As promised, I put together a look at the Akron Zips, Gonzaga's opponent on Thursday in Portland. They're an interesting team with seven freshmen, but their primary players (the McKnight brothers and Nate Linhart) are upperclassmen. Still, Akron often goes 10 deep and 11 different…
COUGARS This has been a season of change for Washington State. From the very first day of practice, Cougar fans knew they weren't in Hawaii anymore Toto. Or Beloit. This WSU team was going to be different, and it has been. In a season of…
Hopefully this post will be interrupted by the phone ringing. That means a couple of calls from Akron have reached the Inland Northwest so I can put together an article on the Zips for Tuesday's S-R.Anyway, there's more notes and links below.
COUGARS Hope you have a lot of time this morning. We have a lot of links. Read on for stories ranging from St. Mary's being hosed by the NCAA to Washington lamenting being forced to play a team WSU dominated. And, of course, items about…
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