lumrant
Sunday, March 21, 2004
Jeanie and I thrilled to the last-minute comback victory of Georgia Tech this afternoon, only to have our hearts broken twice. First, N.C. State blew a big lead late (bye-bye, Final Four entry number one for Jeanie), and then by Kentucky rallied from a big deficit and went up by seven or so, only to blow it at the end against UAB. Bye-bye, Jeanie's pick for National Champion!
I'm doing only marginally better, as I have UConn emerging from N.C. State's bracket, but I did have UK going to the championship game against Duke. Sigh.
On the positive side, our personal favorite teams both won their games (Pittsburgh won another tight one, this time against a Wisconsin squad who had a virtual home game). So, go Jackets and Panthers! May you meet in the Final Four...
For the record, I currently stand 12th out of 40 competitors in my Tournament Challenge pool entry on ESPN. Though Kentucky was a huge blow to me, it was a huge blow to almost everyone else as well. Because only one entry currently ahead of me picked Duke to win it all, and that person picked Oklahoma State to make the championship game, I believe that I can still win the pool if Duke prevails and Wake makes the Final Four over Oklahoma State. That would be sweet! Go, Blue Devils and Demon Deacons! Go, all demonic and/or satanic college hoops squads!
