Catch-up and NCAA Sunday
I haven't written in here in a bit, mainly because my life has been, well, boring. I did make it down to Charlotte on Monday morning. Had a decent time, what with the very warm weather and especially the intense sun and near 70 degrees on Tuesday.
My beautifully dysfunctional family is still in tact. After the craziness of the beginning of the New Year, I was a little surprised to see that my sighted cousin and his girlfriend were still seeing each other. I guess that's just how things go around those parts though, a very odd way of showing love perhaps. I think it's just the stress of dealing with this crazy life, which I can definitely understand.
So now I'm back for the second half of the semester, struggling hard to find motivation and finish strong. I'm scared of this major paper I have due on the 31st of March and the powerpoint presentation I've already mentioned. I feel tired, but I will find the strength somehow.
And now onto the fun! I've engaged in the relatively hopeless attempt at guessing how this year's NCAA tournament would unfold. Only I didn't get to play for the million dollars on Yahoo sports, because their tournament pick 'em is inaccessible this time. I'm disappointed by this, as Yahoo has so often been a leader in making sports information usable for persons with screen-readers. I saw on a video that they have an individual who's job it is specifically to keep things usable, working in some sort of lab. At any rate, I just pasted the teams into my journal and went on my random picking spree. Hard to pick against the University of Kentucky, which makes me sad. Also watch Maryland! Not entirely sure if Duke will lose to Louisville, but A I'd like it to happen, and B if it doesn't I won't mind taking that hit. I can't stand them! If I get this cut text to work, my picks should be found here:
Round 1
East
1. Kentucky vs. 16. ETSU
2. W. Virginia vs. 15. Morgan St.
3. New Mexico vs. 14. Montana
4. Wisconsin vs. 13. Wofford
5. Temple vs. 12. Cornell
6. Marquette vs. 11. Washington
7. Clemson vs. 10. Missouri
8. Texas vs. 9. Wake Forest
Midwest
1. Kansas vs. 16. Lehigh
2. Ohio State vs. 15. UCSB
3. Georgetown vs. 14. Ohio
4. Maryland vs. 13. Houston
5. Mich. St. vs. 12. New Mexico St.
6. Tennessee vs. 11. San Diego St.
7. Oklahoma St. vs. 10. Ga. Tech
8. UNLV vs. 9. Northern Iowa
South
1. Duke vs. 16. Play-in winner
2. ‘Nova vs. 15. Robt. Morris
3. Baylor vs. 14. Sam Houston St.
4. Purdue vs. 13. Siena
5. Texas AM vs. 12. Utah St.
6. Notre Dame vs. 11. ODU
7. Richmond vs. 10. St. Mary’s
8. Cal vs. 9. Louisville
West
1. Syracuse vs. 16. Vermont
2. Kansas St. vs. 15. North Texas
3. Pittsburgh vs. 14. Oakland
4. Vanderbilt vs. 13. Murray St.
5. Butler vs. 12. UTEP
6. Xavier vs. 11. Minnesota
7. BYU vs. 10. Florida
8. Gonzaga vs. 9. Florida St.
Round 2.
East
1. Kentucky vs. 8. Texas
4. Wisconsin vs. 5. Temple
2. W. Virginia vs. 10. Missouri
3. New Mexico vs. 6. Marquette
Midwest
1. Kansas vs. 9. Northern Iowa
4. Maryland vs. 12. New Mexico ST.
2. Ohio State vs. 10. Ga. Tech
3. Georgetown vs. 6. Tennessee
South
1. Duke vs. 9. Louisville
4. Purdue vs. 12. Utah St.
2. Vilanova vs. 7. Richmond
3. Baylor vs. 6. Notre Dame
West
1. Syracuse vs. 9. Florida State
4. Vanderbilt vs. 12. UTEP
2. Kansas State vs. 7. BYU
3. Pittsburgh vs. 11. Minnesota
Sweet Sixteen
East
1. Kentucky vs. 4. Wisconsin
2. W. Virginia vs. 6. Marquette
Midwest
1. Kansas vs. 4. Maryland
10. Ga. Tech vs. 3. Georgetown
South
9. Louisville vs. 4. Purdue
2. Vilanova vs. 6. Notre Dame
West
1. Syracuse vs. 4. Vanderbilt
2. Kansas State vs. 11. Minnesota
Elite Eight
East
1. Kentucky vs. 6. Marquette
Midwest
4. Maryland vs. 3. Georgetown
South
4. Purdue vs. 6. Notre Dame
West
1. Syracuse vs. 2. Kansas State
Final Four
East
1. Kentucky
Midwest
4. Maryland
South
4. Purdue
West
1. Syracuse
National Championship: 1. Kentucky vs. 1. Syracuse
Winner: 1. Kentucky
The UNC Tar Heels are going to NIT, which is bittersweet. Given the lackluster way they've played this season, as another fan put it on Twitter it's "Just a ratings thing, I suspect. Ouch. Now we've got to go through another game." Yeah it's definitely been that kind of season. Oh, but how bout them Charlotte Bobcats! They've won 6 straight, including a really surprising win over the Orlando Magic in Orlando's building. They're 34-31 and look like they might make it into the playoffs. Still a few games left, though.
Ok, let me finish reading this chapter and grab something to eat before it's too late. More sports shall wait till tomorrow.
My beautifully dysfunctional family is still in tact. After the craziness of the beginning of the New Year, I was a little surprised to see that my sighted cousin and his girlfriend were still seeing each other. I guess that's just how things go around those parts though, a very odd way of showing love perhaps. I think it's just the stress of dealing with this crazy life, which I can definitely understand.
So now I'm back for the second half of the semester, struggling hard to find motivation and finish strong. I'm scared of this major paper I have due on the 31st of March and the powerpoint presentation I've already mentioned. I feel tired, but I will find the strength somehow.
And now onto the fun! I've engaged in the relatively hopeless attempt at guessing how this year's NCAA tournament would unfold. Only I didn't get to play for the million dollars on Yahoo sports, because their tournament pick 'em is inaccessible this time. I'm disappointed by this, as Yahoo has so often been a leader in making sports information usable for persons with screen-readers. I saw on a video that they have an individual who's job it is specifically to keep things usable, working in some sort of lab. At any rate, I just pasted the teams into my journal and went on my random picking spree. Hard to pick against the University of Kentucky, which makes me sad. Also watch Maryland! Not entirely sure if Duke will lose to Louisville, but A I'd like it to happen, and B if it doesn't I won't mind taking that hit. I can't stand them! If I get this cut text to work, my picks should be found here:
Round 1
East
1. Kentucky vs. 16. ETSU
2. W. Virginia vs. 15. Morgan St.
3. New Mexico vs. 14. Montana
4. Wisconsin vs. 13. Wofford
5. Temple vs. 12. Cornell
6. Marquette vs. 11. Washington
7. Clemson vs. 10. Missouri
8. Texas vs. 9. Wake Forest
Midwest
1. Kansas vs. 16. Lehigh
2. Ohio State vs. 15. UCSB
3. Georgetown vs. 14. Ohio
4. Maryland vs. 13. Houston
5. Mich. St. vs. 12. New Mexico St.
6. Tennessee vs. 11. San Diego St.
7. Oklahoma St. vs. 10. Ga. Tech
8. UNLV vs. 9. Northern Iowa
South
1. Duke vs. 16. Play-in winner
2. ‘Nova vs. 15. Robt. Morris
3. Baylor vs. 14. Sam Houston St.
4. Purdue vs. 13. Siena
5. Texas AM vs. 12. Utah St.
6. Notre Dame vs. 11. ODU
7. Richmond vs. 10. St. Mary’s
8. Cal vs. 9. Louisville
West
1. Syracuse vs. 16. Vermont
2. Kansas St. vs. 15. North Texas
3. Pittsburgh vs. 14. Oakland
4. Vanderbilt vs. 13. Murray St.
5. Butler vs. 12. UTEP
6. Xavier vs. 11. Minnesota
7. BYU vs. 10. Florida
8. Gonzaga vs. 9. Florida St.
Round 2.
East
1. Kentucky vs. 8. Texas
4. Wisconsin vs. 5. Temple
2. W. Virginia vs. 10. Missouri
3. New Mexico vs. 6. Marquette
Midwest
1. Kansas vs. 9. Northern Iowa
4. Maryland vs. 12. New Mexico ST.
2. Ohio State vs. 10. Ga. Tech
3. Georgetown vs. 6. Tennessee
South
1. Duke vs. 9. Louisville
4. Purdue vs. 12. Utah St.
2. Vilanova vs. 7. Richmond
3. Baylor vs. 6. Notre Dame
West
1. Syracuse vs. 9. Florida State
4. Vanderbilt vs. 12. UTEP
2. Kansas State vs. 7. BYU
3. Pittsburgh vs. 11. Minnesota
Sweet Sixteen
East
1. Kentucky vs. 4. Wisconsin
2. W. Virginia vs. 6. Marquette
Midwest
1. Kansas vs. 4. Maryland
10. Ga. Tech vs. 3. Georgetown
South
9. Louisville vs. 4. Purdue
2. Vilanova vs. 6. Notre Dame
West
1. Syracuse vs. 4. Vanderbilt
2. Kansas State vs. 11. Minnesota
Elite Eight
East
1. Kentucky vs. 6. Marquette
Midwest
4. Maryland vs. 3. Georgetown
South
4. Purdue vs. 6. Notre Dame
West
1. Syracuse vs. 2. Kansas State
Final Four
East
1. Kentucky
Midwest
4. Maryland
South
4. Purdue
West
1. Syracuse
National Championship: 1. Kentucky vs. 1. Syracuse
Winner: 1. Kentucky
The UNC Tar Heels are going to NIT, which is bittersweet. Given the lackluster way they've played this season, as another fan put it on Twitter it's "Just a ratings thing, I suspect. Ouch. Now we've got to go through another game." Yeah it's definitely been that kind of season. Oh, but how bout them Charlotte Bobcats! They've won 6 straight, including a really surprising win over the Orlando Magic in Orlando's building. They're 34-31 and look like they might make it into the playoffs. Still a few games left, though.
Ok, let me finish reading this chapter and grab something to eat before it's too late. More sports shall wait till tomorrow.