Struggling Canucks Look to End Skid – Host Panthers Tuesday Night
The Vancouver Canucks will try to right the ship and avoid their first five game losing streak in five years when they host the five-win Florida Panthers.
A pair of teams heading in opposed directions will square off in an SEC showdown, when No. 12 South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier hosts his alma mater in Columbia on Saturday.
The injury-plagued Florida Gators lost another piece overnight on Tuesday, offensive tackle Tyler Moore, leaving them with just two offensive tackles on the roster. That’s the kind of year it has been in Gainesville.
Two teams that have had their hopes of winning an SEC title stymied by injuries will collide on Saturday in Jacksonville, as the Florida Gators host the Georgia Bulldogs.
The No. 22 Florida Gators arrive in Columbia to face an unbeaten No. 14 Missouri Tigers team on Saturday in SEC college football action.
The No. 17 ranked Florida Gators will aim to add to their current three-game win streak when they arrive in Baton Rouge to take on the No. 10 ranked LSU Tigers on Saturday in a SEC college football battle.
Michigan scored an upset in the Sweet 16 in their OT win over Kansas and while they have one of the best backcourts in the nation their frontcourt stepped up big in their last game.
Florida Gulf Coast has become the first ever 15th seed to make it to the Sweet 16 and they have nothing to lose with all the pressure on Florida, who should win this game.
Tennessee is sitting at 16-10 and 8-6 in SEC play and they have played themselves back on the Big Dance bubble with 5 straight wins including beating a ranked Kentucky team.
Florida is one of the hottest teams in the nation, as they have won 10 straight and they are in first place in the SEC with a 2 game lead over 3 teams.
Florida is undefeated in SEC play (7-0) and they are one of the hottest teams in the nation winners of 9 straight games. Ole Miss only has 1 loss in SEC play and that was in their last game there they were crushed by 13 points at home and that snapped their 9-game winning streak.
I think I always like the Gators a little more than I should. Last year I loved their deep backcourt and they rode it to a second place finish in the SEC and some tournament success.
Florida won their season opener and as the game was an audition for the starting QB position Jeff Driskel will get the start under center.
The Bowling Green Falcons are returning a lot of talent from last year’s 5-7 team. Their 17 starters are among the most in the nation but it still may not be enough to rise to the top of their division in the MAC.
This could be the best matchup of the entire Elite 8 lineup this weekend, pitting two teams that pulled off slight upsets in the West Region semifinals on Thursday night.
This could quite possibly be the best game of the this year’s Sweet 16, and is definitely the most evenly matched, as the No. 3 Seed Marquette Golden Eagles take on the No. 7 Seed Florida Gators in the second game of a double header in Phoenix on Thursday.
