What happened in OKC?

All the KU detractors are at again. Let the Jayhawks lose, which they seldom do, and more than K-State fans are at their throats (see link, video below). A K-State friend of one of my sons now refers to Northern Iowa guard Ali Farokhmanesh, who hit that last 3-point dagger, as the "KU Killer," "Jayhawk Assassin" or "My New Best Friend."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uejv2zz6bU

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/13090780/its-a-crying-shame-kansas-didnt-want-it-sooner

I was fortunate enough to attend the Thursday games in Oklahoma City (great arena, by the way), so I got to see both KU and K-State. Their games on Thursday were boring — K-State because it was a blowout against North Texas, and KU because the Jayhawks were lackluster against Lehigh. Had the Jayhawks been up against a better team, they'd have gone out in the first round.

Northern Iowa and BYU had great first-round games. Hated to see Lon Kruger's UNLV team lose, but I wanted the matchup between BYU's and K-State's guards. I'm not a huge Northern Iowa fan, but I like coach Ben Jacobson, and I always cheer for the Missouri Valley, which always gets slighted at NCAA selection time (can you say Big East?).

The weather was as bad as KU in Oklahoma City, so we came home before Saturday's regional finals because we didn't want to get snowed in. We actually had a better view at home on TV, but you can't beat the live arena atmosphere.

Once again, K-State — especially Pullen and Clemente — looked good. KU, on the other hand, lost to an inspired, disciplined Northern Iowa team.

I have K-State in the Final Four in one of my brackets, along with West Virginia, which I have winning it all. Wouldn't a Huggins-Martin matchup in the title game be great, especially for the Wildcat faithful?

Incidentally, I had KU losing to Michigan State in the first game in St. Louis anyway. I'm a Bill Self fan, who is far less arrogant than Roy Williams and a much better coach. Roy and his North Carolina team may end up winning the NIT, though.