Thoughts on the 2010 NCAA Tournament Bracket
I'm filling out one. Just one. In the past I would spend hours filling out dozens of brackets to end up at the perfect one. And inevitably I would second guess myself nineteen times and end up ruining my chances at picking a winning bracket.
Not this year.
About five minutes after the final teams were announced, I sat down at my kitchen table and chose a winner for every single game. I based my decisions off of the last four months of watching games (mostly Big East). Like everyone else, I haven't the slightest clue how talented some of these teams are. Robert Morris? Sounds like a nice guy, but I don't think he can beat West Virginia.
Some thoughts:
- Duke (as a #1 seed) clearly has the easiest bracket. Which is ridiculous considering the fact that Kansas was hands-down the best team all year and they have one of the better #2 seeds in Ohio State in their bracket. Quite frankly, Duke didn't even deserve a #1 seed. West Virginia deserved that. This is all meaningless of course because Duke will no doubt choke in the Sweet 16. They always do.
- Is UNLV a #8 seed every year? It seems like it.
- I'm looking at a lot of first round upsets this year. Keep an eye out for #12 Cornell over #5 Temple, #10 Missouri over #7 Clemson, #13 Siena over #4 Purdue, and #10 St Mary's (Ca) over #7 Richmond.
- I can't be trusted to fill out these brackets because of my unwavering love for the Big East. I'm pretty sure I have all eight teams making it to the Sweet Sixteen. That's right, I have half of my Sweet Sixteen teams being Big East teams. I don't care that I haven't paid much attention to the other conferences, the Big East Conference is the best, end of story.
- My Final Four: Kansas, West Virginia, Syracuse, and Villanova. See? Three Big East teams. And you can't talk me out of them. That being said, I do have Kansas beating West Virginia in the championship. Collins and Aldrich are and will be unstoppable when it matters. If ANYONE beats them, it would be a huge upset. And knowing my luck, Lehigh will rout them in Round One.
One final thought. I'm immensely disappointed that Seton Hall did not make the tournament. But, they didn't deserve it. They blew their chance against Notre Dame in the second round of the Big East Championship. It's 8:58 right now and in about five minutes I'll find out exactly where they will fall in the N.I.T. Hopefully it's a 1 or 2 seed. We'll see.
Stay tuned.
Beware the Ides of March
Today the powers that be will decide who is in, and who is out. The NCAA Tournament, that is. All the way up until 6pm, there will be speculation as to which bubble teams get the invitation and which ones will be forced to play in the dreaded NIT. But if you want to know who is going to get in prior to 6pm, just head on over to the Bracketology link at ESPN.com. Well, for posterity's sake, here is the link. The man that puts together the bracket is Joe Lunardi (This guy). Last year, he guessed correctly all 65 teams. All 65! That's unbelievable, even if it is his job. What I believe is that the selection committee doesn't even bother to chose any of the teams. They don't worry about automatic bids or bubble teams. They lock themselves into a room, drink, eat, and just use Lunardi's bracket as their own. You save time that way.
United States gets trounced by Puerto Rico 11-1 in WBC
Mercy rule? Ever since the induction of the WBC three years ago, I have been against the mercy rule because it's unnecessary. These are grown men who are essentially getting paid to represent their country. They should playing the normal rules of baseball. This isn't little league. Well, that couldn't be said for "The Home of the Brave" last night. Puerto Rico, the unofficial 51st state, mercy ruled the United States in seven innings. It's not over the U.S. though. They play those upstart Dutch in an elimination game tonight. So once again, the country with arguably the most talent, the most resources, the best facilities, and who invented the sport, is struggling to stay alive in the WBC and is in the same position as a country that's second favorite sport is field hockey.
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