Oh, Manchester, So Much To Answer For

Oh, no! In this morning's edition of Bracketology, Joe Lunardi (who knows more about these things than we do, and has the paycheck from ESPN to prove it) has the Boilers in that awful 8-9 first-rounder - which of course means, win that and run into the top-seed buzzsaw. Worse yet, he has has potentially meeting Kentucky. I just want a 7 seed; is that so much to ask? [Sadly, it probably is.]