The Memphis Tigers should be mad. First, the Tigers get placed as the #1 seed in the South Regional of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, a bracket that could potentially have them matched up with #2 Texas in Houston, TX, with the Final Four on the line. Then, to top that off, 49% of ESPN SportsNation and the vast majority of college basketball “experts” have Memphis picked as the first #1 seed to be eliminated. So yes, the Memphis Tigers have plenty to motivate them. Oh, and throw in the fact that they have one of the best college basketball coaches in the nation in John Calipari.

In tonight’s action, the Tigers look like a team on a mission, and I can’t balme any fan who runs to the store to pick upsome new Memphis Tigers clothing. Memphis leads Michigan State 50-20 at halftime as 8 players have scored so far for Memphis and 6 Tigers have 6 points or more. Assuming the Tigers can hold on in the final 20 minutes, #1 Memphis would again advance to the Elite 8 where they would face the aforementioned #2 Texas Longhorns with the Fina Four on the line.