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per Randy:
Middle Tennessee basketball coach Kermit Davis hopes his school's football team can further establish the Blue Raiders as a "national brand" this week.
All it will take is another win against the Minnesota Gophers.
Davis coached Middle Tennessee to an upset over Richard Pitino's Gophers in the NCAA basketball tournament first round in March.
He's been preaching to his players about believing Middle Tennessee can become a national power as a mid-major. Wins against Big Ten teams like Minnesota and the previous year Michigan State in the Big Dance bring more attention to the Blue Raiders.
But just last week, Middle Tennessee upset Syracuse from the ACC in football. Now arguably the Conference USA's top program in two major sports is looking to prove this Saturday that it should be on the national radar in both.
"We're not there yet," Davis said this week. "But you can only create a national brand if you beat national teams. Minnesota obviously has a national brand in the Big Ten and great fan base. All those things, whether it's men's basketball or football, those games are important to all of us."
http://www.startribune.com/middle-t...-springboard-to-national-spotlight/444479073/
Go Gophers!!
Middle Tennessee basketball coach Kermit Davis hopes his school's football team can further establish the Blue Raiders as a "national brand" this week.
All it will take is another win against the Minnesota Gophers.
Davis coached Middle Tennessee to an upset over Richard Pitino's Gophers in the NCAA basketball tournament first round in March.
He's been preaching to his players about believing Middle Tennessee can become a national power as a mid-major. Wins against Big Ten teams like Minnesota and the previous year Michigan State in the Big Dance bring more attention to the Blue Raiders.
But just last week, Middle Tennessee upset Syracuse from the ACC in football. Now arguably the Conference USA's top program in two major sports is looking to prove this Saturday that it should be on the national radar in both.
"We're not there yet," Davis said this week. "But you can only create a national brand if you beat national teams. Minnesota obviously has a national brand in the Big Ten and great fan base. All those things, whether it's men's basketball or football, those games are important to all of us."
http://www.startribune.com/middle-t...-springboard-to-national-spotlight/444479073/
Go Gophers!!