[SeKyCatFan]

Couple notes:
Travis Smith's knee last year in the title game scared the crap out of me. He was backing up and just crumbled. Don't have a clue if the surface had anything to do with it, but it very well could have.
About the Clay/Middlesboro argument is that it really didn't matter who hit the most bombs, who won the game? And no I'm not a Clay fan.
As far as I'm concerned Clay is the heavy favorite and everyone else is a notch or 2 below right now. Clay just seems like a total package to me and it will take an almost perfect game for someone in the 13th to beat them in the tournament this year when you factor in their arms and mainly their Offensive Firepower. They are a team to me that you truly can't give away anything in order to beat them.
As for Middlesboro they are also very talented, but I believe they are in the Harlan County, Corbin, North/South Laurel, Knox tier. Nothing wrong with that, Clay is just pretty darn good.
Clay can be beat. But it will take a dandy of a performance offensively and defensively from the above mentioned teams IMO.