College basketball hits its finest stride in March Madness. Great stories are made during this season, and great coaches and their teams rise quickly among the others. Coaching strategies kick in at the highest level. Draft status of various athletes improve or decrease due to these moments.

Today I am going to give to you my Sweet 16 picks to help a few of you who may be in some league. I warn you – my picks could be harmful to the health of your involvement in that league. I will let you decide. Are you ready?

My picks for this weekend’s games:

• Florida over Butler
• UNLV over Oregon
• Kansas over Southern Illinois
• UCLA over Pittsburgh
• USC over North Carolina (USC coach has the right name!) *Upset Special!
• Vanderbilt over Georgetown
• Tennessee over Ohio State * #2 Upset Special (Just for my Tennessee members)
• Texas A&M over Memphis (Just for Katie Tucker and Jordan Lee–2 of my special friends who go there)

Yes, on those last 4 games I will get abused and I am taking some risks! However, what do I have to lose? Some would say, "What does he know?" Ah, you will never know.

Therefore, with the above picks, who is going to the FINAL FOUR?

• FLORIDA: This is their time of the year!
• KANSAS: Their tradition kicks in at this time of the year at a fevered pitch!
• USC: Coaching will get them there! (Again, he has the right last name!)
• TEXAS A&M: The Aggies will be "THE Surprise Team" … love their school!

I know, make fun of me. We will soon see. I am sorry, even though I think North Carolina is great and may win it all, I just think the Trojans will rise … that school knows how to win! Concerning Ohio State, I just love the orange of Tennessee too much … something tells me the same thing that happened to the Buckeyes football team is about to happen this weekend to their basketball team.

Okay, enough of this … have a great day and yes, I probably do need to stick to my day job!