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Exerpts from a Yahoo article:

7. Best nicknames

Southern Illinois Salukis (Egyptian hunting dog)

Kansas Jayhawks (a fictional bird, assuring the NCAA's politically correct set never can find any offended Jayhawks demanding a new name)

North Texas Mean Green

10. Is Memphis for real?

The Tigers, enjoying a 22-game win streak, are seeded second in the South. But due to their membership in the weak Conference USA, they've played just one good team (a victory at Gonzaga) since losing at Arizona in December. They have three victories against the tourney field (Kentucky, Gonzaga and 16 seed Jackson State). So is this a great team despite the weak schedule or a product of the weak schedule?

Know this: John Calipari's team is incredibly athletic and plays its system extremely well. Cal hasn't stopped attracting top recruits despite the C-USA tag. So underestimate them at your own risk.

By the way on Sunday morning's WFAA News 8 newscast Debbie Denman threw a big "Go Mean Green - UNT" out after a mention of selection Sunday.

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Another excerpt...further down in the same article:

13. Geographically Speaking

Texas A&M didn't get any favors by having to travel to Lexington, Ky., where the Aggies may match up with Louisville in the second round. Of course, if they win, they head to San Antonio for the regionals, where they'd enjoy a significant home-court advantage.

Then again, while Louisville is just 88 miles from Lexington, Cardinals coach Rick Pitino is anything but popular in the city where he once coached the University of Kentucky.

Toss in Xavier from just up the road in Cincinnati and Ohio State also playing at Rupp Arena, and this will be the spot for ticket brokers.

UCLA can reach the Final Four without leaving the state of California. The Bruins' first two games would be in Sacramento; two wins would move them into the regionals in San Jose.

In Winston-Salem, Texas Tech coach Bob Knight will work in front of what should be an overwhelmingly pro-North Carolina crowd, many of whom were not all that excited when the General passed Dean Smith as college hoops' winningest coach earlier this season.

Johnny "Bullet" Jones was a high school and college legend in the state of Louisiana (he led LSU to the 1981 Final Four). Now as a coach, he brings his North Texas team to New Orleans for a matchup with Memphis, a school he served as interim coach during the 1999-2000 season.

Edited March 12, 2007 by Greenblood94