When you’re right, you’re right
Last Monday I blogged about the absurd amounts of upsets in the men’s college basketball season. Well, another weekend has gone by and another round of upsets to go with it. First on Friday No. 3 North Carolina fell to ACC opponent University of Maryland in overtime. The story of this game was the play of Terrapins’ junior guard Greivis Vasquez who recorded UMD’s first triple double since 1987.
Vasquez went absolutely nuts on the Tar Heels dropping 35 points, including Maryland’s first 16 of the game. He also pulled down 11 rebounds and dished out 10 assists in the upset.
With a 13–13 record prior to the game, Washington State University upended No. 15 UCLA 82–81 in another of Friday’s upsets. Taylor Rochestie dropped 33 on the Bruins as he carried Wazzu on his shoulders throughout the win in southern California.
Then came the night cap. Texas and Oklahoma have fostered one of the biggest rivalries in college sports whether it’s on the football field or basketball court. Oklahoma came into the game ranked No. 2 and with player of the year front runner Blake Griffin leading the charge, the Sooners seemed ready to storm into Austin and take down the Longhorns. But this year is unlike any other as far as predictability goes. Griffin suffered a concussion halfway through the first half and was on the bench for the rest of the game as Texas upset their rivals to the north 73–61. Now, I know I said OU would be No. 1, but now I just have no idea what to think. This year is just too confusing. I think at this point I’m going to have to be that guy who flips a coin on all of my bracket picks in March.
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