ND and Purdue : The Stink that was the Chicago Regional

I must be basketball stupid because I had no doubt in my mind that ND and Purdue would be playing in the sweet 16.  Not only did these two teams lose, but they got beat down like a damn drum and to be totally honest, I could not be happier. I cannot stand both schools and even though it totally busted my bracket, since I had ND playing in the title vs. OSU, getting to see FSU finish off ND last night after a long day of driving put a cherry on top of an amazingly long and quite entertaining day.  Psycho B did not appear to be able shake the FSU defense, and the excess of athleticism that FSU had killed the Irish.  They shot around 30 percent from the field and even worse from downtown.  Leonard Hamilton's strategy to take away the 3 from the Irish was a thing of beauty. Too big Too Strong Too Fast for the slow Irish.  Purdue on the other hand....I don't even know because I was listening to bits and pieces of it on the drive home.  All I can make of this game is that Purdue got outplayed in every facet. Unlike ND, Purdue has a pretty good mix of stars, glue guys, and bad guys.  I really do not understand how they could get worked like that.  VCU and Shaka Smart have used all the hate to get to the sweet 16. There is nothing like being hated on by everyone that gets a team motivated.  People were pissed they were even in the Tourney and now they have won 3 games.  No one gave them much of a chance in the 1st round. nevermind getting to the sweet 16.  Tough break for Johnson and Moore though.  That would be awful to go out like that after having such great careers at Purdue.....Anyways, because ND and Purdue got spanked, the nation will have the pleasure of watching VCU vs. FSU.