Bracket Buster

I improved my weekend sports outlook by deciding to give Mrs. Rhino a break and take the kids to the Kent State v. Butler "bracket buster" game tomorrow afternoon. This should be an interesting match-up. Butler, which doesn't have a player taller than 6'7", is 17-9 overall and 1/2 game behind Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the Horizon League. Kent's 18-7 and tied with Akron for the top spot in the Mid-American Conference's Eastern Division. Both teams have been hot of late, with Butler going 9-3 over the past month and Kent going 12-2 since January 1st.

The only downside is that the game's at Kent State. There's nothing wrong with the MAC Center, which is a quirky but likeable arena, but Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse is one of those old basketball cathedrals, like The Palestra, where I'd love to see a game. You've all seen Hinkle Fieldhouse--it was where Hickory played South Bend Central for the state championship in Hoosiers.