Kansas is gone. Michigan St. is still alive. Georgetown was crap.
About 8,000% of the brackets had Kansas winning it all, however, Kansas failed to survive the weekend. They ran into a "dangerous" N. Iowa team with a real life neanderthal, a legit wolfman and a guy named Farokhmanesh. Oh yeah, the "h" is silent. The thing was that Kansas did not come to play and N. Iowa did, and they were good enough of a team to hold off the Jayhowks when they made a late surge. There were so many 50/50 rebounds that Kansas did not seem to want throughout the game. Sure they could have played like this and beaten Nebraska, but N. Iowa was 29-4 coming into this game, and regardless of whatever shit league they are from, this team knows how to win.
Look at these sexy boys.
Michigan St. survived its first round game with the help of a... questionable lane violation call, then played run and gun with Maryland for 40 minutes until some dude hit a three from the top of the key to send Greivis Vasquez back to... wherever he is from. The big story is that, according to Tom Izzo, there is an 85% chance that Kalin Lucas has a torn Achilles. Even if he just has a sprained ankle, he will be out this weekend. Who knows? Maybe N. Iowa will be favored against the Spartans? That would be pretty cool. Tom Izzo is a great coach, but I am sick of Michigan St. making it far in the tournament with a mediocre team. On a related note, N. Iowa's nickname should not be the Panthers, it should be the Purple _______. Just a thought.
"Damn youuu Achilles!!"
How about we get this straight: Georgetown was not a good team. Sure, they went on a run in the Big East Tournament, but they should not have been a #3 seed. Their defense is crap, and little John Thompson is a very overrated coach. Do not get me wrong, they should have not lost to Ohio, but to have any legitimate tournament expectations for the Hoyas was a mistake. Meanwhile, #6 seeded Tennessee took care of business against San Diego St. although most people were calling for the upset. This season, Tennessee beat the likes of Kentucky and Kansas by outplaying them, while Georgetown beat teams like Villanova, Syracuse and Duke by outscoring them. Therefore, Tennessee wins games in the tournament, while Georgetown gets knocked off.
Yeah, maybe back in 1924...
There is not much to say about the bottom fourth of this bracket. Georgia Tech knocked off Oklahoma St. but who cares. Meanwhile Ohio St. struggled in its first game and in its second game, but with Kansas out of the picture the Buckeyes are the clear favorite to take the Midwest. They need a little more consistency from Evan Turner and others, considering their bench is very slim, but I think they can do it. Some teams struggled this weekend and were knocked out, but Ohio St. did not play their best and still pulled out two wins. With three practice days to figure out a game plan against the Tennessee press and athleticism, Ohio St. should take down the Vols.
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