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I'll be creating my breakdowns for March Madness regions again this year. I will create the posts for each region right now as "placeholders" and then complete them over the next few days - feel free to discuss things before I finish any of them. Duke basketball is a hot topic because Cooper...

Barcelona clobbered Real Madrid last weekend in the Spanish Supercopa, 5-2. This is a glorified exhibition tournament now held in Saudi Arabia between four of Spain's top clubs, but the occasion still obliges a first-team roster. Real Madrid started a shockingly odious 8 black players out of 11...

There was some discussion in the main NBA thread about how more and more teams seem to be integrating white contributors into their lineups. I thought I'd take a stab at a "viewer's guide" that gives a rough outline of who we might find enjoyable here. I've chosen a simple three-tier sorting...

I'll start the thread for news and notes from this upcoming basketball season. Kansas seems to be the slight consensus as preseason #1. They will be led by the timeless big man Hunter Dickinson (I've stopped trying to do the math on eligibility), and the Jayhawks have a handful of white players...

Donte DiVincenzo traded from the Knicks to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a deal that sends Karl Anthony-Towns to New York and makes their team all-black once again. White Chocolate may have been relegated back to the bench next season anyway despite playing such a key part in the Knicks'...

The Central Florida Knights have started 10, 10, 13, 12, 7, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 8, 5, 4, 4 and 4 white players over the past 18 seasons. In 2024, they will start 4 once again. The quarterback room is now coal-black after the departure of John Rhys-Plumlee. Trent Whittemore returns to start at...

Since 2007, Washington State have started 8, 9, 8, 11, 13, 13, 10, 8, 9, 7, 7, 4, 6, 6, 4, and 3 white players. In 2024, they project to start 6. Not a lot to say here: John Mateer seems to have won the QB battle against All Big Sky first-team transfer Zevi Eckhaus. The Cougars are the other...

Minnesota has had 11, 9, 10, (-), 8, 10, 8, 11, 9, 11, 19, 7, 6, 7, 7, 6, 8, 8, and 10 white starters over the past 20 years. In 2024, they project to start 11. Going into his eighth season, PJ Fleck has done a commendable job with the Gophers program. It's also refreshing to type so many names...

Since 2007, Oregon State has started 10, 10, 13, 10, 8, 5, 8, 8, 6, 5, 5, 5 6, 7, and 6 white players (no write up in 2015). They tie their all-time low of 5 to open 2024. The Beavers lost the Power 5 musical chairs after the Pac-12 emptied out. Along with Washington State, they will be the...

Since 2006, USC has started 8, 6, 7, 5, 6, 6, 3, 5, 4, 6, 6, 5, 6, 3, 4, 4, 6, and 8 white players. In 2024, they project to drop back down to 3 starters. Head coach Lincoln Riley did not get off to a dream start at USC despite his overhyped Heisman hopeful at QB. Miller Moss stepped in for...

Since 2005, Washington started 6, 8, 9, 8, 8, 6, 5, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 8, 10, 8, 4, and 3 white players, excluding 2014 where no write-up was done. Jedd Fisch’s first Huskies team projects to start 5. Kalen DeBoer brought the least-white Washington team ever to the national championship game and...

Between 2005 and 2012, UCLA started 7, 7, 9, 10, 8, 4, 8, and 9 white players. No write-ups were done between 2013 and 2015. Between 2016-2019 they started 6, 8, 3, and 4. (2020 season was cancelled). Since 2021, they've started 7, 4, 9, and now 6. Without a white running back, this is no longer...

Since 2005, TCU has started 10, 8, 9, 8, 9, 11, 8, 10, 7, 4, 3, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, and 5 white players. They hold steady at 5 again this season. Not a lot to remark about Sonny Dykes' team two years removed from the playoff final. Just the little things like a black two-deep at offensive...

Since 2006, Illinois has started 11, 8, 5, 4, 4, 6, 8, 10, 8, 10, 10, 6, 5, 6, 8, 5, and 4 white athletes. They project to start six in 2024. Head coach Bret Bielema has yet to channel his 3-time Big Ten-winning Wisconsin rosters. His OL is dark, his defense is dark, and his depth isn’t great...

Since 2005, Michigan has started 8, 7, 8, 9, 8, 9, 9, 8, 12, 11, 10, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 7, 5, and 8 white players. They project to start 7 this season, although a racial QB battle will continue throughout the year. In the past twelve months, the Wolverines program has seen its head coach suspended...

Tuesday night football again! Undefeated Liberty hosts Middle Tennessee State tonight as 14.5 point favorites. Both teams start ~4 whites (but black quarterback for Liberty, so...) Western Kentucky travels to Jacksonville State (Alabama) as 8.5 point favorites. Both teams start ~6 whites. --- The...

Apologies if such a thread already exists! I saw this pic and felt it needed to be shared. There is surely an extraordinary chain of events that led up to this moment. Not a great look though for this guy. Dump more DWF pics here.

Since 2006, NIU has started 11, 11, 14, 12, 11, 7, 7, 9, 6, 8, 10, 9, 10, 7, 10, and 9 white players. In 2023, the Huskies project to start Rutkiewicz had six touchdown catches out of the slot last season and is the team's leading returning receiver. The success of his partnership with Rocky...

Since 2006, Bowling Green has started 12, 9, 9, 11, 9, 10, 12, 7, 10, 7, 9, 6, 9, and 7 white starters. We've missed a few years in there somewhere. In 2023, they look to start 8. Scot Loeffler was a well-traveled assistant who took his first head coaching job at Bowling Green in 2019. In 2022...

Since 2005, the Miami Redhawks have started 13, 13, 16, 13, 9, 11, 10, 9, 9, 14, 14, 9, 11, 10, 13, 11, 11, and 10 white players. In 2023, they look to start 11. Starting QB Brett Gabbert is Blaine's youngest brother and the clubhouse leader. He was under-recruited out of high school because of...

Since 2006, Central Michigan has started 8, 10, 15, 13, 11, 11, 14, 14, 15, 9, 8, 7, 3, 4, and 7 whites, with no write-up done in 2013. For 2023, they project to start 9. Head coach Jim McElwain will enter his fifth season with CMU with MAC title aspirations. Unfortunately, a completely caste...

Since 2005, Toledo has started 8, 9, 9, 9, 8, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 11, 6, 6, 9, 3, 6, 7, and 8 white players. In 2023, they project to start 9. Toledo is the Vegas favorite to win the MAC this year. Their most intriguing pair of players are the two white safeties, both reprising last season's...

Since 2005, Rutgers has started 6, 5, 8, 9, 11, 8, 4, 5, 4, 8, 6, 6, 3, 5, 5, 4, 5, and 4 white athletes. In 2022, they project to start just 3 - yet another all-time low for the program that played the first-ever college football game in 1869. Greg Schiano will enter the fourth season of his...

Since 2005, the Spartans have had 7, 5, 7, 10, 10, 10, 12, 8, 9, 8, 8, 10, 11, 11, 10, 11, 11, and 7 white starters. In 2023, the team projects to start just 4, a record low for this 127 yr old program. Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker is in elite company with one of the most lucrative...

Since 2005, Ohio State has started 12, 11, 11, 10, 10, 12, 12, 8, 4, 6, 6, 3, 3, 5, 6, 3, and 5 whites players (no writeup in 2013). In 2023, they will start 6. The Buckeyes will be starting a white quarterback for the first time since 2011, when former walk-on Joe Bauserman began the at the...