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* Find a 12 seed and make friends: Since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, No. 12 seeds have more Sweet 16 appearances than teams seeded No. 7. Plus, a double-digit seed has made the Sweet 16 in 25 of the last 27 years. (Side hint: Long Beach State is poised and experienced and has played one of the nation's toughest schedules. Did we mention the 49ers were a 12 seed?) * Look for stars: Whether it's Kemba Walker last year or Christian Laettner 20 years ago, the best players seem to carry good teams. Here are three stars to watch: Kentucky's Anthony Davis, North Carolina's Harrison Barnes and Kansas' Thomas Robinson.

We are changing the process so that there will be just first-, second- and occasionally third-team Best of Preps honorees, and the honorees on all of those Best of Preps teams will be our guests at the banquet. This move allows us to be more flexible in every sport and reward deserving players who may be in tougher geographical areas while still honoring the same number of athletes and inviting those selected to the banquet.

\"They're the best No. 4 seed we've ever played,\" said Calhoun coach Hal Lamb, who should be well-versed in four seeds after leading the Yellow Jackets to their 11th consecutive region title this season. \"We knew their strength was their offense and their quarterback is a good player. We bent a little bit but we didn't break and made some plays in the red zone.\" \"We kind of figured out their snap count, and the defensive line did a great job of freeing me up,\" [Hunter Knight] said. \"I'm sure there's some little stuff I can do better after looking at the film, but that's one of best games.\" \"This was my first playoff game and it definitely feels different,\" said Calhoun quarterback Taylor Lamb, who settled into an impressive rythym and completed his last eight throws to finish his first postseason start 19-of-25 for 206 yards and a score to Ben Lamb. \"Plus, both teams started getting a little mouthy and, hey, it's football.\"

A: \"I regard brain injury as the most dangerous on an 'injury scale.' The problem of concussions in particular is that most are not associated with changes on brain scans. We have no way to measure cumulative effects of multiple concussions until it is almost too late.\" A: \"Concussions are on the rise because of heavier players who move faster. Force equals mass times acceleration. Equipment improvements have not kept up with the this. At UNC, studies are ongoing that measure significant blows to helmet-protected heads of players. I've read that the average lineman sustains up to 1000 significant blows to the head annually. Increasing publicity is due to the high-profile, former NFL players such as John Mackey who are now incapacitated by concussion-related dementia. I suspect that most concussions go undiagnosed because of the reluctance of players to report symptoms and risk the loss of playing time.\"

Thank you! I was at the Quarterback Club luncheon Monday when a question was asked of you about UTC's exclusion on the front page of the sports section. Everyone knows that we are in the middle of SEC athletics, but even the SEC fans like to read about the Mocs.

\"The SEC and some other big college conferences want to become publishing and broadcasting businesses now,\" said David Tomlin, The Associated Press's associate general counsel who helped draft the letter. \"It is constructed so the leagues can run their own publicity machines, make money and control their message, control their brand. What that means for the fans is less opportunity to see independent, objective exposure. The leagues will cover themselves.\" \"While we appreciate that your organization made modifications addressing concerns raised by members of our associations, we believe that many major issues were left unaddressed,\" the groups write in the letter. \"We strongly urge further review, as many of the revised provisions will still inhibit coverage of SEC events to the detriment of both the news media and the SEC and its members.\"

\"I know nobody enjoys practice -- coaches or players,\" first-year Cleveland High coach E.K. Slaughter said. \"We all play for those Friday nights.\" \"Hydration is a big factor,\" Red Bank High School coach Tim Daniels said. \"We don't have water breaks because we have water running all the time and the kids can get water any time during practice.\"

\"We haven't had a discussion on what it would take for us to postpone anything, but we did talk with Texas and Alabama folks,\" TSSAA assistant director Matthew Gillespie said. \"It's something we will monitor. It's not to the point where we would cancel anything. Right now it would be a school decision, because we're still in the regular season.\"

\"I have to thank God for this because He's been with us all year,\" Brainerd coach Stanley Jackson said. \"You look at our numbers and their numbers, and you see what kind of effort it took for this team to do this.\" \"Give them a ton of credit, because they did a great job of preparing for us and for this game,\" East Hamilton coach Ted Gatewood said after a historic season for the Hurricanes ended. \"We misfired on some of our chances, and they made the most of theirs.\" \"The person that wins the backyard fight is the one that's willing to fight the longest,\" [Maleek Rooks] said, repeating the Panthers' practice-week mantra. \"All the work, all the two-a-days, all the sweat -- it's all worth it for this feeling right now.\" \"We worked a lot this week on the passing game, and we executed that,\" said [Sam Caffey], a sophomore who completed 12 of 20 throws for 148 yards. \"We feel like we're always the underdog, but that's how we like it.\"

\"It's been a rough week, an emotional week,\" said [Tim McClendon], who played Friday night. \"It's been a year filled with ups and downs.\" \"It was a good start, and we had a good plan,\" Sequatchie coach Chad Barger said. \"That said, it's tough to go against an offensive machine like that.\" \"It's been emotional, for sure,\" [Mitchell Hall] said. \"This is not the way it was supposed to end. It's supposed to end in another five weeks. \"It was a good ballgame,\" Price said as he and the Eagles hustled to the bus after a quick congratulations between the teams and coaches. \"This is a new beginning for us. We're starting over.\"