-Once again, it has been proven that sportswriters are very scared of change in the status quo of sports. Despite the barrage of upsets that destroyed brackets across the country, talking heads at ESPN don't give either Northern Iowa, Washington or Saint Mary's any chance of making it to the Final Four. I believe that one of those teams will make the Final Four and then the "experts" will say that they don't have enough to win it all.
-It also seems to be the general consensus that Cornell will give Kentucky a run for its money but that Kentucky will inevitably win in the end. I don't agree with that, because Cornell is playing with house money and Kentucky is the team that has all the pressure and has struggled in the spotlight as recently as in the SEC Tournament championship game against Mississippi State. Kentucky should win, but it is far from a sure thing in this crazy NCAA Tournament.
-Messi is no Maradona...yet. He is scary good right now and scored eight goals in his last three games, including two hat-tricks. However, what set Maradona and Pele apart is that they took their countries to glory and championships, something that even Messi himself is aware of since he recently said that "You don't become a legend until you win the World Cup." It's good to see that he is staying humble, and I truly do hope that he cements his legacy as the greatest player ever in this year's World Cup, and if he doesn't...keep in mind that he is only 22 years old.
-It's time for the NBA to change its playoff format. Get rid of the Eastern and Western Conferences and let the 16 best teams in the postseason. As of Tuesday, March 22, the eighth seed in the East is one game over .500, while the ninth seed is four games under the break even mark. Meanwhile, in the West, the eighth seed is 13 games over .500 and the ninth seed will miss the playoffs despite being five games over. Does that sound fair to you?
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