Let me guess, you were at the bar last night and said to your buddy or significant other ‘These two days have sucked.’ You wondered why you took off work for a day and a half or why you spent so much money on betting underdogs. Things went really fucking chalk. There’s nothing excited about an all chalk first two days of the tournament. But like an evil creature, Madness is lurking around the corner ready to strike at any moment. It’s coming this weekend and that’s a stone cold lock.

Looking at tonight’s games, there’s only one game with a double-digit spread. That belongs to Gonzaga playing the spunky Northwestern Wildcats who are looking to become a media’s wet dream if they advance to the Sweet 16. As the great Kevin Garnett said, ‘Anything is possible’ with today’s slate of games. As someone with Arizona winning it all, tonight against St. Mary’s is terrifying. I keep telling myself that Gaels struggled against Gonzaga all year, and they can’t beat the elite teams in college basketball. Villanova is also very vulnerable with an experienced Wisconsin who knows what it takes to slay a giant. No one is safe.

Same goes for tomorrow’s action. Kentucky, UCLA, Duke and Louisville all face tough draws in the second round. Michigan is on complete fire from three, and now faces a defensively sound Louisville team. We saw what happened in Greenville when a good defense throttled an elite offense. Speaking of Greenville, I didn’t expect South Carolina to be filled with fans on Friday, but it was and Duke should be ready for a road game. Kentucky-Wichita State is a dream rematch that should be taking place in the Sweet 16. Everyone continues to sleep on Cincinnati, and they’re the type of team that could give UCLA fits tomorrow night. Kansas getting Michigan State with Tom Izzo’s 21-4 record in turnaround games in the tournament is equally terrifying.

Yes, the first two days were hot garbage at certain points, but no one is safe this weekend. It wouldn’t shock me to see a couple of one or two seeds go down in the next two days. Madness is here and it’s ready to wreak havoc.

Charlie.