Derek's Day Off: Afternoon

Hello and welcome to Derek's Day Off One firm figured out America loses 1.2 billion dollars of lost productivity during the NCAA Tournament. One firm lost 60 dollars worth of productivity figuring that out.

So to make the most out of the approximately 150 bucks Bertucci's is losing out of me today, I will be blogging my experience watching today's NCAA Tournament games.

In three days after Selection Sunday ESPN has found time to declare every team (besides Jackson State) dangerous, a title contender, primed for an upset. It made my head spin so I tuned up watching CBS about an hour before the games tip off.

-On the Price is Right, Bridget the cute sorority girl from Arizona State was a 12 seed in Hole in One (or TWO!!!!)

Brief newscast and then we're set. I'm in-market for Boston College-Texas Tech so expect a heavy dose of that matchup

-Only 77,963 people ahead of me in the waiting room for March Madness On-Demand, I can see the door!

-That poor Chris Daughtry needs some exposure...

-Five seconds into the telecast Clark Kellogg gives our first "survive and advance"!

-First set of games are (my bracket picks in bold) Boston College vs. Texas Tech, Maryland vs. Davidson, and Louisville vs. Stanford

-In case anyone's wondering in the golf ball pool I came in 2nd in last year my balls this year are Indiana and Marquette the spread (although they're both two points in the first round) could get me North Carolina and UCLA again in the later rounds.

MD vs. DV- Five minutes of this before CBS switches me to BC vs. TT

MD vs. DV- Davidson has five European players, which may mean nothing other than they have the worst teeth of any team in the tournament 2-2

MD vs. DV- Sloppy game to start, both teams are tight 5-2 DV, off to Winston-Salem...

BC vs. TT- How does Jay Bilas get to do CBS and ESPN games? And does this mean CBS chooses to have nothing to do with Dick Vitale?

BC vs. TT- Predictably poor shooting and sloppy play before the first TV timeout in both games...This MasterCard commercial with the Elephant and the Zookeeper tugs my heartstrings. 3-2 BC

BC vs. TT- Tyler Roche is from Hooksett, NH? No, that's not enough for me to root for BC here and I'm picking them 7-2 BC

I'm in March Madness OnDemand!!

BC vs. TT- Jared Dudley has 2 fouls before the halfway point of the first half, trouble for BC 16-14 BC

I don't think my connection's strong enough to receive MMOD, oh well might've just distracted me. Here are your scores at 12:51

MD 27, DV 28; BC 24, TT 18; UL 19 ST 8

UL vs. ST- After the break we're sent to Lexington. Louisville and their press are dominating the game.

MD vs. DV- Davidson keeping up with Maryland, actually up 32-27. Smallest school in the tournament.

BC vs. TT- Back to Winston-Salem (both would be creative names for cigarettes, don't you think?) 27-20 BC

BC vs. TT- Dick Enberg is just a little too excited over Tyrese Rice 34-31 BC, approx 3min left in the First Half

BC vs. TT- 3rd foul on Dudley! This could play a factor late in the second half but I don't think it could make Dudley any worse a defender. 39-39

BC vs. TT- Halftime, 41-39 BC

UL vs. ST- Louisville's up 41-16, if Stanford didn't want to play in this tournament they probably should've told somebody on the Committee

MD vs. DV- Halftime, 44-43 MD

UL vs. ST- Live Look-In. Stanfords high RPI and wins over the top 4 Pac Ten teams aren't doing it much good in the First Half against Louisville. I'd give anything to be watching this game with Jim Boeheim right now...

BC vs. TT- Dudley's back in playing tentatively. Time for Texas Tech to make their move 50-49 Tex Tech

BC vs. TT- Tech Guard Alan Voskuil no relation to former UConn Forward/Center and Charlotte Bobcats player Jake Voskul

BC vs. TT- 10:20 left and BC is up 2, Texas Tech has managed to not go on any kind of run despite Jared Dudley forced to take defense off with three fouls. I'm putting a check next to my pick here. BC 61-59

BC vs. TT- BC up 6 now, Maryland/Davidson looks like it might end memorably. Hopefully we'll get a cut away from this snoozer. Hope its not as boring to read as it is to write about.

UL vs. ST- Stanford on a 4-0 run, only down 27!

MD vs. DV- Maryland has opened up a six point lead, I still think this one is going to the final possession

BC vs. TT- In crunch time, BC has a seven point lead. Uninspired performance from Texas Tech. Almost no defense played at all. They deserve to go home.

They better put Maryland-Davidson on before I'm compelled to take a nap...

BC vs. TT- 84-75 BC Final Thank God that one's over!

MD vs. DV- Just as we join this game Maryland has its largest lead at 7 with 1:12 left. So much for Upset Special #1 or so it seems... 75-68 MD

Things I want to do while CBS is showing the end of Stanford-Louisville:

1. Nap
2. Download a Stormy Daniels Bit Torrent
3. Watch Stanford-Louisville 74-46 UL

MD vs. DV- 82-70 Maryland, Much better than the score implies.

Instead of showing us the mercilous end of Louisville-Stanford, CBS is showing us the beginning of Washington State vs. Oral Roberts from Sacramento. Thank you.

WS vs. OR- Blowjob Bobs' Caleb Green is the best player on the court in this game. CBS cuts away to show Louisville dribbling the ball to end a blowout. That makes no sense. Anyway

UL vs. ST- 78-58 Louisville. Thanks for playing Stanford...or not playing. Trent Johnson now knows that Louisville likes to press.

In case I thought I was going to see a game between a Washington State team and an Oklahoma team tip to buzzer up here in Massachusetts, we switch to Georgetown vs. Belmont.

GT vs. BM- Belmont arrives with just about the same team as last year. Wonder how many blogs that guy wrote Belmont's Baptist affiliation? 3-2 Belmont

If you've been following along all day I apologized, the nap happened. I'm back here's what I missed

Washington State 70, Blowjob Bobs 54; Georgetown 64, Belmont 38; Butler 41, Old Dominion 32; Texas ATM 41, Penn 39

Besides about 52 "Blowjob Bobs" references that Bill Simmons can't make you didn't miss any great blogging. Been a pretty ho-hum first afternoon of the tournament Hopefully things will pick up tonight.

Georgetown 80, Belmont 55 Final

ATM vs. PN- K I'm still waking up and so is ATM. Vanderbilt vs. George Washington are tipping off in what might be the least interesting NCAA Tournament matchup ever! 55-45 ATM

ATM vs. PN- ATM in pull away mode. Good thing too. They are a Final Four pick. Would've been a shame if this was the ONLY upset this afternoon. I'm thinking Chicken Pot Pie for dinner.

Texas ATM 68, Pennsylvania 52 Final

That wraps up the afternoon and a blah one at that. Hopefully the action AND the blogging picks up tonight!