Go, Tar Heels!

When North Carolina forward Deon Thompson jogged off the Ford Field court in December, his Tar Heels 35-point victors over then-13th-ranked Michigan State, he never imagined he would see the Spartans again this season.

Particularly not in tonight's national championship game.

“It just shows how crazy college basketball is,” said the junior, whose team will face off against MSU (31-6) at 9:07 tonight. “That a team at that point and time, playing the way it did that night, can motivate itself and rally itself to get that much better from December to April — that shows you how good a team they must be.”


My alma mater plays for the national championship of Division I men's basketball tonight thanks to the amazing talent and effort of some of the best student athletes in the country. They should be proud of themselves for making it this far. I sure am, just as I am proud of my university for giving them the opportunity to get an education and play a sport they love. The national championship title would be icing on a already very rich cake.

Now, there are some who think it would be better if Michigan State won, as it would mean so much to the people of Detroit and Michigan as they try to find any glimpse of sunshine in these dark economic times. We call those people losers, and they can die screaming and writhing in a fire. So fuck 'em.

It's Go time, bitches.