Green day: Baylor, UTA in basketball's big event

By KATE HAIROPOULOS / The Dallas Morning News
A wild final weekend of conference tournaments left the NCAA Tournament selection committee juggling eight contingency plans. The group finished the much-awaited bracket – the one that might dictate much of your life over the next three weeks – just 20 minutes before it was revealed on national television Sunday afternoon.
"This weekend was just a crazy weekend in a lot of ways," said Tom O’Connor, chairman of the 10-person selection committee, during a conference call following the bracket’s unveiling.
But for six Big 12 teams – and even an area team – the bracket held their tickets to the best Madness of the year. It all culminates April 5 and 7 at the Final Four in San Antonio.
UT-Arlington earned its first tournament berth by beating Northwestern State in the Southland Conference tournament final Sunday afternoon. Second-year coach Scott Cross has the Mavericks in just 10 years after he was a player at UTA. But here’s the reality: As a No. 16 seed, the Mavericks face a brutal first-round game against No. 1 seed Memphis.
Texas was in contention for a No. 1 seed, but despite losing it and the Big 12 final to Kansas, the Longhorns are in a desirable position as a No. 2 seed. If Texas, which meets Austin Peay in the first round, advances to the Sweet Sixteen, it will play in front of a sure-to-be-friendly Houston crowd.

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10 Responses to “Green day: Baylor, UTA in basketball's big event”

on 17 Mar 2008 at 2:17 pm Peta

I’m actually very impressed, you don’t often hear of CEOs being so honest…this might be one of the greenest things they have ever done.
on 17 Mar 2008 at 3:07 pm Ireland

Just getting the word out, yeas and nays welcome as well.
on 17 Mar 2008 at 3:58 pm Nita

In Nova Scotia, our bins are emptied every two weeks. Would that work in the UK?
on 17 Mar 2008 at 4:48 pm Reba

Ahhhh. Progress. I can’t wait to fly out of the new terminal!
on 17 Mar 2008 at 5:39 pm Donna

Not shopped. They do it every year. Lasts a few weeks. That is one of those rivers you DO NOT want to swim in.
on 17 Mar 2008 at 6:29 pm Joselyn

Is this shopped?
on 17 Mar 2008 at 7:20 pm Andrew

The Chicago River is green year round on St. Patricks Day they do have a boat that goes around pouring green dye in the river, but they don’t have to use a whole lot of dye because it is already green.
on 17 Mar 2008 at 8:11 pm Flower

I wholeheartedly agree.
on 17 Mar 2008 at 9:01 pm Constant

This article is insanely inaccurate. At 1500 feet, it barely scrapes into the worlds coming top 10.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_the_world#Skyscrapers_under_construction

on 17 Mar 2008 at 2:17 pm Peta

I’m actually very impressed, you don’t often hear of CEOs being so honest…this might be one of the greenest things they have ever done.

on 17 Mar 2008 at 3:07 pm Ireland

Just getting the word out, yeas and nays welcome as well.

on 17 Mar 2008 at 3:58 pm Nita

In Nova Scotia, our bins are emptied every two weeks. Would that work in the UK?

on 17 Mar 2008 at 4:48 pm Reba

Ahhhh. Progress. I can’t wait to fly out of the new terminal!

on 17 Mar 2008 at 5:39 pm Donna

Not shopped. They do it every year. Lasts a few weeks. That is one of those rivers you DO NOT want to swim in.

on 17 Mar 2008 at 6:29 pm Joselyn

Is this shopped?

on 17 Mar 2008 at 7:20 pm Andrew

The Chicago River is green year round on St. Patricks Day they do have a boat that goes around pouring green dye in the river, but they don’t have to use a whole lot of dye because it is already green.

on 17 Mar 2008 at 8:11 pm Flower

I wholeheartedly agree.

on 17 Mar 2008 at 9:01 pm Constant

This article is insanely inaccurate. At 1500 feet, it barely scrapes into the worlds coming top 10.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_the_world#Skyscrapers_under_construction

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