NCAA Tournament - Round 1 Day 2

My best prediction from yesterday that turned out wrong was picking Kentucky to upset Marquette.  The game was close right until the end when Marquette drilled free throw after free throw to clinch the win.  Kentucky still should have won that game.  They only managed to have 3 people make a basket and a 4th guy made 2 free throws.  If ANYBODY else had decided to man up and make a couple baskets, like literally two baskets, the intentional fouling would not have happened at the end and Kentucky probably would have won the game.  But they didn’t so they get to go home.  Enjoy the ride.

The Big 10 managed to win all 3 games yesterday.  Good job.

Today, the only Big 10 game is the Indiana - Arkansas game which starts at 8:40pm CT tonight.  Arkansas will regain the lead and pull away in the second half after the each Indiana player is distracted by Kelvin Sampson sending them text messages and calling them throughout halftime.

Also on the schedule today is the Butler - South Alabama.  Butler got hosed by how lowly they were seeded.  They can either let that bug them and lose or just show up and beat up South Alabama.  I’m expecting the latter.

Drake opens the tournament today against Western Kentucky.  Go Drake, go.

So far in my Yahoo Pick ‘Em Tournament, I still have 15 of the Sweet 16 (and that’s only because Kentucky only has 3 players).  I think based on my safe picks, that I shouldn’t lose any other Sweet 16′ers today.

Let’s take a second out of our busy days to remember the Duke - Belmont HS game last night.  It’s always good to take a few minutes to laugh each day.