Were these the Regionals "GLEE" is always talking about?

If so, then I guess that would explain the show's popularity. Maybe.

Fight on! And, on! And on! AND ON. - If you beat Hawaii in 5, IN HAWAII, and then outlast Pepperdine when you should be on "Empty," that's impressive. Bateman deserves some kind of award for being unflappable. She's incapable of flapping. She's like a flightless bird. Kendall Bateman is a penguin.

Despite the Hawaii loss... - Join me in starting the Official Jane Croson Fan Club at www.holycrapthatsahighjumpservetoss.com.

Bruins back in The Show! - First Final Four for the Bruins since the halcyon days of Nellie and Nana (Nellie and Nana! Mornings on KLRO 93.5!). Is there a connection between the Bruins' tourney run and Sealy's haircut? Is this a reverse Samson-kind of thing?

Penn State lost; commence the hysterics - Russ is bored! Russ has lost his touch! Where was Dorton! The assistants are fired! The players are fired! Loud, angry noises!

Purdue, ISU found out how good FSU is at the worst possible time - Is Florida State the Florida of the ACC? Are they the program that will drag more ACC teams into the Top 25? I just want to see if that assistant is going to wear sweats in the final four.

Speaking of which, let's hypothesize pointlessly - What happens if Purdue closes out that 21-13 lead in game 1? What happens if

Iowa State might be the Greatest Show on Earth - If they were an app, it'd be on my iPhone. If they were a website, I'd bookmark 'em. If I had a million dollars, I'd buy them a fur coat (but not a real fur coat, that's cruel).

Illinois is going, too - You know that fun thing where an event occurs for the first time in a long time, and I say it's the first time it's happened since [insert something humorous proving how long it's been since said event has occurred]? Imagine I did that here.