I mentioned in my morning rant about today’s games that I would not mind if Karma provided Michigan a loss in Coach Howard’s return due to his horrible sportsmanship at Wisconsin that earned him a 5 game suspension. Karma must have been listening, and sometimes she can be awfully cruel.

Michigan didn’t simply lose the game. No – that is not how Karma works. Karma allowed the Wolverines to jump out to a 60 – 43 lead on the Hoosiers with about 13 minutes to play. And then Indiana, a team who had lost 7 of their last 9 games, outscored Michigan 29 – 9 for the rest of the game to upset Michigan in amazing fashion.

Meanwhile, Syracuse without their leading scorer who was suspended for punching a player in the middle of a blowout victory, played extremely competitive against #7 Duke. The Orange led by 4 at halftime and went up 79-78 when Jimmy Boeheim tipped the ball in with 3 1/2 minutes to play. That tip-in might have been the last points that Syracuse score all season, as the Blue Devils finished the game on a 10-0 run to send Syracuse home. With a 16-17 record, they are likely not even going to be invited to the NIT.

So, as you can see, it is super important to stay on Karma’s good side. Play the game with passion but with good sportsmanship. If you don’t, you never know if you will be next on Karma’s list. Thank you, Karma, for showing yourself today – please let me stay on your good side. You are wise, wonderful, and powerful.