cover the wild Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M game, one of the highest-scoring Bowl games in recent memory. It was the first time I’d… Read more »
Media Musings: Wilkerson-New’s News? New Gig
By R.L. Bynum Wilkerson-New leaves newspapers to run UNC-focused website With many good journalists laid off by newspapers every year and others lured out by buyouts, it’s nice when some can go out on their own terms and on their own timetable. Being still fairly young and having digital skills beyond what was expected of… Read more »
Phoenix Ready to Rise into CAA Tourney?
Earlier this week, I wrote about year one at Schar Center (Elon’s brand-new basketball arena). What I did not write much about, however, was Elon’s actual basketball season. The Phoenix collected wins in three of its final four regular season games (including back-to-back dominant road wins over James Madison and Towson) and appears to be… Read more »
Your 2019 #ACCValentines
Valentine’s Day used to be the most forgettable of all holidays. The candy was good, but the holiday itself was a disaster. It seemed particularly taxing for single women and paired men, but it’s 2019 and in the interest of equality I’m not gonna stereotype and instead will just say: it sucked for everyone…. Read more »
Max Gongaware and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
I didn’t wake up this morning planning to write a blog post. Not even a little bit. A Saturday with not one, but two basketball games on the docket? Today was going to be a great day! Here’s something weird that maybe says a little bit more about the world than I’m willing to explore right now:… Read more »
UVa Earns Postseason Win In Charlotte
It’s the Belk Bowl, babbbyyyy! You love it. We love it. And it never disappoints. Yes, the 2018 Belk Bowl featured a school that SC8 has repeatedly, non-sensically, and ceaselessly mocked since its basketball team lost in embarrassing, historic fashion right here in Charlotte earlier this year (UVa) vs. a team that – well – is from… Read more »