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<blockquote data-quote="RamblinRed" data-source="post: 832088" data-attributes="member: 1776"><p>I apologize if these have already been posted.</p><p>CBSSports has unveiled their countdown of every team in Div 1 college basketball.</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-no-1-358-rankings-preseason-countdown-concludes-with-top-68-teams-for-2021-22-season/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>GT is at #64, sandwiched between Clemson and Creighton.</p><p><strong>64. <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/GATECH/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets/" target="_blank">Georgia Tech</a></strong>: I will put some respect on Josh Pastner's name in this capsule. (Reminder: <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-starts-in-50-days-so-here-are-50-things-to-know-about-the-2021-22-season/" target="_blank">Pastner is the Ted Lasso of college hoops</a>.) He's 22-15 the past two seasons in the ACC and just coached up the league's 2021 Player of the Year, Moses Wright. Alas, Wright and inspirational PG Jose Alvarado are gone and that's what's going to probably prevent the Yellow Jackets from making back-to-back NCAA tourneys. Though these next two aren't as collectively big and small as Wright and Alvarado were, the new dynamic duo Pastner will rely upon is guard <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/players/playerpage/3042272/michael-devoe" target="_blank">Michael Devoe</a> and forward <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/players/playerpage/2893352/jordan-usher" target="_blank">Jordan Usher</a>. Also: <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/players/playerpage/2893432/bubba-parham" target="_blank">Bubba Parham</a> hasn't popped since transferring from <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/VMI/vmi-keydets/" target="_blank">VMI</a> two seasons ago, but the bonus year allows him to fulfill his potential.</p><p></p><p>Also, Matt Norlander's 50 things you need to know about college basketball</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-starts-in-50-days-so-here-are-50-things-to-know-about-the-2021-22-season/[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>30. Ted Lasso's</strong> still a thing -- it just won the <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2021-emmy-awards-winners-nominees-list/" target="_blank">Emmy Sunday night for best TV comedy</a> -- so let's dedicate this paragraph to identifying college basketball's version of the most popular character on TV right now. <a href="https://www.expressnews.com/sports/longhorns/article/New-Texas-coach-Chris-Beard-evokes-Ted-Lasso-16453588.php" target="_blank">The AP recently had a story about how Chris Beard has made a replica of the show's BELIEVE sign</a> and put it up near his office. Beard's a good comp, and in some way it fits. Off-beat personality quirks and occasional one-liners that make you cock your head. But he's not all-out Lasso. Guys like him, Scott Drew and Mike Brey have some of those vibes. But you know who <em>was</em> college hoops' Ted Lasso? Roy frickin' Williams! Alas, he only plays golf now. No, no, I have your answer. </p><p>It's Josh Pastner. Guy literally bought <a href="https://twitter.com/MattNorlander/status/1370944509073309701" target="_blank">a coronavirus piñata last season</a> and had his team smash it in celebration, then gave everyone candy after a win. He also almost always wears white polo shirts that are doggedly tucked in. Be a goldfish, Josh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RamblinRed, post: 832088, member: 1776"] I apologize if these have already been posted. CBSSports has unveiled their countdown of every team in Div 1 college basketball. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-no-1-358-rankings-preseason-countdown-concludes-with-top-68-teams-for-2021-22-season/[/URL] GT is at #64, sandwiched between Clemson and Creighton. [B]64. [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/GATECH/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets/']Georgia Tech[/URL][/B]: I will put some respect on Josh Pastner's name in this capsule. (Reminder: [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-starts-in-50-days-so-here-are-50-things-to-know-about-the-2021-22-season/']Pastner is the Ted Lasso of college hoops[/URL].) He's 22-15 the past two seasons in the ACC and just coached up the league's 2021 Player of the Year, Moses Wright. Alas, Wright and inspirational PG Jose Alvarado are gone and that's what's going to probably prevent the Yellow Jackets from making back-to-back NCAA tourneys. Though these next two aren't as collectively big and small as Wright and Alvarado were, the new dynamic duo Pastner will rely upon is guard [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/players/playerpage/3042272/michael-devoe']Michael Devoe[/URL] and forward [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/players/playerpage/2893352/jordan-usher']Jordan Usher[/URL]. Also: [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/players/playerpage/2893432/bubba-parham']Bubba Parham[/URL] hasn't popped since transferring from [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/VMI/vmi-keydets/']VMI[/URL] two seasons ago, but the bonus year allows him to fulfill his potential. Also, Matt Norlander's 50 things you need to know about college basketball [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-starts-in-50-days-so-here-are-50-things-to-know-about-the-2021-22-season/[/URL] [B]30. Ted Lasso's[/B] still a thing -- it just won the [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2021-emmy-awards-winners-nominees-list/']Emmy Sunday night for best TV comedy[/URL] -- so let's dedicate this paragraph to identifying college basketball's version of the most popular character on TV right now. [URL='https://www.expressnews.com/sports/longhorns/article/New-Texas-coach-Chris-Beard-evokes-Ted-Lasso-16453588.php']The AP recently had a story about how Chris Beard has made a replica of the show's BELIEVE sign[/URL] and put it up near his office. Beard's a good comp, and in some way it fits. Off-beat personality quirks and occasional one-liners that make you cock your head. But he's not all-out Lasso. Guys like him, Scott Drew and Mike Brey have some of those vibes. But you know who [I]was[/I] college hoops' Ted Lasso? Roy frickin' Williams! Alas, he only plays golf now. No, no, I have your answer. It's Josh Pastner. Guy literally bought [URL='https://twitter.com/MattNorlander/status/1370944509073309701']a coronavirus piñata last season[/URL] and had his team smash it in celebration, then gave everyone candy after a win. He also almost always wears white polo shirts that are doggedly tucked in. Be a goldfish, Josh. [/QUOTE]
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