Yes, readers, it's at long last time for the second weekend's NCAA tournament games. And this opener is a doozy: Marquette & Miami. M&M. 2 vs 3.
This is important to a lot of brackets. Five people in my biggest group, which would be for money if that was legal, have Miami winning it all. No one has Marquette.
I have Marquette in the Championship game.
The loss of Miami's top rebounder, Johnson, this week probably means something. You'd need Karnac or Kreskin to tell you what, though, till we see the game.
It should be a great game.
The other game in the East Regional is good, too: a matchup of the 1987 championship game between Indiana and Syracuse. Its a 1 vs. 4 game.
IU has not been playing well. Dbrolaw & I have noticed this phenomenon going back to Feb. 19 game with Michigan St.
Syracuse has been playing well since a late season collapse. They played well in the Big East tourney, then last weekend. IU struggled against Temple.
Sports Illustrated has IU surviving this regional. I don't.
It'll be fun.
The other regional is fun but not loaded with seeded teams. Ohio St, the 2, is by far the best seed left, playing Arizona, the 6, tonight, then LaSalle, the 13, plays Wichita St, the 9, play. Go LaSalle.
Both are interesting match ups -- strength v. weakness. Arizona has no point guard, per se. Ohio St. has Aaron Craft. LaSalle plays four guards and speed; W State is a bunch of behemoths and one guard. Who wins?
I had Ohio St going to Final Four. So does SI. Means Arizona will probably win. (call it optimism)
Enjoy the games...tomorrow will be interesting, too.
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