Red Bull Doing Whatever It Is Red Bull Does

We're past the halfway point of ESPN's Tip-Off Marathon and at halftime of the St. John's-Detroit game.  Hopefully everyone's hanging in there, I know things are getting tough over here.

But, to get you through halftime, and maybe give you a little pick-me-up if you're into this sort of thing, here's another video from the wide world of Red Bull.  Its a life-size Mouse Trap set up, complete with all Red Bull sponsored athletes.  I tried to stop watching at least eight or nine times, but I couldn't look away.

Almost Halfway Through Tip-Off Marathon, If You Don't Know Now You Know

At 11 a.m. on Tuesday, we are almost halfway through ESPN's Tip-Off Marathon. Last night's New Mexico-Davidson battle was the best game of the tournament by far, with plenty more games looking to take that title today.

Gonzaga got things started with a bang last night, unfortunately it didn't make for a great game, but UNM-Davidson more than made up for that.  The Lobos came back from 16 down early to close the door with a five point win.  In the dead of night, it had me stifling my excitement so as to not wake my roommates.

The lull was for the Hawaii-Houston Baptist and Stony Brook-Rider, which Hawaii and Stony Brook secured in two uninspired games.  The blog was back on the scene at 8:30 this morning, and will be right here if anything crazy should come up the rest of the day.

Tonight promises to provide two of the more exciting match-ups in the coming weeks.  Powerhouses Michigan State and Kansas meet up, then hand the court over to Duke and Kentucky.  Kansas should handle Michigan State in the first game, as the Spartans are probably still woozy from a battle with UConn overseas.  The second game will be a ball fight right from the get-go, but Duke's experience, coupled with the "unstoppability" of Seth Curry and Mason Plumlee will give them a healthy halftime lead going into a dominant second half from the Blue Devils.

Stay tuned on ESPN, and check back for updates throughout the day here or on Twitter @JonToddVanDamme.

ESPN College Basketball Tip-Off Marathon

If you're not watching for at least two or three games, you're doing something wrong.

This is one of the few times that I am okay with being unemployed, the other notable instance was when Aerosmith played that free show on Comm Ave. last week.  The ESPN Tip-Off Marathon debuted in 2008 and has been going strong ever since, starting with one game at 11:59 p.m., and new games starting about every two hours for 24 hours straight.

It is currently 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, and I'm here on my futon, blogging and live tweeting the games with my laptop going, cell phone tuned into Twitter and Sports Illustrated's college basketball preview issue by my side.

Game 1 is in the books, as Gonzaga topped West Virginia 84-50.  Rough way to start, but don't worry, the marathon will take you across 16 conferences, 14 states and five time zones.

As you can see in the picture above, the 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. slot is an ideal time for a power nap.  Probably not going to be much action out of Hawaii-Houston Baptist or Stony Brook-Rider.  But I've been watching games since 7 p.m. Tuesday, and don't plan on stopping outside of my designated nap time.

Stay tuned for more Tip-Off Marathon blogs all day tomorrow, and get on board with me via Twitter @JonToddVanDamme.