Today is the first day of the 2009 NCAA Basketball Tournament. This, in a particular order is what I did today:
• Woke up early to drive to Dave’s. Showered, packed up the computer, left with a fig bar in hand.
• Sat in morning traffic, ate the fig bar, couldn’t find a spot in a non-street cleaning zone, and then I finally did.
• Got to Dave’s, admired his three (sometimes four) screen setup for a day of college basketball games.
• Ate a bagel. Onion.
• Got excited for the Matadors of CS Northridge as they kept taking the lead against Memphis. I’m not convinced Memphis knew where they were until there was about eight minutes left in the game. Good thing I have them in the championship game.
• BYU lost me points in my bracket. I got cocky after that whole Utah Sugar Bowl thing. Note to self - BYU will always screw you.
• Dave and I agree that Maryland coach Gary Williams looks a lot like MTV News’s John Norris. Did you know John Norris is 50? I know, right.
• I become happy that Purdue and Washington both win, setting up a meeting Saturday afternoon that can best be described as “A Game Between the Colleges That My Little Brothers Went To.” I will be rocking my Purdon’t sweatshirt.
• Dave, a guy named David, and I rewatch that Wyoming guy’s dunk and freak out a little bit.
• North Carolina leaves Tyler Hansbrough in as they climb to an almost 40 point lead. I begin to wish injury upon both him and Roy Williams.
• We watch Clemson’s near-albino point guard elbow somebody. I figure that this is the only way I’d ever be able to compete if I played Division I basketball. Nothing but elbows and passive aggressive threes. Boo-ya.
• Clemson decides that they’re not very good at calling a last play and cost me $2 in impromptu prop bets. The Tigers decided they wanted no part of my Elite 8. I blame Tajh Boyd.
• I realize that there’s no way that Oregon can lose today. Suck it, NCAA.
• I lose another dollar on Minnesota not covering. Luckily, Esa’s coming over tomorrow and I’ll be able to make all my money back. Loser.
• After demolishing recently-delivered Thai food, I fall asleep on Dave’s couch during the downtime while listening to Adam Carolla talk to Tom Arnold about working for Hormel. Dave insists I didn’t snore, but I remain skeptical.
• This year’s Final Four sleeper, Gonzaga, comes back and crushes Akron, or as Yackie calls them, “A-Kron,” as if the name of the Ohio city rhymes with your favorite Senegalese hip-hopper. Word.
• We get El Pollo Loco. I’m almost given a Bean, Rice, and Cheese burrito instead of Bean, Rice, and Chicken. Don’t worry, everything turned out alright.
• Yackie picks Big Daddy Eisner’s Illini to go to the Final Four. They then lose, despite an admirable comeback attempt. I’m 91% sure he’ll blame Yackie.
• The day of basketball concludes.
