"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!" Only the original version, not the remakes. This is the real sporting event. College Bowl season? It's actually as long as a season now, so who cares? The Superbowl? A great event, but until recently, blowout city. World Series and NBA Finals, are they over yet?
So here is how I observe it.
1. Upsets - I see Dayton over West Virgina, USC over BC, Texas A&M over BYU and MD over Cal. I just don't feel it for WV, BC is spotty and A&M over BYU is my one 9 over 8. Of course I have to pick my Terps over Cal.
2. Like the Sports Freak, I don't see it going chalk all the way. I see Syracuse and Missouri making runs to the Elite Eight. Also UCLA will take out Villanova this weekend.
3. In the end though, I got all #1's in the Final Four.
Unlike our President, I don't see UNC taking it all. Pitt over Louisville. Yes, even as an ACC alumnus, I get 2 Big East teams into the finals.
Good luck in your brackets.
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And as the Washington Post point out earlier in the week with charts, the #9 seed wins the 8/9 match-up slightly over 50% of the time. Mathmatically speaking one could choose all #9's if they were unsure and should come out with at least two picks correct.
I don't entirely disagree, but Dayton over WV that's a disappointing A-10 school vs. an underachieving coached Huggins team. In the end WV does play against tougher opponents so his kids can handle the bigger games. One and done for WV for me.