The Biggest Snub of Them All

        Coming into Selection Sunday every member of the Colorado Buffaloes Men's Basketball team was 100% confident they would be joining in on the Big Dance in the Round of 64, and they had every right to believe that. The Buffaloes had impressive wins over Texas, seeded number 5 at the time, as well as 3 over Kansas State. They did everything in their power to earn a respectable berth in the tournament, if not at least a final seed.

        Led by phenomenal sophomore guard Alec Burks (above), the Buffaloes looked poised to be a low-end tournament seed who could potentially make some noise in the early rounds. However as the selection process wound down on the Southeast bracket, there was one team who hadn't been included in the festivities. Colorado will be playing in a tournament all right, and they do have a number one seed, but it's the bitterness that comes with that seed that will linger with the Colorado team. The selection committee decided against including Colorado into the field of 68 teams for who knows what reason. Maybe the losses against San Francisco, Harvard, and New Mexico explain it. Whatever the reason, the Buffaloes will be dancing in the NIT tournament instead of as a feel good story of March Madness. This may go down as one of the top snubs of the decade because it surely doesn't make any sense at the moment.
         The head coach as well as his 5 seniors and a host of other people gathered in hopes that they would see the Buffaloes name come up on Selection Sunday, only to be let down by devastating news.
         The only thing I can give to the 5 Colorado seniors who will never make it to the Big Dance is my condolences, and good luck in the NIT tournament, as much of a Boston College fan I am, it would just make me feel better to know these guys win the NIT tournament.