Friday Morning Dump

- Luke Winn's power rankings column is consistently one of my favorite reads each and every week. In this season's inaugural power rankings, Winn does nothing to dispel that notion.

- We're with you on the Utah State bandwagon, Drew.

- All Jeff Eisenberg did here is make me thankful. Thankful for everything we have as college basketball fans.

- Kyle Whelliston briefs us before he heads out for another Mid-Majority seasonal road trip.

- Jason King with a good column on college hoops opening weekend.

- Dana O'Neil is the perfect person to tell us what's hot and what's not in college basketball.

- John Gasaway predicts himself a couple of upsets.

- Good read on Kalin Lucas, who is trying to come back from a torn achilles suffered just eight months ago.

- Diamond Leung tells us not to sleep on these 10 programs on the rise while Eamonn Brennan breaks down the toughest and the easiest non-conference schedules.

- Despite compiling a not-so-awe-inspiring 23-41 record in the Big-12, Nebraska coach Doc Sadler isn't going anywhere, except the Big Ten.

- Steve Lavin's class is starting to take shape. Yesterday, he landed a commitment from a 6'9", top 100 post player in Norvel Pelle.

- We've talked about how Tom Crean is rebuilding his Indiana program by dominating the recruiting in Indiana. Well, Bruce Weber is doing the same in Chicago, apparently.

- Speaking of coaches on the hot seat, Doug Gottlieb tells us (well, us insiders) what coaches seats are the hottest.

- Seton Hall students will look to heckle more this season with the new student section seating.

- The Pac-10 released their new Pac-12 conference schedules

- We told you about Joe Rexrode of the Lansing State Journal yesterday -- the guy that predicted the outcome of every Michigan State game. He wasn't the only one who is predicting the outcome for every game of his team's season. Brian Favat does the same for Boston College.

- A look at the recruiting classes for every team in the Missouri Valley Conference.