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per Joe:
The Gophers drew trouble with this first-round matchup against Middle Tennessee.
Just ask Michigan State. Or ask one of the millions who picked Michigan State to win last year’s NCAA tournament, only to trash their brackets when 15th-seeded Middle Tennessee bounced the Spartans in round one.
After pulling one of the biggest upsets in NCAA tournament history, the Blue Raiders came back even stronger this season. Their two best players returned, and JaCorey Williams, a 6-8 forward who transferred from Arkansas, emerged as Conference USA player of the year.
Fifteenth-year coach Kermit Davis saw his team blossom, going 30-4, including 17-1 in Conference USA.
Add it up, and it’s no wonder analyst Seth Davis instantly predicted another Middle Tennessee upset as soon as CBS unveiled the bracket, with the Blue Raiders as a No. 12 seed, facing the fifth-seeded Gophers. Davis said he even likes the Blue Raiders’ chances of getting to the Sweet 16.
“We’re excited,” Middle Tennessee senior forward Reggie Upshaw told the GoBlueRaiders.com. “Every year you see a 12-5 upset, and to have that 12 seed, we know the history behind it.”
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...-tennessee-last-year-s-big-spoiler/415992214/
Go Gophers!!
The Gophers drew trouble with this first-round matchup against Middle Tennessee.
Just ask Michigan State. Or ask one of the millions who picked Michigan State to win last year’s NCAA tournament, only to trash their brackets when 15th-seeded Middle Tennessee bounced the Spartans in round one.
After pulling one of the biggest upsets in NCAA tournament history, the Blue Raiders came back even stronger this season. Their two best players returned, and JaCorey Williams, a 6-8 forward who transferred from Arkansas, emerged as Conference USA player of the year.
Fifteenth-year coach Kermit Davis saw his team blossom, going 30-4, including 17-1 in Conference USA.
Add it up, and it’s no wonder analyst Seth Davis instantly predicted another Middle Tennessee upset as soon as CBS unveiled the bracket, with the Blue Raiders as a No. 12 seed, facing the fifth-seeded Gophers. Davis said he even likes the Blue Raiders’ chances of getting to the Sweet 16.
“We’re excited,” Middle Tennessee senior forward Reggie Upshaw told the GoBlueRaiders.com. “Every year you see a 12-5 upset, and to have that 12 seed, we know the history behind it.”
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...-tennessee-last-year-s-big-spoiler/415992214/
Go Gophers!!