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Things you will never hear a man say: (1) I'd love to watch Thelma & Louise again. (2) Mmmm... Tofu. (3) Her breasts are way too big.  And (4) I can't take another minute of ESPN.

I must sadly admit that as of this past Tuesday the one about ESPN no longer applies to me.

We’re a little over one month from Selection Sunday, and if the season so far is any indication, we’re in for a great tournament. We’ve seen Wake Forest knock off ACC favorites Duke and North Carolina, then get blasted by Miami. We’ve seen a red-hot Louisville team get undressed at home by UConn. We’ve seen Notre Dame and Georgetown fall apart to the point where they may be making NIT plans. We’ve watched Michigan knock off UCLA and Duke, then struggle to reach .500 in their own conference.

BRISTOL, Conn. -- ESPNU will televise six BracketBusters games, while ESPN360.com, ESPN's customized broadband service, will offer one. ESPN2 will televise five contests and ESPN will have one game. ESPN360.com will also simulcast the ESPN and ESPN2 telecasts. The match-ups are highlighted by #11 Butler against Davidson, both undefeated in conference play, and #22 Utah State against Saint Mary's, a 2008 NCAA Tournament participant that has been among the nation's top 25 teams this season as recently as last week.

 

2009 ESPNU BracketBusters Pairings

Super Bowl.. shmuper bowl, if you want real non-stop action, check out #1 UCONN at #5 Louisville tonight at 7 EST. This huge Big East battle is just one of many games on tap this week with national title, Top 25, NCAA Tournament, and Conference Title implications.

 

Monday

 

The Arizona Cardinals will be playing in the Super Bowl this weekend. Yes- you read that correctly. That alone should give you reason enough to stay indoors and keep the TV on all weekend. But in case that’s not enough, here’s a few other things that you might want to watch,

 

Saturday, Jan. 31

#24 Memphis at Tennessee (Sat, 3:30)

#3 UCONN at #19 Notre Dame (Sat, 7)

#12 Louisville at #8 Syracuse (Sun, 12)

#7 Michigan State at Ohio State (Sun, 3:30)

#4 Pittsburgh at West Virginia (4)

We’re still one weekend away from the Super Bowl, which means for the first time in ages, this will be a weekend with no football games. No Tebow, no Bradford, no Polamalu, no Fitzgerald – none of them. But don’t worry- there’s still plenty of reasons to spend the weekend on the couch…like some monster in-conference match-ups in the Big East and an in-state clash in Rocky Top. Here’s some games to look out for:

 

As I’m writing this, it is currently three degrees outside, with the high for today climbing to around 14.. The high for tomorrow is supposed to be 24 degrees. Needless to say, it’s a perfect weekend to spend indoors watching some hoops. This weekend is loaded with quality games, as the Pac-10, Big East and ACC all have some huge in-conference match-ups. Here’s some games to keep an eye on.