I must first confess, I was born and raised in Syracuse and I’m an Orange fan to the core.  While most human beings on the planet have either type A, B or O blood flowing through their veins, I am of a select few whose heart pumps Minute Maid.

Now considering that Louisville is one of the two teams that handed us regular season losses, I should technically still be bitter with the Cardinals.  But I’m not.  Not on a day when the Orange have finally made it back to a number one ranking for the first time since 1990.  Not much can move me off of this cloud that I’m floating on over the sports world.  But enough about the #1 ranked Syracuse Orange (sounds good, right?)

I actually like Louisville’s team.  It’s not like Louisville is Georgetown and I was sworn to despise them no matter what the case.  I’ve been a fan of Edgar Sosa since Coach Rick Pitino started recruiting him.  But more importantly, I’m pulling for the Cardinals to beat Marquette Tuesday night.  After beating UConn this past weekend for its tenth Big East conference win, the Cardinals are probably one conference win away from sealing up an NCAA tournament bid.  Pitino has long preached that his team will need 11 conference wins to seal a bid.

Marquette coincidentally also has 10 conference wins.  However, as one of the hottest teams in the country right now with 8 wins in their last 9 games, their case to make the tournament is just a little bit stronger than Louisville’s right now.

And if Louisville doesn’t beat Marquette, well, they play top-ranked Syracuse on March 6.  You already know where I stand on that game.