*First, this past Thursday through Sunday really is the greatest weekend in sports. While the NFL playoffs have the feel of a heavy-weight fight, the NCAA's feel like a sixty-five team scramble. Sixty-five teams, all with a chance to make a run that no one believed they could make six weeks ago. In a 'one and done' format, anything could happen--unlike a five or seven game series where the best team nearly always wins. The NBA would actually be interesting if they moved to this format, but they're not even close to intelligent enough to do so.
*I know I might be in the minority here, but Dick Vitale is the voice of college basketball all season long, they really should find a way to get him involved in the tourney.
*They showed the same five commercials all weekend. I'd pay really good money for a 'Coach K' blocker that would block his face anytime he popped up on t.v. pimping an auto maker whose run will soon be like that of his Dookies: over. They'll make a good run this year, maybe even win the championship, but I think next year will be a pretty significant drop-off with Reddick and Williams gone. Of course, that's what folks thought about UNC coming into this year...
*Speaking of UNC, Carolina got bounced yesterday because we played like the freshmen that we are. Carolina didn't deserve to win, and we didn't. It's too bad to lose that way when they had over-achieved all year long. But until you've played your first ACC and NCAA tournament, you're still playing in your first ACC and NCAA tournament (how profound!) and we played like that over the past two weeks.
*In case anyone was wondering, I am not quite in very last place in my bracket pool. For several days over the weekend I had the bottom all to myself, but as of right now I'm privileged to be in next-to-last place, with my friend and co-worker Dave Shepley sitting at rock-bottom all by himself. He's an Indiana fan, that's what they're used to.
*Still don't get what this is all about? Do me a favor this weekend. Turn on a game. Figure out who's the underdog. Cheer for the underdog. Feel the love. Repeat.
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But until you've played your first ACC and NCAA tournament, you're still playing in your first ACC and NCAA tournament (how profound!)
Yep, it's that kind of writing that keeps me coming back to Piebald Life. ;-)
Even as a fan of Duke, I cringe at the Coach K auto commercials. At least he could pimp for a better line of cars. Sheesh.
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