One day was madness, the other was mundane. Split across Thursday and Friday, the opening round of this year's NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament became an exercise in polarity. The former dripped with excitement in the form of Ohio State-TCU, Wisconsin-High Point, VCU-North Carolina and an instant classic between Siena and Duke in which the event's No. 1 overall seed was nearly felled. The latter brought an onslaught of predictability as every single betting favorite advanced to the Round of 32 in the chalkiest of slates. Now we move onto the weekend. Here are my takeaways from the opening roun...
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