What is hilarious is the scUMbags get to play an extra game. Thanks, Francis, God is good. ES could care less about the performance of those wearing stupid yellow-glow-in-the-dark blinding uniforms. Bumble-bee uniforms in football, and blinding yellow high-lighters in basketball. They may be great engineers and doctors, but they are color-blind artists in Ann Arbor. We'll still kick their butt and their extra game.
JOIN GHOLSTON AT HOF, FRIDAY, 7:45
As for the tourney, well it shall be fun - the ES will be at the Spartan HOF Cafe with his fam and work colleagues at the Spartan HOF for a Mid-Michigan Spartan Alum watch party. Wanna come out for some brews, food, auction items, and fun while we kick Iowa or Northwestern's bootie? Game time, tipoff is ETA 7:45 pm on Friday, on BTN.
We'll be hangin' with William Gholston if you're interested... Need to contact SRothw@aol.com if interested... GO GREEN!
RPI RATINGS
OK, we'll be throwing some smack at Bracketology all week long if Lunardi doesn't give the Spartans props with at LEAST a #2 seed (and maybe a #1 if they win the B1G tourney?) But real-time RPI ratings, which are significant in determining NCAA tourney qualifications, so far place the Spartans at #9. should be a great week in March, as is always!!!! It is IZZO TIME.
FAVORITES?
Check out VegasInsider.http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-basketball/odds/futures/ Spartans are 12-1 to take the title, Michigan is 10-1, and Indiana is 9-2... ES likes our chances, and the $20 he put in the Spartans in Vegas in November. Here are the full lines below:
| Indiana | 9/2 |
| Duke | 5/1 |
| Louisville | 6/1 |
| Florida | 7/1 |
| Michigan | 10/1 |
| Miami, FL | 10/1 |
| Gonzaga | 10/1 |
| Georgetown | 12/1 |
| Michigan State | 12/1 |
| Kansas | 15/1 |
| Ohio State | 20/1 |
| Syracuse | 25/1 |
| St. Louis | 30/1 |
| New Mexico | 30/1 |
| Arizona | 40/1 |
| Pittsburgh | 40/1 |
| UCLA | 50/1 |
| Kansas State | 50/1 |
| Oklahoma State | 50/1 |
| North Carolina | 60/1 |
| Wisconsin | 60/1 |
| N.C. State | 60/1 |
| Marquette | 75/1 |
| VCU | 75/1 |
| Minnesota | 75/1 |
| Field (any other team) | 100/1 |
| Missouri | 100/1 |
| Butler | 100/1 |
| Kentucky | 100/1 |
| Memphis | 100/1 |
| UNLV | 100/1 |
| Notre Dame | 100/1 |
| Colorado State | 100/1 |
| Creighton | 100/1 |
| Wichita State | 200/1 |
| Illinois | 200/1 |
| Oregon | 200/1 |
| California | 200/1 |
| St. Mary's | 200/1 |
| San Diego State | 200/1 |
| Colorado | 200/1 |
| Belmont | 200/1 |
| Alabama | 300/1 |
| Oklahoma | 300/1 |
| Temple | 300/1 |
| Villanova | 300/1 |
| Davidson | 500/1 |
| Arkansas | 500/1 |
| Mississippi | 500/1 |
| Virginia | 500/1 |
| LaSalle | 500/1 |
| Iowa State | 500/1 |
| Tennessee | 500/1 |
| Vanderbilt | 500/1 |
| Baylor | 500/1 |
| Xavier | 500/1 |
| Cincinnati | 500/1 |
| Maryland | 1000/1 |
| BYU | 1000/1 |
| Purdue | 1000/1 |
| Seton Hall | 1000/1 |
| St. John's | 1000/1 |
| West Virginia | 1000/1 |
| St. Joseph's | 1000/1 |
| Drexel | 1000/1 |
| Stanford | 1000/1 |
| Southern Miss | 1000/1 |
| Mississippi State | 1000/1 |
| Providence | 1000/1 |
| Oregon State | 1000/1 |
| Ohio | 1000/1 |
| Northern Iowa | 1000/1 |
| Texas A&M | 1000/1 |
| South Florida | 1000/1 |
| Washington | 1000/1 |
| Dayton | 1000/1 |
| Clemson | 1000/1 |
| Rutgers | 1000/1 |
| Texas | 1000/1 |
| Florida State | 1000/1 |
| Long Beach State | 1000/1 |
| Northwestern | 1000/1 |
| Iowa | 1000/1 |
| Murray State | 1000/1 |
| LSU | 1000/1 |
| George Mason | 1000/1 |
| Marshall | 1000/1 |
| Virginia Tech | 1000/1 |
| Georgia | 1000/1 |
| Harvard | 1000/1 |
| Ole Miss | 1000/1 |
| Richmond | 1000/1 |
| DePaul | 1000/1 |
| Utah State | 1000/1 |
| Nevada | 1000/1 |
| USC | 1000/1 |
| South Carolina | 1000/1 |
| Georgia Tech | 1000/1 |
| St. Bonaventure | 1000/1 |
