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Get ready for a few big days here on the blog.

With all the football writing I've done, it seems amazing even to me that basketball season really is almost upon us.

But just under 12 hours from now I'll be in the Theater at Madison Square Garden to liveblog Big East Media Day. Then on Thursday, I'm headed to Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City to liveblog Atlantic 10 Media Day.

There will be multimedia elements and interviews with as many coaches from the two conferences as I can get a hold of.

It's all the prelude to a week's worth of season preview podcasts that will kick off the new College HoopsCast series and lead up to the start of the 2007-08 season of city rivalry games, Nov. 9 at the Palestra when Penn hosts Drexel.

So be sure to swing by here often tomorrow, and if there's a question you want asked post a comment or email me and let me know.

Comments (4)

Fred F:

Can you shed some light on this holiday tournament at the Palestra over the Thanksgiving weekend?

Is there a "title sponsor"

How are revenues being divided?

Do any teams have to reciprocate with hosting home games?

What do the organizers expect to draw in terms of attendance?

Thanks JT!

fd:

where's the live blog?

Jonathan Tannenwald [TypeKey Profile Page]:

Not yet. But I will try to get answers to some of those questions next week, as I am as curious as you are.

I am fairly sure, though, that there is no title sponsor and that the organizers expect pretty sizeable crowds over Thanksgiving weekend.

Fred:

Another question for you to track down:

Who exactly are the "organizers"??


Should have built that in to my question from the other day


Thanks!

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I fell in love with the Big 5 at first sight upon moving to Philadelphia in 2002. At various points in my journalistic career, I've covered all six of the region's Division I teams. During that time, I've eaten many soft pretzels from the Palestra's concession stands, which is how this blog got its name.

In addition to the blog, I host and produce the Inquirer's College HoopsCast. It's a weekly podcast that features all the latest news and analysis from around local and national college basketball. Regular guests include Inquirer writers Mike Jensen, Joe Juliano and Mel Greenberg.

I also occasionally contribute to the Inquirer's women's basketball weblog, Women's Hoops Guru. If you've come here from there, this blog deals mostly with the men's side of things, though I do write about women's basketball and other sports when they fit in.

When not focusing on college hoops, I host and produce the Inquirer's PhilliesCast with Phillies beat writer Todd Zolecki, and can occasionally be found behind the camera shooting videos of the Eagles, other professional sports teams and the tiger cubs at the zoo.

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