Ay Oh Whey Oh!
ÔEgyptianÕ Day Three Chart Topper
Hogger Rises Out Of The Slop
Baby Needs Blue To Deliver
M Is For Michigan
Key wins from West
Virginia, Butler, Xavier, and Purdue earned Walk like an Egyptian
(Susu Willis) enough baksheesh to
prevail as the Day Three leader.
As mentioned in the
Tournament Preview, the last time we saw Susu in the Challenge was 2011. The
question was posed whether the long absence would prove helpful or detrimental
to Susu. I think we have the answer: SheÕs come out of her tomb incredibly
well-preserved.
To keep from crumbling
into ruin, however, Willis will need a couple big upsets on Sunday: Michigan
State over Kansas and South Carolina over Duke. Susu is one of just four
players with South Carolina and one of 11 with the Spartans.
Speaking of upsets,
congratulations to the 10 players who correctly picked Wisconsin over
Villanova. The big win proved especially valuable for Hogger, who jumped
an amazing 92 spots all the way up to 14th place. Hogger ended Saturday with
seven wins. No other player had more than six.
Hogger only has one upset
pick Sunday, but itÕs a big one: Michigan State over Kansas. And the Spartans
canÕt stop there. Hogger is the only player in the tournament who picked
Michigan State to win it all.
SundayÕs biggest game is
the first one on the schedule, Louisville vs. Michigan. Forty-one players
picked Michigan to get the upset, while 71 picked Louisville to prevail.
Three players in the top
10 have Michigan: BabyÕs
is coming, M,
and Stump.
Baby takes the lead if Michigan wins.
A Michigan victory would
put M just one point off the lead in second place. As mentioned in the
Tournament Preview, M is a ÒlegacyÓ player as the granddaughter of Chippens
icon Pure Misery.
From a look at her
bracket, by Sunday night the rookie could be the Vegas favorite to win the
championship. SheÕs currently ranked second in the projected standings behind
Hogger. But, unlike Hogger, she did not pick Michigan State to win it all.
Her only weakness appears
to be the third tie-breaker (total points in final game). If it came down to
that, sheÕd have to hope for a low-scoring game. She predicted the teams would
only score a combined five points.