beat the Dukies! lookout

Hi.  This is Coach K.  His team will be kicking your team's ass today.  Have a nice flight home. 

UPDATE 3/16/07:  Not so fast, Mr. Know-It-All (me).  Copngratulations to VCU. Cinderella just arrived at the ball.

VCU is now one of my favorite teams after they owned Duke in the 1st round.

This is the best team from a dangerous conference. The CAA sent George Mason in last year - VCU could win a game or two.

Update: I'm happy to say that I picked VCU to win this game.  I'm less happy to say that I picked Davidson and Oral Roberts to win as well.

If I had to pick a double digit seed to get to the Sweet 16, VCU would be a great choice. They come from the CAA, the same conference that produced George Mason last year. Their conference is underrated, and they have a respectable record. Eric Maynor is a great talent at guard, and I can easily see him embarassing Greg Paulus from Duke. Duke is struggling lately, and obviously isn't a typical Duke team. They are beatable, and Pittsburgh looks vulnerable as well after Georgetown demolished them in the Big East tournament.