No shockers yet as #6 Louisville, #3 A&M, #2 Georgetown, #7 BC, #3 Washington St., #5 Butler and #4 Maryland all advanced. Thus far, I’m 7-0 in my bracket, but things aren’t looking too good for George Washington, my first upset special. They’re trailing Vanderbilt 27-10 in the first half. Ouch.
A few random thoughts from the early games:
Boy did Stanford lay an egg. You have to consider the effect of a West coast team traveling to the Midwest to play a game at 9:30 AM PT, but these are college kids, they should be ready to play day or night. Louisville looked strong and should give A&M a great game. The Aggies struggled against Pennsylvania, but wore those Ivy brats down in the second half. I have A&M going to the Final Four, and after today’s performances, I’m not feeling great about that pick…The announcers were going on and on about how Stanford big man Robin Lopez decorates his shoes. Apparently, he’s an artist, while his twin brother is a writer. All this discussion was going on as Robin was at the free throw line bricking two free throws. Note to self: spend less time drawing on my shoes and more time practicing my free throws…Best name of the tourney (so far)? Ken Tutt of Oral Roberts. Do you think his parents named him that on purpose?
There are some interesting matchups coming up later – #6 Duke vs. #11 VCU and #8 Marquette vs. #9 Michigan State.
