Might have something to do with that lack of "out west" coverage that Herk was talking about... Now, I personally feel that they should spread the coverage, though my team is in the South, and, we get PLENTY of coverage anyway, but, alot of these West teams end up being a surprise to the rest of the NCAA, because they get little to no coverage during the season... But, be that as it may, there's not a lot of quality teams in the West, as of late, esp. not of the caliber of a Duke, or Syracuse, or Michigan State... That also is a factor...
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I would think that the lack of quality teams west of the Rockies has a lot to do with the lack of coverage - most of the buzz surrounds smaller schools like LBSU and SDSU instead of the big blue bloods (UCLA, Arizona, et al) in the Pac-12. I guess this tries to explain things: Whatever. It's not like other conferences haven't had a bunch of one-and-doners pass through their programs on the way to the NBA. You see it happen in the ACC and the SEC all the time. I don't get it...
The Big Dance starts tonight with the First Four: South Region No. 16 Western Kentucky vs. No. 16 Mississippi Valley State, 6:40 p.m. Eastern (truTV) LOL - We get to see Big Red again... West Region No. 14 Iona vs. No. 14 BYU, 9:10 p.m. Eastern (truTV) I'm looking forward to watching Iona play. From what I've heard they can light up the scoreboard - BYU could be in for a pummeling...
Tomorrow night's games: Vermont vs. Lamar 6:40 p.m. EST South Florida vs. California at 9:10 p.m. EST. (Both games on TruTV)
Hell yeah! Gotta fill out my brackets today. Here's an interesting glimpse at all the teams: NCAA Tournament 2012 Bracket: Ranking All 68 Teams http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1100154-ncaa-bracket-2012-ranking-all-68-teams Here's one team that intrigues me more and more: Oh, and then there's this: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPSpUow5CfM"]Indiana Beats Kentucky at the Buzzer as called by Don Fischer 12/10/11 - YouTube[/ame] Could be a rematch in the Sweet Sixteen...
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Since I really don't like picking brackets, or even individual games, I'll pick who I'm rooting for. Tonight I'm rooting for Miss.Vall. & Iona. My Final 4 is a combo of who I'd like & who I think: Ky.(to win it all), Missouri, Ohio St. & probably N.C., but I'd really love to see St.Mary come out of that bracket(or anybody besides N.C. for that matter).
NCAA Bracket 2012: Tournament TV Schedule and Game Times http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1100262-ncaa-bracket-2012-tournament-tv-schedule-and-game-times First-Round Games Tuesday Mississippi Valley St. vs. Western Kentucky, 6:40 p.m., truTV BYU vs. Iona, following conclusion of first game, truTV Wednesday Lamar vs. Vermont, 6:40 p.m., truTV California vs. South Florida, following conclusion of first game, truTV ****************** Second-Round Games Thursday Murray State vs. Colorado State, 12:15 p.m., CBS Kansas State vs. Southern Miss, 12:40 p.m., truTV Louisville vs. Davidson, 1:40 p.m., TBS Wisconsin vs. Montana, 2:10 p.m., TNT Marquette vs. BYU/Iona, following Murray State-Colorado State, CBS Syracuse vs. UNC Asheville, following Kansas State-Southern Miss, truTV New Mexico vs. Long Beach St., following Louisville-Davidson, TBS Vanderbilt vs. Harvard, following Wisconsin-Montana, TNT Kentucky vs. Mississippi Valley State/Western Kentucky, 6:50 p.m., TBS Wichita State vs. VCU, 7:15 p.m., CBS Gonzaga vs. West Virginia, 7:20 p.m.,TNT Baylor vs. South Dakota State, 7:27 p.m., truTV Iowa State vs. Connecticut, following Kentucky game, TBS Indiana vs. New Mexico State, following Wichita State-VCU, CBS Ohio State vs. Loyola-Maryland, following Gonzaga-West Virginia, TNT UNLV vs. Colorado, following Baylor-SKS, truTV Friday Cincinnati vs. Texas, 12:15 p.m., CBS San Diego St. vs. NC State, 12:40 p.m., truTV Creighton vs. Alabama 1:40 p.m., TBS Florida vs. Virginia, 2:10 p.m., TNT Florida State vs. St. Bonaventure, following Cincinnati-Texas, CBS Georgetown vs. Belmont, following SDSU-NCSU, truTV North Carolina vs. Lamar/Vermont, following Creighton-Alabama, TBS Missouri vs. Norfolk St., following Florida-Virginia, TNT Memphis vs. Saint Louis, 6:50 p.m., TBS Duke vs. Lehigh, 7:15 p.m., CBS Michigan vs. Ohio, 7:20 p.m., TNT St. Marys (CA) vs. Purdue, 7:27 p.m., truTV Michigan State vs. LIU Brooklyn, following Memphis-Saint Louis, TBS Notre Dame vs. Xavier, following Duke-Lehigh, CBS Temple vs. California/South Florida, following Michigan-Ohio, TNT Kansas vs. Detroit, following St. Marys (CA)-Purdue, truTV
I'm with you on most of those picks - here's where we differ: New Mexico over LBSU VCU over Wichita State (gotta go with my Rams) West Virginia over Gonzaga NC State over SDSU Purdue over St. Mary's Notre Dame over Xavier
