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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Bold predictions for 2008-09 season</title><link>http://beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/10/1668076.aspx</link><description>Officially, the college hoops season began Monday. True, it was an underwhelming two games – including a Duke rout, stunner – but the season is finally here. 

It also means most of the season preview stories have been written. How much build-up does</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Bold predictions for 2008-09 season</title><link>http://beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/10/1668076.aspx#1668297</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:50:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1668297</guid><dc:creator>Big Cat, Los Angeles</dc:creator><description>A Memphis Team will answer the call!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tyrek and our ringer from pro-baseball plus returning cast and a THE COACH OF THE YEAR!</description></item><item><title>Bold predictions for 2008-09 season</title><link>http://beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/10/1668076.aspx#1669726</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:41:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1669726</guid><dc:creator>Dave, Gilbert, AZ</dc:creator><description>Your link in the ASU paragraph stating &amp;quot;its deliberate, efficient offense and underrated defense&amp;quot; links to a University of Arizona scouting report.</description></item><item><title>Bold predictions for 2008-09 season</title><link>http://beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/10/1668076.aspx#1669735</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:45:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1669735</guid><dc:creator>Mike Miller</dc:creator><description>Well that's a stupid mistake. ASU's links are fixed.</description></item><item><title>Bold predictions for 2008-09 season</title><link>http://beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/10/1668076.aspx#1670827</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:33:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1670827</guid><dc:creator>James, Chicago IL</dc:creator><description>Watch out for Marquette - they are a dark horse to win the Big East. </description></item><item><title>Bold predictions for 2008-09 season</title><link>http://beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/10/1668076.aspx#1671836</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:43:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1671836</guid><dc:creator>Patrick, Milwaukee, Wisconsin</dc:creator><description>Hey, I love the blog, and I'm also kind of mad that I only just came across it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Anyway, we both took ASU as our breakout teams, I even picked them as my Final Four sleeper. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is good stuff, and also I was wondering if you could check out my college basketball blog. I know it sounds tacky, but we're gaining readership daily and we work real hard at what we do (all three of us are seniors in high school and are aspiring to be sports journalists).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;northwesternwins.wordpress.com &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;if you get a chance!</description></item><item><title>Bold predictions for 2008-09 season</title><link>http://beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/10/1668076.aspx#1725449</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:11:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1725449</guid><dc:creator>Kyle Hammond, Grand Blanc, MI</dc:creator><description>Haha whoever did the whole breakout team thing is a little safe, dont ya think! ummm... i agree with gonzaga and tennesee as a pick, but purdue! I mean msu is desperate for a final four, along with like maybe a wisconsin or even davison, looking at that one point loss to the national champions last year... but still, everybody wants to have their final four... but you gotta look at those ones that are just at tip of the cliff and are sooo close to making it along with previous year........ im lookin into those teams that arent up to the top with skill, but are truly playing with a heart and a passion... Those low ranked teams.. not so much i guess, here are my final four piks... nc, uconn, oklahoma, and gonzaga... NC is the winner duh! </description></item></channel></rss>