Here we go. There’s a lot riding on today, including the legacy of this team and the Derrick Rose era. But you know what? You wouldn’t have been able to tell yesterday from being around the team. I have never seen the Tigers look so relaxed, so confident. That’s why I believe they will indeed win today and bring Memphis back to the Final Four since 1985. Texas, to me, seemed a little bit uptight but they may be that way anyway. Maybe I’m overrating body language. I just liked what I saw from Memphis, and if they come out and play that way, they’ll win. If they’re uptight and missing shots, they could be in trouble. But if they’re uptight, it happened sometime in the last 24 hours.

Exciting stuff. I think it would be a great storyline for all four No. 1 seeds to make it to San Antonio. It has to happen some time, right? It would be a heck of a Final Four.

So it looks like Antonio Anderson will be guarding A.J. Abrams which I like. He’s a catch-and-shoot guy, and Antonio has done well on those kinds of players before (Neitzel, Lofton) whereas last year he struggled a bit against Mike Conley in the Ohio State game last year. That means Derrick Rose’s job is simply to keep D.J. Augustin in front of him. We’ll see how he handles it. If Dorsey and Dozier win their individual matchups down low and out-rebound Texas, the Tigesr will win.

Let’s see how it plays out.