Tuesday Morning Dump

Things you may have missed: Week 13 of the Emery Board. Tu Holloway and Jordan Taylor get snubbed by Cousy Award. The 12 players football fans need to become acquainted with. Kansas players don't skip class. Anthony Nelson had a very super Superbowl Sunday

- Wyoming has terminated the contract of head coach Heath Schroyer. Mike Miller has more on why it may be hard to find a replacement

- Gary Parrish takes a look back at all the action from the Superbowl weekend in college hoops. Parrish also hits the Poll Attacks hard and tells us why Kansas and Pittsburgh should be #1-seeds

- Andy Glockner updates his BracketWatch and BubbleWatch. This is my go-to BubbleWatch

- Dan Hanner wonders if some of the coaching changes made in the off-season have paid off

- A great-read from John Ezekowitz on the drama that took place on press row at the Palestra on Saturday night

- Jeff Eisenberg helps NFL fans get acquainted with the college basketball season

- Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor isn't getting the respect he deserves

- Seth Davis provides his hoop thoughts on Larry Drew leaving UNC and other interesting notes from the basketball world

- Eamonn Brennan gives us his weekly thoughts on the update AP Poll

- Rush The Court tries to understand exactly why Gonzaga is struggling so much this season. They also tell us what they loved and what they hated from the last week's hoops action

- Andy Katz tells us what games to watch for this week in his weekly watch. Katz also mentions that the fighting Irish are still in the running for the Big East regular season title

- There is no doubt that Kentucky is a good basketball team. But John Caliapri doesn't coach good teams, he coaches great teams, and great teams need leadership. Jeff Goodman says the 'Cats are sorely lacking leadership. Goodman also explains that Larry Drew's time at UNC was doomed from the start

- Eric Angevine takes a look at the coaches with the hottest seats in this week's edition of Coach Speak

- Jason King dishes on everything ACC-related. He says that UNC in now Kendall Marshall's team and not necessarily Harrison Barnes'

- It's Tuesday, which means John Gasaway is dishing out his Tuesday Truths

- Mike Miller provides a primer for all of you who are just tuning in to college hoops

- Asher Fusco checks in on the class of 2010 and notes their productivity

- This Thursday the America East conference will take center stage at Madison Square Garden as Boston and Albany go toe-to-toe in the "World's Most Famous Arena"

- We all want Gus Johnson to call the Final Four. But Lost Letterman explains why that's probably never going to happen

- Now that North Carolina is back in the rankings, it seems like the bandwagon is starting to fill up again

- BYU will lose Kyle Collinsworth after the season. The freshman will embark on his Mormon mission

- Vanderbilt is an underwhelming 4-4 in SEC play. The Commodores have shown an inability to defend opposing scoring guards

- Kentucky's loss to Florida on Saturday was just another in a long line of heartbreaking close losses. What do the Wildcats need to do to buck this trend?. Is fatigue a factor in all these late-game losses? Speaking of Kentucky, it seems like Josh Harrellson has been absent from the past few games. Where has his production gone? Coach Cal says that the 'Cats are in a crisis

- When Kentucky takes on Tennessee tonight, the Volunteers will have Bruce Pearl roaming the sidelines for the first time in nine SEC games. But will having their coach on the sidelines actually help the Volunteers?

- Michigan State is collapsing faster than the Holy Roman Empire. Draymond Green knows we are doutbing him and his teammates

- Duke and UNC face-off this week in the game of the week. The emergence and improvement of Mason Plumlee will be key for the Blue Devils. Coach-K says winning is the driving force in his team's preparation for UNC. Some more news and notes on the Tobacco Road Rivalry

- A nice-read on how the Long Island Blackbirds are building their reputation as the best in the NEC

- If you are a Georgetown fan, it's "Hate Syracuse Week". If you are a Syracuse fan, then it's "Hate Georgetown Week". These teams have played in some instant classics, and Casual Hoya ranks the top five

- The Washington Huskies have lost three-in-a-row. If you are a UW fan, how do you reamin optimistic?

- NC-State stinks, and the fans are not holding back that they want a new coach next year

Oh God. This is how you know JimmerJam2011 is for real



Matt Howard took an elbow to the face last night agains Illinois-Chicago. This is what he looked like after the blow:



Not sure how we missed this one, but this is Mychel Thompson (old brother of Washington State's Clay) hitting a 35-foot buzzer-beater to send the Pepperdine/San Diego game into overtime



- Penn State's Jeff Brooks injured his shoulder last week in their loss against Michigan. The Nittany Lions hope to get their leading rebounder back this week

- Mississippi State's troublesome season continues as Rick Stansbury has suspended Ravern Johnson indefinitely

- Minnesota's Blake Hoffarber injured his knee in the Golden Gophers loss to Ohio State on Sunday. But head coach Tubby Smith says the senior guard will be fine

- A solid look at the statistical analysis of defending against guards

- Lost Letterman has another week-long series about college hoops. This time they are taking a look on point-shaving scandals. L-L also previews the top ten games of the upcoming week. AOL Fanhouse provides another top-ten games of the week list

- We missed this story a couple days ago but it's pretty awesome. Brown freshman Sean McGonagil dropped 39-points on Columbia just hours after having surgery to repair busted jaw. McGonagil took a blow to the face that resulted him losing three teeth and severing his lip.

- A statistical look at how three of the best recruiters (Mike Krzyzewski, Thad Matta, and John Calipari) stack up against each other

- Alex Murphy the second-ranked small forward in the class of 2012 verbally committed to Duke

- The NBA Draft Blog makes a case for Georgetown's Julian Vaughn as a potential NBA draftee