FEAR the BIG RED!!!!!! written by Ronald Carthen

So many double-digit seeds have made their mark so far in the NCAA tournament. If there's one team you better be afraid in this tournamet is the 12 seed Cornell Big Red. The Big Red dominated the Temple Owls and will move on to the second round of the tournament. It was the Ivy League's first tourney win since 1998 and the school's first tourney win in history. It was great to see their three leading scorers, who are seniors, stepping up in this game.

This country better get familiar with Ryan Wittman, the son of Indiana Hoosiers Randy Wittman, who led the Hoosiers to a national championship in 1981. Ryan was the team's second leading scorer with 20 points, seven of ten from the field, and four of six from the three point line. The Ivy League player of the year is Cornell's leading scorer and the conference's all-time three pointer shooter. I'm telling you right now you better put two bodies on him as much as you can, otherwise his three-point shooting will continue to strike your nerves all day long.

Ryan might be the best player, but 7-0, 265 pound Larry Foote is the most important player. You can always rely on him if you need to pass it to Larry in the paint and he'll make two points look easy. It was amazing how he dominated the Owls big men. He made those guys look like they didn't have a chance. He finished the game with 16 points, six of eight from the field, and seven rebounds. You always need a good big man to help you win a championship and the Big Red may have that guy to make a run.

How great was Louis Dale in this game? Louis is the team's third leading scorer this season, but he stepped up big time today. He led the game with 21 points on six of 13 shooting and was three of seven from the three-point line.

I'm telling you right now this team scares me and I have them going as far as the Sweet 16. None of these guys will be first round picks heading to the NBA Draft this year, but Big Red coach Steve Donahue has this team ready to surprise this entire country. You don't just almost beat Kansas at Lawerence, Kansas and don't expect to be a sleeper come on.

ESPN's Jay Bilas says this team is going to the Elite Eight to face West Virginia. If Kentucky plays this team in the Sweet 16, I would be nervous. This team is ready make a very big Cinderella run and ruin brackets across the country.