I’ve been sitting here in a state of semi-consciousness for some time now, trying to decide how I’m supposed to feel about the brackets. Other than generally feeling tired.
Why is it, do we suppose, that the women’s bracket is capable of interspersing a Texas pod with a pod centered on Pennsylvania with a west coast pod and a pod centered on Ohio?
Should I be outraged that the same team is victimized by an incorrect release of the men’s bracket two years in a row? Is it important to note that last year they changed the brackets to keep conference teams from playing each other and this year they changed them to force conference teams to play each other?
Are we sure now that everyone is hosting who is supposed to?
Do we think the NCAA knows what the Thursday men’s first-round games are supposed to be about? Those are supposed to be 8/9 games and 7/10 games leading to No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, remember. I know Clarkson and John Jay do not fit that mold at all and I don’t think Capital and Bethany are seeded that close together.
The good news is that soon we start playing. Two teams will hoist Walnut and Bronze. We’re looking at the most wide-open men’s tournament since 2001, if not earlier.
So let’s have some fun. Eventually. Or we can gripe for a while if you like.