The incredible games of the weekend are exactly why I love the NCAA Tournament.

Imagine if you had tickets to the games in Dayton.  I realize my hometown brings nothing to the table when it comes to great American cities–we have the Air Force Museum which is solid but I know my place.  OSU/Sienna in 2OT’s, Okla St/Tenn in overtime, E Tenn St almost becoming the first 16 seed to win and Pitt barely escaping the next game were all witnessed by the crowd in Dayton.

I say this because the tourney is in Glendale.  If you can get tickets, you’ve got to go.  The tempo of Mizzou and Memphis will be crazy.  UConn handling the length of Purdue in the first game and then the speed of the MU/UM winner is the definition of earning your way into the Final Four.

As far as the bracket beatdown goes, I’m extremely nervous and torn.  I have two choices, root for my picks to lose for the benefit of the team or be humiliated by running on the dugout while I have the best bracket.  I beat Ash if Memphis goes to the Final Four and I beat Gambo is UNC wins it all.  However, if Pitt wins it all, that benefits Wolf and gives us a ton of points.  Yoda has Mizzou and Nova in the Final Four.  So the best scenario for us would be for Pitt to win it all over Mizzou.

Now you see my dilemma.  I’m going to win the bracket beatdown and still end up on the dugout.  No matter what happens, I lose.