UCLA over Xavier
Reasons:
- Ben Howland may lose sometime during this NCAA Tournament, but he's not going to be denied here.
- Both head coaches have very direct ties to Pitt. I'm going with the coach that helped transform Pitt basketball into the respected program that it is today.
- Kevin Love and that outstanding razor-thin line beard thingy of his.
- PAC 10 over A-10. Every single time. Unless it was something like Oregon State vs. La Salle...then nobody would care.
- Davidson rocked the college basketball universe and made it to the Elite Eight...why the hell couldn't this also be the year that four number 1 seeds reach the Final Four?
- Confidence in this pick: 7.8
What's that Mr. Robert Goulet? You like UCLA in this game too and want to spring past Matt G. in the race for more labels? Then go right ahead!
North Carolina over Louisville
- Have you seen North Carolina play a game in this NCAA Tournament? Seriously? Have you watched what they've done in systematically tearing teams apart? I don't care if Louisville has a "chance", I'd be a fool to go against UNC here.
- How awesome would a North Carolina vs. Davidson Final Four game be? Think about that for a few seconds...let that soak in. (Let it be known that I am NOT jinxing either team by saying this. I'm merely asking the reader to think about something theoretically)
- Tyler Hansbrough and Ty Lawson blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
- What a coaching match-up!!! Dean Smith going against Denny Crum in what will surely be a battle for the ages!!! What's that you say? Crum isn't coaching them anymore and this entire two-post bit about Denny Crum isn't funny? Fair enough.
- HAVE YOU SEEN HOW NORTH CAROLINA HAS PLAYED THROUGHOUT THIS NCAA TOURNAMENT?!?!?
- Confidence in this pick: 9.5
1020 & 8101
