[Van Hagar]

I actually love Kentucky’s draw. Don’t play til Friday, gives Butler one extra day to hopefully get better. Get a very winnable first round game (although we know our recent history in those games), then either Illinois, Xavier or Texas in the second round (I think it will be Texas). Again, very winnable. And then, if the seeds hold up, you get Tennessee for a third time in the round of 16. We know we can beat them. If someone in the upper half of the bracket could knock Houston out before the final eight, I actually think we could sneak in to the final four. Dreaming, I know, but that’s what March is for.

I’ll go with Auburn (the committee really took care of them), Alabama, Houston and Florida (just by a whisker over St. John’s) as the final four, with Florida winning it all. And boy, didn’t Louisville get screwed? No way they should have been such a low seed, a very tough opener, then Auburn in round two if they advance.

Oh, and what about the very real possibility of Pitino vs. Cal in the second round? Can you imagine if they had put that bracket in Lexington? Would have been insane.