If the government wants the country to go green, they should make everyday St. Patty's Day.

• With all the nonsense talk about expanding the field to 96 teams, how about we find a worthy 65 first?  Memphis, UAB, Arizona St. and Wake Forest could not win a single game against a bad team on a neutral court to ensure a spot in the field.  They should junk the play-in game and take away an at-large spot.  Go back to 64.
• By the way, North Carolina makes it easily if you expand to 96.  Now there's a season that deserves a hefty reward...
• I don't know about you, but I've got Texas and Villanova penciled into my championship game. 
• We don't spend enough time wallowing in the negative.  Since we talk non-stop about all the great coaching jobs, why don't we give notice to the awful work that was done this season?  Paul Hewitt (Georgia Tech), Roy Williams (UNC) and Rick Barnes (Texas) had the rare luxury of coaching NBA front-lines in college this season and did absolutely nothing with them.  In the next two drafts, you won't see many big men taken ahead of Derrick Favors, Gani Lawal, Damion James, Dexter Pittman, John Henson, Tyler Zeller and Deon Thompson.  With all that talent, the three teams combined to go 21-27 in conference play.
• For the record, I don't think they are bad coaches by any stretch.  Obviously, Roy Williams is one of the all-time greats, but they had terrible seasons.
• Will somebody explain to me the DISADVANTAGE of a double-bye in the Big East Tournament?  I understand that three of the top four seeds lost yesterday, but rustiness was not the problem.  Syracuse/Georgetown came down to the final minutes and the Hoyas outplayed them.  Marquette and Notre Dame are better teams right now than Villanova and Pitt.  The teams that play on the first night have to win five games in five days.  How is that an advantage?
• Arizona's streak of reaching the NCAA tournament for 25 consecutive seasons quietly ended yesterday.  Sean Miller has that program on the right track and they'll be back in the "Dance" and dominating the league next year.
• Jimmer Fredette of BYU scored 45 points yesterday.  You don't care about that.  You're just wondering who names their kid Jimmer.
• Baylor and Texas A&M are poised to make noise next week.
• In honor of this weekend, we should all try and pair our Facebook friends down to the top 64.  Bootsy's a lock, but my wife's on the bubble.
• Da'Sean Butler actually called bank on his buzzer-beating game-winning three last night against Cincinnati according to the Bearcats Lance Stephenson.
• While his skills remain open for criticism, Luke Harangody deserves praise for how well he has taken his demotion to the bench.  There's nothing token about it.  Even in crunch time last night, Mike Brey went with his defensive lineup until Carleton Scott fouled out and Gody was forced to come in.  Considering the Irish are bringing a two-time Big East scoring and rebounding champ off their bench, you'd think they were the best team in the nation. 
• With nine Juniors becoming Seniors next season, St. John's fired Norm Roberts at the right time.  If the new coach is worth his salt, he'll get them in the tournament next year and earn some credit with the fans.  I would think about hiring a Pitt, Louisville or Villanova assistant since those teams recruit New York so well.
• Oregon should look at St. Mary's coach Randy Bennett to open their new building next Fall.
• The NCAA should have it written into their next CBS contract that Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery and Jay Bilas call the Final Four.  I like Jim Nantz.  CBS pays him a ton of money, so they would never think about moving him off their top property, but McDonough is the best in the business.  He proves that you can have a sense of humor without being "schticky" and over the top. 
• Princeton disciples Craig Robinson (Oregon St.) and Bill Carmody (Northwestern) play a 1-3-1 zone defense.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but Princeton does not play a 1-3-1.  Robinson uses the "Princeton offense", but Carmody coaches more like John Beilein than Pete Carill.  Carmody took Princeton to two NCAAs, but he cannot get Northwestern to the tournament for the first time in school history.  Just random observations of a mad man...   
• Some people don't like conference tournaments.  To those people I say, "You hate fun."  It's 9 am on a Friday and there are four different games on.  What is more fun than that?

FYI, this is what a Jimmer looks like.