THE MADNESS BEGINS

We are off to a flying start. At least we beat the Bracketologist in Chief on the first day. President Obama apparently scored only 11 winners on the first day. I had 12. So now, I feel like I want to not just win my pool but to at least do better than the President. Then I'll take on the financial crisis. WTF nobody else seems to be able to solve the crisis.

Anyway, if the Wisconsin Badgers can defeat Florida State, which I feel good about, I'll have nailed the two (5-12) upsets. Arizona over Utah is already in the books.

Also, nailed down three of the four (7-10) splits. Only a razor thin victory by Texas over Minnesota prevented a clean sweep. And I had all four as upsets.

On the pain side of the ledger, West Virginia hurt big (Sweet Sixteen). Kids must want to get away from Huggins by this point in the season. Illinois tanked before Western Kentucky. Come on guys, that is WEAK.

I had Butler over LSU, BYU over Texas A&M and Tennessee over Oklahoma State in a massacre of the (8-9) match ups.

I need Wisconsin to win bad since I have them winning two. And it looks like Wake Forest is going to put Cleveland State back on the map, trailing big early. I have them winning two as well. Way to go Demon Dufuses.

Oh well, it's not like I have any money at risk. This is just for recreational purposes anyway. ; ;