Oddsbeaters

Two noteable upsets in the afternoon session in Kansas City.

First ISU, as the #8 seed, beat CU, the #9. In the previous 11 meetings, the #9 lead 7-4.

But the big shocker was that #5 seed OU lost to #12 Mizzou. It was the first ever loss by a #5 to a #12 in 12 B12 tournaments. Ouch.

Now BF and crew will try to become the first #8 or #9 to beat a #1 seed in K State.

I didn't realize how much this tournament has followed the chalk until I saw it in print. The #1 has won 7 of 11 titles, the #2 once, the #3 twice and the lowly #6 got one title. That's a .636 batting average if you are #1. I'll take those odds every time.

ISU is now 7-1 in the first round. CU, since winning the first B12 tourney in '97, has gone 5-11 since. Perhaps the should fly instead of taking the bus.

Looking back, that '00 team was awesome. They set the tourney record with a 27 point margin of victory in 3 games. Wow.

Peterclone