March Drabness
That was a disappointment. I was expecting great things from the 4-13, 5-12 match-ups in the East and South regions. But it didn’t work out that way. All the favorites won handily on Thursday. And the “close” game on Saturday was the 65-54 “upset” of MSU over Pitt. A game that wasn’t as close as the score.
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament is one of the great events in sports. And if Denver 2008 was a bit of a disappointment, then it’s only because I was fortunate enough to attend Denver 2004 and Oakland 1990.
March Madness
The bracket is set. And I’ll be watching at the Pepsi Center in Denver thanks to my brother. Looks like I’ve got some pretty good games ahead of me:
#5 Notre Dame vs. #12 George Mason
#4 Washington State vs #13 Winthrop
#5 Michigan State vs #12 Temple
#4 Pitt vs. #13 Oral Roberts
Drop me a line if you’ll be at the Pepsi Center.
Big Blue, Big Blue
WOW
I didn’t think they could do it. When Big Blue went 3 and out with 8 minutes left in the 4th, all I could think was too much time. Too much time left for Tom Brady.
As it turned out, it was just enough time for Tom Brady and Eli Manning. The Patriots got their 7 up on the board, but left enough time for Big Blue to respond with 7 of their own. Leaving 29 long seconds up on the board for Tom Brady to work some magic.
Not to be. The Big Blue D stood tall and the New York Giants are the new World Champions.
G-Men!
The Giants win! The Giants win!.
Sam Stevens was a big Giants fan. I’ll just have to root in his place.
NARC FC AFC Good Idea’s Whoa Nellie
Congratulations to Good Idea’s Whoa Nelly, the 2007 National Amateur Retriever Champion. Good Idea’s Whoa Nelly is handled by Ken Neil and owned by Ken Neil and Brenda Little.
In addition, congratulations to the Freeridin Retrievers. Buffy, Mootsie, and Zowie all went deep into the championship. Mootsie made it to the 6th series, Zowie made it to the 3th, and Buffy was a finalist.
Missed it by that much
The Av’s fall 4-2 to the Predators and will miss the playoffs for the first year since 1994. They went 14-2-2 over the last 18 games, earning 30 of a possible 36 points. But they started their run just a few games too late.
Oh well, wait until next year.
Go Oilers
It’s that time of year.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
The Av’s have gone 14-1-2 since 27 February and stand at the brink of the playoffs. But the Av’s do not control their own destiny. They are 3 points back of the Flames with 2 games to play and they need an Oilers win over the Flames to have any chance. That makes me a huge Oilers fan for the next 10 hours or so.