College Hoops

Okay. Ok. Okie.

This is gonna be a blog post dedicated to ONLY the 24 Hour College Hoops Marathon.

Sound boring?

I don't give a fig. Or fuck. Whatever.

So here are MY predictions of EVERY game in the marathon.

Oh. And major ups to my bud Jeff Yager for helping me out and such. We're thinking of starting our own sports blog. Now THAT would be awesome.

But lets get to the scores and predictions.

Game 1: Miami at No. 19 Memphis

I'm a little late for this one considering the game has already started. HOWEVER. It's at half-time right now, and Miami in only one point behind Memphis. I'm calling the upset. Miami over Memphis by 5 points.

Game 2: St.John's and St.Mary's

This is a really odd game. Two devout catholic schools playing each other? Expect blood. St.John is returning ten, count 'em, TEN seniors from last year. And even though St.Mary's lost their two biggest post-players, they have one of the best shooting back courts in the country. It's gonna be a doozy, but I'm thinking St.Mary's barely squeeze by in a tight game. Sorry Gaels, but even this win doesn't promote you to "knock-off" status in the WCC.

Game 3: Central Michigan at Hawaii

Don't bother with this game fellas. Both teams are mediocre at best and CMY played an early Sunday game already. They aren't used to the time change, so I'm going with Hawaii by 10 points.

Game 4: Stony Brook at Monmouth

I hate the Dallas Cowboys. I hate Miles Austin. I hate Monmouth. Stony Brook finally put together a decent season last year and made it to the NIT. I totally expect them to kill Monmouth by at LEAST 20 points.

Game 5: Robert Morris at Kent State

The only reason Kent State is going to win this game is because Robert Morris got ripped of their loins after a near upset in the tournament against Villanova. Sorry Colonials, but Kent State has this game by 15 points.

Game 6: Northeaster at Southern Illinois

Both of these teams are picked to finish in the bottom half of their conferences. But with that being said, the Salukis (SIU) have some Indiana talent on their roster. I'm going with SIU by 10 points.

Game 7: Oral Roberts at Tulsa

Oral Roberts may or may not win their conference depending on how well Oakland does, and Tulsa is a joke even on the football field despite their 23+ win seasons the last three years. I'm going with Oral Roberts by 5 points.

Game 8: La Salle at No.17 Baylor

Eh. This is a totally lopsided game. La Salle is looking really bad this year. And I mean like...A-10 bad. Baylor by 30+ points.

Game 9: No.20 Virginia Tech at No.3 Kansas State

Now THIS is gonna be a good game. You have two Top 25 teams from the ACC and Big 12 conferences and Va Tech has a LEGIT chance to make the tourney this year after barely missing it the last few years. Unfortunately, despite how close this game will be, I think K-State pulls away in the final stretch for the win.

Game 10: Marist at No.7 Villanova

No contest, Marist lost all but one game last year. 'Nova by a BUNCH.

Game 11: No.5 Ohio State at No.10 Florida

Wow. This is probably THE premier game of the marathon. And even though I SHOULD write a lot about this game, I really only have one thing to say. Just because Ohio State lost their best player in Even Turner to the draft, that does NOT mean that they aren't stacked. They are loaded at shooting guard and forward. Florida? Fuck you Tebow. I'm flaky though. This goes into overtime and Ohio State wins.

Game 12: Detroit at No.11 Syracuse

I wish Jim Boeheim would just figging retire. So what, you only won ONE championship? Two bad you couldn't win it when it counted against IU. Gotta love them Hoosiers, and me bringing up something that happened thirty years ago. 'Cuse by a bunch.

Game 13: Miami(Oh) at No.1 Duke

No. I'm calling the upset. Duke goes down.

Game 14: Saint Joe's at Penn State

I think Joe Pa is coaching the basketball team this year. Taylor Battle is gonna rock some heads in the Big Ten conference this year as well. Penn St. by a bunch. Love you Jeff.

Game 15: No.18 Butler at Louisville

I know we're all still pissed about Butler losing in the championship to Duke. And I know that despite losing Gordon Hayward to the draft, Butler STILL has Shelvin Mack, Ronald Nored AND a new and improved and beefed up Matt Howard. I love Pitino and the Louisville Cards...but I don't like the name if their new arena, even though that won't be the reason they lose (though I would like to believe so). Butler by 15 points.

Game 16: North Dakota at No.25 Wisconsin

Ugh. I'm getting tired. You can't beat Bo Ryan in November. Badgers by a bunch.

Game 17: Belmont at No.23 Tennessee

Get it together Bruce. Yet another upset. Thank you UIndy. Belmont on top.

Game 18: South Carolina at No.2 Michigan State

Whew. I kinda like Michigan State. I thought they should have beaten UNC a few years ago in the championship game, and I know they're pissed about the tough Big Ten schedule they've got going on. South Carolina doesn't have the 'Ole Ball Coach in this game. Michigan State by 20 points.

Game 19: San Diego State at No.12 Gonzaga

Okay. So even though I thought that SDSU should have stayed at No.24 in the pre-season polls, and even though I think they'll make the tourney this year, and EVEN though they have a big man at forward (6-foot-7 Kawhi Leonard), I still think that Gonzaga wins...but only by 8 points.

Game 20: Nevada OR Pacific at UCLA

Okay. So this is an odd match up. Whomever wins the Nevada v. Pacific game gets to play UCLU. I'm not sure why it's set up like that, but it is. Deal with it. I think Pacific beats down a sluggish Nevada team and I also think think that they route UCLA.

IU will make the Big Dance.
Butler makes the Final Four.
Winthrop and South Dakota State will also make the Big Dance.
Irish barely get by and make it too...the Big Dance.
Duke will lost in the first round and only ONE ACC team will make it into the second round and beyond (UNC).

Grammatical errors? Hahahahahaha. You're funny.