Big Country was one of many UK rock acts to find marginal success on the US charts in the 1980's...their biggest hit was, ironically enough, "In a Big Country"...which they were compelled to sing in every concert-- because it's what they did well. I never saw them live, but I would imagine they opened with "In a Big Country", wrapped up with it, used that song in their encore and played a medley throughout...especially as other songs ("Look Away", "Fields of Fire") failed to catch on.
At the mid-February mark (bids go out in four weeks) the area schools have rehearsed their material and know what their hits--everyone is playing to their strengths, for better or for worse...and in order to succeed you must not only have a plan but have faith in that plan.
#8 Georgetown at Syracuse--John Thompson III's offense has been called precise as a surgeon by some or deliberate as a beaureaucrat by others...the same could be said about the Orange's vaunted 2-3 zone defense. Gtown's looking for its first win at the Carrier Dome since 2002...I imagine coach John Thompson III will find the SU zone a little easier to figure out after having played against it for 45 minutes (plus, the team is rebounding much better)--and it's tough to forget how the Hoyas held the Orange without a field goal for the game's final eight minutes.
Maryland meets Florida State--the Terps have been playing inspired ball since starting 0-2 in the ACC (the only defeats since then have come to #2 Duke)--Greivis Vasquez is "In a Big Country" personified-- able to feather a soft pass to the post one possession while jacking up a crazy 3 the next. How controlled will he be against the Seminoles? More importantly, how sharp will the team be after the letdown of losing a high-charged game to the Blue Devils?
George Mason meets UNC-Wilmington as their Patriot League hopes get slimmer with every VCU win (Patriots trail the Rams by 2 games with 4 to play)...they lost by three to the Seahawks down there; the in ability to get to the line (only 4 free throws) hurt them over 40 minutes. Production from Will Thomas will be pivotal--but what's keyed GMU this winter has been a supporting cast from Dre Smith to Folarin Campbell as well as a versatile bench that Jim Larranaga has been able to skillfully manipulate.
George Washington has perhaps its best opportunity for a road victory this season when the Colonials visit St. Bonaventure; the running question for this year's team has been how effective they'll be offensively on a nightly basis--this was the one year GW didn't have depth at point guard and it's cost them mightily. But don't count out Karl Hobbs' grit--and the same goes for his team.
American visits Colgate Sunday--don't look now but the Eagles currently lead the Patriot League thanks to their four game winning streak, and only one of their four remaining games are against a team with a winning record. Lately the play of Garrison Carr (25ppg during the streak) and Brian Gilmore's boost off the bench have placed AU in title contention. Now the regular season title is doubly important in this conference because it translates into home-court advantage for the tournament.
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