I’M BACK

It’s nice to be back after a little break, although, as you all know, things have slowed mightily across college basketball with many schools in finals.
One thought I did have after seeing the latest polls is how unbelievable the gap is for UConn when comparing the USA Today/ESPN rankings to those of the AP. It’s down to six spots this week after the Huskies moved to 14th in the AP and No. 8 in the coaches’ estimation, but the difference was nine places a week ago.
I’m curious if anyone out there can remember the last time a disparity like that existed.

In other news, I did get a chance to see live basketball this week when I popped in to catch Hartford at Yale. It turned out to be quite a game, especially when the head official put 0.7 seconds back on the clock and gave Hartford a second chance to win in regulation (the Hawks earned a one-point win in OT). The official hadn’t realized the time had previously been switched to 0.7 from 0.3 and then blew his whistle immediately on the Hawks’ first try, which threw off a potential winning shot.
I thought Yale coach James Jones’ reaction to the sequence was hysterical and it’ll be featured in this Sunday’s paper.

I hope to have more for everyone tomorrow when we have the weekly Big East teleconference.