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Well, well, well. The fifth day of the Tournament is officially over. We entered today with over 100 brave warriors of the light still with a chance at eternal fame and fortune. We leave the day with....less. A mere 29 entries will be picking the sixth day of the Tournament. Just 6% of the entries that began this journey are still sailing along the ocean of hope.
There really hasn't been an easy day so far this year, but Thursday, March 22nd 2018 is a day that will live in infamy. Nevada kicked off the show by looking like a runaway freight train against Loyola...they ended up looking like something else entirely as Loyola stormed back, and Sister Jean lives to dance another day. Literally and figuratively....at her age neither of these can be taken for granted. Sister Jean exorcised the demons of some 34 entries, sending them straight to Hell.
Michigan meanwhile had no trouble dispatching Texas A&M advancing 10 entrants along the way. Only three entrants tried to upset the Wolverines...they did not get their money's worth.
In the game of the night, a pair of Wildcats who's logos look surprisingly like birds battled down to the wire. Kansas St., who only two people had the guts and beautiful souls to pick, and the Kentucky Wildcats who only attracted a handful of picks. It seems like most people decided to save them. But, by saving Kentucky these poor fools ended up saving themselves. In the end, Kansas State was crowned victorious and will now meat Loyola in a game most predicted from the start.
The final game of the night attracted a great deal of interest as people took the "safe" play: Gonzaga. Boy were they stupid. The Zags never looked good as Florida State dominated from the word go. We are now living in a timeline where there is a very good chance of a Loyola vs. Florida State Final 4...I'm sure CBS is thrilled to have these diehard college basketball junky fanbases around.
Congratulations to the one or two people that are still alive in this thing and reading these recaps. I'd like to tell you it gets easier from here...but, it really doesn't.
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