[Cracked Sidewalks] Gameday closes in: media updates

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Gameday closes in:  media updates

Written 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
• Journal-Sentinel has a brief scouting report on the Aggies
• Martin Renzhofer of the Salt Lake Tribune on USU's Jared Quayle living out his dream
• Renzhofer with another article, this one on how head coach Stew Morrill appreciates his team's depth
• Eborn on the offensive efficiency USU enjoys under Morrill
• Win or lose -- MU does it right ....... 100% graduation rate for hoops
• Utah State is very tough in close games, per Rosiak  
• This fella is part of the emerging chorus of folks picking USU to upset MU
• Here's an MU alum with real faith in his team
• Accuscore says MU has a 55% chance of winning on Friday
• Chicago's Radio 670 "The Score" had an interview with Buzz Williams yesterday.  Good stuff and good questions from MU Alum Hanley
• Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl has a youtube clip previewing the game (he picks Marquette)
• CS contributor BMA has an interesting post on 6th seed History.  Well worth checking out
• Not really MU related, but an interesting piece from the Freakonomics blog.  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 tourney.

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