Obligatory "Cal has made some Greivis errors on defense" post.

@BruschisBrewsky: My wife is actually the Butler alum. My team plays at 6, and is probably going to lose unless the Beilein magic/Purnell inability to win in the tourney comes up big.

Welcome friends, to the first upset you picked in your bracket that ain't going to happen.

Well, not a bad season for a team picked preseason to finish 5th in the Horizon League. They'll be a scary-good midmajor in 2 years when these guys are juniors and Howard is a senior.

Uh, the KemPom #1 not exactly looking good.

That dude is just too thin to guard Howard. Being able to block shots is pretty worthless when you've been backed directly under the rim.

@Hank Scorpio-Steinbrenner: Howard missing a lot of time didn't really help, if he can stay on the floor they'll have a chance.

@Weed Against Speed: Actually, I think she got two for instigating and a misconduct.

The WAITRESS with the STEEEEEEAAAAAAK? NO! IT'S UNDERCOOKED! AND WE'RE GOING TO EXTRA COOKING TIME! HA HA!

@AliciaSacramonesBrownie: I think Shaq finally finished his degree about 10 years after he left for the NBA. He doesn't call himself the Big Aristotle for nothin'

@Tully Blanchard Enterprises: The ACC/Big Ten challenge was basically even this year (beating Indiana doesn't really impress). ACC can't be that much better, even if healthy North Carolina is better than anything in the Big Ten.

Alex Legion's mom unavailable for comment. For the first time ever.

@44 in a Row: I filled too much of yesterday with beer. My liver needs a break.

"No charges will be filed against him in the sexual assault case due to lack of "prosocutorial merit", whatever that means."

@Johninho: Cleveland State won at the Carrier Dome earlier this season and will probably be a 13 or 14 seed.

aTm trying to play their way back onto the bubble. Blowing a 20 point lead to a marginal Texas Tech team isn't a good idea for a team that's in the 9 or 10 seed range right now.

@Jerkwheat: True, most of the Tigers roster appears to be playing for Venezuela.

@Jose Hernandez: The games where both teams are already through to the next round have about zero interest for anyone.

Hey, a soccer thread, now we can threadjack something for the Champions League without pissing off the "soc-cer?" crowd here.

That would be Horizon League Player of the Year Matt Howard.