NCAA BBALL MONDAY

I know... youre here for the monday night football. Well thats coming, but first I thought I would try and make a sharp play in a sport I know very well.

Detroit U +7 V ND
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Notre Dame, we all remember them right? They are the big east team that plays well all year every year and fizzles out at the end to make it to the tournament but not really win anything.

Well they are playing Detroit U tonight, and I would like to tell you that Detroit U has a very good chance of winning this game on the court.

Who the hell are they? They are a team that plays in the same league as Butler. They were a very strong team last year, who really could put up points no matter who they played.
Last year as a young team they kept it within 10 against Syracuse in only the second game of the season, and held them to 66 points. They lost by only 6 to miss st., and kept a close game with butler first time around.

This year they hit for over 90 points in their home opener, they can shoot, they play well and they are obviously looking to have a big year as their out of conference schedule includes:

Notre Dame
St. Johns
Alabama
Miss St.

I dont think their athletic director would have added this caliber of games to their schedule unless he wholeheartedly thought that Detroit U would have a "tournament worthy" year this year, and it all starts tonight against ND. They will be playing their ass off tonight, that I can guarantee.

on the Notre Dame side.
I am sure they will be good again this year. They get top talent every season and have become on of the best places for a recruit to play in all of college basketball. But lets look at the current day. They played a team much worse than Detroit in their home opener, they only return 2 starters this season, and although ATKINS will do a fine job at replacing hansborough, at the moment, he is not fully developed the way he will be by Tournament time.

notre dame does have a distinct edge in their bench, and that may be where we meet our demise, but just like any basketball team from high school to pro, benches can be hindered by an unfinished or unestablished rotation. they certainly have not discovered their entire rotation with all these new players, and I think the experience and high expectations of this Detroit Titans team could even out some of the talent discrepancies.