By Shae Peppler

Before this thang gets going…

– I’m taking the Big 12, TWO teams from the conference in fact, to go to the Final Four. It’s been the best college basketball conference all season, and that’s not going to change now.

– With ONE exception

– Dear Bobby Hurley,

Please have your Buffalo team beat West Virginia so I don’t have to hear Fiutak chirp for the next three weeks.

Toodles,
Shae

– You take the field, I’ll take Kentucky. All. The. Way.

– North Carolina takes Wisconsin down to the final minute.

– Indiana had better show up to play against Wichita State. Everyone seems to be looking ahead to the Shockers’ potential “in state rivalry” against Kansas. Not so fast.

– Anyone else think Ole Miss is the real deal after that play-in game? I smell a round of 32 shot and a win over Xavier.

– Georgetown didn’t deserve a 4-seed. The Hoyas will deserve the L they get against the nation’s leading scorer. Eastern Washington advances.

– BOLD STATEMENT ALERT: Davidson is going to the Sweet 16.

– So is Wyoming.

– If Michigan State can shoot free throws, it’ll advance further than the Badgers.

– You heard me.

– Baylor takes down Ole Miss, Arizona, Wisconsin. You didn’t see that coming, did you?

– And if I’m wrong, my name is Steve Poppler. Enjoy!