Selection Show Blog

Uncle D: The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee is moments away from taking a cue from Aubrey Coleman and stomping on Chase Buddinger's face.

Aside from Dick Vitale's prediction of 6 #1 seeds from the Big East not coming to fruition and Arizona's imminent exclusion, I have no idea what is about to be unveiled. Therefore, Brooks and I will take this opportunity to document the action.

All I know is that a 8-9 Texas-Tennessee match-up seems all but inevitable.

6:01
Brooks: Louisville is apparently our #1 overall seed. This is truly surprising, since all I've heard all week is that UConn and Pitt were by far the best teams in the nation-- if not the world-- this year. Hopefully, Pitino will do his best abominable snowman and wear white all year long

6:05
Uncle D: Greg Gumble is sparkling in Hi-Def as he reveals that Pittsburgh, UCONN, Louisville, and UNC are recipients of the #1 seed. I must concede to Dickie V. that 3 out of 6 isn't bad.

6:07
Uncle D: 3 Big East teams are #1 Seeds.

CBS just revealed that Villanova and Syracuse are #2s respectively.

Brooks: Really, we're giving the Big East three #1 seeds? This is ridiculous. I really hope all those haters of the BCS remember this moment-- what the hell did "settling it on the floor" do for basketball this year? UConn and Pitt lose in the first round of their tournaments, but are still #1 seeds? Why even have the damn conference tournaments? Give me a break. The Big East has more hype and less production each year than post-Goodfella's Scorcese movies

6:10
Brooks: Sorry, D, but Ohio State actually drew Sienna, not Texas. More unfortunate for Thad Matta, though, as any team from the MEAC is way tougher than any Rick Barnes squad.

Uncle D: At the last minute I switched it up and predicted a Texas-Tenneessee match-up, which adds up, considering I want Bruce Pearl's jacket burnt.

6:11:
Brooks: Well, we can guarantee what 12-5 upset will not happen this year: Arizona should not have gotten a bid period, and no way they can pull off the upset of Utah (who I assume is still coached by jelly rolled-Rick Majerus). Cleveland State over Wake, on the other hand, could be a sleeper pick

Uncle D: Alright, so Arizona is in. Buddinger is going to let his Volleyball Coach that he will be back at practice next Saturday . . .

6:13
Brooks: I'm going to go ahead and call Dayton over WVU right now. Bob Huggins chokes in tournaments like a drifter in a S&M film, and Dayton always plays well in the tournament.

Uncle D: With all due respect, Huggy Bear did beat Duke last year . . . although, you're right, that doesn't really count anymore.

Brooks: Good point, but they are the Dayton Flyers-- if they all wear PF Flyers as well (enabling them to run faster and jump higher, guaranteed!) they'll be unstoppable!

6:15
Brooks: Well, if there was ever any doubt about Michael Jordan's ego, this settles it. The new Jump Man 23 commercials make fun of a Manhattan College priest, who's weak "prayers" to "God" were no match for the true savior-- Wake Forest's Chris Paul. I really hope Matt Damon and Ben Affleck aren't watching, or if they are, Jordan and his ad team remember to say "God bless you" after Damon sneezes

6:17
Uncle D: Purdue Coach Shane McMahon is pleased that a likely 2nd Round match-up will occur on Saturday, giving him plenty of time to participate in the Pay-Per-View next Sunday.

Mississippi State nabs a 13 seed after emerging victorious as SEC Tournament Champions. I am vexed as this accomplishment should have guaranteed then a spot in the play-in game.

Brooks: I agree, the SEC should only have gotten 2 bids period this year, and even that's generous. Unless Tebow suddenly realizes he can jump, 3 SEC teams in the tournament, like 3 nipples on a woman, is just awkward and embarrassing for everyone

6:18
Brooks: Well, we now have our first 12-5 upset. Purdue drew Northern Iowa, and since Hubert Davis swears both that he has a college degree and that the Big 10 will not win a single game in the tournament, that means that Purdue is going down. I have to admit, watching Robbie Hummel cry on national tv will be even funnier and more enjoyable than watching Adam Morrison cry every time he realizes that he's still not going to start in the NBA ever

6:20
Brooks: Mizzou is a 3 seed? Are you kidding me? That's awful.

Also, Texas A&M-BYU has to be the most unwatchable game of the tournament so far

Uncle D: It is only fitting BYU's mascot is a cougar considering every student who participates in athletics is at least 26.

6:22
Uncle D: Texas and Tenneessee are still on the board . . . or off, I suppose.

We'll see, but with 2 brackets left, the likelihood of the 8-9 match-up is gaining momentum . . .

Brooks: I'm sorry, D, but Texas miraculously and inexplicably pulled off a 7 seed. Tennessee was a 9 seed, and while they should still play Texas as the Volunteers are the only Tenn-Seed-I-See in their region (awful), they instead draw the Sutton-less Ok State Cowboys

6:25
Brooks: I would like to say that Seth Davis' pedophile-esque pedasmile is really starting to creep me out

Uncle D: Well you can't help but develop one when you spend most of your year drooling over scouting tapes of high school boys and, sometimes, refer to them as 'Bigs'

6:26
Brooks: Wisconsin-Florida State as a 12-5 game? Bo Ryan, who is incapable of winning in the post season, versus a Florida State team that is wildly overranked based on 2 games in their conference tournament? Will a team even win this game? The loser will certainly be Dr. Naismith's dreams for the future of the game. It will be painful to watch, but Badgers are moving on to the second round

6:27
Uncle D: Duke is a two and is all but guaranteed a Sweet 16

6:28:
Brooks: VCU- UCLA as the 11-6 game. Two years ago as the 11 seed, VCU knocked off a traditional power that was over hyped and relying on legacy to get a decent seed (Duke). Sound familiar at all?

Uncle D: I don't know who is going to win this game, all I know is that I am just rooting for good anagrams

6:33
Brooks: I'm calling Butler over LSU. It's 8-9, so not a real upset, but it's all about the Bulldogs and their 12 year old coach

6:34
Uncle D: I can't wait for the 12-13 Western Kentucky-Akron match-up.

The South Region is fucking terrible!

Psycho T and Blake Griffin on the same court in 2 weeks?

Can the same douche occupy the same space at the same time?

Brooks: while I cannot comment on the laws of Douche-o-dynamics, or the general doucheability of the teams in involved, the South is ridiculously awful. Anytime Stephen F Austin is a 13 seed, you need to re-examine you ability to understand basketball

Wait, Syracuse is a 3 seed? Seriously? My god, how did I miss this! Just blow up this region

6:37
Brooks: Seth Davis has daringly declared that all 4 #1 seeds will easily make it to the Final Four. It's that kind of daring insight and mastery of the game that makes him the best in the biz. Thank goodness for Greg Anthony, who remains strong in his predictions like Gonzaga despite not having the kidney's to perform basic filtration functions, so if the games get tight he can't help but piss himself on air

Uncle D: Speaking of Greg Anthony, CBS just displayed a graphic revealing that UNLV's bubble burst. All he can do is bite his lip and put away his tear(?) stained Runnin' Rebel comic book . . .

6:44
Uncle D: Alright, Brooks, who is in your Final 3, as I am totally discounting the viability of the winner of the South Region?

Brooks: South? SOUTH? There is no f-cking South!
My gut reaction is pushing me in this direction: I think that Michigan State will Izz-own the Midwest regional based on proximity and the fact that that Lousiville is not the 1997 Kentucky team. I'm between Memphis and Marquette in the West, but leaning toward Memphis right now. And finally, even though they have single handedly destroyed my entire bracket 3 years in a row by not making the Final Four, I will show my inability to learn from past mistakes (much like the selection committee) and pick Pitt out of the East. What about you, Uncle D? What is your immediate reaction?

Uncle D.

Midwest: Izzo State--I pick them far every year, but for the first time in a while, they have a favorable bracket i.e. Principal Skinner or Floyd in the 2nd Round.

West - Mizzou - No rhyme or reason to this pick, but their coach beat UK as a 9 when he was at UAB.

East: Vanilla-Nova--Only because Jay Wright just bought 4 new suits at Men's Warehouse and it would be tragic if he didn't flaunt his threads. Although, you wouldn't know by looking at his outfit, but Nova isn't that good at the stripe.

South - UNC, although I may pick Butler to beat them in the 2nd Round because I sat next to their Dean of Students on a plane once and he gave me the window.