Thursday, March 08, 2007
Two teams you can following the NCAA Tourney
So you're looking for some Cinderella teams that you can follow in the NCAA tournament this year - right?
Let me give you a couple of teams.
First the Creighton Blue Jays. This team is out of the surpisingly competitive "Mo Valley" conference (all but 3 teams had winning records). They hail from Omaha Nebraska. They beat a very good Southern Ill. team in the conference championship game . Interestingly, I used to live in Omaha - which is a great sports town. It was always fun to watch this small Jesuit school beat teams like Nebraska in Basketball (usually resulting in the firing of the NU basketball coach).
Second - the Winthrop Eagles - out of the Big South Conference. They go 14-0 in conference and feature a really good, young coach (Greg Marshall). Look for big things from this guy in the future. This team hails from Rock Hill South Carolina. They had a 28 and 4 overall record with losses to Wisconsin (in OT), Texas A&M, and North Carolina - all road losses. Not too shabby. Interestingly, I used to live in Fort Mill South Carolina - which is a sister city to Rock Hill.
I guess if history is any indicator, since I now live in Oakland County, then we should start preparing for the powereful Oakland University Golden Grizz to make a splash on the National stage in the next few years. Why not?
Let me give you a couple of teams.
First the Creighton Blue Jays. This team is out of the surpisingly competitive "Mo Valley" conference (all but 3 teams had winning records). They hail from Omaha Nebraska. They beat a very good Southern Ill. team in the conference championship game . Interestingly, I used to live in Omaha - which is a great sports town. It was always fun to watch this small Jesuit school beat teams like Nebraska in Basketball (usually resulting in the firing of the NU basketball coach).
Second - the Winthrop Eagles - out of the Big South Conference. They go 14-0 in conference and feature a really good, young coach (Greg Marshall). Look for big things from this guy in the future. This team hails from Rock Hill South Carolina. They had a 28 and 4 overall record with losses to Wisconsin (in OT), Texas A&M, and North Carolina - all road losses. Not too shabby. Interestingly, I used to live in Fort Mill South Carolina - which is a sister city to Rock Hill.
I guess if history is any indicator, since I now live in Oakland County, then we should start preparing for the powereful Oakland University Golden Grizz to make a splash on the National stage in the next few years. Why not?
