I knowI called yesterday the best day of the yearand rightfully so.
It’s the day full of anticipation and what we waited for, today deserves the shine too.
16 more games, another 12+ hours of sitting around with pals and watching basketball.
Could have been the gluttonous behavior yesterday, but in reality it’s knowing my team plays today.
There are no nerves like the nerves you get the day your team plays in the NCAA Tournament.
Let’s get into it.
Schedule
Bracket
It gets weird when you see teams advancing.
Hope is gone, brackets look different, Saturday looks loaded but that’s for a different blog.
5 Best Games Today
1.
Xavier vs Illinois
2.
Liberty vs Oregon
3.
New Mexico vs Marquette
4.
Colorado State vs Memphis
5.
Baylor vs Mississippi State
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.
Nique Clifford (Colorado State)
2.
PJ Haggerty (Memphis)
3.
Donovan Dent (New Mexico)
4.
Josh Hubbard (Mississippi State)
5.
Ryan Conwell (Xavier)
Five Storylines/Games Previews
1.
MWC in the first round as a double digit seed -The MWC is in this weird spot.
They are decent as a conference basically every year.
They are a multi-bid league.
Both teams are good.
So someone has to save this conference.
You have Duke shockingly as a favorite 1 seed.
Can’t believe that.
But you understand the point here.
The whole season it felt like Duke and then the rest of the ACC.
Impossible when you have 14 teams in, you’re going to lose.
Similar to what I said about the ACC, it’s about how people view a conference in March.
Any upsets -Speaking of losses.
Yesterday was a bit of a dud.
Michigan/UCSD was the only game that had a chance for a great ending.
We need something to feel alive these two days.
I’ll make the trade if Saturday lives up to the hype.
Exorcise the demons -Fuck it, it’s my blog, it’s my time to talk.
Kentucky has to win today.
I know they are injured.
I know people are picking Troy.
I can’t do another loss.
I’m a broken man when it comes to March and my team.
I have PTSD after losing to St. Peter’s and Oakland.
Just find a way to win.
I don’t care if it’s by 1 or 100, just win.
This is why my nerves are at an all-time high.
We had the dud yesterday does that mean we’re getting mayhem today?
I don’t love that.
