3/6     So what's up with Pac-10 basketball this year?  Oregon, Arizona,
        'furd, Cal, and UCLA, a lot of middle strength(AP9-20), but no
        elite teams?  And how far will Cal go in the tourney?
        \_ How far Cal will go depends a lot on the matchups.  We cause
           problems for undisciplined, athletic teams like UCLA.  We have
           difficulty with well-coached teams with solid passers, like
           Arizona.  I don't think we can beat Duke, but I could see us
           beating a team like Maryland.  We're 5-4 vs. top-25 teams this
           season, so we can definitely put some wins together.
           The NCAA tourney is the most difficult bet in sports.  No one
           really knows what the hell might happen.  That's why it's also
           the greatest sporting event on the planet.  -tom
           \_ Err...like you know what's gonna happen with other sports?
                \_ It's a question of the degree of predictability.  Don't
                   be obtuse.  -tom
           \_ Curling, duh!  Nothing beats curling!
           \_ Bah. Maybe in the US, but not the world.
                \_ Don't even try to throw the World Cup in there.  Penalty
                   kicks are a fucked-up way to decide important games.
                   The Tour de France has some cachet but it's too
                   predictable.  -tom
                   \_ And penalties/free throws are more exciting?
                \_ seriously. kind of like how it's called
                   the "world series". maybe if they let the rest
                   of the world actually play. canada does not count.
                   \_ dude, it's only a misnomer when they have a team that
                      can play at our level.  ob yermom.
                        \_ isn't cuba better than us? what's ob?