Monday News and Notes: No National Seed for USC and More

A happy Memorial Day from GABA.

The news today is that NCAA Tournament regional brackets are out. USC, unfortunately, was passed on for the final national seed, which went to Georgia Tech. While that's a dissappointment, you have to be pretty happy about the way our road looks. Our regional bracket includes (2) Virginia Tech, (3) Citadel, and (4) Bucknell. That's a very favorable bracket. Bucknell is a very bad team, and we should be able to get away with pitching a Sunday starter against them, thus saving Blake Cooper and Sam Dyson for the real games. Virginia Tech may be tough, but if we can get a favorable pitching matchup due to seeding, I think we can take them.

We're paired with Coastal Carolina's regional, which also includes College of Charleston, N. C. State, and Stony Brook. I like our chances against any of those teams, even if we have to travel to the beach to take on Coastal. I actually think the 'Pack have a good shot at coming out of that one to play us in Columbia. They're a hot team right now.

The rest of the news:

Around the Bases Looks at the Fallout From a Wild SEC Tournament // 05.31.10 - Team Speed Kills. TSK talks baseball.

Kentucky Basketball: The Tie That Binds - A Sea Of Blue. What do Marcus Camby, Derrick Rose, and Eric Bledsoe all have in common? More than just John Calipari. Another thoughtful bit of writing on the Eric Bledsoe situation at A Sea of Blue.

Morris: USC fans need to trust Hyman | GoGamecocks. Eric Hyman took another beating this week on the Internet message boards. South Carolina’s fan base is upset with its athletics director because Gamecock teams are again near the basement of the annual SEC all-sports standings.