When I watched the first half of SDSU's first round NCAA Tournament game against TCU. I knew they were good, but that was incredible.

If there were some pre-game jitters, they disappeared at tip-off.

Jill Young played Class B basketball at Mitchell Chrisitan. Kristin Rotert played Class A basketball at McCook Central. Jennifer Warkenthien played Class B ball at Willow Lake. Ketty Corneman played Class AA at Yankton. Macey Michelson and Maria Boever are both Minnesota girls who played at Marshall and Worthington high schools.

They all made their national television debut on ESPN2, and they absolutely shined in the 90-55 win.

And Aaron Johnston, will he be the next head coach at Tennessee when Pat Summit retires?

It's too bad SDSU can't sign him to a longterm coaching deal. In South Dakota, the coaches at the state schools go on year to year contracts. He'll eventually get an offer he can't refuse.

I'm a little envious of my colleague Tim Peters, who's in Lubbock. It looks like he'lll be heading to Raleigh for the next round as well.

SDSU plays 2nd seed Baylor in the second round on Tuesday night. If the Jacks play like that again, the Bears don't have a chance.