Thursday (Your first "real" day of NCAA hoops bracket answer key) edition: Wha' Happened

Here we go.

By Michael Rand Star Tribune

March 17, 2011 — 9:47am

Simple rules: Pick against every Big Ten team except Michigan State. Pick against teams who are seeded high but have key players suspended for having pre-marital relations. We'll see how this goes ...

Michael Rand is the Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer. In 20 years covering Minnesota sports at the Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything.

mrand@startribune.com 612-673-7564

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