[Tom Bottiglieri]

Is this finally be the big year for New England? Will 175, 176, 195, 501, or 1124 take home the gold? Or, will this be the year Midwest defense finally gets the credit it deserves? Will our friends from the coast of California show that there's something more to the beach than surfing and terrible dramas? Or, will the forces from the north be able to re-claim their Championship glory coming off a great year in 2006?

Either way, the 2007 Championship is sure to be one of the best we've seen in a long while. The divisions are relatively even. Expect "bunker buster" alliances to get split up on Curie and Galileo, and expect relatively unknown teams to rise from the darkness in Newton and Archimedes. Einstein will be stellar. See you on Thursday!