Since I haven’t watched a second of college basketball this season and couldn’t name one player on any of the teams, I couldn’t wait to fill out my bracket. Because in my experience it’s the people who know absolutely nothing about the NCAA Tournament who usually win….

Several years ago, when I was doing a drive time show for 1540 The Ticket in Los Angeles, we had our annual bracket contest, with the winner getting $300. And in the end, it was my wife who took home the prize….

This was a person who had never watched a college basketball game in her life, yet won the pool by picking longshot Georgia Tech to make the Final Four….

If I remember correctly, the Yellow Jackets were a #8 seed and nobody in our pool had them going that far….

When it got down to the Elite Eight, the guy running the pool told me if Georgia Tech won their next game, my wife would clinch victory and the resulting $300….

Of course the Yellow Jackets won their next game and the $300 was hers. But when I asked her why she had Georgia Tech in the Final Four, she replied, “Because bumble bees are so cute.”….

That sums it up about as well as anything….

This year it was me who was the ignorant one, having not seen a game all year….

After reading a little about the teams, I came to the conclusion that Gonzaga was vastly overrated as a #1 seed and Oregon was vastly underrated as a #12….

I know the Zags had a great record and ranked #1, but I also know they play in a horses*** conference and aren’t challenged the way other top teams are. I also noted Gonzaga’s strength of schedule was #97; by far the worst of the highly seeded teams….

So I picked the Ducks to get to the Final Four and the Zags to lose in the first weekend….

After almost losing to #16 Southern in the first round, the Gonzaga got bounced in the second round by Wichita St, meaning I was in business with my pool….

And with Oregon getting to the Sweet 16, I’m one win away from taking this pool by the nuts and winning first place money….

If the Ducks beat Louisville on Friday, I think the cash is mine….

Unfortunately, Louisville is probably the best team in the country and this ain’t going to be easy. But Oregon is playing extremely well and this tournament is one-and-done….

So there’s no reason the Ducks can’t keep this run going….

Before the Gonzaga-Wichita St. game, the announcers kept talking about how good the Zags Kelly Olynyk was and how he was going to be an excellent NBA player….

But after watching him for 40 minutes against the Wheat Shockers, I have a different word to describe him….

Stiff….

Yes, he’s 7′ tall and looks like a pretty good athlete with the way he can run, but he received a hard lesson about what life in the NBA is going to be like. He got pushed around by Wichita’s big men, had trouble getting a shot off and looked like Spanky Walton the way the Shockers were spiking his shots….

Olynyk is really soft and certainly not going to make an impact on the next level….

And a lot of that has to do with the high school conference Gonzaga plays in….

So my master plan of Gonzaga making an early exit and Oregon making a run is working like a charm….

And all from a guy who knows absolutely nothing about 2012-13 college basketball….

But those Ducks are so cute….

Another guy the studio analysts and announcers were raving about was Creighton’s Doug McDermott; evidently a big time scorer and elite player….

But in the first half it became evident this McDermott guy was another stiff; slow footed, lumbering and easy to defend….

He wound up shooting 4-14 against Duke’s pressure defense and had all kinds of trouble getting his shot off. If he didn’t get his shot spanked around the rim, he was dribbling into double teams and making poor decisions….

Another guy who got exposed as someone who is going to have major problems on the next level….

On a positive note, how much fun is this great run by Florida Gulf Shore? Unlike most of the other teams, whose control-freak coaches walk the ball up the floor, call plays on every possession and refuse to fast break; the Eagles run, gun, throw lob passes and are a joy to watch….

They are a shining example of what can happen if the coach simply gets out of the way and allows his kids to have fun….

FGCU Coach Andy Enfield is suddenly a hot commodity and hopefully every Division I program in America will follow his lead and take the brakes off their players….

Enfield also has a supermodel wife and made a bundle on Wall St, so he is currently living the life….

I also found it ironic that the #15 seed FGCU bounced #2 Georgetown in the first round….

Back in the day, John Thompson had a reputation of not recruiting white players; which seemed valid since he never had one….

Oh sure, Thompson always had a token white guy way down on the end of the bench who never played; but in all his years of coaching I can’t remember him ever giving one of them significant minutes….

So to see white Eagles center Chase Fieler dunking all over the Georgetown players for 40 minutes, including several spectacular lob dunks, was very entertaining….

The Eagles point guard, Brett Comer, is another white kid and he totally controlled the game; dribbling all over the Hoyas, making great decisions and the guy throwing the beautiful lobs to the sky walking Fieler….

And how interesting that Thompson was calling the game courtside for ESPN radio and his son, John Thompson III, is the current Hoyas coach….

When Danny Ferry was a senior at De Matha High School in Washington D.C., he was considered the #1 high school player in the country and heavily recruited by every Division I school….

Except one….

Even though his high school was in the same city as Georgetown and only a few miles away, Thompson was the only coach who didn’t recruit him….

And Ferry was quoted as saying that not only did Georgetown not recruit him, he never heard a word from them….

So why wouldn’t Thompson recruit a 6’10″ high school superstar who played in the same city? You can draw your own conclusions….

Anyway, it was fascinating to see Comer and Fieler dominating the Hoyas in front of Big John Thompson….

Thinking about all this, the world must be coming to an end. Because if white guys are dominating basketball and boxing, the end times must be near….

With David Stern’s stupid one-and-done rule ruining college basketball, it should come as no suprise that teams like Virginia Commonwealth and Butler are in the Final Four. With all the good players little more than mercinaries and running to the NBA after a year, the elite programs have to scramble every year to bring several more one-season blue chippers….

Meanwhile, teams like VCU, Butler, George Mason, Gonzaga, etc, have teams comprised mostly of seniors; meaning they know how to play together and mature….

As long as Stern’s silly rules stays in place, the mid-majors are going to continue making historic runs….

It’s great to see these Cinderallas in the Tournament, but if the power teams kept players more than a year teams like VCU and Butler would never make it this far….

A team of Seniors who know how to play together are going to give a team of talented Freshmen a difficult time….

So VCU and Butler owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to David Stern….

All that being said, it’s incredible that Butler has made the Final Four two straight years….

Because of VCU’s great run the Bulldogs are getting overlooked, but a small team from a small conference doing this two straight years, especially when they lost their best player to the NBA lottery, is unheard of….

If either VCU or Butler wins this thing, a Hollywood movie will soon follow….

The night the field was announced, ESPN’s panel of “experts” all ripped the committee for including VCU and unanimously agreed they didn’t belong….

Duke Vitale, Digger Phelps and Jay Bilas all ripped VCU, with Bilas even saying “Do these guys on the committee even know the ball is round?”….

Who’s laughing now?….

With the division completely off the radar, it’s been interesting to watch Baltimore Ravens safety Tom Zbigokowski fight as a heavyweight….

After two 1st round KO’s over a couple of stiffs, Tommy Z was actually challenged Saturday night and had to fight hard to win a four round decision over Caleb Grummet….

Unlike Tommy Z’s previous foes, Grummet was in good shape, fought hard and hurt Zbigokowski in the final round with a good right cross….

“Thank God it wasn’t a six round fight,” said Emanuel Steward, who worked Tommy Z’s corner. “He needs to come with me and do some serious boxing training.”….

In Tom’s defense, he was fighting at Cruiserweight and gave away 20 lbs. to Grummet. But still, he ran out of gas in the third round and was lucky to win….

It will be interesting to see how serious the Z Man is about boxing and if he’ll stick with it once the lockout ends….

He has skills and was 75-15 as an amateur; which shows he’s not some football player doing this as a lark. He really is a fighter and hopefully gets into top shape and brings some interest back to the heavyweight division….

Floyd Mayweather won’t fight Manny Pacquiao for $50M, but seems to be trying to make up for it through heavy gambling….

The Pretty Boy bragged over the weekend that he won over $100K betting on basketball and tweeted “betting on my lil brother Derrick Rose will get you paid.”….

To remove all doubt, Floyd posted a picture of his winning ticket on twitter….

I guess it beats getting hit in the face, but for God’s sake how can anyone turn down $50M?….

I’ve said repeatedly that Mayweather will defeat Pacman easily, delivering a boxing lesson obver 12 rounds and possibly knocking him out late….

But the longer the Pretty Boy waits, the more the advantage goes to Manny….

He’s not getting any younger and turned 34 on February 24th. He’s also fought only once in the past 18 months and twice in the last 40 months….

Meanwhile Pacman has been fighting regularly against top-notch competition and getting bigger and stronger every fight….

Floyd needs to sign for the Pacquiao fight and take at least one tune up before Manny….

If I were his manager, he’d fight three times before Pacman, because at his age he needs to shake off the ring rust and be at 100%….