I'm going to make this post short and to the point. Here are the teams that I constantly pick to win games year-in and year-out in the NCAA Tournament and then they go out and fall on their faces:
Georgetown - You lost to Ohio. Not Ohio State.... Ohio University! You are a joke when it comes to stepping up in big games. So much for your Final Four run a few years ago. Now you are beginning to earn the title of "Tournament Chump".
Vanderbilt - Not only did you lose first round to Murray State, but then I had the bright idea to pick you to beat Butler in the next round. I really was going to pick Butler... until I had the hunch that Vanderbilt would actually do something in the Tournament. I should have known. Vanderbilt just isn't a sports school. Those students may be smart, but they also seem to crap their pants in the spotlight.
Minnesota - I now know why everybody says Tubby Smith isn't that good of a coach. He was essentially pushed out of Kentucky and the same may now happen to him in Minnesota. Good riddance I say!
Texas - It's amazing how far this team has fallen since the early part of the season. They were once considered the best team in the nation. We all should have known this was a farce because former Providence College coach Rick Barnes leads that team into battle. And he's never proven he can win big games.
Notre Dame - You would think a team with the mascot of "The Fighting Irish" would have some luck around St. Pattys Day.... not so much. This team constantly under-achieves in the Tournament.
Louisville - I definitely would have liked to see a Duke (Coach K) vs. Louisville (Coach Pitino) second round matchup, but I'm overall happy that Pitino's team lost. Slick Rick doesn't deserve success in the tournament this year after the big sex scandal he was involved in. It seems that sex scandals are becoming more and more common in the news. Examples: Tiger Woods, Eliot Spitzer, Catholic Priests, John Edwards.... the list goes on and on.
I want to know how Ron Washington, manager of the Texas Rangers, can keep his job after admitting to Cocaine and other drug use last season? I'm pretty sure that wouldn't fly at other companies. Then again, the world of professional sports is as F*cked as politics and Wall Street.
And on a final note... after watching the first few days of March Madness, I officially want Cornell to win it all! Those guys really know how to play... and play the right way. They pass great, shoot great, and play tremendous help defense. It also doesn't hurt that they have a 7-foot center who isn't a complete stiff. He is agile and really talented. Furthermore, sharp-shooter Ryan Whittman really knows how to stroke it. It'd be great to see a team from the Ivy League actually make a legit run in the tourney.
Until next time...
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