Oral is hot right now. I am not talking about fellatio, I am talking about the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.
The 15 seed Golden Eagles are blazing hot right now heading into the Sweet Sixteen. They defeated the #2 Ohio State Buckeyes in the first round and in the second round they took down #7 Florida.
Oral Roberts has won their two tournament games by a total of six points so far and have a tough matchup with a very tough team, the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Arkansas is a team that hustles from the first tip to the final buzzer. In the first round they brushed Colgate to the side and won 85-68. In the second round, they had a nail biter against the Texas Tech Red Raiders. They came out on top with a 68-66 win.
On paper, you would think this game would be a blow out but there is no team more dangerous than a low seed that has already caused two upsets. They had low expectations entering the tournament and right now, they have nothing to lose.
The Golden Eagles are led by guard Max Abmas who has recorded 55 points in two games and forward Kevin Obanor who has 58. These two guys will be the key if the Golden Eagles want to move on.
Oral Roberts becomes one of two 15 seeds that has made the Sweet Sixteen. The only other one was the 2013 “Dunk City” Florida Gulf Coast Team. If the Golden Eagles beat the Razorbacks, they will be the first 15 seed to ever make the Elite Eight.
I think we can all come to the conclusion that Oral is good and we all want to see more Oral the rest of the tournament.