NCAA Sweet 16 Predictions

I know everyone is shocked that I am no longer in contention for the billion dollar bracket. I am just as shocked as you are. Probably even more shocking is that I have neither of my championship game picks left and basically zero shot of winning any money whatsoever. To put the icing on the cake, I made one of the worst "locks of the day" in history with Cincinnati giving 3. I may or may not have been on record saying they would "dominate Harvard by 20".

@ADBanch24 Awesome pick bro.
— Adam Banchiu (@ADBanch24) March 20, 2014

Can't get much worse than the first weekend so I have full confidence that the second weekend predictions will be perfect. There is no other way to look at it. Regardless if that previous statement is true, I can't come out of this weekend looking worse than Roddy White. Don't expect me to put season tickets on the line (or anything for that matter) with these predictions.

CBS will show Archie Miller's wife at least 10 times vs. Stanford. 

Enter Morgan Miller. The trophy wife for Archie Miller had been hidden from the majority of the college hoops world until the waning moments of Dayton's victory over Syracuse.

Ok so she's no Amanda Enfield, but she is definitely this year's March darling.  We can only hope that Verne Lynquist and Bill Raftery go all Brent Musburger Friday. We've seen Raftery obsess over Aaron Craft, with one of my all time favorites, "Look at the pipes on that kid!". I can only imagine the reaction for Morgan. I picture it something along the lines of "Check the chiclets on her!" or "Archie Miller with a little ricochet romance and finish with a kiss! The prediction of 10 is probably actually on the safe side. CBS will be sure to show her during any and every suspenseful moment. The last 5 minutes alone might include more camera time for Morgan than actual game action itself.

The "Harri" will combine for 45 points 

No, I am not missing a letter or word in the title. Clearly, "Harri" is referring to the Gary Harris for Michigan State and Joe Harris for Virginia. It's not rocket science, people, it's like how stimulus becomes stimuli, or alumni, or fungi, or...you get the picture. Then again, thinking about it might be as complicate as rocket science. Seriously, who thought it was not only appropriate, but more functional to have these words end in "i"? Ok, we are getting dangerously off topic, let's get back to the "Harri". Joe Harris, in my opinion, is the best scorer in the ACC. He has tremendous size over Gary who you have to believe will be matched up with him. Gary has played well thus far in the tournament, but hasn't had a break out scoring game. It's simple math, Payne had a career high in game 1 (41), Dawson had a career high in game 2 (24), next in line would have to be Gary or Valentine and i'm putting my money ( figuratively, guys) on Harris. 

P.S. A career high for Gary would be 27+ so that leaves Joe with at the most 18 points. So relax, we still come out ahead in the scenario. 

The B1G will have 3 Teams in the Final Four

Definitely my most substantial prediction of this blog post. I honestly believe that Wisconsin, Michigan, and Michigan State are each the best teams left in their respective brackets. If we look at it in terms of who has best chances, Michigan has to top the list. Sure, Tennesee is the "hot" team right now, but it's not even close how much better Michigan is than the Volunteers. Moving forward to the Elite Eight matchup, both Louisville and Kentucky will be exhausted from a hard fought rivalry game. I think Kentucky poses a bigger problem for Michigan. Louisville doesn't have enough scoring options and doesn't have anyone to exploit Michigan's lack of depth in the post. Kentucky's athleticism and talent on floor obviously scares people, especially if the are clicking. That being said, I think this Michigan team is a well oiled machine and will have enough to over come a monstrous game from Julius Randle.

You will get Afternoon Delight stuck in your head by the end of the weekend. 

It's inevitable. Taco Bell's new commercial features Starland Vocal Band's Afternoon Delight in what could possibly be the catchiest earworm since Chilli's "Baby Back Ribs" jingle (I realize that's not the actual commercial, but come on that's way better). Let's say you get lucky and miss it the first time. I can guarantee someone you are watching the games with didn't and will either start humming or singing the tune. Before you know it you are subconsciously doing the same. This is ultimately worse than getting it directly from the commercial, because you will be in the middle of doing it and will have to stop and ask you're viewing companion, "Were you just singing that or am I just going crazy?". They will confirm that they were indeed responsible and then, before you know it, everyone jumps in and it becomes a full on Anchorman rendition.