Hello Sports Fans

Today marks round one of the NCAA March Madness Tournament. This is like Christmas for sports fans!!! Get your brackets ready for some intense games. Here is who I picked to win today and why:

WASHINGTON: Ok, how could I NOT pick my Dawgs? That's a given.
TEXAS: My second favorite team. So obviously I picked them too. Even though they've been kind of letting me down this season, not making their free throws and all, I'm at least giving them an in to the next round.
FLORIDA: It's not so much that I like Florida, it's that I don't like BYU. I think it goes back to when we lost to them by 1 point a couple seasons ago. Yeah, that was football and it wasn't really their fault, but I hold weird sports grudges for awhile.
OLD DOMINION: Again, Norte Dame is a rival. And I don't necessarily think they're all that great at basketball. I think they'll be surprised.
VILLANOVA: They're a 2 seed. And up against a very lesser known team. Trust me, popularity has a lot to do with it.
VANDERBILT: Again, the name thing. Pretty important. Who is Murray State?
KANSAS STATE: These guys have been kicking so much ass. They're going to go far.
BAYLOR: See Kansas State.
RICHMOND: This was a tough pick, but I went with these guys. I just think they're a bit better. Plus I'm very intrigued by their mascot.
BUTLER: Although UTEP has looked really promising, their most recent disappointing loss has forced me to pick Butler instead.
UNLV: For some reason, I always love this team. And always pick them to at least win first round.
KANSAS: If you don't know why I picked Kansas, then you're not a sports fan. But if you're still reading this far I'll let you know, very rarely does a 16 seed upset a number 1 seed in the first round. Especially if it's Kansas, the best team in the country.
GEORGETOWN: These guys have been pretty on this year. I'm still mad that they beat us in the Wooden Classic, but you know, they're an awesome team so I will root for them.
KENTUCKY: Again, rarely is there an upset of a 1 seed in first round.
NEW MEXICO: So, they'll make it through the first round and then my Dawgs will beat them next round. Plus, Montana? I didn't know they had sports there. Just farming.
TENNESSEE: This was my most difficult choice of the entire first round. Tennessee has been on and off this season and their opponents have been pretty good. But I'm taking the Vols. Maybe it's their awesome warm-ups that I love so much.

So there we have it. Carly's first round day one picks. So much basketball enjoyment to be had today!!