Why should we take Memphis seriously when it is clear they are grown men beating up on children? This is the saga of a dominate mid-major team.

When considering the current college basketball landscape – the watered-down mid-majors, the fall of the Big East, the overabundance of star freshmen – coach Bobby Knight is an afterthought. You may not like him, but you had better respect him.

This year's freshman class of athletes in NCAA basketball might just be one of the best in history. Read on to find out why.