TGTGIOTV

If you're a Salukis fan, you already know the SIU men's basketball team will play West Virginia University today in a first round game in Auburn Hills, Michigan (tip-off at 1:55 p.m.). You also know that the Mountaineers has some excellent players, as does the team from Carbondale. Sports Illustrated a good article about the two teams.

This will be a great game. The Mountaineers are favored to win by most experts. To win, the Salukis must rebound well. Expect to see Tony Boyle and Jamaal Foster get early minutes if "Reboundin'" Randal Falker and Matt "Aw Shucks" Shaw get into foul trouble guarding the Mountaineers big men.

What does TGTGIOTV mean? Thank God the game is on TV.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

The local Irish Festival is having a fundraising dinner at the Newman Center tonight from 5 - 7:30.