Those who follow college basketball had a crazy weekend, wherein three of the four regional finals went to overtime. And where Maryland advanced to the semi-finals of the NIT Tourney to be played in NYC. My sisters will be going - I have to work.
Last year,
sistakaren won - it was a four team race entering the last weekend. This year - it's three - and it comes down to our championship game picks. Based upon a cursory review of the LJ Bracket Challenge Group, here are my projected results depending upon the various title game results:
1. Illinois defeats North Carolina------------------
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2. Illinois defeats Michigan State------------------
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3. Louisville defeats North Carolina----------------
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4. Louisville defeats Michigan State----------------
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5. Michigan State defeats Illinois------------------
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6. Michigan State defeats Louisville----------------
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7. North Carolina defeats Illinois------------------
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8. North Carolina defeats Louisville----------------
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* Actual Championship Match pick
Note that if both Louisville and Michigan State win on Saturday, our champ is
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1. Illinois defeats North Carolina------------------
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2. Illinois defeats Michigan State------------------
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3. Louisville defeats North Carolina----------------
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4. Louisville defeats Michigan State----------------
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5. Michigan State defeats Illinois------------------
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6. Michigan State defeats Louisville----------------
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7. North Carolina defeats Illinois------------------
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8. North Carolina defeats Louisville----------------
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* Actual Championship Match pick
Note that if both Louisville and Michigan State win on Saturday, our champ is
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Yeah, no kidding. Both of my parents went to FSU, as does my younger brother, so my opinion of Spurrier was a little... jaded, shall we say, when I arrived in Gainesville. I also think he's highly over-rated as a college coach. He had some great recruiting years and then combined with Bob Stoops to get lucky one year for a national championship. His only other achievement of note was being a modern offensive coach who got hired in an antiquated conference.
I have to admit, I'm a bit excited to see what Urban Meyer is going to do. I want to call him Oscar, too. Or Lane.