Hello everyone, I'm here at home and not at work because of allergies to sinus infection with a major sore throat. So instead of making money, which I would have prefered, I watched the NCAA Selection Show on CBS and made out the bracket. Now later this week I'll type up my sure wins and stuff, but right now is my first thoughts.

#1 Seeds
Duke as the top #1 makes since because they won the ACC Tourney while UConn lost in their first match in the Big East, though it was against Syracuse, I like the decision. Villanova with Ray's eye injury might be vulnerable if reality doesn't match the good outlike Ray's injury is said to have. I believe Ray will be able to play, but if not the Sweet Sixteen might be it for 'Nova. Memphis' #1 seed was earned, but could have been in jeopardy if Ohio State had defeated Iowa in the Big Ten Final and/or Texas had defeated Kansas in the Big Twelve. But all the #1's might be in trouble on the Road to the Final Four. Duke after playing three days in a row will play on Thursday, they might be exhausted and that's showed of late they could be up ended from the 2nd Round to the Regional Finals. UConn might have the easiest road, but being so close to home they might get distracted and mess up against the wrong team. Villanova with or without Ray has a hard road because of Ohio State, Florida, Boston College, Nevada, and Georgetown. Memphis will most likely get to the Regionals and the Finals, but in the Finals they might see either Gonzaga or UCLA with huge fan followings.

Other Top Seeds
First off, Gonzaga should have been the #2 seed in the Oakland region or in the Washington, D.C. region. UCLA could have been either #2 or 3 in Oakland switching place with Gonzaga. Tennessee (my team) I was surprised to see at #2, I was thinking a #5 seed or after seeing Syracuse as a #5 down to a #6. At most Tennessee should have been a #3, but I'm guessing bracketing came into process. Florida as a #3 is dangerous as is Iowa, but they might have tough match-ups in the 2nd Round. Michigan St. at #6 could be the team that could come out of Washington, if things fall right.

Double Digit Underdogs (or who has the potential to be the Bucknell, Vermont, or UW-Milwaukee)
Atlanta: #11 Southern Illinois or #13 Iona
Washington D.C.: #10 Seton Hall or #12 Utah State
Minneapolis: #11 UW-Milwaukee or #14 South Alabama
Oakland: #11 San Diego State or #12 Kent State

Unlike last year were I was certain that Illinois and North Carolina would face off for the National Championship, this year is less certain. I'm pretty sure UConn will come out of Washington but making it to the Title Game could be 50% if Villanova makes it from Minneapolis. In Atlanta, Duke seems to be the favorite but they're tired and it could be Texas or Syracuse or Iowa. In Oakland, its the three top seeds dominating the percentages with Kansas and Pittsburgh possible if they can match-up good against Memphis.

So right now if I were to choose the Final Four would see Duke vs. Gonzaga and UConn vs. Villanova.

Later this week I'll give some details about the brackets I made out at ESPN and why I did them.

Hello everyone who is interested in reading this. I'm back for an update.

First off, I wanted to post during the Olympics but couldn't find the time or was too lazy to do it when I did. Well when the Olympics were in Salt Lake four years ago, I loved watching the hockey it was so much better than the NHL at the time and I absolutely loved it, especially the early part of the tournament when eight teams were vying for the last two spots in the final eight. The Men's Tournament thus lasted the entire games and you could get into them. This year, the Men's Tournament started later and I didn't get into the hockey like 2002.

For me viewing-wise, the Olympics centered around Curling. I basically made my schedule around the event and happily watched it when I could. I also tried to watch the biathlon and the cross-country skiing when I could as well, but mostly had to settle for reading the results at Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.com).

That was basically my Olympics.

There have been events in the WWE that I've found interesting. Triple H has become the #1 Contender for the WWE Championship held by John Cena, I hope Triple H wins and by the crowd reaction a week ago so does the majority of the fans. Big Show & Kane will defend the World Tag Team Title against Carlito & Chris Masters at WrestleMania...now I would have no problem with is match if it wasn't for the Carlito/Masters storyline getting so fucking mixed up since the beginning of the year, at least Carlito will look even better when compared to Masters and people will respect him for making Masters look good.

Also at WrestleMania, the "Money in the Bank" Ladder match will be back, which could be a good thing. As of right now Ric Flair, RVD, and IC Champ Shelton Benjamin from RAW are in the match with three wrestlers from Smackdown! to be decided. Now with Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio both in SD! Main Event at the show against Kurt Angle for the World Heavyweight Title, those two are eliminated. Also with Chris Benoit and JBL facing off for the US Championship, those two former champions are out. The Undertaker is facing Mark Henry, so those two are also out of competition.

Now what does that leave SmackDown!? Well, the five-time WCW Champion Booker T for starters. Booker should be healthy enough for the match and is an instant contender to win it. Then there is SD!'s rising star, Lashley. He's a rookie, but in the matches I've seen an impressive one. This could be his first WrestleMania match and while he might not win, he could make a name. However, he might be having a match against Fit Finlay after what happened at No Way Out. I believe Matt Hardy could be in the match and it could be a smart move if he was, he along with RVD could be the hightlights of the match. So if I were to pick SD!'s competitors in the match would be Booker T, Lashley, and Matt Hardy. Other contenders, and mostly bad choices, could be Boogeyman, Hardcore Holly, Ken Kennedy (might replace Hardy in match), Orlando Jordan, Sylvan, Tanaka, and Vito. Now as I suggested only Kennedy seems to be the only reasonable choice after the three I listed as should be in the match.

Now my heart goes out to Shawn Michaels who has to endure his storyline feud with the McMahons, but at least he'll win against Shane at Saturday Night's Main Event and Vince at WrestleMania.

What else at WrestleMania? Oh, yes. Mick Foley vs. Edge, now I always love Mick when he is given a decent storyline and time to prepare. A match between these two should be very good, however Edge should be defending the WWE Championship against Triple H because Cena is a recreated Markie Mark and needs to be retooled to be more heelish instead of a forced face. I personally think Mick Foley vs. John Cena might have been a better choice to help reestablish a new identity for Cena.

Well that's my thoughts for now on things. Look out for my next posting...whenever it'll be.