NCAA Tourmanet Mega-Upsets, "The Walking Dead," and a New QB in Denver

RANDOM THOUGHTS:

The following were on my mind between Thursday, March 15th and Monday, March 19th:, with a one delay for no particular reason

- For my money, Lehigh defeating Duke in the first round of the tournament in North Carolina has to rank as the greatest upset in college basketball history that I've ever seen. I mean, sure, it's not the only 2/15 seed upset in NCAA tournament (hell, another one had right before it), but it is very special for having been done by a team who had never won a tournament game before against one of the sport's most prestigious and most vilified schools of the past 25 years in a crowd (a program that automatically conjures up images of championship banners and Final Four appearances) that was probably 90/10 in favor of Duke.

- Speaking of the Lehigh/Duke game, I wonder how the players of Norfolk State University felt by being upstaged by them on the same night. After all, here they were, hours after wrapping up the first victory by a 15 seed in the NCAA tournament since 2001 against the #3 ranked team in the nation, only to become an afterthought once an even more significant upset of similar circumstance occurred. I mean, I know they freakin' won the game, but you can't help but feel that the players felt a little bit of envy of the Lehigh players for getting the top story in the sporting world over them.

- After airing a season finale that dear nearly 9 million viewers and a 4.7 rating (better than 98-99% percent of what else was on TV this week) the heights of which "The Walking Dead" could soar in the ratings going forward is starting to scare me.

- And suddenly, the NFL world has now gone from talking about where Manning was going to play to Tebow...
(http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7713078/2012-nfl-free-agency-peyton-manning-denver-broncos-agree-96m-deal-source-says)

- I'm sorry Direct TV, but why wouldn't I want to re-enact scenes from "Platoon" with Charlie Sheen? That would be both the most horrific and greatest nights of my life!

I'll try to do better with this next time. Until then, enjoy the start of your workweek!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15





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