Happy Lost Productivity Day!

Considering that all of Nebraska now lives in either Lincoln or Omaha--seriously, rural to urban migration always makes me sad hypocrite that I am--I'm guessing that tickets to today's games at the Qwest Center are pretty difficult to come by and that's not even including the scores of Jayhawks likely flocking to the city.

In case you were on the fence regarding that Portland State-Kansas match-up, just look at the photo presented here. That's a PSU Viking missing a dunk. During practice.

Kansas, I believe, is safe.

As for the rest of the tournament, I like Xavier. Why? Because they're deep and if I'm to have any shot at winning my various pools, I best pick a sleeper.

Is there a worse judge of basketball acumen than filling out a bracket. I don't care how many games you watch, theoretical match-ups are impossible to handicap and, after the first round, every game is a theoretical match-up.

I'm still waiting for one of the big sports sites out there to change their system so you only pick one round at a time with the winner being the person who picks the most games correctly. It would be like 63 individual horse races, something you could honestly analyze and sink your teeth into.

Until then, I guess, we'll just keep winging it. Go XU!