EAST RUTHERFORD REGION
9:45 PM ET No. 12 Arkansas Razorbacks at No. 5 USC Trojans
I’m getting tired, so this is how I’m going to end Round One: “I’m gonna bleed you like a stuck pig.” Edge: USC Trojans
Archive for March, 2007
No. 12 Arkansas Razorbacks vs. No. 5 USC Trojans
March 15, 2007No. 13 New Mexico State Aggies vs. No. 4 Texas Longhorns
March 15, 2007 EAST RUTHERFORD REGION7:25 PM ET No. 13 New Mexico State Aggies at No. 4 Texas Longhorns
It seems like every other mascot that I research makes me shake my head in disbelief. I want to go on the record right now saying that The Greatest Generation gave birth to The Worst Generation. The Baby Boomers are [...]
No. 13 Holy Cross Crusaders vs. No. 4 Southern Illinois Salukis
March 15, 2007SAN JOSE REGION
9:30 PM ET No. 13 Holy Cross Crusaders at No. 4 Southern Illinois Salukis
To answer everyone’s question, a Saluki is a breed of dog that is a member of the sighthound family. This means that they hunt by sight, not scent (creative name! Opium mustn’t have hit the mainstream yet). It’s an extremely [...]
No. 9 Villanova Wildcats vs. No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats
March 15, 2007 SAN JOSE REGION
9:30 PM ET No. 9 Villanova Wildcats at No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats
VS.
What do you think? I think whoever designed UK’s mascot should be fired. Nova moves on! Edge: Villanova Wildcats
No. 12 Illinois Fighting Illini vs. No. 5 Virginia Tech Hokies
March 15, 2007SAN JOSE REGION
7:10 PM ET No. 12 Illinois Fighting Illini at No. 5 Virginia Tech Hokies
At this time, I’d like to turn serious for a moment. I’ve made a lot of tongue-and-cheek comments today, some of those may be insulting to certain people. But now I’d like to recognize a moment of silence in memory [...]
No. 9 Purdue Boilermakers vs. No. 8 Arizona Wildcats
March 15, 2007 ST. LOUIS REGION7:20 PM ET No. 9 Purdue Boilermakers at No. 8 Arizona Wildcats
This match up does nothing for me. A Boilermaker is a trained craftsman who produces steel fabrications. The name comes from manufacturers who would fabricate boilers. Seabass made it sound so much cooler.
Wildcats are wildcats; we’ve covered that. Honestly, I can’t ever [...]
No. 14 Miami (OH) Red Hawks vs. No. 3 Oregon Ducks
March 15, 2007 ST. LOUIS REGION4:55 PM ET No. 14 Miami (OH) Red Hawks at No. 3 Oregon Ducks
I did mention this before, but this is absolutely a true story. Senior year of college, we lived in a dorm called the Mods that had a shared backyard During Springtime, two ducks began nesting in our backyard. One appeared [...]
No. 11 Winthrop Eagles vs. No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
March 15, 2007 ST. LOUIS REGION2:35 PM ET No. 11 Winthrop Eagles at No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
ND always has trouble with those damned Eagles. But this is a different opponent. These eagles have come into the tournament as a cocky, elitist bunch, having been given their highest ever NCAA seed. But they are forgetting one [...]
No. 10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. No. 7 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels
March 15, 2007 ST. LOUIS REGION
12:25 PM ET No. 10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at No. 7 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels
I freaking hate bees. When I was 8, I drove my big wheel right into an underground nest of yellow jackets and they stung the bee-jesus out of me (cue the laugh track). 20 something stings in all. I [...]
No. 10 Creighton Blue Jays vs. No. 7 Nevada Wolf Pack
March 15, 2007SAN ANTONIO REGION2:50 PM ET No. 10 Creighton Blue Jays at No. 7 Nevada Wolf Pack
Blue Jays sure are purtty, but I don’t think that will help them against a pack of wolves. The bright blue feathers don’t exactly act as a camouflage.
But blue birds make me think of Zip-ah-dee-do-dah. Zip-ah-dee-do-dah makes me think [...]
