At least it was a great tournament

It was a lot of fun.

I don't have a whole lot of time now to run my player efficiency ratings, or go over game-by-game and moment-by-moment the best NCAA tourney I've seen to date (disclaimer- that didn't involved Indiana), but I'll get to all that in a few weeks, after my classes end. Working full-time, family issues, and a heavy course-load is really taking it out of me. I am very thankful that I got to watch a good deal of NCAA basketball, because I hadn't gotten a chance in ages to do so.

I was a little surprised that a number of MSU fans (not my faves SpartyMSU or KJ of TOC, of course) were grousing about the rough play that Butler was allowed to get away with versus their team- even to the point of rooting for Duke. Say huh? You should be proud that your injured team did so well, and not complain about another team being too rough for you. MSU has done very well under Izzo by getting tough, so it seems sorta unbecoming to start complaining about fouls now. And c'mon, rooting for Duke? No self-respecting college basketball fans born or matriculating outside of North Carolina should ever find themselves rooting for Duke. Really, now.

I'm breathing a sigh of relief for the moment about the Hoosiers. They don't appear to be purging like Iowa, or threatened by NBA departures like Michigan (Manny Harris), Purdue (JaJuan Johnson), Illinois (Demetri McCamey), and possibly Michigan State. Let's hope for a little good news this offseason.