All 1’s, 2’s, and 3’s are still alive.  Gus Johnson still has a magnificent voice.  And CBS still stinks at switching to and from games.

Most Exciting Game

I can’t quite remember right now, that cbssportsline feed is off the hook good. However, I do not know if this is weird or normal, but I might have burned myself out these last two days. All the competitive games are running together in my mind as the same.  I will have to go with Siena v. Ohio State just because I remember the two extra sessions pretty well.   They’re fresh in my mind. Conshohocken, Pennsylvania native Ronald Moore hit two clutch shots at the end of both overtimes that had me hollering for joy.  Shortly thereafter a college basketball watching novice near me said “Darnit Siena, they’re screwing up my bracket!”  I looked at the person and scolded them not for the fact they had Ohio State beating Louisville in the next round, but for the fact they pronounced Siena wrong.

Most Surprising Game

None really… until Cleveland State mooned Wake Forest on Friday night, and I mean mooned. It just so happens I picked Wake to go far, Final Four far, championship runner up far.  Anyways.

The Vikings did everything right

Best Individual Performance

I could go with Nic Wise’s 29, Chase Budinger’s 20 points, 8 boards, 6 feeds and 4 swipes, Ben Woodside’s (NDSU) 37, Sherron Collins 32 and 8 dimes, Chris Wright’s (Dayton) 27 points and 10 boards, Taj Gibson’s 10-10 from the field en route to 24 points (3 swats), Greivis Vasquez’s 27, Marcus Thorton’s (LSU) 30, or Dwayne Anderson’s (Nova) 25 on 9-10 from the field (he averages 8.8ppg), but I’ll go with a performance just too improbable to overlook.  And that’s 35 big ones (10 trifectas) in 36 minutes from Roburt Sallie, 6′5 guard from Memphis, averaging 5.4 ppg in 14.7 min/gm. I think Roburt might ask to have a repeat of the pre-game meal before the Maryland game.

Worst Moment

The WWF smackdown of Blake Griffin during the Oklahoma-Morgan State thrilla.  But it gets better, Morgan State players are seen throwing tantrums after the game.

Game I Cared Most About

Michigan v. Clemson.  Always been a  University of Michigan sports fan, can not put a finger on why, but it is what it is. Maybe living in Michigan all my life has something to do with it, just a guess. It also does not hurt that the fine institution accepted me for the fall of 09′.  Big leagues baby.

A Prediction For Round Two
Western Kentucky over Gonzaga. I like WKU’s wing players as well as 6′9 skinny bean Jeremy Evans (190lbs).

I’ve been getting all kinds of great mail lately. I can’t thank you people enough! After my 500th, “They all laugh at the size of your organ” spamails, I’m getting a little gunshy when checking my inbox. ;)

Thankfully DH assures me there’s no problem. *ba doom cha* Oh!

ANYWAY … Kate Becker over at NOVA Promotions contacted me so I could let you know about the episode they’re airing on Earth Day - Tuesday, April 22nd - at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. (Most PBS stations are picking it up at this hour, but you might want to check your local listings before you set the Tivo.)

She writes:

NOVA will premiere “Car of the Future,” a look at the innovative technologies that could one day transform the way we drive. Tom and Ray Magliozzi, cohosts of NPR’s Car Talk, lead the way on a screwball automotive odyssey that doubles as a serious environmental wake-up call. From Detroit to California, Boston to Iceland, Tom and Ray mix their trademark slapstick with serious nuts-and-bolts analysis of what it will take to make our autos more energy-efficient.

And this from the press release:

Test-drive your own filmmaking skills at the Car of the Future open content site, where you’ll find more than 220 one- to three-minute clips you can use to make your own video. From expert interviews to smoke stacks and wind turbines, these clips are available to all under a non-commercial Creative Commons license. Once you download footage from the NOVA Web site you can combine it with your own materials, and then share your video creations with the online community.

What a great way to share your enthusiasm for renewable energy, resource, alternative transportation or even the latest models with friends and family! I love it. (My kids will, too. I can just feel it.)

A big thanks to Kate for sharing this resource, and a big hand to NOVA and the two goofballs who pulled the show together. It looks very entertaining … yet still informative. (How’d they do it??)

[image source PBS]