Let Me Blow Ya Mind

Let's start off by first talking about the good of Super Bowl Sunday:

• Phil Mickelson shot a final round 68 to easily win the FBR Phoenix Open. Phil made a 26-footer on 18 to close out his round, bringing a smile to his lovely little girls, and smokin hot wife Amy. His girls then told him for winning that there will be "treats" tonight. Congrats Phil, and you may have the cutest children.
  
• The one thing the 4 day long pregame show got right was the tribute to our men and women in uniform. It definitely got my emotions going seeing the D-Day survivors and the Tuskegee Airmen. Add the combined choir and it definitely hit home.
• The game was actually pretty good. A sloppy beginning, but both teams got going as the game went on. Terrell Owens somehow caught 9 balls on his bum ankle, but the Patriots were too much in the end.
• I liked the Pepsi commercial that when you unscrewed the cap, music played, including Gwen and Eve's "If I were a Rich Girl," which was then followed by an appearance by the two in the second commercial. Thank you, thank you.
• The Diet Pepsi commercial with P. Diddy arriving in the truck was good. Also good was the "Stayin Alive" bit with a Cindy Crawford appearance, the Lays commerical with M.C. Hammer, "Hammer, where have you been???", and of course, the commercial with Jim McMahon, the Fridge, and a certain Coach Ditka.

And now for the bad:

• Philadelphia's 2-minute offense, or lack of.
• The 7 hour long pregame show.
• Any of the commercials with the monkeys, that's overdone.
• The rugby bit with Gladys Knight. Stick to singing Gladys.
• The Ford Mustang commercial. Sweet car, horrible commercial.
• The FOX team of announcers. Joe Buck needs to stick to baseball, Troy Aikman says the same thing repeatedly, and someone please tell Cris Collinsworth that the Patriots beat the Steelers 2 WEEKS AGO, NOT LAST SUNDAY!!!! He said that at least 3 times during the broadcast.

Now, college basketball steps into the spotlight with March Madness just a month away.

• Illinois 60, Indiana 47. I will say this for Indiana, they play their tails off. They did a great job of switching defenses during the game and taking Illinois out of their rhythm offensively. Yet Illinois still put 4 in double figures and Deron Williams, who only scored 1 point, had 11 assists. Illinois had 15 assists on their 19 field goals, which is an amazing statistic.
  
• North Carolina 81, Florida St. 60. This was a one point game with 14 minutes left, but when the game clock malfunctioned, so then did the Seminole offense for the rest of the game. UNC was sleepwalking through this one until the last 12 minutes when they played like their dominating selves. I'm a huge Marvin Williams fan. 13 points, 8 rebounds, and his game is very mature. He's not overly brash, but he has the right balance of cockyness and confidence to play well every night. UNC-Duke Wednesday night, I can't wait!!!

Alright, let's see who's in and who's on the bubble (current conference leaders in low-major conferences are in right now):

• In: Vermont, St. Joe's, North Carolina, Duke, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Gardner-Webb, Kansas, Oklahoma St., Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Boston College, Syracuse, Georgetown, UConn, Villanova, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Portland St., Winthrop, Illinois, Michigan St., Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pacific, Old Dominion, Louisville, DePaul, Cincinnati, UAB, Charlotte, UW-Milwaukee, Rider, Penn, UMKC, Miami, Delaware St., Wichita St., Utah, Monmouth, Samford, Washington, Arizona, Holy Cross, Kentucky, Florida, Alabama, UT-Chattanooga, Denver, SE Louisiana, Alabama A&M, Gonzaga, Nevada
  
• Bubble: George Washington, Virginia Tech, Miami, Texas, Texas A&M, Memphis, Houston, Marquette, S. Illinois, UCLA, Stanford, Arizona St., Mississippi St., LSU, St. Mary's, UTEP

Currently, 16 teams are fighting for the remaining 11 spots. We'll be updating this weekly until Selection Sunday.