College Hoops This Week

I am Orso'Grande.

Be quick and catch one of this week's predicted upsets: Michigan State (starting just about now) over Boston College. BC, though a very talented team, is facing a battle-hardened State squad. No one has played a tougher schedule so far in this young season. Maurice Ager and Shannon Brown should get a great win over Craig Smith and the Eagles.

Tomorrow night (Wednesday), Alabama plays Notre Dame at 7:00 on ESPN. The Golden Domers aren't up to it, Tide Rolls, wins big.

On Saturday (12/10), two games to watch:

Indiana over Kentucky at 3:30 on CBS. We learned two things as we watched both of these two teams lose last week: Indiana is for real, but simply can't close (can anyone say "DUKE?"), but Kentucky is way overrated. Hoosiers in a close one.

But the game you don't want to miss is Texas playing Duke, at 1:30 on CBS. My buddy The Orangeman concludes that Duke has been tested early and often, and shown us that they're for real. The Longhorns simply aren't ready for this game, they'll struggle, and Duke will prevail.

But The Great Bear knows otherwise: This game isn't at Cameron, but up in Scarlet Knight country, at East Rutherford. Duke has gotten off the hook too many times already, and they'll be upset by PJ Tucker and Daniel Gibson. Hook 'em Horns!

[ed: Time of Texas/Duke corrected.]