We Are The Titans

The University of Detroit Mercy made it into the NCAA Tournament after a surprising championship win in the Horizon League.  The Titans defeated Valporaiso 70-50 in the conferense championship; a team they lost to twice in the regular season.  All I can say is congratulations UofD and enjoy it while you can.  Your celebrations will be short lived as much as I don't want to believe that.  The Titians enter the tourney as a 15th seed and will go against number 2 seed Kansas Jay Hawks.  The Jay Hawks were a potential 1 seed until their loss in the confrence tournament.  Kansas and Detroit have met three times prior to Friday’s matchup. KU holds a perfect 3-0 record all-time against the Titans with the most recent meeting a 63-43 KU victory in Lawrence on Dec. 28, 2006.

As for now, enjoy the experience Titans.  You've earned it!

NCAA Tourney Snubs

Drexel, Miami (Fla.), Oral Roberts, Seton Hall, Mississippi State, Nevada, and Washington are all schools looking from the outside in.  The NCAA seems like the BCS of college football on a smaller scale.  The big schools get in while the small ones suffer.  Washington has the best argument for being snubbed from the tournament. They won the Pac-12 in the regular season, but because of a quick Pac-12 Tournament exit, they find themselves on the outside looking in. What's most stunning is that Cal, who finished second in the Pac-12, got into a play-in game.  Its hard to agrue for teams that just didn't get it done down the stretch but shouldn't they be rewarded for what they did throughout the season as well?

Western Kentucky who finished 15-18 in the season earned a bid in the tourney.  They will not win a game but teams like Conneticut who won it all last year as a mid level seed, were left out because of their record.  Seton Hall who plays in one of the toughest confrences in the country had a season worthy of atleast a play in game for the tournament but were snubbed as well.  Something just doesnt seem right!