Where's Jeff McKinney to warn us that in 2007 Winthrop upset Notre Dame in the NCAA tournament and that they their freshman are really good and that they are getting better every game and that we could be in trouble if we treat this team lightly?

This isn't our father's Winthrop (wow, how weird does that sound??). They used to be the class of the Big South under Gregg Marshall, but they have fallen on hard times. They are picked to finish at or near the cellar of their division of the Big South.
One interesting story about this game is first-year Winthrop coach Pat Kelsey. A native of Cincinnati, grad of Elder and Xavier. Was very close to Skip Prosser. Kelsey is considered one of the top young coaches in the nation.
With Winthrop's coaching staff, facilities and recent tradition, I would expect them to resurrect themselves soon.