KENT STATE, KENT-UCKY, KENT BENSON...

Gone Fishin' before noon even arrived here in the Pacific Northwest: Temple, Georgia and Portland State.

Moving on to Round 2: Michigan State, Xavier and Kansas.

Meanwhile, there's a free throw contest going on at the Honda Center between Kentucky and Marquette. It's 30-29, Golden Eagles, just before halftime. Jay Bilas is color-commentating, which leads one to wonder: If ESPN will play Red Rover with CBS regarding Bilas, how come Dickie V. isn't calling games for CBS? Is that a matter of CBS not requesting Vitale or ESPN not allowing him to go?

Marquette 33, Kentucky 29 at the half. And UNLV is giving NOLV to my Golden Flashes of Kent State. Man, I am so going down in my tourney pool.

I'm looking at the tourney bracket and wondering how come No. 1 seed Kansas has already played today, and no other No. 1 seed will play again until Friday evening. (Hi, I'm J-Dubs' phone. J-Dub is about to go off on a rant that is factually inaccurate because, well, he's an idiot-dillweed. Please be patient with him. He just ate a Whopper from King Burger and it's obviously affecting his judgment). Would it be too much to ask to put two No. 1 seeds on one day, and two other No. 1 seeds the second day? And have at least one of them play in prime-time on Thursday evening? Someone get me Sean McManus on the horn.

At the half, it's UNLV 31, Kent State 10. The "Gone-In-A-Flashes" just tied a tournament record for fewest points scored in a half.

Meanwhile, Pittsburgh just went on an 18-0 run to go up 28-13 on Oral Roberts Fixation. The Panthers look so together out there, and yes, Bob Knight (and our own Tiffany Simons) has them advancing to the Final Four. I have them going as far as the Exteme Eight (trying to trademark my own terms).

Honk if you've ever heard the name "Carter Blackburn" before. I'm not sure Jay Bilas ever had before today, either.