You often hear that phrase in reference to football, but the first 2 entrants into the 2006 Final Four also happen to be the 2 toughest defensive teams I have seen play in this year’s tournament. Congrats to John Brady of LSU and Ben Howland of UCLA, both of whom have rejuvenated stagnant programs with their own signature, hard-nosed style. In a perfect world, we would now be free to talk to “NC State dream coaches” Rick Barnes and John Calipari, both of whom lost today. Sadly, we remain in B-minus limbo. Thanks, Lee!
FWIW, my wife’s bracket has both UCLA and LSU in the Final Four. It has Florida, too. Her prediction secret? She picked every game based on which team’s geographic location is more desirable (in her view).
