Friday games, you have a lot to live up to!

by JazzyUte on Mar 26, 2010 1:38 PM MDT in Basketball

Thursday produced the best game so far in this year's tournament. It was a double-overtime thriller played right here in Salt Lake City. K-State, victorious only after a marathon with Xavier, now moves on to the Elite Eight to play Butler, who stunned Syracuse in the earlier game.

Watching these two contests really makes me miss where Utah basketball once was. Butler and Xavier are, in my mind, the look of what every non-power team should strive to be. They can lose coaches (both have lost three since 2000), players and yet they have such a solid foundation, they never, ever miss a beat.

Remember in the 90s, specifically the late-90s, when Utah was that team? You know, sans losing their coach. They were the program making Sweet Sixteens (1996) and Elite Eights (1997) and even Final Fours (1998). Today? We're holding out for the NIT next season!

Ugh

Anyway, back to the action. Tonight's games are from the Midwest & South regionals.

In the Midwest, Ohio State takes on Tennessee in the early game (5:07 MST) and Cinderella Northern Iowa looks for another shocker against Michigan State at 7:37 MST. In the South, St. Mary's, another non-Power team, will take on Baylor. Later, Purdue will play Duke.

There is actually potential for another great night of basketball. But it's hard to imagine any game can live up to that Xavier-Kansas State one.

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i had butler yesterday and i have northern iowa tonight.

i’m taking st. mary’s and the points too. i was just thinking and this is good for college basketball and football. if three non bcs teams make it to the elite 8 there is going to be even more noise about the stae of college football. i hope one of them wins it too. in college hockey in the last ten years only one bcs team has won it. twice in the last 5 years in college baseball fresno state and rice have won the college baseball world series. memphis got close last year but idiot calipari screwed that up so maybe this year. can’t wait to hear what ari fliescher and bill hancock will say. a.f. might be busy with tiger wood’s bullzhit but hancock’s interviews are always amusing. peace out.

I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood"

by wolfmanshowlforever on Mar 26, 2010 2:30 PM MDT reply actions