Or Apertif and digestif, if you are on a primarily liquid diet.
On Monday, the Tigers wrapped up another easy, early slate of games last night with a 102-66 win over Winthrop. Now, they are heading to Anaheim for the 76 Classic. Of the teams in Anaheim, 6 of the 8 teams participated in the NCAA tournament, 4 of the 8 teams are ranked, and all of the coaches are well-respected in coaching circles.
Consider this tournament both an appetizer and a dessert for SC game on Saturday. The Tigers begin play on Thursday and will play again Friday, and hopefully Sunday, leaving plenty of time to tailgate, recuperate, etc.
The field of the 76 Classic represents eight conferences and eight coaches:
ACC: #19 Clemson- Oliver Purnell, I wish we would play WVU, so we could see an orange suit on one side line and a gold one on the other.
Big 12: Texas A&M- Mark Turgeon, ex-Wichita St. Shocker, Billy Gillespie upgrade.
Big East: #8 West Virginia- Bob Huggins, at his alma mater, looking for another gold suit.
Big Ten: #16 Minnesota- Tubby Smith, ex-UK coach, national championship caliber coach.
Big West: Long Beach State- Dan Monson, ex-Minn, coach, replaced by Tubby Smith.
Horizon: #10 Butler, Brad Stevens third-year coach, building a solid program, a hot commodity.
PAC 10: UCLA- Ben Howland, three final four appearances, Pac-10 champion, lover and fighter.
WCC: Portland- Eric Reveno, 2008 WCC coach of the year, for markedly improving Portland.
The Tigers take on Texas A&M on Turkey Day at 4:30 pm. It’s going to be on ESPN2, and you will have had enough tryptofan and alcohol that all you will want to do is sit in front of the TV and enjoy the game.
It is go time! Check out more at The-OP.
Go Tigers!
