No such thing as a sure thing...except
Adam messaged me earlier...."I have a very important job for you to do"
Turns out he needed a little help in filling out his bracket.
So here it is....
Even though Arizona is the rival to the school my 3 sons attended (Arizona State University), I had to pick them to go ALL THE WAY.
They are very talented, and won the end of year Pac 12 tourney. So they have some good momentum.
They have lost to the top seed Gonzaga earlier in the year, but it was before they matured as a team. It is tough to beat a team the 2nd time around.
What I like most about them is if they get to the Final Four, they will be playing at home in Arizona. That will give them the needed home court advantage to take it to the finish line in a very close game against the Kansas Jayhawks.
The Arizona Wildcats will beat Villanova Wildcats in the semis. I don't know if there has ever been a Wildcat vs Wildcat semi game.
On the other side of the bracket, Kansas and Kentucky Wildcats (YES, another Wildcat team) will play in the semis with Kansas beating Kentucky.
If I were trying to be cute, I should have picked the Kentucky Wildcats to beat the Jayhawks making the improbable Wildcat vs Wildcat final as well. However, I honestly didn't realize it until this very moment.....Having 3 teams with the Wildcats nickname is good enough.
PS. For those who do not know what I am talking about, March Madness is the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) end of year basketball tournament, that culminates in crowning the National Champion team. Since basketball has nothing to do with ice (Ice hockey, curling, figure skating), Adam has very limited knowledge.