Wolverines vs Dukies

After the recent popular ESPN 30 for 30 documentary of the University of Michigan's Fab Five and their rivalry with the Duke Blue Devils, guess who the Wolverines meet in the 3rd round of this year's NCAA tourney? Ironically the hated Duke Blue Devils and their iconic coach Mike Krzyzewski.

UofM is of course an underdog coming into this game against Duke's 31-4 record. However Michigan has played the nation's best throughout the season fairly well. They were in close games this season against NCAA top seeds, Ohio State and Kansas.

"We've played the top teams in the country this year and fared well," junior captain Zack Novak said. "We're bound to get over the hump against one of them, so it would be great to do it (Sunday)."

No doubt Michigan's Big Blue faithful would love to see the Wolverines finally put away Duke in a tournament match-up. If they do, this could really put Michigan back on the basketball map again after languishing in near non-existence for years. A win like this and advancing to the Sweet 16 could do a lot for recruiting and helping Michigan get the players they need to take that next step as a program.

"It's a great rivalry. We played them a couple times in the last three or four years," Novak said. "Our class has split with them, 1-1. Right now, we're just thinking about present-day Duke versus present-day Michigan."

"We're just trying to embrace (the success) and you don't get too many chances to be in this situation," Novak said. "We have such a good opportunity that we just want to live in the 'now.'"