Even if you’re a die hard hoops fan you may not realize this, but college basketball season has begun! There are schools that are actually already playing in big games (relatively speaking), and we have one such game tonight between Olivet Nazarene and Indiana Wesleyan. Both teams are ranked in the NAIA Top 25, meaning that in all probability this is a game that has postseason implications! So, we all have the chance to do something that most of us haven’t done since the Wazzu knocked off Colorado in the Opening Round of the Pac 12 Tournament last year, and that’s watch an entire meaningful (or so we thought at the time) college basketball game from start to finish!! CLICK HERE FOR THE STREAM
So here’s the thing….we need to have some fun! I know most people reading this (including the person writing it) are not very familiar with the NAIA. But, it’s still college basketball. Not only that, it’s a very exciting brand of college basketball that can provide you with everything you love about the sport if you give it a chance! And..what the hell else are you going to do tonight??
It’s frustrating right now. We’ve all got COVID fatigue. A lot of us probably have political fatigue as well. Novemberis normally a great month for college basketball because of all the MTE’s, all of the games between teams that don’t regularly play, the chances for UTR teams to win big games and go viral for a day (and perhaps even begin putting together the type of resume that can land them in the NCAA Tournament without needing the auto-bid), and the teams that start off with no votes and no preseason hype that explode onto the scene (like Dayton did last November). In all likelihood we won’t get much of that this year. But, if you like watching two good college teams play in a game that means something, then you have the chance to do that tonight!! Tune in! Watch the game! Tweet at us during the game! For the first time in a long time, let’s watch a college basketball game and have some fun!!