In the country of the Colossi, Kansas, North Carolina, UCLA and Memphis State, little Davidson College (that’s right, COLLEGE), home of 1,700 bright students, has won its way tonight into the Elite 8 of the NCAA men’s tourney. Seeded 10th (roughly expected to be the 40-43rd best team in the tournament), the Davidson Wildcats trapped the Badgers of Wisconsin who probably thought their 3 seed was good for another round or two.

Davidson is lead by the son of former NBA sharp-shooter Dell Curry, young Stephen Curry, who might just be the best player in this tournament. Even ‘King’ James LeBron showed up tonight to see Curry in person, worthy praise from the man who just might be the best basketball player in the world. Curry only outscored the entire Wisconsin team in the second half of the game.

Every few years a team like Davidson pushes its way into the world of athletic factories sponsored by sneaker makers. The Wildcats will probably get knocked off by Kansas on Sunday, but it’s nice to see actual student-athletes excel on such a level. Most of us root for the underdog if we don’t have a rooting interest in a particular team. I’m guessing that Curry and company don’t consider themselves underdogs…wouldn’t it be something if they were right?

Another cool thing at play here is that the Board of Directors of Davidson colleges paid for any Davidson student who wished to make the trip to see the game, including lodging and food. Even though classes were not called off, and it’s a LONG way from the Carolinas to Detroit, several hundred students took up the B O D on the offer and cheered their team on tonight.

In other news, the Tigers of Memphis University are going to be playing Texas on Sunday, unless they think the game is over with 10 minutes left to go and leave the arena. Coach Izzo of the losing Michigan State Wolverines is probably gonna go schizo after watching this one on the tape if he doesn’t destroy the tape first.