If you weren’t a believer in March Madness being the greatest idea ever, then you should be by now. As already mentioned throughout America multiple times – last weekend was simply magnificent. Louisville came back from 20, Illinois came back from 15 down with 4 minutes to play, Coach Tom “H to the” Izzo led Michigan State to yet another Final 4, and UNC barely survived Wisconsin.
Since most of the storylines have been exhausted by this point, I just wanted to point out the unlikelihood of the BIG TEN getting 2 teams in the Final 4. My Rule 6 states that: “there will just about always be one conference with 2 teams in the Final 4.” Unfortunately, I was banking on the ACC (just like 98% of America).
The other interesting storyline is that if Illinois ends up playing UNC, it will be UNC’s 3rd straight Big Ten opponent. The Big Ten was getting ripped on all season, but they really came through when it mattered most. This is taking the ACC-Big Ten Challenge to a whole new level! So far, the Big Ten is clinging to a 2-1 lead in the Tournament. I will be utterly shocked if Michigan State beats UNC. Then again, “H to the” Izzo in the tournament is just sick. His players are so well-prepared. Ultimately, I’m expecting the gargantuan showdown between Illinois & UNC at this point.
Louisville could be the big wild card this weekend. I need to give them some praise - they won their game while the other team shot 75% from 3-point land! In addition, they came back from being 10 points down with 4 minutes to go with their best player (Garcia) fouled out, and their 2nd best player (Dean) was out with cramps! I think if there was ever a game that was an Instant Classic – it was that game. The shots of Dean crying on the bench deserved a “Graphic Violence Warning.” The amazing thing was, he would cry for like 2 minutes, limp on the floor and make a 3, then go back out! I’ve never seen anything like it.
Let’s just hope the Final 4 has as much drama.
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What no mention that the Denver Broncos now have 3 out of 4 Cleveland Browns' defensive linemen (Courtney Brown, Gerard Warren and Ekuban) Now thats a way to win, get players from a losing team
The Broncos also got Gerard Warren in a trade. They have 4 defensive linemen from the Browns!
My hopes for the Browns are that Droughans & Suggs play together in the backfield and are successful as Mack & Byner in the '80s.
I don't know how talk of March Madness and this weekend's Final Four got mixed up with the NFL but I'll take the bait...
I would bet that those ex-Browns won't be as bad in Denver as they were in the Dog Pound. That being said, if Romeo doesn't want them, Denver should be wondering why they just got all these players for nothing.
As for Droughns, don't hold your breath. No one, and I mean no one, teaches run blocking and zone blocking like the Broncos do. You could put Ben Binder or Scott Masin back there and you'd see 1,000 yards out of them.
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