Thursday Morning Dump

- Is there a recreational activity LSU coach Trent Johnson isn't good at? First it was hallway bowling, now it's dodgeball

- Here are the five things Dana O'Neil can't wait to see from the Missouri Valley Conference this season. She also details the tough road ahead for new Bradley head coach Geno Ford. Speaking of ESPN and the MVC, Andy Katz informs us not to discount the Sycamores. More on the WWL's coverage of the MVC

- An extensive list of all the Midnight Madness activity taking place across the country

- Mike Krzyzewski wouldn't mind if the ACC expanded to 16 teams. Speaking of Duke, expect big things from the frontcourt despite all the attention being given to the backcourt

- If any of the C-USA teams want to leave the conference in order to enter the Big East, they will have to pony up $7-million

- The Big East is discussing possible legal action against Syracuse and Pittsburgh. What's this? A Big East email was leaked?

- Did Luke Walton already commit a recruiting violation at Memphis?

- Luke Winn previews the 16 best sharpshooters in the country

- Corey Schmidt does a fantastic job of breaking down and analyzing "being clutch" (Must-read)

- Indiana head coach Tom Crean responds to the secondary recruiting violation he committed

- Baltimore Ravens lineman Michael Oher is likely to be seen at many Loyola (Md.) games this season

- A proposal for ACC reform, written by the good people over at Duke Basketball Report before Syracuse and Pitt had to join in on the fun

- Former-Notre Dame forward Jordan Cornette helps Jeff Eisenberg preview the Big East Conference

- Despite the graduation of superstar scorer Charles Jenkins, Hofstra is still looking forward to vying for the CAA title. More on the post-Jenkins era at Hofstra

- New Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson is looking forward to remodeling the Razorback's program

- Former-Spartan Chris Allen is expecting to do big things this season at Iowa State

- USC lost another key player to injury, as 7-footer DeWayne Dedmon broke his hand yesterday and will miss four to six weeks

- Jeff Goodman says UMass coach Derek Kellogg is happy to finally have a true point guard

- Florida coach Billy Donovan is close to reaching a new contract deal with the school

- Ryan Greene provides a breakdown of the five key themes to watch for during UNLV's 2011-2012 season

- Sun Belt Commissioner Wright Waters has announced his retirement after twelve years on the job

- UCLA guard Jerime Anderson spoke out about his recent arrest and subsequent suspension

- Remember the name of Washington freshman Tony "Murder T Wrote" Wroten Jr.

- Adam Zagoria explains why JuCos are becoming a better option than prep schools for many high school standouts

- Eamonn Brennan offers up a solid-read on new IUPUI head coach Todd Howard. - More on EPSN's heavy dose of Summit League preview coverage

- Rush The Court provides yet another preseason primer for the Ohio Valley Conference

- Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma would prefer if UConn stayed in the Big East. Speaking of UConn, sophomore Michael Bradley spoke up and said that it was his decision to give up his scholarship in order for the school to offer it to Andre Drummond

- Andy Katz dishes on coaches Mike Davis (UAB), Jim Christian (TCU) and Steve Donahue (BC) in Wednesday's edition of "3-point shots"

- The Western Kentucky squad will enter fall practices with a long list of injuries

- Does Xavier want the Atlantic-10 to get any bigger?

- Click here to find out what George Mason's biggest questions are heading into the season