The road to Jerryworld begins

The college basketball season is upon us and the road to North Texas is about to be paved as the NCAA will have its annual 24 hour hoops marathon run from November 11-12, concluding with the Champions Classic held at the United Center.  It will be quite the finale to the day long marathon, as four of the top five teams in the country will face off in a double header that could quite possibly preview the Final Four candidates.  Duke will take on Kansas and Kentucky will play Tom Izzo's perennial power, Michigan State Spartans.

The true highlight of the event comes in freshmen forms throughout the four showcased teams, as Kentucky brings in five of the top ten recruits in the country, with the heralded lefty, Julius Randle, headlining the class.  Duke also brings in a very highly touted recruiting class with arguably the best talent out of high school since Lebron James in Jabari Parker.  And the reason why I say arguably is because of the talent Parker will be up against with Andrew Wiggins of the Kansas Jayhawks.  Let us not forget about sensational sophomore of Michigan State, Gary Harris, who is another outstanding young talent that has the advantage of one more year of college and tournament experience on the freshman class this season.  Regardless of the outcomes on Tuesday night, look for this foursome of young and endlessly talented teams to be vying for their share of the Final Four puzzle come end of March.