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Saturday, March 19, 2005 

Bracket Busters

Posted by: Bradley McDonald

That flushing sound you hear is my bracket going down the toilet. I would like to publicly thank Syracuse, one of my final four teams, for destroying any hope I had of winning the pool. The 4th seeded Orange lost to 13th seeded Vermont in overtime.

And that wasn't even the biggest upset of the day. Bucknell, a No. 14 seed, squeezed by the Kansas Jayhawks 64-63 with a shot that went down with only 10 seconds left.

This is what the NCAA tournament is all about! Even though my bracket is shot to pieces, I love watching upsets. How can you not pull for the Bucknell Bisons, who have never won a tournament game even though they've had a team for 110 years?

We actually had a couple of people in our pool call this upset. Elim_Pianist, who is now in the lead, and stewart, our leader after Day One, correctly picked Kansas to lose. They must've paid the Jayhawks to throw this game. :)