I just hope Chris Hill has a pretty good coach already up his sleeve and isn't searching around the country for the next two or three weeks trying to come up with a suitable replacement. Although I think Weber State's Randy Rahe or Colorado State's Tim Miles could both be good choices, I imagine Hill is going to have to bring in a bigger name, preferably someone with western or Utah ties to satisfy the spoiled Ute fan base.
NCAA SHAFTS USU AGAIN: Finally, a word about the NCAA brackets. I think it's about time to blow up the NCAA committee and just let ESPN's Joe Lunardi do the picking for the NCAA Tournament.
Utah State, with a 30-3 record as a 12 seed? Are you kidding me? Lunardi had USU as a No. 8 seed. I guess the Aggies have to go undefeated to climb out of the 12th spot they get every year.
How about George Mason as an 8 seed? Villanova a 9 seed? Michigan (20-13) an 8 seed? Michigan State with a 19-14 record even in the tournament?
BYU got what it deserved as a No. 3 seed, but I really thought the committee might drop them to a 4 seed.
I will give the NCAA committee credit for this: They kept Utah State and BYU as close to home as possible this year.
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