Jonathan Kamran

I’d like to tell you a story, and you tell me whom it’s about.

Columbia will continue its northeast road swing tonight with a trip to Fairfield, Conn. to take on winless Sacred Heart.

Four days after giving Ohio State a scare, Columbia men’s basketball fell behind early to SUNY Albany and never managed to pose a serious challenge to the Great Danes.

Five minutes into the game, it was an entertaining idea. Ten minutes into the game, it was a bit surreal.

Joe Jones has been criticized in the past for his soft nonconference schedules, padding a pre-Ivy record that was often misleading. His team won’t have that problem this year.

For one fleeting weekend two Februarys ago, it finally looked like Columbia basketball was ready to take a crucial step forward.

There’s no such thing as a sophomore slump.

That is, regardless of how Columbia football performs this season, it has absolutely nothing to do with some intangible force that says a team should perform worse in its second year with a new coach. There are always real reasons for a change in performance.