OK it's just about that time. Baseball is finito, ESPN is in full on "NFL ALL DAY EVERYDAY UNTIL IT HURTS!!!" mode, and it's getting effing cold in the Northeast. That can only mean one thing...National Novel Writing Month college basketball is about to finally tip-off. We're not that into the whole preseason prediction crap--we'll leave that to the talking heads. But even so we must post something. So we will stick to a quick top ten, as we finally get this blog rolling.

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#5 DUKE BLUE DEVILS

Elliot Williams might actually make the Dookies seem cool"]Duke fans can bitch and moan all they want, so I (Nick) guess I will too, but this could become the season of the ubiquitous Tar Heels. Anyone not predicting UNC to tear down the nets on April 4, 2009 either wants attention, or is a complete and ignorant homer of one of these other nine teams.

We love attention and we hate UNC, but have to be rational and give them their props. Ty Lawson is back, Wayne Ellington is back and, oh yeah, that goon with limited NBA potential who has Medusa like powers when others look at his face, Tyler Hansborough, is back to patrol the middle and bother us tremendously.

The good news for the Tar Heels is obvious: there’s a wealth of talent and experience from top to bottom and that should allow them to overcome any and all obstacles thrown at them. The bad news is they will be expected to win nearly every game, and anything less than a title will certainly be labeled a failure. If they fail it will be awesome but, realistically, don’t expect it to happen.

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