What a weekend!

So in the space between the end of basketball and the start of spring sports comes, conveniently, the NCAA basketball tournament. I'm such a fan of the tournament that I watched the coverage almost non-stop from Thursday through Sunday. The first two days were totally boring with almost no surprises. Maybe Winthrop, but they were tabbed by many to be better than they were seeded.

And then came Saturday. That may have been the best day of NCAA games I can remember. It's too bad Louisville wilted at the end of the game, and as an IU grad, I was disappointed that we didn't play better, but what heart those guys showed! Their refusal to quit even made up for that really careless throw-in at the end. Can't say, as a die-hard Hoosier that I minded Kentucky getting beat. Sorry. They were clearly outmatched, anyway. Great games. For what it matters (don't press me on this, I'm not sure my opinion matters at all), I'm pretty pleased with Kelvin Sampson so far, though his coaching in close games is still suspect, I'm afraid. But if he continues to get his teams to play with that intensity, the future looks good.