Sunday, March 21, 2010

Thoughts on the Round of 32


Unless you are a die-hard Kansas fan, or are in a bracket pool with a huge buy-in, you had to be cheering for UNI yesterday. Not only did they beat the #1 team in the nation, but they did it despite some shitty calls from the refs. That foul on Koch on the rebound with a little over a minute left?!? Come on! The announcers didn’t even have the balls to say it was a bad call.


I really want to buy the package to get all of the games now that I realize they will schedule 3 Big Ten games at the same time on a Sunday and then show me the one I least want to watch. Thanks CBS and NCAA you fuckers.



The Big Ten went from overrated at the start of the season to underrated now. Michigan State just beat the co-ACC champs without the reigning Big Ten player of the year for most of the game, and the trendy pick to beat Duke, Texas A&M, went down to Purdue without Hummel. Not to mention the Evan Turner’s are still going. Maybe that Big Ten was pretty good. Iowa got screwed. Should have been a 8 or 9 seed.



How awesome would it be for Calapari’s team of thugs led by Cousins were taken out of the tournament by Cornell? After that we could have a trivia challenge between the teams or something for amusement.



It’s about time the mid-majors get some higher seeds isn’t it? UNI, Cornell, Saint Mary’s, Murray State and BYU were all underrated. Not to mention New Mexico and BYU won a game from the MWC. Always liked New Mexico cause of Mel Daniels and Danny Granger, but Alford losing to an #11 seed is pretty sweet. Sorry Stevie.



Hey guys, this is big time college basketball. Learn how to break a fucking zone press!
I feel like not enough mention has been made about great coaching jobs in this tournament. Bruce Pearl and Matt Painter should win awards. Although Pearl lucked out by Georgetown getting beat, he has overcome some real adversity to get to his third sweet sixteen in four years. Wonder what Tyler Smith is up to.



What if Des Moines ever got a regional 1st and 2nd round, would you want to go? I worry it will be dud games and I would miss potential great games on TV. If I sat through a Kansas-Winthrop game and missed someone like Ohio knock off someone like Georgetown I would not be happy.



Sometimes it is nice to admit defeat in the bracket so you can just cheer for the teams you want to win. Let’s go Evan Turners!



I’m really looking forward to this sweet sixteen and elite eight, except that my four favorite teams are all in the same regional. Why can’t UNI, Michigan St., Ohio St. and Tennessee be the final four? Whoever comes out of that region will be who I will be pulling for come Final Four weekend.



After watching Ohio State the last few games I am getting really pissed that the Pacers have won two games in a row. Figure it out Pacers.

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