Bracketology

Go Buckeyes!

I have watched so much NCAA basketball over the last several days, and the big dance hasn't even begun yet!

Unfortunately, given the amount of HS basketball I watch during the winter, and given that most of whatever time I have left that I wish to devote to bball usually goes to the Cavs (yes, I'm a die-hard), I don't get to see much college basketball through most of the season. Now I finally have the chance. I'm always interested, whether or not the Buckeyes are good.

One thing I wanted to say about the interview with selection committee chairman (also OSU AD) Gene Smith. Or rather, something I would like to say *to* him: Dude, why even bother?

Most of that interview settled or accomplished nothing. For example, the first question he was asked was why Colorado was omitted from the field. I'm paraphrasing here, but his answer was something like this:

"Colorado is a good team. We considered them seriously. There were 15 criteria on our nitty-gritty list. Different committee members placed different values on the various criteria. In the end, Colorado received less votes than other teams, because too many committee members felt there were other teams that were more deserving."

Ummm, gee, thanks. That really clears THAT up.

Anyway, the tournament should be fun, as always. I don't think there are any real juggernaut teams, but I hope I'm wrong, and Ohio State turns out to be one, and the biggest one...