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4/6/09- TWD's Agenda For The Day: NCAA Final Two Title Game Preview

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Photo from ESPN (Arguably the two fastest point guards in America will duel again tonight) After their meeting in December (which has been talked about in ad nauseum more than tying in the "emotional" lift Michigan State has given the city of Detroit with their play), only few would have thought that the Spartans would be standing with the Tar Heels on the final night of the season. The stage was set for the Big East to reign supreme, with the Tar Heels being the only ones that could stop the powerhouse conference (and even if there is no representative form the Big East in the final game, you would be foolish to dismiss it as still not being the best conference, or the one with the most supreme depth). Nevertheless, the mastery of Tom Izzo, along with Travis Walton Velcro-like defending and the Achilles heels of almost all the number one seed Big East teams (free throw shooting) has led to those celebrating the fact that the much ballyhooed "toughest conference ever...

3/19/09- TWD's Agenda For The Day: BRACKETOLOGY 505, 2009 MARCH SEMESTER

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President Obama shows his Carolina love in the tournament, picking the Tar Heels to cut the nets over Louisville in the Final Two title game (Photo from ESPN) From the man in the White House to facebook pool request after facebook pool request, the sports world in America is once again engulfed in the March Madness spirit. The tournament, although it has already started with Morehouse State dispatching Alabama State in the play-in, excuse me, opening round game , really starts today as always. As you can see at the site's apex at the moment, the site is highlighting the four number one seeds and their key perimeter players (and you can make an easy case for at least three of the four being the most valuable players for their teams, with Levance Fields of Pittsburgh playing a slight second fiddle to DeJuan Blair). But with this being arguably the most parody filled year in college basketball ever as top teams continues to lose every week, you could easily make the case for the lik...