Red-hot rivalries burn down the house

When it comes to red-hot rivalries for the 2009-10 season, Tobacco Road takes a back seat to Kentucky and Louisville.

...Panthers battles for a rebound with teammate DeJuan Blair #45 and Marshall Moses #33 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the second round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament at University of...

DAYTON, OH - MARCH 22: DeJuan Blair #45 of the Pittsburgh Panthers looks on against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the second round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament at the University...

...coach Jamie Dixon of the Pittsburgh Panthers reacts from the sidelines during a game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the second round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament at the University...

DAYTON, OH - MARCH 22: DeJuan Blair #45 of the Pittsburgh Panthers celebrates after defeating the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the second round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament at the University...

Young leads way with 32 as Pitt outlasts Oklahoma State

Sam Young, the Panthers' poet in motion, scored 32 points and DeJuan Blair added another double-double as top-seeded Pittsburgh advanced to the round of 16 for the fifth time in eight years with an 84-76 win over Oklahoma State

DAYTON, OH - MARCH 22: DeJuan Blair #45 of the Pittsburgh Panthers reacts between plays against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the second round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament at the University...

...Pittsburgh Panthers fights for a rebound with Marshall Moses #33 and Obi Muonelo #2 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the second round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament at the University...

...OH - MARCH 22: Sam Young #23 of the Pittsburgh Panthers drives to the hoop against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the second round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament at the University...

...MARCH 22: Levance Fields #2 of the Pittsburgh Panthers celebrates late in the game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the second round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament at the University...

...ball in the second half during the second round of 2009 Big 12 Tournament against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at the Ford Center. Oklahoma State won 71-70. (R)Jan 28, 2009; Philadelphia, PA, USA...

Katz's Region Breakdowns: East

From the most intriguing player to the hardest team to figure out, Andy Katz breaks down the East Regional.

Big Dance: Who takes the crown?

From Selection Sunday to the Coen brothers to the players under pressure, The Minutes -- Big Dance edition! -- runs through it all.

Let's hear it for the little guy

From Morehead mania to the possible fourth No. 1 seed to Chief Kickingstallionsims, The Minutes runs through it all.

Weekly Watch: Pitt's Blair, Florida State head honor roll

AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain Florida State is in the running for a No. 1...Make room for Blair, next to Thabeet and Oklahoma's Blake Griffin. It would be hard to...