Oh, Manchester, So Much To Answer For

Three of the four higher seeds made it to the Elite Eight tonight, as #1 seeds Oklahoma and Texas advanced with victories, along with Syracuse (who needed everything Carmelo Anthony had to hold off an impressive Auburn comeback). The surprise? Damn, we've known for years that Tom Izzo gets his teams primed and ready to play come tournament time, but this year, Michigan State's looking especially impressive (considering the way they so badly underachieved during the regular season). The Spartans upset defending national champs Maryland 60-58 (just final) to play another day.