This week Tennessee destroyed a higher ranked Vanderbuilt team. Some would call this an upset. Louisville did the same to Marquette. Are either of these upsets? How about Texas Tech winning at home against Texas A & M? Too often the pundits want to call these major upsets, however, when you play at home in league play things are different. I don’t care what league you play in it is always tough to win on the road.
Ask Rhode Island or ButlerThe Rams lost at St. Louis while Butler dropped a road game to Cleveland State. Let me jump out on a tangent for a moment. How about the job that Gary Watersis doing at Cleveland State. He has them undefeated in the Horizon and off to the best start since the days of Coach Kevin Mackey and Mouse McFadden. Albeit, he is doing it with a little more regard for the rules and his players.
He was not a good fit at Rutgers. His roots are in the Midwest and he is best at mining talent out of Michigan and Ohio. Afterall, he was the one who got things rolling at Kent State. Look for the Vikings to put themselves in a poistion for post season play.
Over in St. Louisthe Billikens came close on Saturday against Dayton, but then got over the hump with a win over nationally ranked Rhode Island. Once again it was Majerus at his best. And it looks like Tommie Liddell is finally starting to soak up some of that basketball knowledge.
Getting back to the BCS boys, Bob Knight beat Texas A&M for the third straight time. Change coaches it doesn’t matter the General has your number. Just like Majerus, he is a master of utilizing the talent available and creating strong defensive, fundamentally sound teams.
Big game this weekend in Missouri. It is part one of the Border War. Kansas visits the Tigers and it should be a heckuva game in front of a sell out crowd. If Missouri wins it will be their second home conference win over a ranked team. However, this one will be an upset as Kansas is capable of running the table in the league. They are that good!
