ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- It's a couple minutes 'til tip-off, which means it's a good time to "arrange a meeting place in case of an emergency, at least according to the PA announcer here at Boardwalk Hall. It's also a good time to look at the comments Xavier's Stanley Burrell made earlier this week. (You'll notice that a JPEG of that writer's Fathead is on the side of that blog.) No members of the Musketeers made the All-Atlantic 10 first team, and Burrell -- the A10's Defensive Player of the Year -- was visibly angry.

"It's ridiculous. This league is pathetic," Burrell said. "We went 14-2, top 10 in the nation. Forget first team, Josh is probably the player of the year. You've got the best team and nobody on the first-team all-conference team? It's ridiculous. You talk about not having motivation? We got plenty now. I'm really looking forward to Atlantic City now."

Dayton has a bit more fans here than Xavier, but both teams have decent-sized groups of supporters here in A.C. Dayton has its incredibly creepy mascot, while Xavier counters with a band with full drum set.