No sense spending time on previews when we don't know if they will show up on the site before the games are played. Better to spend that time trying to find a solution to the ongoing problems with the Blogger publishing platform.
In the meantime, here are some readaround links, with a decided purple tint:
The storyline for the Holy Cross at San Francisco game is former Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton, who took over as the Dons interim coach Dec. 26:
No scolds barred as Sutton readies USF for his Hilltop debut (SF Chronicle)
Meanwhile, looking ahead . . . Who'd a thunk we'd ever think see the day the Washington Post's Maryland writer would refer to a Patriot League team coming to visit as "a difficult home game" --
With ACC Play Looming, All of the Terps' Games Count (Washington Post)
Dons' Sutton (raspy) voice of doom (Contra Costa Times)
Sutton's task at USF his biggest challenge yet (San Jose Mercury-News)
Looking back, Ralph Willard recaps the Crusaders recent losses in his most recent post
CoachRalphWillard.com
Despite those losses, Stephen Miller of the Morning Call is still high on the 'Saders' future:
Crusaders are team to beat in Patriot League (Morning Call)
Meanwhile down in the Valley:
Brett Reed Q&A (Morning Call)
Lehigh's lone senior is leader by example (Express-Times)
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