Incredibly, the second #2 seed went down this afternoon but it wasn’t that after 11 years since the last time a #2 went down, we now have had two, it was that it was Duke.  Duke University.  We’ve had two #2 seeds fall during our time doing the pool, in 1997 and in 2001, but those teams were #2 South Carolina and #2 Iowa St, not exactly powerhouses.  Same with Missouri earlier.  What a great day to watch upsets, not so for my (or your) bracket.

After 12 games today, Larzby has built a four-point lead going 24-4.  The last five games have been upsets and we have six today.  AsherPrancerVixen is in last going just 13-15 thus far.  Dr Fun and SlackJaw were the only two to pick Lehigh, or probably more likely, against Duke.  Great job.

Don’t ever bet against Purdue in the first game.  They have now won 13 straight 1st (now called 2nd) round games in our pool.  Crazy.  I knew this and still didn’t pick them, because they were playing a California team, and the California teams quickly went 0-4 (with Cal not even making it into the proper 64 bracket).