# 1 Seeds?, Brady Quinn?, Florida not Tech or IL?
Today I might have three questions rather than strikes. Man, it’s good to be back.
What could the criteria for a number one seed be in the NCAA tourney? Kansas will get to the Sweet 16 but needs a half way decent game if they play UNI in the 16 to get to the Elite Eight. And if they get there, a death storm awaits. A possible Michigan State with something to prove or a possible ACC player of the year with Vazquez and Maryland. On the other side of this bracket lies Gtown, Tennessee, Ohio State, GA Tech, and a very underrated OK State.
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Kentucky’s Bracket contains Marquette, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. Also, they have to play Texas or Wake in the second round!!! The Syracuse bracket is no easier. A second round match-up with Gonzaga? Butler, Vandy, and Xavier on their side and a possible Elite with Pitt or Kansas State.
But Duke gets a cake walk (Should be West Virginia’s walk). No one should touch them until the Sweet 16 (Not Louisville, sorry). Purdue without Hummel probably won’t meet them there either, my guess Texas A&M. Baylor and Nova are the only notable teams that will only face them in this regions final. The committee sided with the veteran line-up at Duke this year. Coach K gets an opportunity to be crowned a third time this season, and it’ll be sad if they don’t get to the Final Four. STRIKE ONE!
[picappgallerysingle id="7476799"]The Broncos got Brady Quinn. Ew. I mean, it isn’t a bad trade for what they gave up. An ineffective Peyton Hillis along with a sixth rounder move to Cleveland who are settling for Delhome. Ew. I guess McDaniels wants some competing at QB. If Orton can’t beat out this combine-Notre Dame-produced actor than I don’t know what to do. STRIKE TWO!
Back to the NCAA. How did Florida get in over some of the other bubbles. I know all those ESPN experts said don’t get mad because they didn’t do a bad job this year. I beg to differ. I don’t care if the Illini had 14 losses, they played well in big games. Two big wins versus Wisconsin, Michigan State, and a ranked Northwestern. A tough loss to Gonzaga was what they probably needed but I liked the wins against Vanderbilt and Clemson (a huge comeback to save the Big Ten ACC Challenge for the first time ever!)
Florida wasn’t really competing and a few of their wins were miracles (literally). They finished under 500 in the two months and nothing impressive happened. Well, if you consider the fact they finished off Aubrun twoice in that time. Virginia Tech was even a better pick. Just because the ACC is down doesn’t mean that a good ACC team is worse than a mediocre SEC team.
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Virginia Tech had no real bad losses than at UNC and Boston College. Other than that, I have to say the only reason they were left out was because the ACC wasn’t strong. If it was a normal year for the conference the committee would have made them a six seed. It was silly. I guess they were left out because of a first round loss to Miami in the tournement. What a shame. STRIKE THREE AND I’M OUT!
Ted Maguire
Verlander's New Deal, Are the CO Buffalos good, Rex Ryan
Well, the Tigers did something right recently. They locked up Justin Verlander for at least half a decade. Five years and 80 million ain’t too shabby (well deserved). Fantastic rookie and sophomore seasons in the MLB netted him 35 wins. He has been good since the day Detroit brought him up (his 19 wins, 269 Ks, and 240 IP last year were ok too). They needed to pay this guy becuase it was certain that if he hit the market, he’d be wearing pinstripes or wearing a cap with a big B on it. STRIKE ONE! (more…)
