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King, first off I agree with you when you say this is a great sporting event that seems to deliver every year. What I disagree with is that the second round or the "beat down round" was any different this year than previous years.
Recent history shows us that there is usually 3-5 higher seeded teams that make the Sweet 16. In fact, every year since 1997 has yielded either 3, 4 or 5 teams seeded 7 or higher to reach this round.
This may happen every year but it seems that media folk like you are fawning over the underdogs this year more than past years.
Like I said, it's still a great tourney but just not a oh-my-gosh-i've-never-seen-anything-like-it tourney. This happens every year.
