Two down, two to go

For the first time in a dog's age, the Final Four wound up with nothing but top-seeded teams.

On Saturday, two of those teams were shown the exit doors (UCLA & UNC). Now the last two teams standing are playing with nothing to lose & so much to gain.

Who would've thought that Kansas & Memphis would make it this far into the season? And yet here they are, each team poised to make history in some way or other when they meet for the NCAA championship. I thought the Tarheels would win it all but they let me down in a major way against the Jayhawks. Then I thought UCLA would upend Memphis in every aspect of the game...

but fate wanted otherwise & there you go: Memphis from the Conference USA (what kinda conference would let a team like the Tigers go unscathed for 2 straight seasons?!) & Kansas from the Big 12. This is prime time, two teams & only one emerging an outright victor. Could this be the Tigers' year? Or could Kansas prove the doubters wrong? Just hang loose & wait until that final buzzer sounds; then & only then will we know who the real deal is in college basketball.