Chalk Talk

The NCAA Men's basketball championship game goes tonight in the Bayou of New Orleans, and the favorite Kentucky Wildcats will take on the Kansas Jayhawks. The final should be entertaining, though won't have the blood rivalry the Louisville vs. Kentucky game had on Saturday. Bill Self and Kansas beat John Callapari and Memphis a few years ago in the final so this is a chance for coach Cal to even the score. The Wildcats were supposed to get here and were picked by many to win so this should come as no surprise. Kansas on the other hand was a #2 seed so it shouldn't come as a huge shock but they have prove a lot of critics wrong in getting to the big game. The tournament as a whole didn't have many of the upsets of years past with the exceptions of Duke and Missouri going out in the first round, many of the big name teams made it to the Elite eight including three number one seeds. UNC, Ohio State and Syracuse all went deep and all the teams in the final four had won championships in recent memory. This goes to show that the pedigree of the big schools was dominant and continues to show that even though there can be great Cinderella stories, more often than not the chalk will rise to the top. As for the game, I think this is coach Cal's time and that Kentucky will come away with a win in what should prove to be a very competitive game.