Folks, happy holidays to you and yours.
This is the greatest day of the year.
Today is the day we all look forward to, the day we battle from November to get to.
It’s a combination of Christmas, Thanksgiving and a horror show all rolled into one.
Schedule
Bracket
The last day we’ll see a clean bracket.
There’s still hope for 64 teams.
This is the perfect view in all of sports.
5 Best Games Today
1.
BYU vs VCU
2.
Creighton vs Louisville
3.
Yale vs Texas A&M
4.
UCSD vs Michigan
5.
Clemson vs McNeese
Five Most Electric Players
This isn’t about the best.
Every March there are guys you just want to watch no matter what.
These are the guys you should enjoy watching play basketball today, not the best players.
Danny Wolf (Michigan)
2.
Bennett Stirtz (Drake)
3.
John Poulakidas (Yale)
4.
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones (UCSD)
5.
Kezza Giffa (High Point)
Five Storylines/Game Previews
1.
A lot of close lines for mid-majors.
It’s also the NCAA Tournament.
We’re used to seeing some sort of upset happen and a mid-major get hot and make a run.
Each team is kind of different too.
Will Wade
I’m fascinated by this.
Will Wade is one of the hottest names in the coaching market this season.
Texas is going to open up, which is a perfect for for him.
Now they have to prove it, even if it doesn’t prove anything.
But people will yell that the committee was right or wrong based on one game.
Louisville gets to play an hour from home in the vastly superior Rupp Arena.
Both are weird matchups, Creighton as a 9 is a little underseeded too.
Too often though it feels like we see people bitch about their seed only to get blown out.
Boogie Fland
Fine, I’ll talk about Arkansas.
However, it was reported that he was practicing again and could play against Kansas today.
He’s obviously good, but I’m curious how this changes the Arkansas rotation assuming he plays.
They won games because Johnell Davis was able to be the FAU version of Johnell Davis.
At the same time getting a guy who is a top-20 pick in the Draft and ridiculously talented helps.
Gonzaga’s run at history
There are a bunch of storylines from afar that people are watching.
In fact getting two wins this Tournament gives them a decade straight of Sweet 16s.
They do have to play in the 8/9 game against Georgia.
I don’t know what to think of Georgia.
They have a ton of talent, but they are much better at home.
