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Pretty funny write up:

No offense to Gonzaga fans, but I reeeealllly hope BYU beats the Zags Saturday — only because I want to see the Cougars in the NCAA tournament. I want to see what kind of magic Tyler Haws and Kyle Collinsworth can pull off. OK, fine: They’ve had plenty of opportunities to pull off magic so far this season, and they’ve turned those opportunities into a 22-8 record and a season sweep at the hands of Pepperdine. And I know they had their shot in the tournament last year and blew it by getting smoked by Oregon. But [darn it] — this year will be different! Are we really going to relegate a team with a 2,600-point scorer and a triple-double machine to the NIT? Shoot, BYU should get an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament just for bringing back that amazing Sailor Coug logo.

I haven’t watched enough BYU this season to explain why the Cougars aren’t as good as they should be.2 I just know that Haws is good enough to single-handedly win multiple NCAA tournament games. I also know that Collinsworth has five triple-doubles this season, which is nothing short of mind-blowing. Seriously, do you have any idea how hard it is to get ONE triple-double in college basketball? There are like six possessions in an average game. Several starters on high-major teams probably haven’t put up even five triple-singles this season. Meanwhile, Collinsworth has put up five triple-doubles while sharing the ball with one teammate who shoots 15 times and another who shoots 10 times per game. That’s all you need to know about him.

Wait, I lied. You also need to know that he used to rock a mullet.

So yeah. BYU has to beat Gonzaga or do something else spectacular to earn a tournament berth. I don’t care that even if the Cougars do make the tourney, they might lose the play-in game by 15. BYU’s potential for excitement is off the charts. In my head, I see Haws channeling his inner Jimmer, Collinsworth bringing back the mullet and turning into Magic Johnson, and the Cougs putting up 110 points per game. I see casual fans rejoicing as BYU “saves” college basketball from the clutches of defense-first teams like Virginia, Louisville, Virginia, and Virginia. So come on, Gonzaga — throw me a bone here and take a dive this weekend. You know you don’t want the pressure that comes with a 1-seed anyway.