Week 2. Strong 2.

The second weekend of the tournament starts tonight, and features two of the most dynamic players in college basketball this year, Jimmer Fredette of BYU and Kemba Walker of UCONN. Both have the ability to create their own shot, move well off of screens, and are deadly when left alone. Both could easily go for 40+ at any moment. I think the difference in both of their games tonight will be the play of their supporting cast. They both play very balanced teams in Florida (who in recent years has become a staple in college basketball when it comes to balance) and San Diego St who's athleticism could give Kemba and the Huskies problems. I hope for some great games tonight. Unfortunately, I'm off to work. But James will be in shortly to take over, and we'll both be bringing it tomorrow night.

My picks- SDSU, BYU, Butler, Duke

So I put my hands up! They're playing my song!

Ohio State absolutely destroys George Mason. Jared Sullinger, John Diebler, Aaron Craft and crew look very strong heading into the Sweet 16. Unfortunately, I don't think any of these guys will ever have careers as musicians. Check out this video of them singing Miley Cyrus' "Party in the USA" Seriously, do it, it's worth it.

This video was made by the OSU athletic department, in an attempt to show the personality of the team. The video was shown during TV timeouts at Ohio State home games. Luckily, the video got released to the Internet world. And Purdue fans found it. When then number 1 Ohio State travelled to West Lafeyette to play Purdue, the Boilermaker fans were ready. Listen closely to the student section serenade player of the year candidate Jared Sullinger as he shoots free throws.

Fact. Bernard James, of Florida State, is 26 years old.

Screw you old man, GO IRISH!

Fact. Gus Johnson is the best play-by-play announcer in sports.

And..... We're back.

Hello blog world. I've been away from the blog, as I went to my first ever NHL hockey game, seeing the Pittsburgh Penguins lose to the New York Rangers 5-2. Regardless, today has already seen the 2 ACC teams, UNC and Duke, advance to the Sweet 16 with narrow victories, winning by 2 and 3 respectively. UNC won despite John Henson making two bone head decisions down the stretch. He has to feel fortunate to not get called for a goal-tending on the last shot of the game. Arizona wins a thriller over Texas, who has to be pissed about a 5 second call while trying to inbound the ball with less than 20 seconds to play. VCU wins their 3rd game of the week, going from play-in game to the Sweet 16, beating USC, Georgetown, and routing Purdue in the process. Impressive.

I don't even know what to say. Or write.

Crazy end to the Pitt/ Butler game. Crazy. I don't think I've ever seen anything like it. More on this later. 1 thought, both fouls that were called were the correct calls. And bizarre, bone-head plays.

Fact. When James is here, the games are dull and boring. When James is at work, they're all awesome.

I'm sure James will even agree. Case in point: James is at work on Thursday when the 3 of the first 4 games are decided in the last 4 seconds. He comes home from work and Thursday night is boring. Same as last night. When he was here today both games, though close, provide no real drama. Then after eating a few tacos he goes to work, and we're treated to the SDSU double OT win, the Pitt game which looks to be going down to the wire, and Jimmer and the Zags locked up in a shootout.

"It's Peanut Butter And Jimmer Time!" - Heater

Also, first OT game of the tournament! I think Temple's going to pull off the upset here.

Hot Action.

Things are really heating up now. SDSU and Temple are separated by 2, 54- 52, with 2 to play, Butler leads 1# seed Pitt by 8 at the half, and Jimmer and Gonzaga are just underway. Here's hoping for some drama! It's March, it's Madness.

Lesley Visser

Ol' Lesley Visser has been a staple of CBS NCAA tournament coverage and NFL football as a sideline reporter for as long as I can remember. Visser was recently voted #1 Female Sportscaster of all time. During this year's tourney she looks like a hot mess. She's rocking a hairdo that looks like she just got out of bed after a 4 day long bender. She also appears to have

had some plastic surgery. Let's take a look. Lesley in the late 90's:

Here's what she's looking like these days:

On a related note, she was married to Dick Stockton, a legendary CBS sports announcer, for 28 years. Here's a photo of the two of them hooping it up: