Pickin' and Grinin'

Hello again, boys and girls.

I'm not going to apologize for the delay between posts, because let's be honest, I think we all know it will be insincere. I got busy doing other things, like writing for the daily paper or traveling to Tuscaloosa, and I didn't post. Such is life.

But I'm back now with a little treat: B--B--B--B--rackets.

That's right, I have all your NCAA Tournament goodness here. I'll show you mine, you can show me yours (your brackets -- I'm talking about brackets here). I'll give you my upset and winners and you can do what you always do -- lurk in the darkness until I'm wrong, then point and laugh.

Also, just a quick update: Tomorrow morning, I will open up the annual Beat My Dog bracket contest. If you're unfamiliar, which you should be since I haven't done before, you'll be competing against my dog, Oscar. He's a yellow lab. He will chose teams by selecting one of two tennis balls. For example, one tennis ball will represent Murray State, one will rep Vandy. I'll throw 'em both. Whichever one he picks up and brings back, that's his choice. That's tomorrow ... or later today.


Now for the bracket. I'll break it down by region. I'll give you my first round upsets, my four advancing to the Sweet 16, my region final participants and each of the Final Four. Make sure you copy all of this. I'm sure it'll go exactly as I predict.

MIDWEST

Upsets: Houston, Georgia Tech

Sweet 16: Kansas, Georgetown, Houston, Ohio State

Region Finals: Kansas v. Georgetown

Final Four: Kansas


SOUTH

Upsets: Louisville, Utah State, Siena

Sweet 16: Louisville, Siena, Baylor, Villanova

Region Finals: Louisville v. Baylor

Final Four: Baylor


EAST

Upsets: Missouri

Sweet 16: Kentucky, Wisconsin, Marquette, West Virginia

Region Finals: Kentucky v. West Virginia

Final Four: Kentucky


WEST

Upsets: Florida State, Murray State

Sweet 16: Syracuse, Butler, Pittsburgh, Kansas State

Region Finals: Syracuse v. Pittsburgh

Final Four: Pittsburgh


FINALS

Kentucky def. Kansas