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Summary:
-Creighton is selling a ridiculous amount of Tourney tickets
-Butler and Xavier both exceeding expectations

Andy katz is a big state school homer who has always shown a bias against the catholic bb only schools. He sucks.

Friarfan2 wrote:Andy katz is a big state school homer who has always shown a bias against the catholic bb only schools. He sucks.

Did you actually read the article? If so, other than being complimentary of Creighton, Butler and Xavier, what was your problem with it?

XU85 wrote:

Friarfan2 wrote:Andy katz is a big state school homer who has always shown a bias against the catholic bb only schools. He sucks.

Did you actually read the article? If so, other than being complimentary of Creighton, Butler and Xavier, what was your problem with it?

What do you mean read. I saw a video. But whatever I agree Katz was more complimentary of the 3 new members than I've ever heard any non-BE or FOX paid analyst. He gave love to X for beating Cincy & Alabama...X gets less love here at HLOH for those wins than Katz gave them. We need more of this fair stuff in the press.

TheHall wrote:

XU85 wrote:

Friarfan2 wrote:Andy katz is a big state school homer who has always shown a bias against the catholic bb only schools. He sucks.

Did you actually read the article? If so, other than being complimentary of Creighton, Butler and Xavier, what was your problem with it?

What do you mean read. I saw a video. But whatever I agree Katz was more complimentary of the 3 new members than I've ever heard any non-BE or FOX paid analyst. He gave love to X for beating Cincy & Alabama...X gets less love here at HLOH for those wins than Katz gave them. We need more of this fair stuff in the press.

This is so true.

Friarfan2 wrote:Andy katz is a big state school homer who has always shown a bias against the catholic bb only schools. He sucks.

I doubt that this is true. Katz's father has been on the Boston College faculty for almost 40 years. He grew around the BC program and attended their coaches' basketball camps as a kid. Although he went to Wisconsin, I doubt that he harbors any animosity against the bb only Catholic schools.

Yea, Katz is one of my favorite writers for NCAAB. Prolly Goodman and Bilas after him.

Katz has always been supportive of

Friarfan2 wrote:Andy katz is a big state school homer who has always shown a bias against the catholic bb only schools. He sucks.

This is about as far from the truth as you can get. I'm not a huge Katz fan but he's about as good as it gets for someone who covers Division 1 Basketball like it should be covered: everyone in one division, regardless of their football conference affiliation. I'm more anti ESPN now, pretty much thrilled with leaving the tube on FS1. Raf is SICK, and although Austin Crochere isn't exactly Gottlieb personality wise, he's actually more watchable than Doug or Bilas or Vitale or any of them. I'd like to see Katz defect to FS1 and cover the Big East along with Joe Lunardi.

Friarfan2 wrote:Andy katz is a big state school homer who has always shown a bias against the catholic bb only schools. He sucks.

Man, I couldn't possible disagree more. I've always found Katz to welcoming to mid majors and majors, private schools and public schools, etc. When we were in the Missouri Valley, there were several times that I heard Katz say positive things about Creighton.

If Katz is a homer of anything, it is good basketball teams. He does routinely ignore teams that don't compete for titles or post season play.

Andy katz we are talking about.

Same guy who reported that the catholic seven would have to join the atlantic 10 because they wouldn't be able to form a conference themselves?

The same guy who lists buzz williams, jay wright or jtiii for every bcs state school job that opens up even if that school has no tradition, fan base, and will pay their next hire half of what those guys make?

Anyone who says katz shows fair treatment to the catholic schools has not been paying attention. He is a big 10/espn homer who pushes an agenda.