The Daily Roundup: Thursday

The BEST ACC Basketball Coverage:

PHOTO: Being Crimson alum, we're not too angry with this result. Both Tar Heels and BC need to get their minds right!!!


Getting your mind right:

Gators, Sooners seek title :"The hurry-up Sooners and speedy Florida meet tonight for the BCS championship, a matchup that includes a pair of Heisman Trophy winners, an SEC vs. Big 12 debate and more than its share of trash talk."





Four BCS gate-crashers to watch in '09:"The Bowl Championship Series title will be settled when Florida and Oklahoma meet tonight in Miami."


Meyer: Coaches should fight for recognition:"Florida coach Urban Meyer believes Utah, Texas, and Southern California should fight for their teams to be recognized as national champions."

Meyer a great aid to Gators:"It is different now with the University of Florida. Winning back-to-back national championships in basketball and being on the cusp of winning two national championships in three years in football will do that, almost creating a sense of entitlement."

Mark Blaudschun's BCS analysis:"Looks like a dream matchup with Oklahoma, led by Heisman winner Sam Bradford at quarterback, and Florida, led by last year's Heisman winner, QB Tim Tebow. Throw in the wisdom of two of the best young coaches - Florida's Urban Meyer and Oklahoma's Bob Stoops - and you have the ingredients for a classic confrontation. We liked the Sooners as ... "


Davidson remains well worth watching :"There's a little magic left in Davidson yet. Maybe not enough Wednesday, when the Wildcats lost by 12 at Duke, but enough to wonder about."


The conference headlines:

Boston College

Harvard upsets Eagles:"Jeremy Lin scored 27 points to lead Harvard over No. 17 BC, three days after the Eagles upset previously top-ranked North Carolina."


DeFilippo: 'A very difficult day' :"While providing few details on how the situation unfolded, Boston College athletic director Gene DeFilippo said this afternoon that he made the decision to..."


Duke

Devils swarm Curry, Wildcats :"Even Stephen Curry, the nation's leading scorer was no match Wednesday night for a No. 2-ranked Duke team whose defense was occasionally impenetrable in a 79-67 win at Cameron Indoor Stadium. "


North Carolina

Heels finally get it going :"Three days after losing its No. 1 ranking, its first game of the season and its chance to go undefeated, No. 3 North Carolina bounced back Wednesday with a 108-70 blowout of College of Charleston at the Smith Center."

UNC's Drew earns biscuits, breaks streak

Why Ginyard didn't play