OH my goodness! What in the WORLD happened to my national champion pick? (ahem...wake forest).
I can honestly say...it takes a LOT to embarrass me. But sitting there last friday night and watching the team that...after ALL the researching and preparation i did...picked to win it ALL... just absolutely FLOP...it was REALLY sad. I mean...they were NEVER even IN the game from the very get go! ...and against CLEVELAND STATE of all teams! (no offense to any fans) (which means there was some offense taken probably. lol)
My bracket actually doesn't look extremely bad in the grand scheme of things. I still do have 7 of my elite eight still alive. I still have 3 of my final 4 alive. And I still have 1 of my final 2 alive. And in just about ANY other year, that would mean I have somewhat of a shot at winning in the contests I entered.
Problem is...it ISN'T any other year. And EVERYBODY ELSE has the teams i have left. So, I'm going to stay as far behind as I am, no matter what happens really.
So...as we head into the Sweet 16 (which is by FAR the SWEETEST 16 in the HISTORY of the world!)...here goes my predictions.
MIDWEST...ya know what...as much as i REALLY want Arizona to keep going because hey... who doesn't like Cinderella, eh? ... i just dont think it happens. Rick Pitino's record in the first and third game of the tourney is off the charts good! ... so its LOUISVILLE moving on... and meeting up with...the lean mean green machine! I like Michigan State a LOT, now that Wake is out. I had them here in the first place...and I'll keep them here and moving on to the Final Four as they'll beat Louisville and cut down the nets in Indy.
WEST...this one is an absolute NO BRAINER...first of all, i really do have a deeply rooted HATRED for Purdue. Add that to the fact that the huskies are a really good team...that is now probably playing with a little extra oomph for their coach after everything that he's gone through this year...i like UCONN. ... to take on: MISSOURI... this game with memphis could very well be the most entertaining one of the whole month. it promises to be high scoring and filled with excitement...with the tiggers squeaking out the W...and i also like them to beat UConn to get to the Final four!
EAST...this one is a pretty easy pick for me too...considering i didnt even have Xavier to get out of the first round!! and...oh yeah...Pittsburgh is a DANG good team. However...i DONT think that Pitt is good enough to get by DUKE... i think they'll get a challenge from Villanova and Jay Wrights hair...but certainly Duke is Duke...and they've been playing well for the last six weeks or so and they're going back to the finale quatro.
SOUTH...this is where the road ends (again) for Gonzaga. As good as they are in the regular season year after year and in the first round or two year after year...they can never seem to get up over the hump and in to the elite eight...and i dont see it happening this year...because this tar heels team has been VERY impressive. As far as who they'll take on...as much as i like the last name Griffin (yes...i am a FAMILY GUY FREAK TOO!), i see the big orange giving them fits and getting past. But...their run ends with big Roy and big Tyler and Lawson's big TOE.
FINAL FOUR:
MICHIGAN STATE against MIZZOU... again...i like the inside outside combo of the green team...they'll take it.
DUKE against NORTH CAROLINA... are you kiddin me??? Someone keep a close eye on Dick Vitale and make sure he doesn't have a heart attack! ... i'll stick with my original prediction of a Duke victory. I LOVE this game though.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.... i'll stick with the region i had winning...MICHIG
AN STATE will do the honors in D-town!!! Believe it or not, i DID pick them to win it all BEFORE the brackets actually came out. But then i saw they were in Wakes region and i changed my mind in the elite eight...so, since they're still in it...GO BIG GREEN! I'll check back in later on and say how bad i STUNK again i'm sure.
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