While coach Merchant may be a tad cranky this AM, several other coaches may be shaking their heads or wiping their brow:

1) Temple roared back from 16 to defeat Illinois. (As a friend pointed out, a mini Geno v. CViv game)

2) The Jackrabbits had to pull themselves out of a hat to get a win in overtime over Gonzaga, and Graham was there:

From the old main street free of national chains to the farmland that frames its borders, Brookings has the friendly, casual feel of a city comfortable with its place in the middle of nowhere. Yet it was anywhere but the middle of nowhere in the basketball world Friday night, playing host to a game that threw down a challenge to the rest of the nation.

3) Xavier tempted Michael Cooper with his first win as a women's college basketball coach, but then swiped it away in overtime.

4) With Raven missing the first half because she overslept and missed a class, UT San Antonio tried to make the Texas opener a nightmare. The Longhorns woke up, though, and escaped with an 11pt win.