It's the Tar Heels, baby!

Forgive me, but a little gloating is in order. I correctly picked three of the Final Four teams: North Carolina, Illinois, and Louisville. I had Syracuse coming out of the Austin region, but the Orangemen were beaten by Vermont (damn you, Catamounts! -- no, I was happy to see the underdog win) in an incredible first-round game, and Michigan State beat Duke and Kentucky to make it to St. Louis. And I correctly picked Illinois over Louisville and North Carolina to beat any semifinalist out of Austin. And I correctly picked North Carolina over Illinois in the national championship. I had North Carolina beating Illinois 74-69 (a tie-breaker in Yahoo's Tournament Pick'em). The actual score: 75-70. And this was all before the tournament even started. Repeat: before. After correctly picking Connecticut to win it all last year and correctly predicting much of March Madness this year, I'm beginning to wonder about my career choices thus far.