Two things right off the bat: 1. American Airlines is my current favorite airline.  2. I definitely took for granted the lack of rush hour traffic in Waco.

First, the flight.  I had been notified by Dan that my flight from Dallas to San Francisco could have WiFi on the plane.  Sure enough it did, and I was fully willing to pay any price for it because the Baylor men were playing the exact time of my flight.  I logged into the payment screen, but to my surprise an error message came up that said it was down.  But here's the catch:  It said I could use their WiFi for free!  Jackpot.  The NCAA tournament looks better from 32,000 feet up.  Trust me.

My flight went quite well, so I was feeling pretty good.  I went and got my rental car, headed up the 101 (I've always wanted to be able to say that) and was cruising...for about three minutes.  Rush hour traffic.  What was a typical 15 drive from San Fran to Berkeley turned into 45 minutes to an hour.  I can't complain too much, my Ohio Bobcats were on the radio en route to beating Georgetown (yes, I picked Ohio to win in my bracket).

Today was meet the press day for all four participating teams.  Georgetown, Marist, Baylor and Fresno State.  I was able to listen in on the Georgetown presser and low and behold a reporter from a certain national publication was there asking about Brittney Griner.  To be fair, he was apparently writing a story about how women's sports have become more aggresive in recent years, referring not just to Griner, but also the soccer player, and some other incidents.  I wasn't surprise, it's to be expected.  We've all heard Mulkey's response to any questions regarding Griner, and take it from me: IT HASN'T CHANGED.

After the Baylor presser I ran over to the practice court and caught the very end of the Marist practice.  They were taking half court shots, then taking pictures, and looked a little too relaxed.  Talk about a team happy to be there.  Baylor's practice started and it couldn't have been more the opposite.  The Lady Bears have a tight run ship and it's actually fun to watch.  Here's to hoping tomorrows game will be just as fun to watch!

More from the Berkeley Beat later...