Day 2

I told Dale Stevens and Mark Wacyk , both CIS diehards, that I'm lazy and this is proving it...

It's been a long few days but I'll just drop a few random notes on the Carleton-Brandon game that will determine the national championship Sunday:

• An interesting dynamic here: You have a team that has won four straight nationals and is clearly rolling with some confidence of knowing how to win big games vs a team that ABSOLUTELY wants them and has wanted them all year. BU has been overlooked, in their eyes, so who has more to battle for?

•The Yul Michel-Osvaldo Jeanty match-up is what we're likely to see to start, however, it's very easy we see a number of different sets from BU to try to make life difficult. We might see some zones from BU, if you asked my opinion. As for Yul, straight up he can lock down Jeanty but it will be tough and it will also come down to whoever can D him up in the event of changes or just foul trouble/strategy. Also, BU's attention to Oz will open things up, you'd figure, for some others like Stu Turnbell, the team's off guard.

• Jeanty might be the CIS player of the year the last two years, but (because of match-ups) I'm saying the most important part of Sunday's final is going to be Aaron Doornekamp and what BU does with him. Windsor shut him down well in the OUA final and Carleton struggled.

• Eric Glavic of St. Mary's got into two chirping matches with Brandon players Saturday, both which were started by the SMU quarterback who also plays hoops. He was first to get into Adam Hartman's grilll (no fouls), stood over Dany Charlery after a hard-ish foul and that left Whyms to come and get in his face Lrwe on. Both players shoved and got tech'd up. After the big loss, Glavic beaked at his towel boy, making it look like the guy who comes off a short bench ua better than anyone who stands behind it.

• Carleton is your favourite for a reason but BU is athletic and confident. I think ytou've got a 5 point game in the works and anyone who knows BU, and read Saturday's Brandon Sun, knows how it plays in five-point games.

This will be a great match-up. Check up with you in about 20 hours.