Judgement Day is Upon Us

In approximately four and a half hours, both Stanford and Maryland will be getting ready to head back to their respective campuses. One will head back overjoyed and preparing to head to the fun and sun of Tampa, as well as a bid to the Final Four. The loser will head back feeling rather disappointed and unfulfilled, having their dreams end one step short of the promised land.

Recent history is not on Stanford's side. The Cardinal have not made it to the Final Four since 1997, despite being in the tournament each of the years between now and then, including a trip to the Elite Eight every year since 2004 except for last season. In fact, no team further west than Oklahoma has made it to the Final Four since Stanford's trip in 1997.

While it's not because of the recent inability for western teams to make it further than this round of the tournament, Scott and I both seem to think that this game looks good for a Maryland victory, especially if they play like they did against Vanderbilt. Why? Well........you'll have to listen in for that. Hal DeCoursey, Dave Vatz and Rob Dawson start off the festivities at 8:30 ET/5:30 PT for an hour-long pregame show, with Scott and myself taking over at 9:30.