instant observations


okay. home from bible study and i am taking my first good look at the brackets. we'll get further into it on tuesday, but here are the things that are striking to me right now...


- the south bracket is as weak as i've ever seen. duke is posing as a one. what's worse? there is no one, minus villanova, in the bracket that can knock them off! unbelievable. purdue as a four??? why? because they just lost to a minnesota team that shouldn't be in the tourney (wherefore art thou, mississippi state???) by fifty a couple days ago??? yeah, that makes sense. i hope baylor makes a run to the final four. i don't know if i'll pick it, but i'll hope it.

- gonzaga got raped with their seed. weren't they just ranked in the top fifteen when they lost in their conference tourney final? and now, they are an eight and have to play the 'cuse in the second round. that's terrible. i am looking forward to hearing an explanation on that one.

- midwest bracket is loaded. kansas could get michigan st. in the sweet sixteen then georgetown/evan turner in the final eight? tough, tough games for the overall one seed. good potential games all around. if you look at the brackets and if you think they are the best team, kansas deserved a softer bracket, like the pansy ass duke bracket. have i mentioned how heinous the south bracket is?

- killer second round games? michigan st./maryland, tennessee/georgetown, syracuse/gonzaga, nothing in the terrible south, kentucky/texas

- cinderella possibilities? utep and cornell

- huge upset that i want to pick tonight but may not come thursday. texas over kentucky.

this will be the worst bracket i ever fill out. the least educated. the least amount of games during the regular season i've ever watched. the fewest gut picks due to passing the "eye test" earlier in the year. i preemptively blame alabama for sucking and giving me zero motivation to watch any more basketball than i did.

i can't wait!