
So, last night, I mustered up the strength to stay up and watch Notre Dame play Florida State in the second (fuck it, I'm calling it second) round of the NCAA Tournament, only to see that the Irish decided not to stay up. The picture that runs with that story is the perfect way to sum up the night for Notre Dame: Taking the ball to the basket in a half-assed fashion, cowering instead of going strong, and just being intimidated, in general, by the Florida State defense. Notre Dame was so intimidated, in fact, that it couldn't even hit its open looks. As much as it sucked, I could kind of see it coming. A team that relies that much on jump shooters playing a seven-man rotation and coming up against a very good defensive team was a recipe for disaster. I'm just happy my bracket wasn't the only one screwed up by this. (South Bend Tribune)
And just when you thought it couldn't get any worse for the Irish, Michael Floyd is arrested for a DUI. This could cost him the season, and it puts the Irish in a bit of a predicament at the receiver position. He's clearly their best, and one of the nation's best. And unfortunately, the punishment is probably going to be out of Brian Kelly's hands, as it's his second offense and will be handled by the Office of Residence Life. This is the same office that kicked Kyle McAlarney out of school for a year because he got caught with pot. So, yeah. (Chicago Tribune)
Then there was this. Awesome. (Sports by Brooks)
But back to your bracket -- which is what you really care about -- Michigan very nearly fucked up everything by beating Duke, but didn't. I see nearly fucked up everything lovingly, because I really wish they had fucked up everything, because, seriously, fuck Duke. Even though Michigan lost, Wolverine fans have to be happy with the team they have, and about the future of the program. This team was supposed to be a year away from contending for a tourney spot, let along nearly knocking off the defending champ. (AnnArbor.com)
Michigan's tournament also included putting the final nail in Bruce Pearl's coaching coffin, at least at Tennessee. He was fired today, four days after the Wolverines put a 30-point beatdown on the Vols. Of course, the gi-normous loss was probably just icing on the Bruce Pearl is a goner cake that AD Mike Hamilton had been baking for a while. (Slam)
This is enough to piss a person off. I'm not gay, but I'd definitely rather fuck Ryan Reynolds than Sean Penn. OK, so that was pretty gay. But you get what I'm saying. (People)
And oh by the way, we're bombing Libya. (CNN)
Today's Amazingness might very well be an in memoriam: