The Schedule And The Picks

Here is the schedule for that fateful day not too far away. We picked games in an alternating fashion, with Dan getting the first pick because he rigged the "Is it one fingers or two behind my back" game. We only picked the games we'll be able to watch thanks to Cablevision not carrying ESPNU or ESPN360 prompting us to wonder what we pay $120 a month for. Picks, with comments:

Tue., Nov. 17 Midnight Cal State Fullerton at UCLA, ESPN
Rob picked UCLA. Until Kurt Suzuki tries on some basketball shorts, I'm sticking with the Bruins.

2 a.m. San Diego State at St. Mary's, ESPN
Dan picked SDSU. No Patty Mills? Big problem.

4 a.m. Northern Colorado at Hawaii, ESPN
Rob picked Hawaii. I'm searching for a witty line but knowing I'll be up at 4am to watch this game makes me cry.

6 a.m. Monmouth at St. Peter's, ESPN
Dan picked Monmouth. A Jersey Shore battle close to my home... that 17 people will end up seeing.

8 a.m. Drexel at Niagara, ESPN
Rob picked Drexel. Philly will be looking for post World Series redemption. Why not Drexel?

10 a.m. Clemson at Liberty, ESPN
Dan picked Clemson. The only thing scaring Clemson about Liberty is the potential of Jerry Falwell's ghost appearing.

Noon Northeastern at Siena, ESPN
Dan picked Siena. This could be a sneaky good game but Siena should be too much.

2 p.m. Arkansas Little-Rock at Tulsa, ESPN
Dan picked Tulsa. This is ESPN daring us to fall asleep mid-afternoon.

4 p.m. Temple at Georgetown, ESPN
Dan picked Georgetown. Greg Monroe won't need to be on the lookout Nehemiah Ingram in a Hoyas win.

5:30 p.m. O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic: Binghamton at Pittsburgh, ESPN2
Rob picked Pitt. Still too strung out from the brief Corey Chandler era to topple Pitt.

6 p.m. Dick's Sporting Goods NIT: TBD (probably UNC-C) at Duke ESPN
Rob picked Duke. The less cool battle for North Carolina. Duke looks a little a better in this one.

7:30 p.m. Hall of Fame Showcase: Arkansas vs. Louisville (from St. Louis), ESPN2
Rob picked Louisville. Does Arkansas have any hot interns to work in Pitino's office? Don't think so. The 'Ville wins.

8 p.m. Gonzaga at Michigan State, ESPN
Dan picked Michigan State. Sparty shows why they could be the best in the country. Izzo doesn't smile.

10 p.m. Hall of Fame Showcase: Memphis vs. Kansas (from St. Louis), ESPN
Dan picked Kansas. Memphis better hope that Mangino and Co. board the flight to St. Louis with the hoops squad.

11:30 p.m. Dick's Sporting Goods NIT: TBD (probably TCU) at Arizona State*, ESPN2
Rob picked ASU. Lost Hardens, Horned Frogs... way too many phallic insinuations in this game.