Hoop Night 1/21/2008

Hoop Night is your daily preview of televised NCAA action. Saturday I realized my own version of hell - watching an intense Kansas/Missouri game with my enthusiastic, but clueless, mom and mother-in-law.


Don't Miss

Syracuse at #9 Georgetown - 7pm, ESPN
In STF terms, this is the battle of Ted and Jameson. Taking a slightly more worldy view, it's an Orange team that is struggling to stay relevant in the Big East after a rash of injuries, and a bunch of Hoyas hoping to stay on top for the rest of the season. Will Senior leadership win out over explosive youth? Watch and find out.


Watch if you Remember the Triple-OT Cowboy Win

#12 Texas at Oklahoma State - 9pm, ESPN
Last year this game was epic - two eye-bleedingly orange fan bases screaming their guts out and, finally collapsing in either agony or triumph as the third OT finally played out. Odd fact: OSU only played eight players in the 105-103 victory. This year? Probably not quite as good without Durant and James On Curry, but still interesting.


Tivo It and Watch Eddie Sutton's Wrinkles Grow Deeper

San Francisco at Gonzaga - Midnight, ESPN
This is one of those situations where I'm kind of torn. I'm actively rooting against the uber-crooked Sutton's drive to 800. But he's still coaching a team full of student-athletes who deserve better. Considering that they weren't winning anything before the mercenary Sutton came along, I guess I feel OK rooting for their futility to continue. Go Zags.


Also On

Howard at South Carolina State - 7pm, ESPNU
Alcorn State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 9pm, ESPNU
Pepperdine at Santa Clara - 11pm, ESPNU