Day 1 recap...

I realize the day's not over, but by the time the 10:55 game ends, I'll probably be comatose.

I (like most people) managed to make it through without losing any Elite 8 teams, which is all you can ask for at this point. Nevada was the only multi-win team I lost.

I was also glad to see a lot of the higher-seeded teams I have crapping out early (BC, Gonzaga, Tennessee) all looked like piles of crap.

It seems to me like last year's first and second rounds were a bitter disappointment... not many close games, let alone buzzer-beaters. This year is making up for it in spades.

Gonzaga-Xavier, Marquette-Alabama and Tennessee-Winthrop were all in doubt in the final minute, while BC-Pacific and GW-UNCW both went to overtime. SDSU-Indiana is close right now, and even Southern is staying within spitting distance of Duke (although we all know Duke is pretty much guaranteed to go on a 27-2 run at some point in the second half).

You had the right mix of upsets; a 5-seed (Nevada), 6-seed (Oklahoma), and 7-seed (Marquette) all went down while a 2-seed (Tennessee) and 3-seed (Gonzaga) trailed in the final minutes of their games before pulling them out and a 4-seed (BC) went to double-OT.

The BC-Pacific game was this year's winner for "the first game that makes me stand up and scream inappropriately at work", thanks to a late 3-ball from Pacific that tied the game.

Tomorrow's enjoyment will hinge almost entirely on the Buckeyes. If they come out and take care of business (Hint: Keep feeding it to Dials until he's too tired to raise his arms above his head), I'll be able to enjoy the rest of the day. If it's ugly or, God forbid, they lose... yikes. Not good times.