Quick Blog about the Elite Eight

UConn vs. Mizzou- Mizzou's speed and attacking style versus UConn's strength and speed, and attacking style. Get the point. UConn is tough, large, athletic and hungry. They know they are good enough to win it all and with impending NCAA sanctions as a rallying cry, look for them to move on. UConn

Vilanova vs. Pitt- A Big East war! Nova is not intimadated by Pitt's toughness and have nothing to lose. They are also the hotter of the two teams coming into the game. It would be easy to pick Nova here, but Pitt seems to have a knack for surviving and getting big plays late by Lavance Fields and DeJuan Blair, while getting great play overall by Sam Young. Pitt

Louisville vs. Michigan St.- L-ville looks primed for a National Championship run. Michigan State will not be intimadated but they are flat out not as athletic as the Cards. The Spartans will try to make this a grinder but Louisville's experience in the Big East has prepared them for this. Louisville

UNC vs. Oklahoma- This is an epic battle between the last two Players of the Year in Blake Griffin and Tyler Hansborough as well as a battle between two great teams. This game could be a final. While the teams match-up well, UNC's depth and experience should preavail. UNC

Bubble Report 3- Buy or Sell

Bubble Report 3

New Mexico- They have won eight of their last nine, including a victories against UNLV and Utah. The lone lost was to conference regular season champ BYU. They are a solid team but don't have a lot of big non-confrence wins. Their biggest was Ole Miss, which isn't very big at all. I'd like to see them do a little more. Sell

Penn State- I think yhe stunning win over Illinois got them in. They helped their cause by getting out of the first round of the Big Ten tournament. Talor Battle has been huge with 17.3 points per game. Buy

Maryland- The Terps kept the momentum rolling with the win over N.C. State tonight. They are looking good after beating WakeForest, even though the lost to Duke. Greavis Vasquez will shine in the tourney. Buy

Florida- After looking like the class of the league early, the Gators dropped critical games to LSU and Tenn (twice.) The Kentucy win helps but their loss to Auburn hurts. Sell

Halftime @ Tech-Clemson

Halftime- G-Tech- 39, Clemson- 39- Tech played tough in the first half and Clinch had 15 points, but once again, Tech has wilted under defensive pressure a little. They are holding serve in what has become a back and fourth battle. Tech has not been able to stop Trevor Booker, who has nine effortless points in the paint. Tanner Smith had 10 points. Tech is still playing a little tight for a team that has nothing to lose.