NCAA Final Four's Huge Darkhorse: LSU

The LSU Tigers shocked the world as they reached the NCAA Final Four.

Yes, the Tigers join NCAA Basketball's elite with the help, and a very huge one at that, from their 'Big Baby,' Glen Davis.

Big Baby's momma couldn't be any happier.

She was headed to the court, to the stage, to her son, and no one was going to stop her. While LSU was celebrating its overtime win over Texas on the Georgia Dome court, Glen Davis' mother, Toyna, started making her way from the stands.

''I'm going to the court, I'm going to the court,'' she said.

Glen Davis, the man likened to a former LSU giant that goes by the name of Shaq, knows that the win was as important to his mother as to the entire basketball program.

''It means a lot for me to have her experience something like that,'' Davis said of his mother. ''She's always been a supportive person for me,'' Davis added.

The Tigers' win over Texas was so emotional that almost the entire LSU bench couldn't help themselves but grab the microphone and address the crowd. Brady spoke. Davis spoke. Darrel Mitchell spoke. They danced. They did a jig for a bit. And then the euphoria raged through the entire arena.

But of all the LSU Tigers, perhaps none was as emotional as Tyrus Thomas, LSU's shot-blocking energy guy. He climbed over the railing to hug his mother, Jessica Johnson before embracing his entire family and friends deep in the stands while his teammates were starting to cut down the nets.

Tyrus Thomas was on such a high that he did an emotional Cal Ripken impersonation, running around the court and high-fiving nearly every fan who was draped over the railing.

It was such a huge night for the LSU Tigers. However, the war has only begun as the NCAA Final Four is now completed. LSU could just be the darkhorse to win it all and with the Shaq-like presence of Glen Davis, they could very well be a huge one.

Who will be the NCAA March Madness Bracket Kings among this year's NCAA Final Four? The Florida Gators are 7/4 favorites, George Mason and UCLA are 15/4 and 13/4 respectively to become champions while, perhaps the biggest darkhorse of them all, the LSU Tigers, have 12/5 odds of winning the NCAA Championship. Place your bets at Bodog today.