Bulldog Haters

Tonight kicks off the 3rd round of the NCAA tourney. Well, I guess technically it is the 4th round, but those play-in games should not count as a whole round. Anyway, I have beef with analysts, pickers, and overall haters. How many people had Butler getting out of the first round? Be honest! Many had Old Dominion pegged as being a cinderella team this year, well how'd that work out? And even fewer I'm sure had them beating Pitt. So of course everyone would pick Wisconsin to beat Butler this round right? WRONG! Everyone has now jumped on the Bulldog bandwagon, but only after that have won two games in the tourney. Please get off the wagon and hate on them like you were before the tourney. Another team that many hated on was VCU and now everyone LOVES VCU. C'mon! I'll admit, did I see them beating Georgetown? Nope. And I have not said oh man, VCU is awesome and they are one of the better teams in the tourney either. If these people really want to get some respect, stop going with the trendy picks for a champ. All I hear is Ohio State, Kansas, Duke... blah blah blah. Who have those teams played? Duke barely beat Michigan and Ohio State and Kansas have yet to encounter a tough opponent. Kansas is an easy pick because their road to the Final Four will not even include a team ranked under 10. Wow, how great the Jayhawks are if they win games they are supposed to. I like Coach K and I will give him major kudos for having such a great program for so many years with no NCAA violations or controversy, but it's Duke. How hard is it to take a program that every kid dreams of playing for to the tourney year after year? Yep, I'm a Duke hater and love every second of it. My ideal Championship game this year? Butler versus Duke and Butler winning the championship that is rightfully theirs. And who doesn't love Brad Stevens? That guy is so calm and collected all the time no matter the outcome or situation in a game. He is also building a successful program that was definitely in the dumps when it first started. These are the stories that people should love and not root against. Duke has had their turn, Kansas has had their turn, all the big boys have had their turn, it's time for new blood to have their turn as well.