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Hopefully it doesn't poop, Dave Brand-On.

Rod Beard ‏@detnewsRodBeard 5m

@mikerothstein A bald eagle from the American Eagle Foundation is gonig to fly down from the press area to the court during the anthem.

Game starts at 3:00 ET on BTN and BTN2Go. Hopefully we see a healthy GRIII and Stauskas. Go Blue!

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaab/polls/

Good to see we are still ranked after two early losses. I think this team will be alright by the time the Big Ten comes around. Need to see a lot of improvement from some of the younger guys though.

AIRBHG has moved east to Chicago. Feel bad for Derrick and the bulls faithful. Seems like us Michigan fans aren't the only ones having bad luck lately.

One positive of this is Nik Stauskas. He was named the most outstanding player of the 2013 Puerto Rico Tip-Off and was one point shy of setting the tournament record.

What a difference a year makes. He really did make good on his promise. Hopefully some of the freshmen follow his lead. 

Looks like that 6:30 start isn't going to happen as the FSU vs Northeastern game still has 8 min left. 

Anyway, here is an open thread for the game.