Oh – and just in case you are wondering. Remember, the Lunatic picked Illinois, Gonzaga and Alabama to make the Final 4 in both his picks, with Baylor winning the South in his sane picks and Purdue winning the South in his insane picks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, in basically the first 2 days of the tournament (and 1 game into the third day), 2 of those 5 teams (including the sane pick for the national champion) are already eliminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This appears to be a real stomping this year. My apologies in advance to fans of Gonzaga, Baylor and Alabama. The Lunatic Curse appears to be coming out early this year. I feel additionally bad because Gonzaga so far has been undefeated this season – that would have been a nice story to see Gonzaga become the 8th undefeated national champion since 1939, and the first one since Indiana did it in 1976. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At least Baylor has the benefit that they are facing a Big 10 team right now. That probably makes them safer to make the second weekend. If that happens, I should probably make sure to take them in the Second Chance pool – they are already doomed. Why would I pick another team and then doom the chances of another team. The Lunatic Curse is real – with great power comes great responsibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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