How’s that to attract a pie of sports fans to pay attention to college hoops eh?

In case you didn’t know, the 2008-09 NCAA college basketball season is already heating up and last Monday night, we saw one powerhouse team get stunned by a virtual unknown, 60 feet away from the hoop.

That’s right, Cedric Jackson swished a 60-foot shot at the buzzer to stun the Syracuse Orange, leading his Cleveland State Vikings to a 72-69 win at the Carrier Dome.

The Syracuse Orange, ranked No.11 in the nation, was favored by most bookies to beat the lowly Vikings team from Cleveland State handily. After all, they had the support of their fans at the Carrier Dome ready to heckle any Viking who puts up a shot to their hoop.

But for some reason, Syracuse just can’t seem to finish the Cleveland State Vikings off. Syracuse let Cleveland State hang with them up to the final minute of the game. And with the game tied with 2.2 seconds left, it happened.

The Vikings were more than happy to go to overtime with the game tied at 69-69. After all, surviving this long into the game against the powerhouse Syracuse Orange was already a huge accomplishment anyway.

Cleveland State senior Cedric Jackson, however, had other plans.

Jackson took the inbound pass from J’Nathan Bullock at the other end of the floor, turned and put up a two-handed Hail Mary shot, 60-feet away from the hoop. Somehow, the ball found the bottom of the hoop, sending the rest of the Cleveland State Vikings to a frenzy and the entire arena in shock.

”I looked up to see if there was a chance but knew there wasn’t enough time,” Cedric Jackson said. ”It was a prayer. It’s not an everyday shot.”

It’s not an everyday shot indeed. And it’s not everyday that you get to beat powerhouse teams like Syracuse either.

Who will win the 2009 NCAA college basketball national championship? Bodog sportsbook has the odds.

North Carolina Tar Heels 2.50

Connecticut Huskies 11.00

Memphis Tigers 26.00

Kansas Jayhawks 26.00

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