Wednesday Morning Dump

Things you may have missed: You can't say things like that about JmmerJam2011. The Kansas student section was smart enough to follow Northern Iowa's lead . Kendall Marshall is superstitious

- Our very-own Rob Dauster (on loan to NBC's Beyond the Arc) has watched Tennessee's basketball team and believes they are talented yet flawed, very flawed

- Eamonn Brennan has appreciation for Kansas' offense, especially after watching them slice-n-dice Missouri

- Luke Winn wrote a fantastic article about the elite freshman in the country and the progression they have made this season

- Jason King tells us everything we need to know about the Big-Ten

- Mike Miller tells us how Tom Izzo is able to keep things positive amidst such a disastrous season

- Matt Norlander compares some bubble-teams to see who is more worthy of an at-large bid. He wonders if K-State is back on the right side of the bubble, and if Vanderbilt is more deserving than Illinois

- Sport Illustrated's Paul Dougherty has a great-read on Xavier's Tu Holloway and how his large contributions on the court make up for his diminutive size

- Chad Ford dishes out all the NBA draft analysis. Jared Sullinger is hot, C.J. Leslie is not, and don't sleep on Marshon Brooks

- Rick Bozich has some questions and concerns regarding the use of the RPI

- David Jones responds to Gary Parrish's Poll Attack for leaving Wisconsin out of his AP Top-25 ballot

- Tobacco Road citizens are more likely to root for UNC rather than Duke tonight. Tar Heel fans ponder an interesting query: How much effect do the Cameron Crazies actully have on the outcome of a game?

- DePaul may have lost their 11th Big East game in a row, but the Blue Demons are showing some serious progress

- Jeff Borzello is making moves at CBS (I heard he's pushing for them to syndicate old episodes of The Jersey Shore). He explains why Tu Holloway is one of the few players in the country who can carry an entire team on his shoulders

- Chris DiSano wrote a touching piece on the hard work Herb Pope is putting in off the court

- Hofstra's Charles Jenkins is gaining a Chuck Norris-level of stardom

- Speaking of Chuck Norris, Jimmer Fredette and JimmerJam2011 is reaching Chuck-Norris-levels of super-stardom

- More trouble may be looming for Kansas State. Apparently the school is investigating a potential drug & alcohol violation on the senior forward

- Freshman Melvin Tabb has been dismissed from the Wake Forest basketball program for "conduct detrimental to the team"

- It looks like Preston Knowles is getting ready to return for the Louisville Cardinals

- Larry Drew has left the UNC basketball team, we all should know that by now. But what are the short-term and long-term effects of his departure?

- Georgia Tech sophomore Brian Oliver has a broken thumb and surgery will recquire him to be sidelined for three weeks. Coach Paul Hewitt is now stuck with an uncertain lineup dilemma

- As we noted yesterday, NC-State fans are none-too-pleased with Sidney Lowe's progress as head coach. Many are clamouring for Herb Sendek to return. It might make sense considering he is on the hot seat at Arizona State

- Adam Zagoria explains why Mike Rice is determined to keep local high school stars close to home

- Wyoming fans are using social networking as a ways to try and get Billy Gillespie as their next head coach. Speaking of Billy Gillespie, Matt Jones wonders where the former-Kentucky head coach will end up. Speaking of Wyoming, Diamond Leung explains why ex-head coach Heath Schroyer just ran out of time. But the AD says that his firing was due to poor play

- Florida coach Billy Donovan had been upset in the past at his team's lack of effort. But it's that effort that has won them a couple of recent games

- Is it possible that Cincinnati head coach Mic Cronin is on the hot-seat? he suspended his best player last week, and his team has yet to win a big conference game

- Kansas' success this season should be credited more to the players on the team rather than Bill Self

- Is the SEC really the nation's second best conference?

- The Anchor of Gold explores the worst case scenario for their Commodores as the season comes to a close. They also provide some statistical analysis on Vanderbilt's conference losses

- The Only Colors takes a look at an unexplained phenomena called "the Lucious Effect"

- The second part of Lost Letterman's week-long series on point-shaving in college basketball

- Rush The Court provides their weekly bracketology lesson

- A Sioux Falls University, getting drunk in public has a totally different meaning

Apparently, there was a really-hot chick at the Kansas/Mizzou game. Inquire within