It’s no secret I love this man.
This is what the NCAA Tournament is though.
It’s about mayhem and onions.
You had the upset, you had the double order line, it was perfect.
All I did yesterday was see to it whatever game he was on was on the TV with sound.
He gets priority in this household.
Schedule
Bracket
We’re staring at a potential monster week next week.
3 Best Games Today
1.
Gonzaga vs Kansas
2.
UNC vs Michigan State
3.
Oregon vs Creighton
Five Most Entertaining Players Today
This isn’t about the best.
Every March there are guys you just start to watch no matter what.
We’re talking guys that make you glued to the TV.
Guys who explode on Twitter.
I hate myself for this.
Jack Gohlke (Oakland)
2.
DJ Burns (NC State)
3.
Terrence Shannon (Illinois)
4.
Kylan Boswell (Arizona)
5.
Max Abmas (Texas)
Five Storylines/Game Previews
1.
Why the fuck would I say intriguing?
Okay, so I used the word intriguing here because I truly think it is.
I love the second weekend.
There’s an extra level of nervousness of getting out of the first weekend.
Look at who is playing too.
We’ll touch on some of these teams later but Tennessee and Arizona trying to finally make a run.
Illinois trying to finally get out of the first weekend.
A game between two double-digit seeds.
It’s a damn near perfect day of TV watching.
But he needs a run.
Tennessee has flamed out fast in the NCAA Tournament under Barnes.
Now he has a team made for a run and draws his old team.
How can you not be romantic about basketball?
Plus you have some awesome guard matchups.
Texas gonna have to find a way to beat up Knecht and make him uncomfortable.
Jack Gohlke vs DJ Burns and Twitter
Fuck.
I hate that I have to write this.
I’m not over it guys, alright.
I am who I am.
But I’m not dumb.
I know what people want.
The people want Jack Gohlke launching 25 threes vs DJ Burns bodying dudes in the post.
But it’s what people want.
There I said it.
I’m still mad.
I still don’t love either of these teams.
They are flawed - a lot of people are - but they are really flawed.
Now you have a Gonzaga team, who, yeah, better than Samford.
Gonzaga has a big in Ike who can bother Dickinson, means Kansas needs someone to step up again.
They’ll throw different looks at Adams and Dickinson.
Izzo still seems like he’s not sure who the hell to play in the frontcourt.
But Hoggard/Walker are good enough to win you games.
The line is at 4 as I blog this too.
1 seeds with that low of a line in this round typically don’t fare well.
Oh yeah, Iowa State and Washington State are playing
This happens every year during the Round of 32.
A game gets lost.
That’s Washington State and Iowa State.
You also have two coaches who have been linked to a bunch of jobs.
Sometimes you see teams just lay duds when that happens.
We’ve seen teams say fuck it, we’ll win and keep you here.
That’s why this game is fascinating.
Winner gets Illinois/Duquesne, you think they are scared of that?
Also Myles Rice is a hell of a story.
