SuperNova!

I just wanted to beat the ESPN headline writers to the punch, assuming this keeps up. And if I just jinxed Nova, then that's my gift to Will. UPDATE: Things looking very bad tonight for Clarkson. Pops picked a Memphis-Duke final. That's called love. And love hurts.

RE: Chuck Stew Called the Tiger Stew

That half court shot by Mizzou covered more distance than all of Duke's first half field goals. Let's see if Coach K earns his gold in this one. 'Nova's good, very good, but I'm still hopeful that Clarkson picked this one correctly. Go Memphis!! Where else can you beat your feet in the mississippi mud?

Chuck Stew Called the Tiger Stew

Chuck may not want to start strutting yet, but unless Memphis can get
their feet out of the mud and come a long way back (did any one see
the 60-foot shot Missouri swished at the end of the first half?),
Chuck will be the only one in the top half of our pool to have called
this one correctly.

Father Knows Best

Maggie Lou will be thanking you when Duke beats Pittsburgh.

Stressful but ultimately satisfying

Maggie Lou and I are breathing sighs of relief as our beloved Panthers squeaked by Xavier.

Maggie Lou Made Me Write This

I made a mistake.  A big mistake.  A mistake that made my daughter cry.  What did I do?  I screwed up her bracket.  

Maggie put great faith in the NCAA seeding.  She called few upsets.  She stuck with the teams that she liked.  Connecticut because she was born a Connecticut Yankee (despite her strong paternal line).  Pittsburgh because her beloved second grade teacher is from Pittsburgh (they got extra credit for wearing black and gold during NFL season; a class pep rally picture was in a Pittsburgh newspaper for the Superbowl).  And Louisville because of her middle name (but she would not let me name her bracket MaggieLouisville).  Maybe it was this last word play, maybe it was a mis-mouse, but when I entered her bracket, I put Louisville as her champion.  It was supposed to be Pittsburgh.  When she found this out, talking her bracket over with Chuck, she was crestfallen.  And by crestfallen, I mean awash in tears and angry.  She confronted me.  I wasn't sure.  I dodged.  But them we looked at the bracket and saw the handwriting.  She was right, and I was wrong.

So, regardless of what happens tonight with Pitt or in the rest of the tournament, Maggie wants the record to show that she picked Pitt to win the championship.  (She doesn't know that she should be wary of Raskin's picks.)

I will take up the philosophical problem of ad alma materum responses and Georgia Tech's high academic standards in a future post.

When is brunch?

Today's big game is Villanova-Duke. Late game though, so everybody should try to steal a nap - especially those in the 45+ range. Stew-Baller did a nice job coming to Raskin's defense. I can respect non-confrontational smack. Very Roanoke College... I'm all for peace, love, and understanding, but I'd be more impressed by Stew-Baller's alma mater if they also learned basic information about meal-times...