1. Never, EVER trust a basketball team from Utah. Those crazy Mormons at BYU got smoked by Texas A&M; Utah was allegedly seeded higher than Arizona but we now know that was a mistake; Utah St. was giving Marquette a run for its money but couldn't secure the win.
2. Don't underestimate teams from Arizona.
3. West Virginia ... thanks for playing.
4. There was finally some excitement in round one with some overtime action in the Ohio State-Siena game and the Florida St.-Wisconsin matchup.
5. Three out of the four 12 seeds beat the 5 seeds. How often does that happen?
"The study of Japanese men years found that moderate to light alcohol consumption, coupled with high levels of social support, were linked to lower rates of heart disease and stroke." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29779755/
Friends? Alcohol? Weekend? Hurry up, Friday. Let's do this.
So after a flurry of breaking down games, watching too much ESPN, going through dozens of web sites, listening to sports talk radio, discussing with friends, neighbors and complete strangers ... the brackets (all 10 or so of them) are finally done.
Frankly, March Madness, I'm burnt out on these brackets and I'm ready for them to be busted up as the first couple rounds start this weekend.
So, for me to make some serious money I'll need at least Louisville, Memphis, Villanova, and UNC to get to the Final Four with Memphis and UNC in the Championship game and Memphis to win.
So, Memphis, please win the tournament and win me some money. Thanks!
And, of course, we're looking forward to keeping wrinkled copies of my bracket in my pocket for the next few weeks.
You want to hand out $165 million in bonuses. That's a bit of a slap in the face, isn't it? Thankfully you've asked some execs to return some of the bonuses. You guys are still assholes, though.
Now, the bonuses are the sexy story. It's a manageable dollar figure (in my head) that is being handed out to tangible entities: People.
But the REAL problem is the $170 billion that we gave you and that you should be paying back ASAP.
ONE-HUNDRED SEVENTY BILLION DOLLARS. That doesn't even make sense in my head. That's like a ridiculous number Dr. Evil would spit out!
Do you see what they did there, AIG? It was funny back then 'cause it's a ridiculous number. Today $100+ billion dollars is a cold, stark reality. No one is laughing anymore. Well, that clip is still funny. So we're chuckling. Wryly.
Oh and don't let me forget to remind you about your sponsorships as well. One of the most visible being Manchester United.
Anyway. AIG? You guys are assholes. I'm sure we'll talk again later.
