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Saturday, December 23, 2006
More than one big game today
Chris Courogen/Hoop Time
The "General" barks orders back in his Indiana days
While much of the college hoops world will be focused on Lubbock, Tx. this afternoon when Bucknell tries to deny Texas Tech coach Bobby Knight a share of Dean Smith's record, two other league teams also take on big name foes.

Unless you live in a cave (and then how the heck are you here?), you know the whole storyline for this afternoon's Bucknell-Texas Tech game (4:30, ESPN2) (matchup). Bobby Knight, love him or hate him, going for win No. 879, which would tie him with former North Carolina coach Dean Smith as the all-time winningest coach in Division 1 hoops.

A few weeks ago, this would have seemed like a "pencil it in" win for Knight. But Bucknell has recovered from its 0-4 start to win five of its last six, including picking up a big-name scalp at Xavier the Bison's last time out.

We plan to get to a TV as soon as we can this afternoon, but first we'll stop in College Park, Md., where American takes on Maryland (matchup)in a 1 p.m. tip.

On the other side of town, Navy visits Georgetown (matchup), also a 1 p.m. tip.

A win by any one of the three league teams would be a tremendous early Christmas present for the Patriot League.

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