Gameday closes in: media updatesWritten by: noreply@blogger.com (Tim Blair)Plenty of coverage for the opening round of the 2009 tourney:
- Jared Eborn from the Deseret News on how the Aggies will not be fooled by MU's struggles down the stretch (http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705291177,00.html)
- Journal-Sentinel has a brief scouting report on the Aggies (http://www.jsonline.com/sports/goldeneagles/41411592.html)
- Martin Renzhofer of the Salt Lake Tribune on USU's Jared Quayle living out his dream (http://www.sltrib.com/collegesports/ci_11935861)
- Renzhofer with another article, this one on how head coach Stew Morrill appreciates his team's depth (http://www.sltrib.com/usuaggies/ci_11936132)
- Eborn on the offensive efficiency USU enjoys under Morrill (http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705291617,00.html)
- Win or lose -- MU does it right ....... 100% graduation rate for hoops (http://www.jsonline.com/sports/41406232.html)
- Utah State is very tough in close games, per Rosiak (http://www.jsonline.com/sports/goldeneagles/41411582.html)
- This fella is part of the emerging chorus of folks picking USU to upset MU (http://seattlesportsnet.com/2009/03/16/upset-central-helping-you-with-your-bracket/)
- Here's an MU alum with real faith in his team (http://thebaldesttruth.blogspot.com/2009/03/bracket-time.html)
- Accuscore says MU has a 55% chance of winning on Friday (http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=528009)
- Chicago's Radio 670 "The Score" had an interview with Buzz Williams yesterday (http://www.670thescore.com/pages/3596918.php). Good stuff and good questions from MU Alum Hanley
- Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl has a youtube clip previewing the game (he picks Marquette) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cygxygu5jME)
- CS contributor BMA has an interesting post on 6th seed History (http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=13797.0). Well worth checking out
- Not really MU related, but an interesting piece from the Freakonomics blog (http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/when-losing-leads-to-winning/). They center around the idea that a team that is behind by a point at halftime is more likely to win than a team that is up by a point at halftime. I'm just rooting for Marquette to be up by 8 points or more (80% chance of winning), and not down by more than four points (
As always, get over to MUScoop to see what the MU fanbase is saying about the tourne (http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?board=2.0)y.
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