Selection ‘07

The two best things about committees are that you aren’t part of one, and that you can complain about whatever they decide.  Throughout the history of man, committees– be it the Council of Trent, Cheney, or a jury of our peers– have been making lists and coming to conclusions that sensible men like ourselves just can’t square with, and therefore, must bellyache about.
 

So don’t make me try to understand the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee, because I don’t want to know what a hard job they have, I just want to complain that my well deserving USD Toreros got snubbed.  It’s my God-given right as a hoops fan.
 

According to Pat Forde at ESPN, who participated in a “demystifying” mock tourney selection process, the teams they pick aren’t the product of favoritism, random dice throws, or the occult, but reasonable, rational securitization by experts.  Hogwash!  
 

If you want to make the decision a little easier for the NCAA, get USD Toreros tickets at StubHub.com and support USD all the way to the WCC Championship.  Make it easier on them, and me.      


 

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Devils’ Due

Both the Duke Blue Devils and the North Carolina Tar Heels came into Wednesday night’s showdown off of a recent loss, but the pressure was squarely on Duke, who were playing at home, down in the ACC, and in danger of achieving something they hadn’t in over eight years, a regular-season losing streak.

Hayseed after tenderfoot after greenhorn subbed in for the Tar Heels, who now have momentum, confidence, and the first third of a win streak.  For UNC fans, who awoke this morning with hair smelling of bonfire smoke and breath reeking of trash talk, the next Duke-UNC match up March 4th will come all too soon.    

The Blue Devils?  Well, they have to travel to Maryland and Boston College, neither of which intend to break the Devils’ streak. 

Don’t miss the next classic UNC-Duke game. Get Tar Heels tickets at StubHub.com.    

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