Pitt’s out, and there goes my second bracket (my first had Kentucky beating Stanford, the second with Pitt beating Duke in the final).

Pitt seemed to be in good shape with about 10 minutes left, then they fell apart. Actually, OK ST took them apart – first with the inside game and a lot of lay ups, and lastly with some huge three pointers.

The Panther’s shooting was abismal – again. The true testiment to Pitt’s great defense is the fact that the offense has been so bad all year. In the NCAA tournament, it got even worse. I have no stats or citations, just my own observations.

The question is, how does Pitt recover next year? Page, Brown and Morris are gone, and we will miss Page and Brown (Toree Morris sucks ass, so good riddance). Brown is especially good, and there is no comparable player to replace him.

I’m disappointed, not just because of my brackets, but because Pitt should have gone further in the tournament in each of the past three seasons. Now, the new and improved Big East awaits. At least Krauser is coming back!