Who's excited for some college hoops?

Not everyone, apparently. There's an emerging meme today -- Gary Parrish mentions it, Seth Davis devotes an entire column to it, and Mike Miller weighs in -- about the relatively quiet beginning to college basketball's season. It's true. College hoops is a slow build, one that starts with a whimper and ends with a bang. Most major sports get at least two bangs out of the deal; naturally, college hoops guys feel deprived. And can you blame them? Tonight is our official opening night. The most noteworthy game has some minor off-court intrigue -- Isiah Thomas's heavy-hearted coaching debut coming against national power North Carolina -- but on the court, North Carolina is likely to win by 30. The rest of the slate isn't all that much fun, either. California-Murray State, Ohio State-Alcorn State, Albany-Syracuse ... these are not the type of match ups likely to get anyone's blood boiling. There have been efforts to build a hypothetical college hoops Opening Day...