Court session

The ESPN Tip-Off Marathon took over my Tuesday night, and it was wonderful. College basketball is officially back in full swing and all is right in the world—well, my world, at least.

The Big Ten came out with guns blazing and showed once again that they make up arguably the toughest conference in college hoops.

The Champions Classic featured No. 1 Kentucky versus No. 2 Michigan State, which was the earliest ever meeting between the nation’s top two teams, according to ESPN. I love a good upset, especially when it’s a Big Ten team doing the deed, but I love it even more when it’s Kentucky emba...